BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Monday May 1, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the use of certain surplus state revenue, in certain circumstances, to adjust franchise tax rates to phase out the franchise tax and to the expiration of that tax. Finance |
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Relating to an unlawful employment practice by an employer whose leave policy does not permit an employee to use leave to care for the employee's foster child. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to designating October 19 as Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day. Administration |
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Relating to public outreach materials to foster awareness of certain public school curriculum requirements. Education |
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Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain veterans and the waiver of fees and costs charged for the expunction. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the process for establishing speed limits on roads near certain schools. Education |
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Relating to prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to minimum scores required for students in certain school districts to pass an examination for acceleration or for credit. Education |
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Relating to child and family support services for families in crisis, including authorization agreements. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to prohibiting certain establishments serving the public from restricting a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon on the premises. State Affairs |
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Relating to the extension and modification of a public school district depository contract. Education |
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Relating to the exemption from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for certain motor vehicles used for religious purposes. Finance |
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Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to petty cash funds for county welfare departments in certain populous counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to eligibility for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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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. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to judicial review of certain decisions under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the reporting of attempted child abductions. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the provision of state death benefits to peace officers employed by certain private institutions of higher education located in this state. State Affairs |
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Relating to jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court. State Affairs |
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Relating to the application of and use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes imposed by municipalities and counties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the administration and operation of certain trusts created to provide for the general care and maintenance of perpetual care cemeteries. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the repeal of certain laws regulating the sale or transfer of secondhand watches. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the enforcement of workers' compensation compliance and practice requirements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to access by the division of workers' compensation to certain designated doctor contracts under the workers' compensation system. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to service and filing requirements for a party seeking judicial review in certain workers' compensation cases. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the board of trustees of the Weatherford Junior College District. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to an expedited response by a governmental body to a request for public information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the bond and other coverages required to be maintained by or for the benefit of a savings bank. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain medical centers in certain counties. Finance |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Urging Congress to direct the Bureau of Land Management to affirm the provisions of the Red River Boundary Compact and to acknowledge that the vegetation line on the south bank of the Red River forms the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Urging Congress to encourage the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise existing policies that promote the waste of water after an irrigated crop has been declared a failure. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |