BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday March 7, 2017 |
Committee referral on 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 an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for foregoing the transfer of oil and gas production tax revenue to the economic stabilization fund if the ending fund balance for the preceding fiscal year is greater than $5 billion and for reducing the rates of oil and gas production taxes by amounts sufficient to equal the foregone transfer. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. Finance |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system. State Affairs |
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Urging the United States Congress to continue joint federal-state funding of Texas Medicaid while transferring administration of the program to the Texas Legislature. Health & Human Services |
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Urging Congress to review federal regulations on the oil and gas industry. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Designating Stamford as the Western Art Show Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017. Administration |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of Dental Examiners; imposing fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Optometry Board; authorizing a reduction in fees. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorized reinsurance and financial statement credit and accounting for reinsurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of insurance holding company systems, including internationally active insurance groups; authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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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 registration statement and reporting requirements of insurers in an insurance holding company system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the persons authorized to make an anatomical gift. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to amounts charged to an enrollee in a health benefit plan for prescription drugs covered by the plan. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the punishment for theft offenses involving certain metals. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the offense of leaving a motor vehicle unattended. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state that do not prescribe a culpable mental state. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to required disclosures for prenatal genetic screening; imposing a civil penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the administration of prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the ownership and local regulation of trees and timber. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to certain insurance services. Finance |
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Relating to the medical treatment and care of animals by certain persons in animal shelters and releasing agencies. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the availability of certain hotel occupancy tax information. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the regulation of the hours of instruction for cosmetology licensing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to cosmetology licensing and sanitation requirements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the certification of food service workers. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating an offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to limitations on courses that may be offered for dual credit by school districts and public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to access to certain meetings and information of private or independent institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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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 parental rights regarding a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the deadline to file a petition for redetermination of a tax deficiency determination made by the comptroller. Finance |
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Relating to guardianships; authorizing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to funding for apprenticeship training programs through a lottery game. Finance |
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Relating to recordings, acknowledgments, and proofs of certain written instruments. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 84 as the Trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to weight limitations for natural gas motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Returning Adult Student Grant Program for certain students enrolled in baccalaureate degree programs at certain postsecondary educational institutions. Higher Education |
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Relating to human sexuality education in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the abolishment of the used oil recycling account, deposits of used oil recycling fees, and use of the water resource management account. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the issuance of a citation for criminal trespass punishable as a Class B misdemeanor. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the computation of cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax by taxable entities that transport ready-mixed concrete. Finance |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to change the date of the general election for officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to allowing a person suspected of committing or attempting to commit theft to complete an education program offered by a merchant. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the employment of certain persons with disabilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the examination attempt limits for certain applicants seeking a license to practice medicine. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility in buildings operated by certain governmental entities and public schools; authorizing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to financial assistance provided for the demolition and replacement of unsafe housing and the purchase of manufactured homes by individuals and families of very low income. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating students with disabilities in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to an annual report on employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the prohibition of local motor fuel taxes on compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas. Finance |
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Relating to the presumption of intent in the prosecution of certain criminal cases involving theft by check or issuance of a bad check. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent. Education |
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Relating to conditions on the receipt of tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for adopted students formerly in foster or other residential care. Higher Education |
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Relating to the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the early voting period. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 352 as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to nontolled lanes on a highway that has been converted from a nontolled highway to a toll project. Transportation |
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Relating to access to the central child abuse and neglect registry by certain child-care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to franchises granted by navigation districts. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation and administration of a reinvestment allowance for certain long-term care facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the powers and duties of a designated officer of a navigation district. Transportation |
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Relating to the temporary continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the exemption from taxes and special assessments of property of a navigation district. Transportation |
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Relating to the scheduling of the first day of school for students by school districts. Education |
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Relating to the first day of instruction at a public school in a district of innovation. Education |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for sporting-related facilities in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the allocation of certain fees on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies to the permanent health fund for higher education and to the use of money in that fund. Finance |
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Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace. State Affairs |
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Relating to instruction of certain students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Education |
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Relating to providing for an automatic vote recount in the case of certain election discrepancies; creating an offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition on converting high occupancy vehicle highway lanes to tolled lanes. Transportation |
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Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines. State Affairs |
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Relating to the deployment of advanced metering and meter information networks in certain non-ERCOT areas. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on the property of state hospitals; providing a civil penalty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas State Music Museum and Texas Music Foundation; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the placement on a ballot of a proposition to amend the state constitution. State Affairs |
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Relating to the content of local and state propositions on the ballot. State Affairs |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve personal property, including access based on danger of family violence. Re-referred from State Affairs to Criminal Justice |