SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Wednesday May 10, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to public access to boundary, financial, and tax rate information of certain political subdivisions. |
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Relating to the enforcement of subpoenas and the regulation of pain management clinics by the Texas Medical Board. |
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Relating to the opportunity of certain patriotic societies to present information regarding the society to public school students during regular school hours. |
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Relating to the provision of accounting statements by mortgage servicers for certain loans secured by a lien on residential real property. |
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Relating to the creation of the Cresson Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Hood 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 of the Cresson Crossroads 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 the powers and duties of the commissioner of education regarding granting additional charters for open-enrollment charter schools. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the prescription of epinephrine auto-injectors to and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors in day-care centers; limiting liability. |
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Relating to educator preparation programs. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the information required to be included in or with a school district ad valorem tax bill. |
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Relating to the information required to be included in or with a school district ad valorem tax bill. |
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Relating to the Texas Physician Assistant Board and the licensing and regulation of physician assistants. |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of criminal trespass. |
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Relating to the commissioner of education accepting contributions for the public school system, adopting rules regarding grant compliance, and establishing grants for high-quality educational programs. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the duties of school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas School Safety Center regarding multihazard emergency operations plans and other school safety measures. |
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Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students and course credit within the public higher education system. |
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Relating to the coordination of the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to certain farm mutual insurance companies. |
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Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District. |
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Relating to the functions and administration of the Health and Human Services Commission and the commission's office of inspector general in relation to fraud, waste, and abuse in health and human services. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the licensing of family residential centers by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the detention of certain juveniles. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used by recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs. |
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Relating to the collection of, and notices and reports regarding, state sales and use taxes; providing an administrative penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing the Texas Water Development Board on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. |
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Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio. |
The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following: |
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Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress. |
The Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following: |
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Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. |
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Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the assessed value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with disabilities. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles. State Affairs |
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Relating to child protective services suits, motions, and services by the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the review, oversight, and reporting of certain state agency contracts and the assessment of certain state agency projects. Finance |
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Relating to the manner in which a payor of proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production is required to provide certain information to a royalty interest owner. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to evidence in a suit to abate certain common nuisances and to notice of certain arrests. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding the transition from military service to employment. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the content of local and state propositions on the ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program and local initiative air quality projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the online publication of home addresses of certain occupational license holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to reporting requirements for the College Credit for Heroes program. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain contracts, agreements, services, and compensation in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates. State Affairs |
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Relating to restrictions on lobbyist expenditures from certain political contributions. State Affairs |
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Relating to priority voting for voters with certain disabilities substantially impairing mobility. State Affairs |
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Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the occurrence on certain premises of certain activities that may constitute a common nuisance. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the security of the electric grid. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the entitlement of a lessee of property who is required to pay the ad valorem taxes on the property to receive notice of the appraised value of the property. Finance |
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Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain real property used to provide housing to certain individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions. Finance |
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Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote. Higher Education |
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Relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae education and prevention. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the form and revocation of medical powers of attorney. State Affairs |
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Relating to the child safety zone applicable to a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a court order for health care for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-A; providing authority to issue bonds, impose a tax, and levy assessments. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Kaufman County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1-D; providing authority to issue bonds, impose a tax, and levy assessments. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to notice provided to vehicle owners and lienholders by operators of vehicle storage facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of Blessed are the Peacemakers specialty license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to availability of personal information of certain current and former prosecutors. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the reporting of political contributions and political expenditures by out-of-state political committees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision of notice by the Texas Ethics Commission. State Affairs |
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Relating to the ability of foster parents to intervene in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. State Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of a certificate of relief from collateral consequences to certain persons placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to permitting a school district that has failed to satisfy performance standards to partner with an institution of higher education to improve district performance. Education |
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Relating to documentation regarding an arrest of a person without a warrant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the dates to provide a ballot by mail to a voter. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to purchase food and beverages. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to an election of the board of directors of the Ochiltree County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to providing a voter in a party primary notice of party conventions. State Affairs |
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Relating to transferring charge and control of a painting entitled "The Spirit of the Alamo Lives On." Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the operation of a public transit motor bus by certain mass transit entities on an improved shoulder. Transportation |
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Relating to certain complaints concerning a student's participation in an extracurricular activity. Education |
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Relating to liability of certain governmental entities in certain workers' compensation actions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of metropolitan rapid transit authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to properly recorded diacritical marks in vital statistics records, driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates. State Affairs |
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Relating to the penalties for certain littering offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the carrying of certain knives; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles of alternative registration technologies for commercial motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and charge fees; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to a violation regarding the purchase, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor or the misrepresentation of age by a minor; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the Texas economic development fund for the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to an exemption for certain law enforcement and military personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter education program. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to providing workplace safety training information for use in the public school curriculum. Education |
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Relating to the disclosure of certain registration information by the voter registrar. State Affairs |
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Relating to the registration of a related finance company for purposes of the motor vehicle sales and use tax; repealing the authorization for a fee. Finance |
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Relating to the promotion of tourism related to the musical heritage of this state. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the designation of a liaison to assist first responders with workers' compensation claims. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for persons who serve or have served in the Third United States Infantry Regiment as a guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to flood control storage requirements established by the Fort Bend County Drainage District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the requirements for a candidate's application or petition for a place on the ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of a county assistance district to impose a sales and use tax. Finance |
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Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses and micro-businesses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the hours of instruction provided in barbering and cosmetology schools. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the filing period for a place on the ballot in a special election to fill a vacancy. State Affairs |
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Relating to the deadline for volunteer deputy registrars to submit voter registration applications. State Affairs |
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Relating to the affidavit of a voter in a confirmation election for a water district. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to common nuisances. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority to conduct a runoff primary election by mail in certain counties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of a university system center located in Brazos County as part of The Texas A&M University System. Higher Education |
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Relating to public improvement projects financed by or through assessments levied on property by municipalities and counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the electronic submission of a wage claim to the Texas Workforce Commission. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of a magistrate to issue a search warrant to collect a blood specimen from a person arrested for certain intoxication offenses. Criminal Justice |
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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 civil suits brought by local governments or certain other persons for violations of certain laws under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to requiring public schools to provide information to certain students on the availability of financial assistance for postsecondary education. Education |
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Relating to public inspection of mail ballot applications. State Affairs |
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Relating to the personal liability of certain elected officials under local government programs to fund water and energy savings improvements through assessments. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates. Transportation |
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Relating to the hours of instruction provided in barbering and cosmetology schools. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the installation of unsafe motor vehicle tires; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on security patrol vehicles. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the offense of criminal mischief involving the death of a head of cattle or bison or a horse. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a study and report on the establishment and implementation of a program that provides financial assistance to property owners who offer housing to veterans at risk of homelessness. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to removal of deceased voters from voter rolls. State Affairs |
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Relating to the criminal punishment for the threatened exhibition or use of a firearm in or on school property or on a school bus. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the memorandum of understanding among certain agencies to coordinate services provided to persons needing multiagency services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the type of newspaper required for notice by publication in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the confidentiality of files related to complaints to and investigations by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the meeting of a governmental body held by videoconference call. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to driver's and learner licenses. Transportation |
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Relating to excluding certain students from the computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability. Education |
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Relating to the definitions of highway maintenance and service vehicles for purposes of certain provisions governing vehicle equipment. Transportation |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of this state to tax tangible personal property that is used continually in this state. Finance |
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Relating to the establishment of an electronic information and application system for state incentives for economic development purposes. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation of the East Lake Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to fees charged by the Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to liability for the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land in the event of a change of use of the land as a result of oil and gas operations. Finance |
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Relating to the composition of the combative sports advisory board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the consideration for public school accountability purposes of certain students participating in regional day school programs for the deaf. Education |
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Relating to the administration and enforcement of produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture; authorizing an administrative penalty. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the duties of the structural pest control advisory committee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of a motor carrier and the enforcement of motor carrier regulations; authorizing the imposition of a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to criminal background checks for persons employed by certain public school contractors. Education |
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Relating to the imposition of an administrative penalty for certain violations of the law regulating plumbing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 16 in Duval County as the Al Dean Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to jurisdiction of the county courts in certain counties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the evaluation of and improvements to the quality of the Texas Workforce Commission's subsidized child care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the issuance of identification documentation for foster care youth. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to displaying certain informational materials and videos in driver's license offices. Transportation |
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Relating to a periodic review by the Economic Incentive Oversight Board of the ad valorem tax incentive program established by the Texas Economic Development Act. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to certain limitations on the increase of a premium, cost, charge, administrative expense, or fee associated with a life insurance policy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to forms of notice that may be provided by the Department of Public Safety during certain enforcement proceedings and actions. Transportation |
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Relating to fees taxed as costs of suit for certain delinquent tax suits. Finance |
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Relating to the recording by a county clerk of certain documents relating to the sale or lease of public school land. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of a state financing program administered by the Texas Public Finance Authority to assist school districts with certain expenses; granting authority to issue bonds or other obligations. Education |
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Relating to acceptance of donations and bequests by a commissioners court. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorizing public benefit corporations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of certain county and district clerks to obtain and retain information that identifies a person filing a document or requesting services. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain county assistance districts to annex public rights-of-way and county-owned property. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain veterans. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the taking of certain feral hogs and coyotes using a hot air balloon. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to the nonprofit corporation established by the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue revenue bonds to open-enrollment charter schools for those schools to provide educational facilities. State Affairs |
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Relating to a joint interim study regarding health benefit coverage for obesity under certain health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for persons who served in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to instruction in career and technology education provided by public schools, including instruction in technology applications, cybersecurity, and computer coding, and to consideration of completed practicums and internships in school accountability ratings. Education |
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Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Brazosport College District to offer a baccalaureate degree program in nursing. Higher Education |
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Relating to extension of the timeline for a parent to request a special education impartial due process hearing in certain circumstances. Education |
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Relating to exempting certain trailers from being equipped with emergency brakes. Transportation |
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Relating to the definition of road machinery for purposes of certain provisions governing vehicle equipment. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment of a program for marketing, promotion, research, and education efforts regarding Texas wine; authorizing assessments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to child-to-caregiver ratios and group sizes in licensed day-care centers and reporting certain information related to child safety. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. Higher Education |
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Relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over and management of the property known as the French Legation to the Texas Historical Commission and to certain historic sites under the commission's jurisdiction. Administration |
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Relating to nonlawyer representation in an appeal of an eviction suit. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the practice of cosmetology by a person who holds an esthetician specialty license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain requirements of retail fireworks sites and inspections of those sites and assessment and collection of certain existing inspection fees by local fire prevention officers. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to training and continuing education requirements for certain long-term care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a franchise tax exemption for certain cooperatives with a member that has farmer-fruit grower members. Finance |
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Relating to updating a voter's information using information provided on a federal postcard application or an application for an early voting ballot. State Affairs |
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Relating to staff development and continuing education requirements for public school educators regarding digital education methods. Education |
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Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities and residents. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 554; 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 powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. Administration |
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Relating to the conversion of the Grand Northwest Municipal Utility District to the Grand Northwest Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. Administration |
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Relating to the compensation of and reimbursement of expenses of the directors of the Aliana Management District. Administration |
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Relating to the creation of the Stadium Park Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the fees charged by the Colorado County Groundwater Conservation District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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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. Administration |
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Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Administration |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Tarrant County Hospital District. Administration |
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Urging future owners to preserve the name of the G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio. Administration |
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. Re-referred from Business & Commerce to Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations. Re-referred from Business & Commerce to Health & Human Services |
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