SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS
SB 117 Staples SP: Hope
Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to
carry certain weapons.
SB 155 Zaffirini/et al. SP: Puente/et al.
Relating to the protection of public freshwater areas; providing a
penalty.
SB 236 Fraser SP: Hupp
Relating to a landowner's taking of depredating feral hogs.
SB 273 Shapleigh SP: Dunnam/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Court Reporters
Certification Board; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 275 (LC) Nelson SP: Solomons/et al.
Relating to the abolition of the Texas Department of Economic
Development and the transfer of certain of its functions and the
functions of the Texas Aerospace Commission to the Texas Economic
Development and Tourism Office; to the establishment, operation,
and funding of the Texas Economic Development Bank; and to the
administration and operation of certain economic development
programs.
SB 280 Nelson SP: Solomons/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce
Commission.
SB 283 Jackson SP: Chisum/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Architectural Examiners, including functions affecting architects,
landscape architects, and interior designers; providing a criminal
penalty.
SB 501 Armbrister/et al. SP: Hupp
Relating to the places where weapons are prohibited and to the
application of criminal trespass laws to persons licensed to carry
a concealed handgun.
SB 542 Lindsay SP: Howard
Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts for
failure to provide facilities and services.
SB 894 Bivins SP: Grusendorf
Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to
school dropouts and to the use of compensatory education funds.
SB 917 Whitmire SP: Talton
Relating to the time during which inmates may be considered for
release on parole.
SB 1147 Shapleigh SP: Wise/et al.
Relating to the functions of the State Office of Administrative
Hearings, including hearings functions transferred to the office
from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
SB 1317 Van de Putte SP: Uresti/et al.
Relating to the regulation of tattooists, persons who perform body
piercing, tattoo studios, and certain body piercing studios;
providing criminal penalties.