SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                  Monday
                               July 14, 2003

THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:


HCR 7             Geren                      SP: Whitmire
Granting the legislature the permission to adjourn for more than three days
during the period beginning on Thursday, July 10, 2003, and ending on
Tuesday, July 15, 2003.

HCR 8             Branch                     SP: Carona
Congratulating Carly Bender on being crowned Preteen Miss Majorette
of Texas and recognizing July 21-27, 2003, as National Baton
Twirling Week.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:


HB 5             McCall
Relating to making an appropriation for the purpose of returning to
a fund outside the state treasury cash that was transferred from
the fund to the general revenue fund.
FINANCE

HB 9             Heflin
Relating to appropriating the fees relating to the licensing and
regulation of certain electricians collected by the Texas
Department of Licensing and Regulation or the Texas Commission of
Licensing and Regulation under House Bill No. 1487, Acts of the
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
FINANCE

HB 11             Heflin
Relating to appropriating the amounts deposited to the credit of
the dry cleaning facility release fund created by House Bill No.
1366, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
FINANCE

HB 12             Heflin
Relating to appropriating the fees collected by the Texas Animal
Health Commission under House Bill No. 2328, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
FINANCE

HB 16             Denny
Relating to the dates of certain elections, the procedures for
canvassing the ballots for an election, and the counting of certain
ballots voted by mail.
STATE AFFAIRS

HB 51             Allen
Relating to the creation of a select committee to study prison
privatization.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE

HB 53             Swinford
Relating to designating the presiding officer of the governing body
of certain state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

HB 58             Casteel
Relating to the oversight of regional planning commissions by the
governor and the state auditor.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

HB 62             Cook, Robby
Relating to energy and water conservation by state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

SB 44             Shapleigh
Relating to the use of the TexasOnline project in connection with
the purchasing of motor vehicle inspection certificates and the
sending of inspection records, reports, and information to the
Department of Public Safety.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 45             Lucio
Relating to making an appropriation to The University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston for the purpose of completing
building construction of the Regional Academic Health Center at the
University of Texas School of Public Health - Brownsville Regional
Campus.
FINANCE

SB 46             Zaffirini
Relating to the right to refuse certain immunizations.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SB 47             Shapleigh
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Transportation to
annually report to the legislature on certain transportation
matters.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 48             Wentworth/et al.
Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the
creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional
Redistricting Commission.
JURISPRUDENCE

SB 49             Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to making appropriations to the Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center for purposes related to the center's
programs in El Paso.
FINANCE

SB 50             Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center for an academic building to
support the center's educational programs in the city of El Paso.
FINANCE

SB 51             Ogden
Relating to appropriating certain surcharges collected by the
Department of Public Safety under the driver responsibility program
and fees collected by the Texas Department of Transportation under
the motor vehicle financial responsibility verification program, as
those programs are created by House Bill No. 3588, Acts of the 78th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, to the Department of Public
Safety.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 52             Ogden
Relating to the expenditure of funds on rail facilites by the
Texas Department of Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 53             Ogden
Relating to the financing and development of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 54             Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the appropriation of certain lobby registration fees.
FINANCE