REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
SENATE BILLS
(Calendar Order)
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
SJR 15 Harris
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for
the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical
value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on
behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and
contributions to purchase such items.
SJR 28 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to
grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.
SJR 29 (LC) Madla
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the maximum tax
rate that may be imposed on property in an emergency services
district.
SJR 46 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.
SJR 55 (CS) Shapleigh
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a guarantee
program for bonds or other obligations issued for projects that
enhance military value of military facilities in the state.
SJR 57 (LC) Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the repurchase of
real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent
domain.
SJR 51 (LC) Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
permit a person to assume an office of a political subdivision
without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify
in an election for that office.
SJR 13 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of income
and appreciation of the permanent school fund.
SJR 1 (CS) Shapiro/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide financial support
for public education by creating the Texas education fund,
authorizing a state property tax, increasing the state general
sales and use tax rate, expanding the general sales and use tax
base to include certain services, increasing the state motor
vehicle sales and use tax rate, abolishing the school district
property tax for maintenance and operations purposes, and
authorizing a school district property tax for the purpose of
educational enrichment.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
SCR 7 Shapleigh/et al.
Requesting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation be directly involved
in assisting the Mexican law enforcement authorities in their
investigation of the brutal murders of women in Juarez, Mexico.
SCR 37 (LC) Madla
Encouraging the United States and Mexican federal governments to reopen
the bridge and border crossing at La Linda, Coahuila, Mexico.
SCR 1 (LC) Estes/et al.
Memorializing Congress to restore the federal income tax
deductibility of state and local sales taxes.
SCR 22 (CS) Armbrister
Granting Edmund and Ruben Kappler permission to sue the state and
the General Land Office.
SCR 14 (LC) Shapleigh
Memorializing the U.S. Congress to take actions to improve access
to childhood vaccines.
SCR 25 (LC) Jackson
Memorializing the United States government to improve the enforcement of
food import restrictions on seafood imports.
SENATE BILLS
(Third Reading)
SB 366 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the regulation of on-premise signs in certain counties.
SB 488 (LC) Ogden
Relating to vehicle weight.
SENATE BILLS
(Second Reading)
SB 220 Harris
Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of
the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.
SB 391 (LC) Harris
Relating to the operation of a jail commissary by a sheriff in
certain counties.
SB 250 (LC) Barrientos
Relating to recognizing March as Texas History Month.
SB 112 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to career and technology education and training.
SB 555 (A) Shapleigh
Relating to the telecommunications planning and oversight council.
SB 543 (CS)(LC) Duncan/et al.
Relating to postconviction DNA testing.
SB 650 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to requiring the disclosure of certain information by
state investment funds, including requiring state investment funds
to post certain information on the Internet.
SB 750 (CS) Madla/et al.
Relating to the requirement that governmental public notices be
published in Spanish-language newspapers.
SB 386 (LC) Hinojosa
Relating to the use of municipal hotel tax revenue collected by
certain coastal municipalities.
SB 601 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more
reprieves in a capital case.
SB 1045 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent
wrongful convictions.
SB 1607 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to regulation of state crime laboratories.
SB 492 Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to an evaluation of public funding for children's mental
health services.
SB 810 (CS) Harris
Relating to the regulation of social workers; providing a criminal
penalty.
SB 818 (LC) Fraser
Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Real
Estate Commission.
SB 348 Lucio/et al.
Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.
SB 194 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to immunity for certain governmental employees or agents
for an act or omission committed while supervising an inmate or
offender program or activity.
SB 308 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to the administration of a retirement system for officers
and employees of certain municipalities.
SB 556 (LC) Duncan
Relating to the powers and duties of the Hardeman County Hospital
District.
SB 705 (LC) Jackson
Relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus
property to a civic or charitable organization.
SB 1569 (LC) Madla
Relating to the continuation of legal land use in newly
incorporated areas.
SB 883 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to information required to be placed in a pen packet
accompanying a defendant on transfer from county jail to the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
SB 342 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to health care for certain Texans.
SB 633 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to the investigation of a firefighter or police officer in
certain municipalities.
SB 634 (CS)(LC) Gallegos
Relating to the duties that may be assigned to certain fire
protection personnel.
SB 1088 (LC) Staples
Relating to eliminating certain requirements for publishing and
distributing volumes of legislative acts and for distributing
judicial reports and other state publications.
SB 402 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to granting certain hospital districts the authority to
issue certificates of obligation.
SB 983 (LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.
SB 1140 (LC) Estes
Relating to the election of directors of a soil and water
conservation district.
SB 596 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to discipline of public school students.
SB 141 (CS) Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to authorizing certain state agencies to share certain
information for investigative purposes.
SB 1156 (CS)(LC) Averitt
Relating to the postjudgment interest rate.
SB 623 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to the general powers and authority of water districts.
SB 395 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land
development; providing a penalty.
SB 272 (CS) Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Bar of
Texas.
SB 306 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the cremation of human remains and the operation of
crematories and certain related entities; providing a penalty.
SB 915 (CS) Fraser
Relating to the method and source of funding for the State Aircraft
Pooling Board.
SB 944 (CS) Ogden
Relating to the expiration, appearance, and funding for the
issuance of a driver's license, identification certificate, or
commercial driver's license or permit issued to a person who is not
a citizen of the United States.
SB 1398 Ogden
Relating to the admissibility of the use or nonuse of certain
safety devices in a civil trial.
SB 1412 (LC) Deuell
Relating to procurement rules, guidelines, and procedures for
regional transportation authorities.
SB 1096 Van de Putte
Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school
teacher.
SB 838 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county
attorney in Wharton County.
SB 1202 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to directing the Texas Department of Health to study and
report on the use and effectiveness of nurse triage lines.
SB 635 (CS)(LC) Gallegos
Relating to educational incentive pay under certain municipal civil
service systems.
SB 438 Lindsay
Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain
communicable diseases.
SB 496 (CS) Janek
Relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos.
SB 1775 (CS)(LC) Estes
Relating to the regulation of marine manufacturers, dealers, and
distributors.
SB 498 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to state agricultural policy regarding bison.
SB 743 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to the study and implementation of seawater desalination.
SB 142 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to improvement of science instruction and student
performance in public schools.
SB 1095 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to the frequency of public school teacher appraisals.
SB 309 (CS) Gallegos/et al.
Relating to providing health care services without regard to a
person's immigration status.
SB 1348 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the designation of NASA Road 1 and Farm-to-Market Road
528 as the NASA Parkway.
SB 424 Staples
Relating to assessment of a fee for the collection of delinquent
fines and court costs by a county attorney, district attorney, or
criminal district attorney.
SB 1103 Fraser
Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the
Veterans' Land Board.
SB 1102 (LC) 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.
SB 652 (CS) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to economic development, strategic planning, and other
issues regarding military facilities, and the merger of certain
state agencies with military responsibilities; establishing a
related bond guarantee program.
SB 1508 (LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the administration of and insurance requirements for
certain Veterans' Land Board programs.
SB 884 (CS) Brimer
Relating to county authority to regulate the placement of water
wells in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.
SB 954 (LC) Madla
Relating to the authority of a county to charge a fee for a plat
application.
SB 1014 (LC) Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of the subdivision of land under the
jurisdiction of counties.
SB 1442 (LC) Barrientos
Relating to participation in, contributions to, and benefits and
administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain
municipalities.
SB 1631 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land development
after a local option election.
SB 949 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations;
providing penalties.
SB 687 West
Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase
electricity through a political subdivision corporation.
SB 334 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
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.
SB 1044 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to supplemental pay for certain officers of the Department
of Public Safety of the State of Texas who have obtained certain
higher education degrees or an equivalent number of credit hours.
SB 1148 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to information provided to parents of newborn children
relating to immunizations.
SB 1075 (CS) West
Relating to a Health and Human Services Commission study of the
state response to abuse or neglect of certain older individuals.
SB 1283 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business
entities with certain other professionals.
SB 1299 (LC) Madla
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
SB 1410 (CS)(LC) Deuell
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services to serve as a temporary or permanent guardian
for a ward.
SB 1542 (CS) Shapiro
Relating to the tuition set by the governing board of a public
institution of higher education and to accountability reports by
those institutions.
SB 1389 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to the definition, branding, and identification of
livestock.
SB 1158 (CS) Averitt
Relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife
Department.
SB 1141 (CS)(LC) Estes
Relating to agriculture and the powers and duties of the Department
of Agriculture.
SB 1413 (CS)(LC) Deuell
Relating to certain powers and duties of the Department of
Agriculture and other entities engaged in agricultural activities.
SB 1405 (CS)(LC) Lucio/et al.
Relating to administration by the Texas Department of Agriculture
of quarantined articles.
SB 1123 (LC) Staples
Relating to the promotion and marketing of Texas products.
SB 455 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to compliance histories for and incentives to reward
compliance performance by entities regulated by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 989 Armbrister
Relating to the inspection of wildlife resources and devices used
to catch or hunt wildlife resources; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1235 Williams
Relating to contested case hearings regarding applications for
certain environmental permits.
SB 1250 Armbrister
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
SB 1361 Staples
Relating to the purposes for which citizen evidence may be used by
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 738 (CS) Duncan
Relating to the notice and hearing process for groundwater
conservation districts.
SB 1344 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to funding license buyback programs of the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
SB 1656 (CS) Madla
Relating to prohibiting the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality from amending, interpreting, impairing, or modifying a
written contract for the provision of water.
SB 279 (CS) Jackson
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 of the State of Texas.
SB 147 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to the adoption by state agencies of risk management plans
and risk control strategies.
SB 1382 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to the continuation of certain professional and
occupational licensing boards as self-directed and semi-independent
agencies.
SB 58 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of a relative caregiver placement program
for certain children for whom the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services is appointed managing conservator.
SB 1905 Barrientos/et al.
Relating to the creation, administration, and operation of and the
property tax rate imposed by certain countywide hospital districts.
SB 1895 (LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the duration of a lease for municipal civic center
property.
SB 1617 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
SB 1212 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to participation by the attorney general's consumer
protection division and the award of civil penalties in an action
under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
SB 1527 (CS)(LC) Brimer
Relating to a purchaser's right to cure default under an executory
contract for conveyance.
SB 1806 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to notice to an employer of a court order requiring an
employee to provide medical support for the employee's child;
providing penalties.
SB 1318 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the authorization of securities lending for
governmental entities.
SB 1343 (LC) Jackson
Relating to the regulation and operation of certain proprietary
schools.
SB 893 (CS)(LC) Bivins
Relating to certain procedures in a teacher suspension or contract
termination hearing.
SB 709 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the ability of certain counties to use lease-purchase
or licensing agreements.
SB 905 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to reimbursement for land removed from emergency service
districts and dispute resolution relating to the amount of
reimbursement.
SB 1161 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to authorizing counties and municipalities to provide
certain services through the Internet.
SB 1559 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the confidentiality of and access to certain personal
information contained in instruments recorded with a county clerk.
SB 380 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the prosecution of theft of service.
SB 582 (LC) Williams
Relating to the consolidation of certain offenses relating to the
driving of a motor vehicle while a driver's license or privilege to
operate a vehicle is invalid.
SB 1338 Hinojosa
Relating to a mandatory exemption from sex offender registration
for certain offenders.
SB 1155 (LC) Shapleigh
Relating to the purchase of certain wireless communication devices
by state agencies.
SB 254 Bivins/et al.
Relating to representation of a person for compensation before an
executive state agency by a member of the legislature.
SB 1482 (LC) Ogden
Relating to the retirement benefits of certain law enforcement
officers in the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
SB 1263 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to certain permitting procedures of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.
SB 1700 (CS) Wentworth
Relating to the administration of the weather modification and
control grant program.
SB 1885 (CS)(LC) Janek
Relating to the creation of the Sienna Plantation Management
District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1897 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Fall Creek Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1902 (CS)(LC) Lucio/et al.
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Rio Grande Regional Water
Authority; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
SB 1633 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to the installation and use of a water softener or reverse
osmosis system by an owner of an on-site sewage disposal system.
SB 963 (LC) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to an international trade corridor plan.
SB 1077 (CS) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to the provision of assistance to colonias and colonia
residents in certain areas of the state.
SB 1364 (LC) Staples
Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad
valorem taxation as timberland that is claimed as part of a
residence homestead or diverted to certain other uses.
SB 832 (LC) Staples
Relating to the period for the redemption of a mineral interest
sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale.
SB 1543 (CS)(LC) Janek
Relating to the eligibility for exemption from ad valorem taxation
of public property used for certain religious purposes.
SB 657 (CS)(LC) Brimer
Relating to the effect of tax increment financing by certain taxing
units in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for those taxing
units.
SB 1782 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
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.
SB 19 (CS)(LC) Ratliff
Relating to audit and other related functions of the State Auditor
and of certain other state entities.
SB 270 (CS) Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Lottery
Commission.
SB 113 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte/et al.
Relating to premium discounts for certain residential property
insurance policies.
SB 1326 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the municipal regulation of single-family and duplex
industrialized housing.
SB 1708 (A)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to the repurchase of real property acquired by a
governmental entity through eminent domain.
SB 450 (CS) Carona
Relating to outpatient drug benefit coverage in certain health
insurance policies and discount drug programs.
SB 1119 Williams
Relating to commercial group property insurance for certain
businesses and associations.
SB 1776 (CS)(LC) Gallegos
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Texas
firefighters.
SB 1835 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to testing for communicable diseases certain people who
are arrested.
SB 1745 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the right of certain sexual assault victims to a
forensic medical examination.
SB 18 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the creation and authority of the Baybrook Management
District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1563 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the regulation of aerial fireworks.
SB 1834 (CS) Staples
Relating to costs associated with the civil commitment of sexually
violent predators.
SB 1039 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to fuel cell demonstration and deployment for electric
generation.
SB 1642 (LC) Staples/et al.
Relating to the establishment of a geriatric education and care
research center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at
Tyler.
SB 487 (CS)(LC) Ogden
Relating to the relocation of utilities required for the
improvement of the state highway system.
SB 1704 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to the registration of vehicles and the issuance of
specially designed license plates by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
SB 1295 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to providing financial assistance to defense communities.
SB 1800 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to state employee military leave.
SB 865 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to pricing standards used under the Medicaid vendor drug
program.
SB 923 (A)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to criminal history checks of certain employees and
applicants for employment in nursing homes and to the period within
which a nursing home must request certain criminal history checks.
SB 1226 (CS)(LC) Nelson
Relating to the allocation of kidneys available for transplant in
this state.
SB 1826 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to certain violations under the Texas Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act; providing penalties.
SB 502 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to criminal and civil fees remitted to the comptroller of
public accounts.
SB 1664 (CS)(LC) Averitt/et al.
Relating to private activity bonds.
SB 1374 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to public waters and provision for environmental flows by
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 1118 (LC) Williams
Relating to notice sent by a local government after a mandatory
pre-bid conference.
SB 1120 (LC) Williams/et al.
Relating to the requirements of a petition to dissolve the
Montgomery County Hospital District.
SB 1277 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of electric personal assistive mobility
devices.
SB 1452 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to an offense for certain communications between an
appraisal review board member and a chief appraiser or appraisal
district employee concerning a matter related to an ad valorem tax
protest.
SB 593 (LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the membership of the Board of Protective and
Regulatory Services.
SB 1320 (CS)(LC) Nelson
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment and
medical treatment decisions.
SB 1498 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the licensing and regulation of home and community
support services agencies.
SB 1315 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to the establishment of pharmacy license classifications
by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
SB 215 Lindsay
Relating to the eligibility of elected public officers to serve as
election judges or election clerks.
SB 757 (LC) Brimer
Relating to the application for a candidate to be placed on the
general primary election ballot.
SB 891 Duncan
Relating to the operation of the joint underwriting association
under the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting
Association Act.
SB 480 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to excepting certain land from the additional tax imposed
on the change of use of land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes
as open-space land.
SB 52 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the collection and analysis of information relating to
certain sexual offenses.
SB 143 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of failure to report
child abuse.
SB 871 (CS)(LC) Shapiro
Relating to requirements imposed by the sex offender registration
statute.
SB 987 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to the expunction of certain arrest records and files.
SB 1187 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the regulation of controlled substances under the Texas
Controlled Substances Act and to the prosecution of certain
offenses under that Act.
SB 1248 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to performance review standards for peace officers
employed by the state in connection with the enforcement of traffic
laws.
SB 1597 (CS)(LC) Hinojosa
Relating to policies by law enforcement agencies regarding
arrest of persons for certain offenses.
SB 671 (CS) Staples
Relating to the determination of school district property values
and the accountability of appraisal district operations.
SB 1357 (CS)(LC) Nelson
Relating to local school health advisory councils, health education
instruction, and coordinated health programs for elementary school
students.
SB 781 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to performance standards for toilets and water leak
detection systems.
SB 1159 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle emissions in counties
participating in early action compacts.
SB 689 (CS) West
Relating to the awarding of contracts by municipalities.
SB 1002 (A) West
Relating to the low income housing tax credit program.
SB 1229 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain counties.
SB 1660 (LC) Madla
Relating to the allocation and approval processes of state ceiling
among issuers of qualified residential rental project bonds.
SB 1661 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to communications between board members, advisory
committee members, and applicants for affordable housing funds.
SB 1632 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to the authority of a joint county and municipal hospital
to borrow money.
SB 1887 (LC) Janek
Relating to the appointment of the board of directors of and to the
powers of the Westchase Area Management District.
SB 1392 (CS)(LC) Janek
Relating to regulation of distressed devices.
SB 1612 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the right of residents of an area annexed for limited purposes
to vote in certain municipal elections.
SB 1415 (CS)(LC) Deuell
Relating to recognizing Texas Prayer Day.
SB 467 (CS) Averitt
Relating to the operation of the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool.
SB 1618 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to regulation of certain life insurance.
SB 1771 (CS) Brimer
Relating to economic development programs and funding.
SB 977 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to custody of the assets of certain public retirement
systems.
SB 1213 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the election of an unopposed candidate for an office of
a political subdivision and to omission of that candidate from the
ballot.
SB 1611 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the determination and clarification of certain dates,
deadlines, and procedures under the Election Code.
SB 1752 (CS)(LC) Estes
Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas
Building and Procurement Commission.
SB 1804 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to the resolution of certain medical disputes and certain
other procedures in connection with workers' compensation benefits.
SB 1836 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to eligibility of nonborder areas for certain state
assistance.
SB 1646 (CS) Staples
Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of qualified timberland.
SB 1601 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to unclaimed funds in class actions.
SB 344 (CS)(LC) Ogden
Relating to the required reporting to the Texas Department of
Transportation of information regarding railroad crossings;
imposing a penalty.
SB 1407 (A) Estes
Relating to regulation of certain information logo signs along
certain major highways.
SB 1499 (CS) Madla/et al.
Relating to contracts for the design and construction of
transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1517 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to authority of security personnel at commercial nuclear
power plants.
SB 1706 (CS) Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the
issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the
authorities.
SB 708 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to regulation of wild animals by counties and certain
other authorities.
SB 991 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the application of certain municipal zoning regulations
affecting the appearance of buildings or open spaces.
SB 999 (CS)(LC) West
Relating to the establishment of reserve accounts to fund necessary
repairs for certain multifamily rental housing developments
assisted by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
SB 1566 (CS)(LC) Madla/et al.
Relating to certain mass gatherings.
SB 1686 (CS)(LC) Gallegos
Relating to the training required for a person appointed as a
county jailer.
SB 1833 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the use of electronic means for certain interactions
between taxpayers and appraisal districts, taxing units, or other
tax officials.
SB 1451 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products.
SB 1481 (LC) Ratliff
Relating to the repeal of the Caddo Lake Compact.
SB 1278 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to security officers for electric cooperatives.
SB 1025 (CS) Lucio
Relating to the funding of port security, transportation, and
facility projects and port studies and to the port authority
advisory committee.
SB 1879 (LC) Van de Putte
Relating to certain practices to improve energy conservation in
state buildings.
SB 1302 (LC) Madla
Relating to adding land that is in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality to the territory of certain special
purpose districts.
SB 1536 (LC) Wentworth
Relating to use of certain 9 1 1 fees and surcharges in certain
counties.
SB 92 (CS) West
Relating to a residential tenant's right to summon police or
emergency assistance; providing a civil penalty.
SB 581 (CS)(LC) Jackson/et al.
Relating to an optional discount in homeowners' insurance premiums
for the use of an insulating concrete form system.
SB 1429 (CS)(LC) Averitt
Relating to certain agreements offered in connection with a loan.
SB 290 (LC) Lucio
Relating to subdivision platting requirements in certain counties
near an international border.
SB 1743 (LC) Zaffirini
Relating to medical assistance in certain alternative
community-based care settings.
SB 1662 (CS) Duncan
Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students
with diabetes.
SB 166 (CS)(LC) Shapiro
Relating to sex offender registration requirements imposed on
certain higher education workers or students and to immunity for
release of public information obtained as a result of those
requirements.
SB 206 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund and the
available school fund and to transfers from the permanent school
fund to the available school fund.
SB 1038 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program.
SB 1820 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to district accreditation standards
SB 5 (A)(LC) Averitt
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the Johnson County Special
Utility District.
SB 192 (LC) Barrientos
Relating to the purchase of a badge, insignia, weapon, or uniform
of a peace officer or fire fighter.
SB 562 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to conditions of employment for peace officers employed by
certain political subdivisions.
SB 856 (CS) Madla
Relating to an exemption for small community water systems from
public drinking water standards for certain naturally occurring
materials.
SB 1262 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to the use of certain tax incentives by municipalities for
certain economic development.
SB 1303 (A) Madla
Relating to certain appointment and employment matters affecting a
county auditor, assistant auditor, or court reporter.
SB 1459 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to access to criminal history record information by a
county fire marshal.
SB 1460 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to county fire marshals and county fire protection;
providing penalties.
SB 1461 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to the sale of used fire protection or fire-fighting
equipment to certain volunteer fire departments.
SB 1472 (CS)(LC) West
Relating to zoological operation and maintenance boards;
authorizing taxes and bonds.
SB 1520 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to certain amendments to the Texas Housing Finance
Corporations Act.
SB 1733 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to the creation of an appeals process for the termination
or suspension of deputy constables in certain counties.
SB 1811 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to service of process of a sports and community venue
district located in a populous county.
SB 1901 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
SB 819 Fraser
Relating to the right of an insurance carrier to contest the
compensability of an injury in a workers' compensation case;
providing an administrative violation.
SB 820 Fraser
Relating to the assignment of impairment ratings to injured
employees.
SB 1173 (LC) Janek
Relating to prescription drug benefits under the group health
benefit programs for certain governmental employees and retired
employees.
SB 1670 (LC) Averitt
Relating to the ability of a health maintenance organization to
provide accessible and affordable benefit plans.
SB 24 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal
Utility District No. 1.
SB 767 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
SB 1254 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the leasing and contracting powers of a port authority
or navigation district.
SB 970 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to the sale of cacti; providing a penalty.
SB 1494 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the powers of Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
SB 1570 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the administration, powers duties, and operation of the
Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1899 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to permit requirements for groundwater transfers out of
Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1934 (LC) Hinojosa/et al.
Relating to the territory and the governing body of the Port of
Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SB 1207 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to state liability for costs and attorney's fees in
certain actions seeking declaratory judgment.
SB 1614 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to imposing a civil penalty for violation of certain
restrictions relating to genetic information.
SB 241 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to the regulation of licensed vocational nurses.
SB 216 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to the disposal by a veterinarian of animal remains and
associated medical waste.
SB 929 (CS) Shapiro
Relating to regional education service centers.
SB 4 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas school
fund student loan program.
SB 1167 (CS)(LC) Janek
Relating to increasing the number of registered nurses and other
health care professionals.
SB 56 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of rural health centers.
SB 1154 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to state publications maintained by the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
SB 1403 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to
establish an electronically searchable central database for all
grants that will be awarded by a state agency.
SB 2 (CS) Shapiro/et al.
Relating to public school finance, a state ad valorem tax, state
general sales and use taxes, state taxes on the sale or use of a
motor vehicle, and property tax relief for residential tenants.
HOUSE BILLS
(Calendar Order)
HOUSE BILLS
(Second Reading)
HB 1822 (LC) Kuempel SP: Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement
System.
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.
HB 555 (CS) Chisum SP: Armbrister
Relating to notice requirements for certain portable facilities
under the Clean Air Act.
HB 1365 (CS) Bonnen/ Ritter/ Chisum/ Luna/ Hochberg/et al.
SP: Harris
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.
HB 1536 (LC) Reyna/ Goodman SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain communication with and access to a child
following termination of the parent-child relationship.
HB 1075 (LC) McCall SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to criminal history record information for state agency
information technology personnel.
HB 660 (CS)(LC) Allen SP: Deuell
Relating to access to criminal history record information by
certain licensing and regulatory agencies.
HB 89 (CS)(LC) McClendon/ Menendez/ Naishtat/ Jones, Elizabeth/
Crownover /et al. SP: Barrientos
Relating to a leave of absence for certain state employees who are
donating an organ, bone marrow, or blood.
HB 44 (LC) Chisum/ Wise SP: Armbrister
Relating to the duties of and the renaming of the small business
stationary source assistance program as the small business
compliance assistance program.
HB 802 (LC) Geren SP: Harris
Relating to the number and location information requirements
provided by business phones in certain 9-1-1 emergency
communication districts.
HB 804 (CS) Geren/ Seaman SP: Lindsay
Relating to the minimum wage.
HB 850 (LC) Talton SP: Brimer
Relating to the regulation of the sale of a tow truck at a new
motor vehicle show or exhibition.
HB 1625 (LC) Deshotel SP: Williams
Relating to temporary wine and beer retailer's permits.
HB 242 (LC) Seaman/ Keffer, Jim/ Dawson/et al.
SP: Van de Putte
Relating to career and technology education and training.
HB 319 (LC) Grusendorf/et al. SP: Shapiro
Relating to the objectives of public education.
HB 1022 (A) Eissler/et al. SP: Williams
Relating to employment status and contract entitlements of public
school educators who fail to obtain appropriate certification.
HB 1055 (LC) Luna/ Seaman SP: Hinojosa
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi.
HB 1295 (LC) Hochberg SP: Shapiro
Relating to the total amount of public school bonds that may be
guaranteed by the permanent school fund.
HB 1095 (LC) Capelo SP: Nelson
Relating to the authority of advanced practice nurses and physician
assistants to administer, provide, and carry out or sign a
prescription drug order.
HB 587 Marchant SP: Carona
Relating to the cremation of human remains and the operation of
crematories and certain related entities; providing a penalty.
HB 1322 (LC) Naishtat SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
HB 2382 (LC) Hegar SP: Averitt
Relating to the frequency of inspection and testing of weights and
measures.
HB 1331 (LC) Solomons/ Chisum/ Gallego/ Dunnam
SP: Lucio
Relating to the continuation of notice and consent procedures
regarding the location of certain correctional or rehabilitation
facilities.
HB 263 (LC) Goodman/ Wise/ Gattis SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the establishment and operation of children's advocacy
centers.
HB 1364 (LC) Dukes SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to emergency shelter and care for minors.
HB 854 (A)(LC) West, George "Buddy"/et al.
SP: Duncan
Relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for
certain funds.
HB 1024 (A) Crownover/ Wong SP: Shapiro
Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.
HB 1226 (LC) Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to a closed meeting for a school board deliberation that
will necessarily reveal personally identifiable information about a
public school student.
HB 1564 (CS) Truitt SP: Nelson
Relating to the use of municipal funds for the acquisition of land
or acquisition, construction, expansion, or renovation of
facilities for an open-enrollment charter school.
HB 1949 (LC) Eissler/ Grusendorf/ Madden
SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school
teacher.
HB 2021 (CS)(LC) Farabee SP: Armbrister
Relating to the bankruptcy notice required to be filed by a
regulated oil and gas entity.
HB 501 (LC) Telford SP: Ratliff
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Marion County.
HB 829 (LC) Hughes SP: Ratliff
Relating to jurisdiction to enter certain orders in a failure to
attend school proceeding.
HB 884 (LC) Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to alternative dispute resolution statements required in a
suit for dissolution of a marriage and a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
HB 1472 (LC) Hartnett SP: Harris
Relating to the exercise of powers of appointment.
HB 882 (CS)(LC) Christian SP: Staples
Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
HB 1150 (CS)(LC) Puente SP: Wentworth
Relating to the financing of certain local water, conservation, and
open-space projects in accordance with the law governing sports and
community venue projects.
HB 1567 (CS) West, George "Buddy"/ Chisum/ Smith, Wayne
SP: Bivins
Relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste;
authorizing the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
HB 510 (CS) Woolley SP: Ogden
Relating to the eligibility of a federal administrative law judge
to receive U.S. Judge license plates.
HB 5 (CS) Grusendorf/ Marchant/ Wilson/ Hill/ Heflin/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Relating to public school finance.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
HCR 56 (CS)(LC) Delisi SP: Nelson
Urging the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services to authorize any section 1115 demonstration waivers.
HCR 57 (LC) Delisi SP: Nelson
Urging congress to enact the Children First SCHIP Improvement Act of 2003
and enact legislation further extending the availability of 2000 and 2001
SCHIP allotments until 2005.
(A) AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
(CS) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
(E) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY
(LC) RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR
(R) REMOVED FROM LOCAL CALENDAR