BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Thursday May 4, 2017 |
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 |