STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
SJR 30 Lindsay SP: Callegari
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the provision of
parks and recreational facilities by certain conservation and
reclamation districts.
5-28 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28 Senate conferees appointed. Lindsay, Chair; Armbrister,
Barrientos, Lucio, Wentworth
5-29 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 House conferees appointed. Callegari, Chair; Hegar,
Hilderbran, Olivo, Smith, Todd.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 4 Zaffirini/et al. SP: Morrison
Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas B-On-time
student loan program; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Zaffirini, Chair;
Van de Putte, Shapiro, Whitmire, Averitt.
SB 14 Jackson/et al. SP: Smithee/et al.
Relating to the regulation of residential property and commercial
and personal automobile insurance; providing a criminal penalty.
5-27 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27 Senate conferees appointed. Jackson, Chair; Armbrister,
Van de Putte, Averitt, Fraser.
5-28 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-28 House conferees appointed. Smithee, Chair; Capelo,
Nixon, Seaman, Taylor.
SB 16 Staples/et al. SP: Woolley
Relating to mentoring services programs for at-risk students in
public schools.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Shapiro,
Barrientos, Van de Putte, Janek.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Woolley, Chair; Canales,
Eissler, Grusendorf, Madden.
SB 76 Zaffirini/et al. SP: Grusendorf/et al.
Relating to the provision of subsidized child-care services.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Zaffirini, Chair; Shapiro,
Van de Putte, Carona, Shapleigh.
SB 86 Wentworth/et al. SP: Morrison
Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic
admission to an institution of higher education.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Wentworth, Chair; Shapiro,
Janek, West, Madla.
SB 103 Van de Putte SP: Alonzo
Relating to the carrying of weapons by peace officers and by
special investigators.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Van de Putte, Chair; Whitmire,
Williams, Ogden, Ratliff.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Alonzo, Chair; Davis, John,
Driver, Escobar, Hegar.
SB 117 Staples SP: Hope
Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to
carry certain weapons.
5-28 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Gallegos,
Williams, Janek, Whitmire.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Hope, Chair; Berman, Ellis,
Hopson, Hupp.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 127 Fraser/et al. SP: Seaman
Relating to the handling, settling, and use of certain claims in
the insurance business; providing penalties.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Fraser, Chair; Jackson,
Averitt, Armbrister, Van de Putte.
SB 160 Nelson SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to education relating to human organ donation.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Shapiro,
Van de Putte, Janek, Lindsay.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Capelo, Chair; Laubenberg,
McReynolds, Naishtat, Zedler.
SB 264 Lucio SP: Callegari/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
of Housing and Community Affairs.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lucio, Chair; Madla,
Nelson, Brimer, Armbrister.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Callegari, Chair; Edwards,
Hilderbran, Mercer, Talton.
SB 270 Jackson SP: Wilson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Lottery
Commission.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Jackson, Chair; Armbrister,
Lucio, Ratliff, Bivins.
SB 277 Ellis, Rodney SP: Chisum/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Professional Engineers and to the regulation of the practice of
engineering.
5-21 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Wentworth,
Ratliff, Nelson, Shapleigh.
5-23 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed. Chisum, Chair; Driver,
Edwards, Hamilton, Smith, Wayne.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 279 Jackson SP: Solomons/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
of Licensing and Regulation, including certain functions
transferred to the department from the Texas Department of
Insurance and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and
including certain functions transferred from the department to the
Department of Public Safety.
5-21 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21 Senate conferees appointed. Jackson, Chair; Duncan,
Armbrister, Ellis, Whitmire.
5-23 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed. Solomons, Chair; Allen,
Cook, Robby, Hartnett, Swinford.
SB 280 Nelson SP: Solomons/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce
Commission.
5-23 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Shapleigh,
Wentworth, Ellis, Brimer.
5-26 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed. Solomons, Chair; Chavez,
Keffer, Jim, Phillips, Woolley.
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.
5-24 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24 Senate conferees appointed. Jackson, Chair; Nelson,
Ellis, Whitmire, Brimer.
5-26 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed. Chisum, Chair; Driver,
Eissler, Guillen, Hamilton.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 286 Shapleigh SP: Morrison/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapleigh, Chair; Averitt,
Ratliff, Bivins, Ellis.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Morrison, Chair; Brown,
Fred, Delisi, Gallego, West, George "Buddy"
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 287 Ellis, Rodney SP: Chisum
Relating to changing the composition of certain state agency
governing bodies with an even number of members to comply with the
changes made to Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
5-15 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Ratliff
Nelson, Wentworth, Jackson.
5-21 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-21 House conferees appointed. Chisum, Chair; Cook, Byron,
Marchant, Solomons, Villarreal.
SB 340 Staples/et al. SP: Hill
Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes;
providing civil penalties.
5-21 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Averitt,
Janek, Barrientos, West.
5-23 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed. Hill, Chair; Hegar,
Laubenberg, Mowery, Puente.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 361 Shapiro/et al. SP: Hill
Relating to the precedence of certain municipal highway access
rules and ordinances over highway access management orders of the
Texas Transportation Commission.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Lindsay,
Armbrister, Ratliff, Wentworth.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Hill, Chair; Garza, Hamric,
Harper-Brown, Krusee.
SB 418 Nelson/et al. SP: Smithee/et al.
Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care
providers; providing penalties.
5-15 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair;
Van de Putte, Janek, Ellis, Deuell.
5-20 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-20 House conferees appointed. Smithee, Chair; Eiland,
Isett, Jones, Elizabeth, Truitt.
5-28 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
5-30 Conference Committee report adopted on the part of
the Senate.
SB 463 Janek/et al. SP: Eiland
Relating to structures that constitute insurable property under the
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Janek, Chair; Fraser,
Jackson, Hinojosa, Armbrister.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Eiland, Chair; Bonnen,
Deshotel, Ritter, Seaman.
SB 473 Ellis, Rodney/et al. SP: Giddings
Relating to assisting consumers to prevent and detect identity
theft; providing penalties.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Carona,
Williams, Ratliff, Hinojosa.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Giddings, Chair; Corte, Elkins,
Oliveira, Talton.
SB 474 Lucio/et al. SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to an interim study on nutrition and health in public
schools.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lucio, Chair; Janek,
Deuell, Shapiro, Van de Putte.
SB 504 Ogden/et al. SP: Kolkhorst/et al.
Relating to a lien on a cause of action or claim of an individual
who receives emergency medical services.
5-15 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15 Senate conferees appointed. Ogden, Chair; Duncan,
Williams, Lucio, Armbrister.
5-22 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-22 House conferees appointed. Kolkhorst, Chair; Bohac,
Elkins, Ellis, Solomons.
5-28 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 585 Duncan SP: Isett
Relating to providing money to pay for the remediation, cleanup,
and closure of unpermitted solid waste facilities.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Duncan, Chair; Averitt,
Armbrister, Staples, Madla.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Isett, Chair; Deshotel,
Flynn, Pickett, Truitt.
SB 610 Nelson SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to grants for federally qualified health centers.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Lindsay,
Carona, Ellis, Whitmire.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Capelo, Chair; Laubenberg,
Naishtat, Truitt, Zedler.
SB 631 Harris SP: Talton
Relating to the suspension of sentence and the deferral of
adjudication in cases involving certain misdemeanor traffic
offenses.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Hinojosa,
Brimer, Ratliff, Shapiro.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Talton, Chair; Denny, Ellis,
Howard, Keel.
SB 671 Staples SP: Wohlgemuth
Relating to the determination of school district property values
and the accountability of appraisal district operations.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Ogden,
Van de Putte, Averitt, Armbrister.
SB 826 Whitmire SP: Keel
Relating to reporting the deaths of certain individuals; providing
a criminal penalty.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Whitmire, Chair; Williams,
Hinojosa, Ratliff, Nelson.
SB 827 Whitmire SP: Keel
Relating to creating offenses for abandoning or endangering an
elderly individual or disabled individual and for failing to
provide certain care for a child, elderly individual, or disabled
individual.
5-21 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21 Senate conferees appointed. Whitmire, Chair; Wentworth,
Gallegos, Williams, Nelson.
5-23 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed. Keel, Chair; Gattis, Hodge,
Pena, Stick.
5-29 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
5-30 Conference Committee report adopted on the part of
the Senate.
SB 894 Bivins SP: Grusendorf
Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to
school dropouts and to the use of compensatory education funds.
5-24 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24 Senate conferees appointed. Bivins, Chair; Shapiro,
Staples, Barrientos, Williams.
5-26 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed. Grusendorf, Chair; Branch,
Dutton, Eissler, Madden.
SB 929 Shapiro SP: Grusendorf
Relating to regional education service centers.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Williams,
Van de Putte, Bivins, Madla.
SB 970 Shapleigh SP: Puente
Relating to the sale or transport of certain desert plants;
providing a penalty.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapleigh, Chair; Duncan,
Hinojosa, Barrientos, Lucio.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Puente, Chair; Cook, Robby,
Geren, Hardcastle, Kolkhorst.
SB 976 Shapiro SP: Morrison
Relating to high school completion and the creation of a middle
college education pilot program.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Staples,
West, Van de Putte, Fraser.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Morrison, Chair; Brown, Fred,
Delisi, Goolsby, West, George "Buddy"
SB 1000 West SP: Goodman
Relating to a statistical or demographic analysis conducted by the
Texas Legislative Council for a state agency and to information
collected by the council in the course of performing the analysis.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. West, Chair; Armbrister,
Harris, Whitmire, Duncan.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Goodman, Chair; Davis,
John, Lewis, Madden, Villarreal.
SB 1010 West SP: Giddings/et al.
Relating to public and common nuisances; providing a penalty.
5-21 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21 Senate conferees appointed. West, Chair; Harris,
Armbrister, Lindsay, Duncan.
5-23 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed. Giddings, Chair; Geren,
Gutierrez, Hartnett, Woolley.
SB 1015 Wentworth SP: Elkins
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information submitted
for purposes of a crime victim impact statement.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Wentworth, Chair; Whitmire,
Williams, Ratliff, Ellis.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Elkins, Chair; Keel, Martinez
Fischer, Talton, Wise.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 1059 Ellis, Rodney/et al. SP: Marchant
Relating to corporate and business ethics and integrity.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Duncan,
Harris, Averitt, Whitmire.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Marchant, Chair; Cook,
Byron, Elkins, Lewis, Madden.
SB 1108 Shapiro SP: Grusendorf
Relating to academic achievement in public schools.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; West,
Nelson, Staples, Janek.
SB 1131 Harris SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to funding of certain emergency medical services, trauma
facilities, and trauma care systems.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Janek,
Lindsay, Lucio, Deuell.
SB 1182 Deuell/et al. SP: Farabee
Relating to local area service planning by local mental health or
mental retardation authorities.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Deuell, Chair; West, Lindsay,
Carona, Shapleigh.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Farabee, Chair; Capelo,
Davis, John, McReynolds, Truitt.
SB 1224 Ellis, Rodney/et al. SP: Keel
Relating to the appointment of counsel for an indigent applicant
for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case.
5-15 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Williams,
Duncan, Ratliff, Whitmire.
5-20 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-20 House conferees appointed. Keel, Chair; Garza, Lewis,
Stick, Talton.
SB 1262 Armbrister SP: Hegar
Relating to the use of certain incentives by municipalities for
certain economic development.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Armbrister, Chair; Madla,
Ratliff, Brimer, Lucio.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Hegar, Chair; Hamilton,
Harper-Brown, Laubenberg, Paxton.
SB 1320 Nelson SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment and
medical treatment decisions.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Janek,
Carona, Deuell, Gallegos.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Capelo, Chair; Coleman,
Dawson, Naishtat, Truitt.
SB 1369 Duncan SP: Delisi
Relating to certain group benefits for retired school employees.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Duncan, Chair; Bivins,
Ogden, Zaffirini, Williams.
SB 1370 Duncan SP: Delisi
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain
governmental officers, employees, and retirees and their
dependents.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Duncan, Chair; Bivins,
Ogden, Zaffirini, Williams.
SB 1413 Deuell SP: Hardcastle
Relating to certain powers and duties of the Department of
Agriculture and other entities engaged in agricultural activities.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Deuell, Chair; Barrientos,
Staples, Jackson, Madla.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Hardcastle, Chair; Brown,
Betty, Howard, Miller, Wise.
SB 1597 Hinojosa SP: Thompson/et al.
Relating to policies by law enforcement agencies regarding the
arrest of persons for certain offenses.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Hinojosa, Chair; Whitmire,
Ellis, Corona, Ogden.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Thompson, Chair; Davis,
Yvonne, Driver, Hupp, Keel.
SB 1639 Staples SP: Hope
Relating to regulation of spacing and production of groundwater
from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
5-29 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Armbrister,
Bivins, Duncan, Hinojosa.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Hope, Chair; Cook, Robby,
Geren, Miller, Puente.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
SB 1652 Shapiro/et al. SP: Morrison
Relating to institutions of higher education, including the
administration, operation, governance, and financing of those
institutions.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Averitt,
Ogden, Janek, West.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Morrison, Chair; Bonnen,
Goolsby, Nixon, Stick.
SB 1664 Averitt/et al. SP: Christian/et al.
Relating to private activity bonds.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Averitt, Chair; Lindsay,
Willliams, Bivins, Van de Putte.
SB 1782 Lindsay SP: Hamric
Relating to the precedence of highway access rules and ordinances
of certain counties and municipalities over highway access
management orders of the Texas Transportation Commission.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lindsay, Chair; Shapiro,
Ogden, Shapleigh, Armbrister.
SB 1828 Averitt SP: Swinford
Relating to the composition and duties of the State Soil and Water
Conservation Board.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Averitt, Chair; Duncan,
Ellis, Bivins, Armbrister.
SB 1936 Ellis, Rodney SP: Coleman
Relating to the creation of the Buffalo Bayou Management District;
providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Whitmire,
Lindsay, Deuell, Gallegos.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Coleman, Chair; Bailey,
Edwards, Talton, Wong.
SB 1952 Ellis, Rodney SP: Swinford/et al.
Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform
measures applying to state government.
5-30 Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Harris,
Armbrister, Nelson, Whitmire.
5-30 House granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Swinford, Chair; Allen,
Casteel, Chisum, Gallego.
HJR 28 Pickett/ Hamric/ Krusee/ Gutierrez/ Menendez
SP: Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for authorization of
the borrowing of money on a short-term basis by a state
transportation agency for transportation-related projects, and the
issuance of bonds and other public securities secured by the state
highway fund.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Gutierrez,
Hamric, Jones, Elizabeth, Krusee.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lucio, Chair; Ogden,
Shapiro, Madla, Armbrister.
HJR 68 Hupp/ Hunter/ Miller/ Delisi/ Berman
SP: Fraser
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land
Board to make certain payments on revenue bonds and to use assets
in certain funds to provide for veterans homes.
5-29 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 House conferees appointed: Hupp, Chair; Corte, Heflin,
Luna, Pitts.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Fraser, Chair; Bivins,
Ellis, Duncan, Estes.
HJR 85 Homer/et al. SP: Estes
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow wineries in this
state to manufacture, sell, and dispense certain wine.
5-29 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 House conferees appointed: Homer, Chair; Cook, Robby,
Phillips, Swinford, Truitt.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed, Estes, Chair; Madla,
Van de Putte, Lindsay, Fraser.
HB 1 Heflin SP: Bivins
General Appropriations Bill.
5-01 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-01 House conferees appointed: Heflin, Chair;
Luna, Pitts, Turner, Wohlgemuth.
5-02 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-02 Senate conferees appointed. Bivins, Chair; Zaffirini,
Whitmire, Duncan, Ogden.
HB 4 Nixon/ Allen/ Capelo/ Woolley/ Cook, Robby/et al.
SP: Ratliff
Relating to reform of certain procedures and remedies in civil
actions.
5-22 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-22 House conferees appointed: Nixon, Chair; Gattis, King,
Luna, Woolley.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Ratliff, Chair; Armbrister,
Harris, Duncan. Nelson.
HB 7 Heflin SP: Bivins
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and making
reductions in current appropriations.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Heflin, Chair; Keffer, Jim,
Luna, Turner, Wohlgemuth.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Bivins, Chair; Nelson,
Staples, West, Zaffirini.
HB 9 Flores/ Corte/ Isett/ Allen/ Puente/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Relating to homeland security.
5-24 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24 House conferees appointed: Flores, Chair; Allen,
Berman, Corte, Marchant.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Lindsay,
Gallegos, Wentworth, Hinojosa.
HB 11 Keel/ Gallego/ Jones, Elizabeth/ Berman/ Chavez/
et al. SP: Shapiro
Relating to the offense of terroristic threat and to the punishment
as a capital offense of murder occurring during the commission or
attempted commission of terroristic threat.
5-24 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-24 House conferees appointed: Keel, Chair; Berman,
Dutton, Gallego, Jones, Elizabeth.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Ellis,
Armbrister, Deuell, Nelson.
5-29 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 109 Chavez/ Wilson/ Gutierrez/ Flores/ Raymond
SP: Shapleigh
Relating to customs brokers.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Chavez, Chair; Griggs,
Gutierrez, Mowery, Wilson.
HB 111 Chavez/ Wohlgemuth SP: Zaffirini
Relating to responsibility for payment for transport by ambulance
of a recipient of medical assistance in certain circumstances.
5-29 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 House conferees appointed: Chavez, Chair; Castro,
Mowery, Uresti, Wohlgemuth.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Zaffirini, Chair; Carona,
Gallegos, Harris, Shapleigh.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 320 Grusendorf/ Brown, Betty/ Hupp/et al.
SP: Fraser
Relating to the refusal to administer or consent to the
administration of certain psychiatric or psychological treatment to
a child.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Grusendorf, Chair; Brown,
Betty, Dutton, Howard, Hupp.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Fraser, Chair; Duncan,
Bivins, Lucio, Shapiro.
HB 329 Naishtat/ Seaman/ Raymond/ Madden/ Menendez/et al.
SP: Fraser
Relating to the regulation of mold assessors and remediators, civil
liability for mold remediation, and insurance coverage on mold
claims; providing civil and administrative penalties.
5-28 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28 House conferees appointed: Naishtat, Chair; Madden,
Ritter, Seaman, Taylor.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Fraser, Chair; Jackson,
Brimer, Shapleigh, Van de Putte.
HB 335 Hamric/et al. SP: Lindsay
Relating to the public sale of certain real property; providing
penalties.
5-28 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28 House conferees appointed: Hamric, Chair; Casteel,
Lewis, McCall, Pickett.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lindsay, Chair; Deuell,
Gallegos, Brimer, Wentworth.
HB 411 Grusendorf SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to improvement of science instruction and student
performance in public schools.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Grusendorf, Chair; Deshotel,
Dutton, Eissler, Madden.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Shapiro,
Ogden, Shapleigh, Staples.
HB 425 Christian/ Miller/ Eissler/ Bonnen/ Ellis/et al.
SP: West
Relating to the procedures under which a state agency considers
legislative intent during the process of implementing certain
legislative enactments.
5-28 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28 House conferees appointed: Christian, Chair; Bonnen,
Eissler, Keffer, Jim, McClendon.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. West, Chair; Harris,
Armbrister, Ratliff, Whitmire.
HB 471 Pickett/ Hamric/ Krusee/ Raymond/ Gutierrez/et al.
SP: Lucio
Relating to the borrowing of money and the issuance of notes and
bonds and other public securities secured by the state highway fund
by the Texas Transportation Commission; making an appropriation.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Gutierrez,
Hamric, Jones, Elizabeth, Krusee.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lucio, Chair; Ogden, Lindsay,
Madla, Wentworth.
HB 518 Menendez SP: Whitmire
Relating to the service of citation by publication in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Menendez, Chair; Dutton,
Goodman, Morrison, Reyna.
HB 547 Wohlgemuth SP: Averitt
Relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of
quarrying operations in certain counties and adjacent property.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Wohlgemuth, Chair; Brown,
Betty, Denny, Hochberg, Stick.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Averitt, Chair; Lindsay,
Hinojosa, Duncan, Wentworth.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 555 Chisum SP: Armbrister
Relating to notice requirements for certain portable facilities
under the Clean Air Act.
5-20 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20 House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Gutierrez,
Hardcastle, Kuempel, Smith, Wayne.
5-24 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-24 Senate conferees appointed. Armbrister, Chair; Fraser,
Harris, Staples, Lindsay.
5-29 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 638 Chisum SP: Armbrister
Relating to emissions reductions incentives and the emissions
reductions incentives account.
5-23 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23 House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Bonnen,
Capelo, McCall, Wilson.
5-26 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-26 Senate conferees appointed. Armbrister, Chair; Harris,
Ogden, Jackson, Averitt.
HB 645 Puente SP: Armbrister
Relating to prohibiting the creation or enforcement of certain
restrictive covenants that undermine water conservation.
5-30 House refused to concur in House amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed. Puente, Chair; Geren,
Menendez, Mowery, Wolens.
HB 727 Delisi/ Capelo/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to disease management programs for certain Medicaid
recipients.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Delisi, Chair; Capelo,
Gutierrez, Harper-Brown, Miller.
HB 1082 Talton SP: Staples
Relating to the appraisal of property by appraisal districts.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Talton, Chair; Christian,
Ellis, Hegar, Reyna.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Staples, Chair; Brimer,
Hinojosa, Harris, Lucio.
HB 1119 Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the disposition of cruelly treated animals and to
punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Goodman, Chair; Branch,
Hughes, Merritt, Wolens.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Brimer, Chair; Armbrister,
Deuell, Averitt, Janek.
HB 1129 Farrar SP: Gallegos
Relating to enforcement of certain types of restrictions in certain
municipalities.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Farrar, Chair; Bohac,
Callegari, Nixon, Thompson.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Gallegos, Chair; Deuell,
Lindsay, Madla, Brimer.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 1163 Thompson SP: Harris
Relating to contracts between certain health care providers and
health benefit plans.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Thompson, Chair; Davis,
Yvonne, Ellis, Laubenberg, Taylor.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Armbrister,
Madla, Ratliff, Nelson.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 1165 Solomons/ Elkins/ Giddings/ Kolkhorst/ Zedler
SP: Janek
Relating to corporations.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Solomons, Chair; Elkins,
Keffer, Bill, Kolkhorst, Lewis.
5-28 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-28 Senate conferees appointed. Janek, Chair; Fraser,
Brimer, Armbrister, Deuell.
5-28 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
5-30 Conference Committee report adopted on the part of
the Senate.
HB 1204 Baxter SP: Wentworth
Relating to the authority of municipalities and counties to
regulate subdivisions and certain development in a municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Baxter, Chair; Elkins,
Haggerty, Howard, Wohlgemuth.
HB 1278 Zedler/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property
owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a
school or that is owned with the intent of expanding or
constructing a religious facility.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Zedler, Chair; Crabb,
Grusendorf, Hill, Mowery.
HB 1314 Pitts SP: Averitt
Relating to placement of certain students in alternative education
programs.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pitts, Chair; Branch,
Dawson, Grusendorf, West, George "Buddy"
HB 1365 Bonnen/ Ritter/ Chisum/ Luna/ Hochberg/et al.
SP: Harris
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.
5-07 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-07 House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Capelo,
Chisum, McCall, Wilson.
5-09 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-09 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Armbrister,
Ogden, Averitt, Jackson
HB 1454 Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to powers of a property owners' association relating to
restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Eiland, Chair; Casteel,
Griggs, McCall, Thompson.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Janek, Chair; Lindsay,
Carona, Gallegos, Brimer.
5-29 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 1457 Eiland/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to the applicability and enforcement of the law governing
access to public beaches.
5-29 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29 House conferees appointed: Eiland, Chair; Bonnen,
Deshotel, Ritter, Taylor.
HB 1493 Solomons SP: Harris
Relating to the foreclosure of property and the authority of a
mortgage servicer to administer the foreclosure on behalf of a
mortgagee.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Solomons, Chair; Elkins,
Giddings, Hughes, Marchant.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Jackson,
Staples, Averitt, Lucio.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 1538 Chisum/ Gallego/ Solomons/ Dunnam/ McClendon/
et al. SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral
Service Commission, including certain functions transferred to the
commission from the Texas Department of Health, and the powers and
duties of the Texas Finance Commission and the banking commissioner
of Texas regarding cemeteries; providing administrative and civil
penalties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Berman,
Christian, Hupp. Noriega.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5 30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapleigh, Chair;
Wentworth, Whitmire, Nelson, Ratliff.
HB 1541 Callegari SP: Lindsay
Relating to the general powers and authority of water districts.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Escobar,
Hardcastle, King, Puente.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lindsay, Chair; Armbrister,
Barrientos, Averitt, Shapiro.
HB 1566 Telford SP: Ratliff
Relating to Texas A&M University--Texarkana.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Telford, Chair; Brown,
Fred, Goolsby, Homer, Morrison.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ratliff, Chair; Van de Putte,
Williams, Janek, Averitt.
HB 1576 Gallego SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the telecommunications planning and oversight council.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Castro,
Marchant, McCall, Villarreal.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapleigh, Chair, Fraser,
Nelson, Ellis, Ratliff.
HB 1606 (CS) Wolens SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to ethics of public servants, including the functions and
duties of the Texas Ethics Commission; the regulation of political
contributions, political advertising, lobbying, and conduct of
public servants; the reporting of political contributions and
personal financial information; and the misuse of certain
confidential information by governmental officers and employees;
providing civil and criminal penalties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Wolens, Chair; Denny, Keel,
Madden, Wilson.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Brimer, Ogden,
Whitmire, Ratliff.
HB 1695 Denny/ Madden/ Howard SP: Nelson
Relating to certain election processes and procedures.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Denny, Chair; Bohac,
Harper-Brown, Howard, Uresti.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Ellis,
Shapiro, Armbrister, Staples.
HB 1702 Taylor SP: Jackson
Relating to the sale and subsequent lease of property by certain
counties.
5-22 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-22 House conferees appointed: Taylor, Chair; Davis, John,
Geren, Miller, Smith, Wayne.
5-24 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-24 Senate conferees appointed. Jackson, Chair; Fraser,
Van de Putte, Brimer, Armbrister.
5-26 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
5-29 Conference Committee report adopted on the part of
the Senate.
5-30 Conference Committee report adopted on the part of
the Senate.
HB 1817 Ritter SP: Duncan
Relating to student fees at institutions in the Texas State
University System.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Ritter, Chair; Cook, Robby,
Deshotel, Kolkhorst, Morrison.
HB 1865 Bonnen SP: Williams
Relating to commercial group property insurance for certain
businesses and associations.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Keffer, Bill,
Seaman, Thompson, Wilson.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Williams, Chair; Staples,
Fraser, Armbrister, Ellis.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 1883 Baxter/ Naishtat/ Krusee/ Keel/ Stick
SP: Ogden
Relating to the appointment of a voting proxy by a policy board
member of a metropolitan planning organization.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Baxter, Chair; Gattis, Keel,
Krusee, Pickett.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ogden, Shapleigh, Madla,
Wentworth, Barrientos.
HB 2020 Farabee/ West, George "Buddy"/ Keffer, Jim/
Chisum / Canales/et al. SP: Duncan
Relating to financial security requirements for certain persons
performing operations within the jurisdiction of the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Farabee, Chair; Canales,
Keffer, Bil, Keffer, Jim, West, George "Buddy".
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Duncan, Chair; Armbrister,
Bivins, Estes, Barrientos.
HB 2075 Hilderbran SP: Fraser
Relating to regulating health and safety conditions at youth camps.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Hilderbran, Chair; Hupp,
McClendon, Taylor, Zedler.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Fraser, Chair; Deuell,
Madla, Lindsay, Lucio.
HB 2292 Wohlgemuth/ Heflin SP: Nelson
Relating to the provision of health and human services in this
state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human
Services Commission and other state agencies; providing penalties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Wohlgemuth, Chair; Davis,
John, Ellis, Gutierrez, Truitt.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Janek,
Barrientos, Zaffirini, Bivins.
HB 2359 Ritter SP: Armbrister
Relating to the programs and systems administered by the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Ritter, Chair; Delisi,
Grusendorf, Hill, King.
HB 2415 Hopson SP: Averitt
Relating to the postjudgment interest rate.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Hopson, Chair; Flynn, Keffer,
Jim, Solomons, Wise.
5-29 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-29 Senate conferees appointed. Averitt, Chair; Harris,
Armbrister, Duncan, Lucio.
HB 2424 McCall SP: Armbrister
Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the
comptroller; providing penalties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: McCall, Chair; Keffer, Jim,
Paxton, Pitts, Ritter.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Armbrister, Chair; Brimer,
Ellis, Staples, Bivins.
HB 2455 Chisum/ Gallego/ Solomons/ Dunnam
SP: Nelson
Relating to the governmental entities subject to, and the
confidentiality of records under, the sunset review process.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Berman, Hupp,
McCall, Solomons.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Nelson, Chair; Ellis,
Ogden, Jackson, Armbrister.
HB 2533 Brown, Betty SP: Staples
Relating to the creation of Lake View Management and Development
District in Henderson County; providing authority to impose a tax
and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Brown, Betty, Chair; Casteel,
Flynn, Lewis, Smith, Wayne.
HB 2588 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to certain fees and costs that may be collected and to
certain attorney's fees and costs that may be imposed in relation
to certain child support matters.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Goodman, Chair; Baster,
Dutton, Morrison, Reyna.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Harris, Chair; Duncan, Lucio,
Madla, Brimer.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 2593 Homer SP: Estes
Relating to winery permits.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Homer, Chair; Cook, Robby,
Phillips, Swinford, Truitt.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Estes, Chair; Madla,
Van de Putte, Lindsay, Fraser.
HB 2971 Harper-Brown SP: Deuell
Relating to certain license plates issued by the Texas Department
of Transportation.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Harper-Brown, Chair;
Garza, Hamric, Krusee, Laubenberg.
HB 3015 Morrison/ Brown, Fred SP: Shapiro
Relating to the tuition and fees charged to students of
institutions of higher education, to financial assistance funded by
tuition, and to accountability reports by institutions of higher
education.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Morrison, Chair; Brown, Fred,
Heflin, Menendez, Pitts.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Shapiro, Chair; Bivins,
West, Ogden, Duncan.
HB 3035 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the power of groundwater conservation districts to
regulate the spacing of water wells and the production of
groundwater.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Cook, Robby, Chair; Campbell,
Hilderbran, Hope, Puente.
HB 3042 Cook, Robby SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas Building
and Procurement Commission and related matters.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Cook, Robby, Chair; Casteel,
Chisum, Menendez, Solomons.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ellis, Chair; Armbrister,
Wentworth, Bivins, Brimer.
HB 3184 Hill SP: Barrientos
Relating to the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation of toll facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
5-26 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26 House conferees appointed: Hill, Chair; Garza, Hamric,
Harper-Brown, Krusee.
HB 3420 Garza/ Guillen SP: Madla
Relating to a set-aside for certain colonia access roadway projects
proposed by rural border counties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Garza, Chair; Chavez,
Escobar, Griggs, Guillen.
5-30 Conference Committee report filed with the
Secretary of the Senate.
HB 3441 Pickett SP: Staples
Relating to a reduction in expenditures of certain state
governmental entities, including changes affecting the Commission
on Human Rights, attorney general's office, management of certain
accounts and funds, and certain election-related forms.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Davis, John,
Hupp, Isett, McClendon.
HB 3442 Pickett SP: Averitt
Relating to certain expenditures and charges of certain
governmental entities.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Davis, John,
Hupp, Isett, McClendon.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Averitt, Chair; Barrientos,
Bivins, Duncan, Staples.
HB 3459 Pitts/ McCall SP: Bivins
Relating to fiscal matters involving certain governmental
educational entities, including public school finance, program
compliance monitoring by the Texas Education Agency, amounts
withheld from compensatory education allotments, the public school
technology allotment, the composition of and accounting for the
permanent school fund and the available school fund, health
insurance coverage provided by certain educational entities, and
the uses of the telecommunications infrastructure fund.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Pitts, Chair; Grusendorf,
Gutierrez, Heflin, McCall.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Bivins, Chair; Ogden,
Shapiro, Zaffirini, Duncan.
HB 3546 Hamric/ Davis, Yvonne/ Luna/ Gutierrez/ Mowery/
et al. SP: Lucio
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain
property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Hamric, Chair;
Davis, Yvonne, Luna, Mowery, Talton.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Lucio, Chair; Madla, Staples,
Brimer, Ogden.
HB 3578 Wong SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to powers, duties, and name of the Upper Kirby Management
District.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Wong, Chair; Hunter,
Menendez, Talton, Van Arsdale.
HB 3587 Callegari SP: Lindsay
Relating to powers, duties, and name of the Energy Corridor
Management District.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Bonnen,
Chisum, McCall, Wilson.
HB 3588 Krusee/ Delisi/ Capelo/ Turner/ Phillips
SP: Ogden
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; imposing criminal penalties.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Krusee, Chair; Delisi,
Garza, Hill, Phillips
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Ogden, Chair; Barrientos,
Shapleigh, Deuell, Lindsay.
HB 3622 Brown, Betty SP: Deuell
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kingsborough Municipal Utility
District No. 1 of Kaufman County.
5-30 House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested
the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30 House conferees appointed: Brown, Betty, Chair;
Callegari, Geren, Hardcastle, Homer.
5-30 Senate granted the request for the appointment of a
Conference Committee.
5-30 Senate conferees appointed. Deuell, Chair; Armbrister,
Carona, Duncan, Lindsay.