NOTICE OF INTENT Thursday May 15, 2003 HJR 3 Nixon/et al. SP: Nelson Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits against doctors and health care providers, and other actions, authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on non-economic damages. Committee report printed and distributed 02:29 PM 05/14/03 HB 4 (CS) Nixon/ Allen/ Capelo/ Woolley/ Cook, Robby/et al. SP: Ratliff Relating to reform of certain procedures and remedies in civil actions. Committee report printed and distributed 02:31 PM 05/14/03 HB 261 Hupp/ Delisi/ Miller/ Riddle SP: Fraser Relating to the eligibility of armed forces personnel and their family members to pay tuition and fees at the rate provided to Texas residents. Committee report printed and distributed 12:16 PM 05/06/03 HB 462 (LC) Gallego SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to the collection of a fee from certain nonresident attorneys requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a Texas court. Committee report printed and distributed 02:19 PM 04/15/03 HB 627 (LC) Reyna/ Delisi/ Mabry/et al. SP: Deuell Relating to an area quarantine in response to the introduction of an environmental or toxic agent into the environment; providing a criminal penalty. Committee report printed and distributed 05:01 PM 05/08/03 HB 804 (CS) Geren/ Seaman SP: Lindsay Relating to the minimum wage. Committee report printed and distributed 03:07 PM 04/28/03 (ON THIRD READING) HB 887 (LC) Dutton SP: West Relating to the award of attorney's fees and expenses in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. Committee report printed and distributed 04:37 PM 05/08/03 HB 1032 (LC) Driver SP: Deuell Relating to expiration of a driving instruction permit. Committee report printed and distributed 05:14 PM 05/08/03 HB 1117 Keffer, Jim/ Seaman/et al. SP: Deuell Relating to the clarification by a county of the existence of a public interest in certain roads. Committee report printed and distributed 05:24 PM 05/08/03 HB 2096 Pickett SP: Lucio Relating to creation of an offense for transporting a person in certain trailers and semitrailers. Committee report printed and distributed 03:32 PM 05/13/03 HCR 82 (A)(LC) Campbell/et al. SP: Barrientos Memorializing Congress to increase Texas' share of revenue from the federal fuel tax to 95 percent. Committee report printed and distributed 07:27 PM 05/09/03 SB 137 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney Relating to insurance policies insuring the life of an employee or former employee. Committee report printed and distributed 01:44 PM 05/12/03 SB 342 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh/et al. Relating to health care for certain Texans. Committee report printed and distributed 07:17 PM 04/03/03 SB 348 Lucio/et al. Relating to the punishment for a capital offense. Committee report printed and distributed 02:38 PM 04/02/03 SB 411 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini Relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department personnel. Committee report printed and distributed 02:34 PM 05/08/03 SB 496 (CS) Janek Relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos. Committee report printed and distributed 06:01 PM 04/14/03 SB 503 (LC) Ogden Relating to the provision of certain higher education information to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the public. Committee report printed and distributed 06:15 PM 05/13/03 SB 675 Estes Relating to status as an employer under a workers' compensation insurance policy or certificate of authority to self-insure. Committee report printed and distributed 03:27 PM 05/12/03 SB 722 (CS) Van de Putte Relating to providing education loan repayment assistance to encourage certain individuals to pursue careers in the faculty or administration of institutions of higher education. Committee report printed and distributed 03:23 PM 05/13/03 SB 738 (CS) Duncan Relating to the notice and hearing process for groundwater conservation districts. Committee report printed and distributed 01:54 AM 04/23/03 SB 823 (CS)(LC) Fraser/et al. Relating to administration of the sales and use tax and compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Committee report printed and distributed 01:43 PM 05/12/03 SB 884 (CS) Brimer Relating to county authority to regulate the placement of water wells in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty. Committee report printed and distributed 12:44 AM 04/23/03 SB 1045 Ellis, Rodney/et al. Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. Committee report printed and distributed 01:48 PM 03/31/03 SB 1061 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney Relating to discrimination related to the business of insurance and to the use of insurance policy proceeds for certain victims of past discrimination; creating an offense. Committee report printed and distributed 08:56 PM 05/12/03 SB 1067 Carona Relating to administrative interpretation of home equity lending law. Committee report printed and distributed 01:07 PM 05/07/03 (ON THIRD READING) SB 1116 (CS) Williams Relating to the criminal and civil consequences of conduct involving the theft of or tampering with certain communication or information services. Committee report printed and distributed 03:41 PM 05/12/03 SB 1117 (CS)(LC) Williams Relating to optional benefits under the Texas school employees uniform group coverage program. Committee report printed and distributed 07:16 PM 05/12/03 SB 1127 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte Relating to the creation of a coaching education program by the San Antonio Life Sciences Institute. Committee report printed and distributed 04:41 PM 05/13/03 SB 1160 (CS) Barrientos Relating to the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures of state agencies. Committee report printed and distributed 11:20 AM 05/05/03 SB 1176 (CS)(LC) Harris/et al. Relating to the regulation of roofing contractors; providing penalties. Committee report printed and distributed 10:01 PM 05/09/03 SB 1188 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte Relating to supplemental pay for certain officers of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas who are proficient in a second language. Committee report printed and distributed 10:07 PM 04/22/03 SB 1192 (CS) Carona Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association. Committee report printed and distributed 06:31 PM 05/13/03 SB 1305 (CS) Lucio Relating to the application of the Charitable Immunity and Liability Act of 1987 to private primary or secondary schools, alumni associations, and on-campus organizations. Committee report printed and distributed 09:02 PM 05/12/03 SB 1369 (CS) Duncan Relating to certain group benefits for retired school employees. Committee report printed and distributed 09:40 PM 05/07/03 (ON THIRD READING) SB 1370 (CS) Duncan Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain governmental officers, employees, and retirees and their dependents. Committee report printed and distributed 10:29 PM 05/07/03 (ON THIRD READING) SB 1414 (CS) Deuell/et al. Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain emergency first responders. Committee report printed and distributed 07:10 PM 05/07/03 SB 1474 (CS) West Relating to discrimination against a housing development based on the source of funding for the development. Committee report printed and distributed 06:06 PM 05/13/03 SB 1478 (A) West Relating to protecting certain public employees who report violations of law. Committee report printed and distributed 08:58 PM 05/09/03 SB 1480 (CS) Janek Relating to efforts by coastal counties to mitigate coastal erosion and improve public access to public beaches; authorizing the issuance of bonds by coastal counties. Committee report printed and distributed 08:49 PM 05/09/03 SB 1551 (CS)(LC) Duncan Relating to the creation and composition of judicial districts and the election and powers and duties of certain district attorneys. Committee report printed and distributed 07:40 PM 05/09/03 SB 1575 (CS) Carona Relating to immunity from civil liability arising from activities of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission medical quality review panel. Committee report printed and distributed 05:15 PM 05/12/03 SB 1582 (CS)(LC) Wentworth Relating to authorizing political subdivisions and property owners' associations to trap and transport white-tailed deer. Committee report printed and distributed 10:23 AM 05/12/03 SB 1662 (CS) Duncan/et al. Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students with diabetes. Committee report printed and distributed 02:22 PM 05/02/03 SB 1675 (CS) Fraser Relating to the administration of state-federal relations and federal formula grant programs, including the use of office space outside the state by certain state agencies. Committee report printed and distributed 09:53 PM 05/12/03 SB 1678 (CS) Whitmire Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Committee report printed and distributed 06:50 PM 05/09/03 SB 1708 (A)(LC) Wentworth Relating to the repurchase of real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain. Committee report printed and distributed 04:49 PM 04/28/03 SB 1751 (CS)(LC) Lucio/et al. Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign consular official. Committee report printed and distributed 02:46 PM 05/12/03 SB 1763 (CS) Ogden Relating to vehicle weights. Committee report printed and distributed 12:23 PM 05/13/03 SB 1778 (CS) Ogden/et al. Relating to the authority of a higher education authority or nonprofit instrumentality exercising the powers of a higher education authority to acquire, own, and operate facilities, to issue and execute bonds and other obligations, and to use the proceeds of those obligations for authorized purposes. Committee report printed and distributed 01:17 PM 05/13/03 SB 1861 (CS)(LC) Bivins Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. Committee report printed and distributed 10:08 PM 05/07/03 SB 1919 (CS) Harris/et al. Relating to the punishment for assaults committed against certain sports participants. Committee report printed and distributed 07:04 PM 05/09/03 SB 1923 (A)(LC) Ogden Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 258th Judicial District. Committee report printed and distributed 10:31 PM 05/09/03 SB 1932 (CS)(LC) Ogden Relating to the performance of the duties of a district attorney by the prison prosecution unit in Trinity County. Committee report printed and distributed 09:41 PM 05/09/03 SB 1936 (LC) Ellis, Rodney Relating to the creation of the Buffalo Bayou Management District; providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. Committee report printed and distributed 01:21 PM 05/06/03 SB 1942 Wentworth Relating to the name of Southwest Texas State University. Committee report printed and distributed 08:22 PM 05/09/03 (ON THIRD READING) SB 1947 (CS)(LC) Lucio Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Heritage Groundwater Conservation District; granting the authority to impose taxes. Committee report printed and distributed 09:47 PM 05/12/03 (A) AMENDED IN COMMITTEE (CS) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE (E) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY (LC) RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR (R) REMOVED FROM LOCAL CALENDAR