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 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 42 (CS) Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home equity line
of credit, providing for administrative interpretation of home
equity lending law, and otherwise relating to the making,
refinancing, repayment, and enforcement of home equity loans.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
SR 373 (LC) Wentworth
Memorializing Congress to prohibit federal courts from ordering or
instructing any state or political subdivision thereof to levy or
increase taxes.
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 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.
SCR 45 (LC) Fraser
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to rename the
Brownwood State School - Units I and II for Mr. Ron Jackson as a
tribute to his commitment to public service and his many contributions
to the betterment of the State of Texas.
SCR 41 (LC) Armbrister
Directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, and Texas Water Development Board to
exclude consideration of recreational fishing restrictions in any
study of Texas bays and estuaries.
SCR 24 (LC) Jackson
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to name the
new public health laboratory building for Dr. Jesse Vernal Irons.
SENATE BILLS
(Third Reading)
SB 366 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the regulation of on-premise signs in certain counties.
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 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 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/et al.
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 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 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 949 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations;
providing penalties.
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 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 1299 (LC) Madla
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
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 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 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 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 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 1617 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
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 380 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the prosecution of theft of service.
SB 1338 Hinojosa
Relating to a mandatory exemption from sex offender registration
for certain offenders.
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/et al.
Relating to certain permitting procedures of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality.
SB 1077 (CS) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to the provision of assistance to colonias and colonia
residents in certain areas of the state.
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 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 1563 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the regulation of aerial fireworks.
SB 1277 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of electric personal assistive mobility
devices.
SB 215 Lindsay
Relating to the eligibility of elected public officers to serve as
election judges or election clerks.
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 781 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to performance standards for toilets and water leak
detection systems.
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 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 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 1752 (CS)(LC) Estes
Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas
Building and Procurement Commission.
SB 1836 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to eligibility of nonborder areas for certain state
assistance.
SB 1407 (A) Estes/et al.
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 1706 (CS) Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the
issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the
authorities.
SB 991 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the application of certain municipal zoning regulations
affecting the appearance of buildings or open spaces.
SB 1536 (LC) Wentworth
Relating to use of certain 9 1 1 fees and surcharges in certain
counties.
SB 290 (LC) Lucio
Relating to subdivision platting requirements in certain counties
near an international border.
SB 1662 (CS) Duncan/et al.
Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students
with diabetes.
SB 1038 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program.
SB 1820 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to criteria for rating the performance of school
districts.
SB 5 (A)(LC) Averitt
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the Johnson County Special
Utility District; authorizing the imposition of taxes and the
issuance of bonds.
SB 192 (LC) Barrientos
Relating to the purchase of a badge, insignia, weapon, or uniform
of a peace officer or firefighter.
SB 562 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to conditions of employment for peace officers employed by
certain municipalities.
SB 856 (CS) Madla
Relating to compliance schedules for small community water systems
in accordance with 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 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-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 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 and to the ability to sue and be
sued of a sports and community venue district.
SB 1901 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to the creation of 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 the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal
Utility District No. 1; granting the authority to impose taxes and
issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
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 1494 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the powers of Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
SB 1570 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to certain public water supply wells in 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 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 1167 (CS)(LC) Janek
Relating to increasing the number of registered nurses and other
health care professionals in this state and collecting and
analyzing nursing data.
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 Texas State Library and Archives
Commission and the Department of Information Resources to establish
a searchable database for grants awarded by state agencies.
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.
SB 1160 (CS) Barrientos
Relating to the development and implementation of personnel
policies and procedures of state agencies.
SB 1388 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to access to certain personal information under the public
information law.
SB 1643 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the appointment of election officers for a central
counting station for certain elections.
SB 1695 (CS)(LC) Wentworth/et al.
Relating to the development and implementation of a Texas music
project by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
SB 1011 (CS) West
Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire
examination.
SB 1450 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to the authority of a guardian of the person of a ward to
transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility and file
for emergency detention under certain circumstances and to consent
to the administration of certain medication.
SB 1466 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to hotel occupancy taxes and the financing of convention
center facilities in certain counties.
SB 25 (LC) Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kenedy County Groundwater
Conservation District.
SB 799 (CS) Jackson/et al.
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
SB 1325 Carona
Relating to renewable energy credit for converting solid waste into
electric energy.
SB 1925 (LC) Estes
Relating to the powers, financing, and fees of office for the
Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1930 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the board of directors and the powers of the Lone Star
Groundwater Conservation District; validating certain actions and
proceedings of the district.
SB 1463 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to the conversion of a nontoll state highway to a toll
facility.
SB 1396 (CS) Hinojosa
Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation
districts and port authorities.
SB 1731 (LC) Gallegos/et al.
Relating to fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation,
restoration, and management of certain county records.
SB 1777 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to fire control, prevention, and emergency medical
services districts of certain municipalities.
SB 1909 (LC) Lucio
Relating to the regulation of the subdividing or development of
land in areas bordering the Rio Grande and the Laguna Madre or the
Gulf of Mexico.
SB 770 Madla
Relating to the direct shipment of wine to consumers.
SB 1019 (LC) Duncan
Relating to the powers, duties, taxing authority, and dissolution
procedure of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District.
SB 1658 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the application of changes in benefits received by
members and retirees of retirement systems for paid, partly paid,
and volunteer fire fighters and their beneficiaries.
SB 1907 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of alarm systems and alarm systems
companies.
SB 1937 (CS) Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure costs to
developers.
SB 1936 (LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of the Buffalo Bayou Management District;
providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1918 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Katy Towne Centre Development
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
SB 978 (CS) Wentworth
Relating to the automation of the compulsory motor vehicle
inspection system.
SB 1210 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business
in awarding certain municipal and school district contracts.
SB 1230 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to authorizing an environmental service fee at Southwest
Texas State University.
SB 1652 (CS) Shapiro/et al.
Relating to institutions of higher education, including the
administration, operation, governance, and financing of those
institutions.
SB 1067 Carona
Relating to administrative interpretation of home equity lending
law.
SB 203 (CS) Janek/et al.
Relating to fees charged for certain transportation services to and
from cruise ship terminals.
SB 1085 (CS) Madla
Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising.
SB 1215 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the
election and filing for candidacy in political subdivision
elections.
SB 1414 (CS) Deuell/et al.
Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain
emergency first responders.
SB 1655 (CS) Madla
Relating to the administration and finances of counties and certain
other entities.
SB 1659 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to certain ad valorem tax exemptions, payments, and
refunds.
SB 1912 (A)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Harborside Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1742 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the transfer of money appropriated to provide care for
certain persons in nursing facilities to provide community-based
services to those persons.
SB 1780 (CS) Ogden
Relating to claiming a franchise tax credit for certain qualified
capital investments.
SB 1861 (CS)(LC) Bivins
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
SB 787 (LC) Carona
Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license
to practice medicine in this state.
SB 795 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to the punishment for a corporation or association
convicted of an offense involving the criminally negligent
inspection, maintenance, or operation of a commercial motor
vehicle.
SB 921 (LC) Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a judge to reduce or terminate the
community supervision of a defendant convicted of an offense
punishable as a state jail felony.
SB 1093 (LC) Shapiro
Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
SB 1245 (LC) Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the governance of the Crime Victims' Institute.
SB 20 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the issuance of certain permits for overweight
vehicles; providing a penalty.
SB 1928 (LC) Staples
Relating to the boundaries of the Athens Municipal Water Authority.
SB 1941 (LC) Averitt
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Lake Alan Henry Water District;
granting the power of eminent domain; authorizing the issuance of
bonds and the imposition of taxes.
SB 1592 (CS) West
Relating to applications for and allocations of reservations of the
state ceiling among issuers of qualified residential rental project
bonds.
SB 1370 (CS) Duncan
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain
governmental officers, employees, and retirees and their
dependents.
SB 1369 (CS) Duncan
Relating to certain group benefits for retired school employees.
SB 769 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the licensing and regulation of surgical assistants.
SB 75 (CS) Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to child-care services for certain low-wage employees.
SB 411 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department
personnel.
SB 563 (CS) Lucio
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with
autism or a pervasive developmental disorder.
SB 791 (LC) West
Relating to a program to monitor the collection and remittance of
certain court costs and fees.
SB 1915 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the terms of court of the 9th Judicial District.
SB 1940 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the County Court at Law of Aransas County.
SB 1679 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to driving records and to the operation of commercial
motor vehicles; creating an offense.
SB 474 (CS) Lucio/et al.
Relating to nutrition and health programs for public school
children.
SB 815 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to the development of essential knowledge and skills for
subjects in the enrichment curriculum.
SB 1444 (CS) Barrientos
Relating to safety regulations for extracurricular school athletic
activities and civil consequences arising from noncompliance with
those regulations; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1476 (CS) West/et al.
Amending Section 53.47, Education Code, to permit the creation of
nonprofit corporations to refund outstanding student loan bonds.
SB 1521 Zaffirini
Relating to tuition charged by an institution of public higher
education for certain graduate programs.
SB 1819 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to the awarding of contracts for Lottery Commission
equipment, supplies, services and advertising.
SB 1176 (CS)(LC) Harris/et al.
Relating to the regulation of roofing contractors; providing
penalties.
SB 1092 (CS)(LC) Shapiro
Relating to evidence offered in the prosecution of the offense of
child pornography.
SB 1411 (CS)(LC) Deuell
Relating to electronic surveillance.
SB 1678 (CS) Whitmire
Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and
Paroles.
SB 1919 (CS) Harris/et al.
Relating to the punishment for assaults committed against certain
sports participants.
SB 1932 (CS)(LC) Ogden
Relating to the performance of the duties of a district attorney by
the Prison Prosecution Unit in case of a vacancy in certain
counties.
SB 23 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Waller County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
SB 554 (CS) Janek
Relating to the authorization of the imposition of a temporary
prohibition on enforcement of the law governing access to public
beaches following a meteorological event.
SB 1275 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to the revocation of permits for certain landfill
facilities.
SB 1480 (CS) Janek
Relating to efforts by coastal counties to mitigate coastal erosion
and improve public access to public beaches; authorizing the
issuance of bonds by coastal counties.
SB 1582 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to authorizing political subdivisions to trap, transport,
and transplant certain white-tailed deer.
SB 1933 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the exclusion of land from Waterwood Municipal Utility
District.
SB 1935 (CS)(LC) Fraser
Relating to the law governing the Brazos River Authority and the
law governing the Lower Colorado River Authority, including matters
affecting the composition of the governing boards of those
authorities.
SB 1944 (CS)(LC) Fraser
Relating to the creation, operation, administration, powers,
duties, and financing of the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic
Development District.
SB 1252 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of certain activities associated with
providing private security.
SB 1406 (CS)(LC) Estes
Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents
of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other
states concerning concealed handgun licenses.
SB 1551 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to the creation and composition of judicial districts and the
election and powers and duties of certain district attorneys.
SB 1923 (A)(LC) Ogden
Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
the district attorney for the 258th Judicial District.
SB 1478 (A) West
Relating to protecting certain public employees who report
violations of law.
SB 1387 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of racing.
SB 588 (LC) Duncan
Relating to liability insurance coverage for certain nursing
institutions.
SB 728 Staples
Relating to the benefits provided to the survivors of certain
public employees killed in the line of duty.
SB 1942 Wentworth
Relating to the name of Southwest Texas State University.
HOUSE BILLS
(Calendar Order)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
HJR 61 (LC) McReynolds/et al. SP: Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to
donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit
of rural volunteer fire departments.
HOUSE BILLS
(Third Reading)
HB 804 (CS) Geren/ Seaman SP: Lindsay
Relating to the minimum wage.
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 1536 (LC) Reyna/ Goodman SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain communication with and access to a child
following termination of the parent-child relationship.
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 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 510 (CS) Woolley SP: Ogden
Relating to the issuance of special license plates for federal
administrative law judges.
HB 227 (CS)(LC) Keel SP: Jackson
Relating to certain notice requirements in a court order providing
for the possession of or access to a child.
HB 1471 (CS)(LC) Hartnett SP: Harris
Relating to the duties and removal of a trustee.
HB 839 (LC) Howard SP: Armbrister
Relating to a limitation on the future employment of a board member
of certain water-related districts.
HB 1078 (LC) Chisum SP: Estes
Relating to the election of directors of a soil and water
conservation district.
HB 1120 (LC) Phillips SP: Estes
Relating to the competitive bidding requirement for the Greater
Texoma Utility Authority.
HB 1231 (LC) Geren/ Seaman/ Oliveira/ Luna/ Dawson
SP: Lucio
Relating to management of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.
HB 1328 (LC) Phillips SP: Estes
Relating to cooperative federal and state wildlife-restoration
projects.
HB 2012 (LC) Hardcastle SP: Estes
Relating to the creation of an organic standards registration and
certification program.
HB 261 Hupp/ Delisi/ Miller/ Riddle
SP: Fraser
Relating to the eligibility of armed forces personnel and their
family members to pay tuition and fees at the rate provided to
Texas residents.
HB 156 (LC) Krusee/ Gattis/ Mercer SP: Ogden
Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional
mobility authority.
HB 861 (LC) McReynolds SP: Madla
Relating to the qualifications of a volunteer emergency care
attendant.
HB 1735 (LC) Delisi/ Capelo/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to disease management services under certain state-funded
or state-administered health plans.
HB 3484 (LC) Delisi/ Uresti SP: Deuell
Relating to health care coverage and services and other
infrastructures for employed persons with disabilities.
HB 1014 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the purposes for which a special utility district may
be created.
HB 1452 (LC) Hilderbran SP: Wentworth
Relating to prohibiting a governmental entity from disclosing
information relating to use of certain predator control devices.
HB 1836 (LC) Hardcastle/et al. SP: Duncan
Relating to the definition of livestock; providing a criminal
penalty.
HB 164 (LC) Truitt SP: Nelson
Relating to the rates at which the municipal sales and use tax for
street maintenance may be imposed.
HB 211 (LC) Brown, Fred SP: Ogden
Relating to the purchase of insurance by certain municipalities
through competitive bidding and proposal procedures.
HB 258 (LC) Pickett/ McClendon/ Pena/ Moreno, Paul/ Dukes/
et al. SP: Madla
Relating to correcting errors in the distribution of benefits by a
public retirement system.
HB 472 (LC) Pickett/ Seaman SP: Madla
Relating to requirements for certain licensing programs
administered by the state fire marshal.
HB 608 (LC) Denny SP: Nelson
Relating to the selection of alternate public members to serve on
the committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or
precinct officers.
HB 873 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the rural volunteer fire department insurance program.
HB 940 (LC) Chisum SP: Bivins
Relating to the Hemphill County Hospital District.
HB 1030 (LC) Hardcastle SP: Duncan
Relating to the powers and duties of the Hardeman County Hospital
District.
HB 1061 (LC) Griggs/et al. SP: Brimer
Relating to municipal officer and employee participation in state
travel services contracts.
HB 1066 (LC) Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the continuance of the municipal court technology fund
and the purposes for which the fund may be used.
HB 1153 (LC) Puente SP: Madla
Relating to the retirement system for fire fighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
HB 1631 (LC) Hilderbran SP: Fraser
Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District.
HB 1832 (LC) Harper-Brown SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain powers of the City of Irving with regard to and
validating certain acts of the Dallas County Utility and
Reclamation District.
HB 147 (LC) Solomons/ Woolley/et al. SP: Shapleigh
Relating to application of the no-call list provisions to
commercial mobile service providers and subscribers.
HB 149 (LC) Solomons/ Woolley SP: Shapleigh
Relating to certain privacy protections for consumer information
included in the Texas no-call list.
HB 276 (LC) Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and costs in an action
against a fraudulent transfer.
HB 543 (LC) Jones, Jesse SP: Lindsay
Relating to certain restrictions on the delivery or installation of
a new or used manufactured home in a flood-prone area.
HB 904 (LC) Mowery SP: Brimer
Relating to certain nonprofit cemetery corporations.
HB 1076 (LC) McCall/ Raymond SP: Shapiro
Relating to the ownership of a motor vehicle dealership.
HB 1199 (CS)(LC) Krusee/ McCall/ Driver/ Denny/ Hamilton/et al.
SP: Whitmire
Relating to local option elections for the sale of alcoholic
beverages; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1264 (CS)(LC) Cook, Robby SP: Ogden
Relating to the sale of wine by holders of a winery permit.
HB 1307 (CS)(LC) Marchant SP: Averitt
Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit
unions.
HB 1394 (LC) Elkins/ Edwards/ Bohac/ Giddings/ Solomons
SP: Williams
Relating to a revision of the general provisions of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
HB 1531 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the powers and duties of gas and electric corporations.
HB 681 (CS)(LC) Farrar/ Branch/ Griggs/ McReynolds/ Swinford
SP: Lindsay
Relating to the location of a jail or related facility operated by
a private vendor or a county.
HB 1221 (LC) Telford/ Homer/ Merritt/ Mabry/ Hopson
SP: Van de Putte
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment resulting from an employer
being called to active military duty.
HB 591 (LC) Delisi/ Chavez/ Jones, Elizabeth/ Hupp/ Seaman
SP: Fraser
Relating to public school admission of military personnel and
dependents under reciprocity agreements between states.
HB 174 (LC) Howard/ Isett/ Berman/ Corte/ Seaman/et al.
SP: Estes
Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces
called to active state duty.
HB 821 (LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to the methods of providing notice of an associate judge's
report in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 823 (LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to associate judges for certain family law matters.
HB 886 (LC) Dutton/et al. SP: Armbrister
Relating to attorney's fees in a proceeding to enforce an order for
the possession of or access to a child.
HB 887 (LC) Dutton SP: West
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and expenses in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 889 (LC) Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to the enforcement of an agreement concerning child
support.
HB 2498 (LC) Luna SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 5 of
Nueces County.
HB 2689 (LC) Keffer, Jim SP: Duncan
Relating to the practice of law.
HB 627 (LC) Reyna/ Delisi/ Mabry/et al.
SP: Deuell
Relating to an area quarantine in response to the introduction of
an environmental or toxic agent into the environment; providing a
criminal penalty.
HB 1032 (LC) Driver SP: Deuell
Relating to expiration of a driving instruction permit.
HB 1117 Keffer, Jim/ Seaman/et al. SP: Deuell
Relating to the clarification by a county of the existence of a
public interest in certain roads.
HB 295 (LC) Smith, Todd SP: Wentworth
Relating to the security required to contest an application for
certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
HB 655 (LC) Menendez/ Corte SP: Madla
Relating to the sale of property by a defense base development
authority.
HB 1156 (LC) Giddings/ Elkins/ Solomons/ Oliveira/ Kolkhorst
SP: Fraser
Relating to adoption of the Business Organizations Code.
HB 2031 (LC) Puente SP: Madla
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
HB 1637 (CS)(LC) Oliveira/ Giddings/ Solomons/ Elkins/ Kolkhorst
SP: Averitt
Relating to the formation, organization, management, and records of
certain business organizations.
HB 1849 (CS)(LC) Allen SP: Whitmire
Relating to the revocation process for certain persons released
from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or
mandatory supervision.
HB 883 (A)(LC) Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to the powers of an associate judge under the Family Code.
HB 980 (CS)(LC) Goodman/ McClendon SP: Harris
Relating to the circumstances under which a child may be adopted.
HB 346 (A)(LC) Dutton/ Rodriguez SP: Whitmire
Relating to the period during which a person may be confined for
contempt of court.
HB 3149 (A)(LC) Wilson SP: Harris
Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists.
HB 1306 (A)(LC) Marchant SP: Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to
real property purchased or sold by certain state agencies.
HB 545 (CS)(LC) Wohlgemuth/ Flores/ Hupp/ Uresti/ Berman/et al.
SP: Wentworth
Relating to military discharge records that are recorded with or
otherwise in the possession of a governmental body.
HB 941 (LC) Chisum SP: Estes
Relating to the export of certain beer, malt liquor, and ale.
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.
HCR 151 (LC) Chavez SP: Lucio
Urging Congress to reinstate funding for the Community Adjustment
and Investment Program.
HCR 82 (A)(LC) Campbell/et al. SP: Barrientos
Memorializing Congress to increase Texas' share of revenue from the
federal fuel tax to 95 percent.
(A) AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
(CS) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
(E) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY
(LC) RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR
(R) REMOVED FROM LOCAL CALENDAR