SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Wednesday
September 17, 2003
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
HCR 9 Edwards SP: Whitmire
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HB 1 Denny/ Madden/ Howard
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.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2 Krusee
Relating to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance,
management, operation, ownership, and control of transportation
facilities and the progress, improvement, policing, and safety of
transportation in the state; making appropriations.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3 Crabb/ King
Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of
members of the United States House of Representatives from the
State of Texas.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 7 Swinford/ Allen/ Callegari/ Casteel
Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform
measures applying to state government.
FINANCE
HB 23 Capelo
Relating to appropriating the fees relating to the office of
patient protection collected by certain licensing agencies for the
Health Professions Council under Chapter 305 (House Bill No. 2985),
Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
FINANCE
HB 24 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 25 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 28 McCall
Relating to state fiscal management; making related appropriations.
FINANCE
HB 29 Luna
Relating to appropriating amounts received from the increase in the
amount of lobby registration fees under Chapter 249, Acts of the
78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.
FINANCE
HB 35 King
Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring
legislative oversight committee.
FINANCE
HB 36 Smith, Wayne
Relating to compliance histories for and incentives to reward
compliance performance by entities regulated by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
FINANCE
HB 37 Bonnen
Relating to contracts and grant programs related to the Texas
Emissions Reduction Plan.
FINANCE
HCR 3 Harper-Brown
Honoring the members of the Irving Rat Pack.
ADMINISTRATION
HCR 4 Smith, Wayne
Honoring BP Solvay Polyethylene North America as the 2003 Industry of the
Year.
ADMINISTRATION
HCR 6 Hopson
Designating Kilgore as the official Texas City of Stars.
ADMINISTRATION
HCR 11 Corte
Urging U.S. Department of Homeland Security to designate a
university-based center for homeland security in the State of
Texas.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY