REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
HOUSE BILLS
(Calendar Order)
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
HJR 59 (LC) Uresti SP: 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.
HJR 62 (LC) Truitt SP: Nelson
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
permit a person to take office without an election if the person is
the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office.
HJR 23 (LC) Hochberg/ Solomons SP: Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment permitting refinancing of a
home equity loan with a reverse mortgage.
HOUSE BILLS
(Third Reading)
HOUSE BILLS
(Second Reading)
HB 1024 (A) Crownover/ Wong SP: Shapiro
Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.
HB 156 (LC) Krusee/ Gattis/ Mercer SP: Ogden
Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional
mobility authority.
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 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 1394 (LC) Elkins/ Edwards/ Bohac/ Giddings/ Solomons
SP: Williams
Relating to a revision of the general provisions of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
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 823 (LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to associate judges for certain family law matters.
HB 2689 (LC) Keffer, Jim SP: Duncan
Relating to the practice of law.
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 1208 (CS) Lewis SP: Shapiro
Relating to the mitigation of traffic congestion on highways;
providing penalties.
HB 3175 Pitts SP: Bivins
Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to
manage cash flow by transferring available cash between funds in
the custody or under the management of the comptroller; making an
appropriation.
HB 1165 (CS)(LC) Solomons/ Elkins/ Giddings/ Kolkhorst/ Zedler
SP: Janek
Relating to corporations.
HB 630 (LC) Hilderbran/ Casteel/ Garza/ Canales
SP: Madla
Relating to the designation of State Highway 173 between Kerrville
and Jourdanton as the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Highway.
HB 816 (LC) Woolley SP: Lindsay
Relating to recognizing the week that includes the third Friday in
May as Transportation Week.
HB 874 (LC) Menendez/ Castro/ Reyna SP: Wentworth
Relating to the driver's license or personal identification card
number on a parking placard issued to an individual with a
disability.
HB 1330 (LC) McReynolds/ Christian SP: Staples
Relating to medical information on a driver's license.
HB 1439 (LC) Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to the application and enforcement of traffic regulations
in private subdivisions in certain counties.
HB 1654 (LC) Wohlgemuth SP: Averitt
Relating to designation of a portion of State Highway 121 in
Tarrant and Johnson counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.
HB 2384 (LC) Hegar SP: Janek
Relating to the unauthorized use of toll roads in certain counties.
HB 2859 (LC) Wohlgemuth SP: Ogden
Relating to the regulation of obstructions to air navigation.
HB 294 (LC) Davis, John/ Pena/ Hilderbran/ Cook, Byron/
Geren /et al. SP: Barrientos
Relating to recognizing March as Texas History Month.
HB 275 (LC) Keel SP: Armbrister
Relating to the prosecution of theft of service.
HB 900 (LC) King SP: Estes
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles by law
enforcement officers.
HB 3377 (LC) Rangel/ Canales/ Garza SP: Lucio
Relating to the filing of a notice of seizure and intended
forfeiture in an asset forfeiture case.
HB 2092 (LC) Harper-Brown SP: Wentworth
Relating to the award of certain state highway maintenance
contracts.
HB 1883 (CS)(LC) 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.
HB 2116 (CS)(LC) Brown, Fred/ Mercer SP: Ogden
Relating to the operation of Texas Task Force 1.
HB 7 (CS) Heflin SP: Bivins
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and making
reductions in current appropriations.
HB 1539 (LC) Naishtat SP: Wentworth
Relating to associate judges for statutory probate courts.
HB 1648 (LC) Morrison SP: Shapiro
Relating to standing for certain foster parents to file suit to
adopt a child.
HB 1666 (LC) Hartnett SP: Wentworth
Relating to the courts that may approve a transfer of payment
rights under certain structured settlements.
HB 2157 (LC) Hartnett SP: Duncan
Relating to the use of the judicial and court personnel training
fund.
HB 2238 (LC) Paxton SP: Hinojosa
Relating to multiple-party accounts.
HB 2402 (CS)(LC) Stick/ Rodriguez/ Baxter SP: Barrientos
Relating to the compensation of district judges in Collin and
Travis counties.
HB 2682 (LC) Denny/et al. SP: Staples
Relating to the designation of permanent places for certain
judicial offices.
HB 3386 (LC) Hartnett SP: Averitt
Relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to
the county in which district court proceedings may be conducted.
HB 1948 (CS)(LC) Baxter/et al. SP: Fraser
Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring
legislative oversight committee.
HB 296 (LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on
the general primary election ballot for certain judicial
candidates.
HB 581 (LC) Crownover SP: Fraser
Relating to the medication or drug testing of racing animals under
the Texas Racing Act.
HB 1171 (LC) Madden SP: Ratliff
Relating to the notice required to be given to a governmental
entity to recover in a suit on a payment bond.
HB 1174 (LC) Brown, Betty SP: Staples
Relating to the election officers that serve a branch polling place
during the early voting period.
HB 1549 (CS)(LC) Denny/ Howard/ Uresti/ Jones, Jesse/ Heflin
SP: Nelson
Relating to changes required in election laws to implement the
federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
HB 1984 (LC) Kuempel SP: Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas County and District
Retirement System.
HB 2089 (LC) Geren SP: Nelson
Relating to requiring the secretary of state to publicly post a
list of candidate names on the Internet.
HB 2093 (LC) Harper-Brown SP: Staples
Relating to electioneering regulations during early voting.
HB 752 (CS)(LC) Woolley/et al. SP: Williams
Relating to the administration of public retirement systems for
police officers in certain municipalities.
HB 638 Chisum SP: Armbrister
Relating to emissions reductions incentives and the emissions
reductions incentives account.
HB 1339 (LC) Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to certain information that a school district must provide
to the parent of or person standing in parental relation to a
district student and to evaluation of a student for special
education services.
HB 2061 (LC) Grusendorf SP: Janek
Relating to notice of disciplinary action taken against certain
public school students.
HB 3555 (LC) Thompson SP: Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
HB 554 (LC) Chisum/et al. SP: Madla
Relating to grievance procedures regarding compensation and
expenses for county and precinct officers.
HB 686 (LC) Lewis SP: Nelson
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain county
commissioners.
HB 898 (LC) Hamilton/ Giddings/ Menendez
SP: Staples
Relating to the use of state travel services by public junior
colleges and school districts.
HB 1088 (LC) Hill SP: Carona
Relating to sales tax information provided by the comptroller to
certain municipalities.
HB 1189 (LC) Talton SP: Gallegos
Relating to alternative dispute resolution procedures in certain
police departments.
HB 1207 (LC) Kuempel SP: Armbrister
Relating to the application of certain municipal zoning regulations
affecting the appearance of buildings or open spaces.
HB 1454 Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to powers of a property owners' association relating to
restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions.
HB 1729 (LC) Merritt SP: Ratliff
Relating to the municipal court of record for the City of Longview.
HB 1877 (LC) Hardcastle/ Christian/ Hughes/et al.
SP: Madla
Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.
HB 1952 (LC) Truitt SP: Brimer
Relating to local regulation of public swimming pools.
HB 2038 (LC) Lewis SP: Madla
Relating to entrance examinations for beginning positions in the
fire and police departments of certain municipalities.
HB 2076 (LC) Casteel SP: Madla
Relating to the hotel occupancy tax imposed by certain counties.
HB 2130 (LC) Kuempel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the exemptions from requirements applicable to local
permits.
HB 2361 (LC) Bailey SP: Gallegos
Relating to the investigation of a firefighter or police officer in
certain municipalities.
HB 2561 (LC) Rose/ Quintanilla SP: 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.
HB 3075 (LC) West, George "Buddy" SP: Bivins
Relating to local agreements to allow certain development
corporations and taxing units to invest in and receive tax revenues
from certain regional economic development projects.
HB 3235 (LC) Smith, Todd SP: Madla
Relating to certification training programs for municipal building
inspectors and the implementation of Texas building energy
efficiency performance standards by certified municipal building
inspectors.
HB 2227 (LC) Hughes SP: Ratliff
Relating to the frequency of meetings of the board for the Upper
Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District.
HB 2558 (LC) Swinford SP: Duncan
Relating to certain reporting requirements and orders relating to
commercial fertilizer.
HB 2786 (LC) Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to an extension of a strategic partnership agreement
between a special purpose district and certain municipalities.
HB 3213 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the authority of veterinarians to form a professional
association.
HB 3214 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the fees of office payable to directors of certain
general and special law districts.
HB 3374 (LC) Rangel/ Puente/ Guillen/ Canales
SP: Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kenedy County Groundwater
Conservation District.
HB 135 (LC) Brown, Fred/ Chavez/et al. SP: Shapiro
Relating to the requirements of an auctioneer's license.
HB 1056 (LC) Hamilton SP: Williams
Relating to the employment of a minor in certain establishments
that serve alcoholic beverages.
HB 1496 (LC) Solomons SP: Duncan
Relating to reduction in benefit fraud and claim overpayments in
unemployment compensation.
HB 1526 (LC) Geren SP: Harris
Relating to the registration requirements for certain retired
architects.
HB 2172 (LC) Chavez/ Castro/ Thompson/ Keffer, Jim/ Solis
SP: Lucio
Relating to administration of certain workforce development
programs by the Texas Workforce Commission.
HB 2200 (LC) Solomons SP: Fraser
Relating to restrictions on apartment owners in a condominium
regime relating to club membership.
HB 21 (LC) Corte/ Laubenberg SP: Nelson
Relating to admission to and discharge from facilities for
voluntary inpatient mental health services for persons younger than
18 years of age.
HB 653 (LC) Davis, John SP: Janek
Relating to a shampoo apprentice permit.
HB 728 Delisi SP: Duncan
Relating to the continuous eligibility of certain children for
medical assistance benefits.
HB 1077 (LC) Jones, Jesse/ Davis, Yvonne
SP: West
Relating to removal of remains interred in a cemetery.
HB 1886 Zedler SP: Nelson
Relating to the assessment of fees for the regulation of code
enforcement officers.
HB 2058 (LC) Villarreal SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a study regarding goals, outcome standards, and
objectives in certain contracts with the Department of Protective
and Regulatory Services.
HB 2131 (LC) Zedler SP: Deuell
Relating to the regulation of certain operating room nurses
employed by certain other health providers.
HB 2886 (LC) Van Arsdale SP: Lindsay
Relating to certain certificates and reports filed with the bureau
of vital statistics.
HB 195 (LC) Griggs SP: Nelson
Relating to the collection and distribution of delinquent ad
valorem taxes imposed by county education districts.
HB 219 (LC) Hope/et al. SP: Staples
Relating to the display of the United States national motto in
public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher
education.
HB 558 (LC) Grusendorf SP: Shapiro
Relating to rehiring experienced teachers under probationary
contracts.
HB 673 (A)(LC) Madden SP: Shapiro
Relating to parental notification of public school teacher
qualifications.
HB 912 (LC) Madden SP: Shapiro
Relating to the distribution of school district employment policies
to teachers employed under term contracts.
HB 1113 (LC) Crownover SP: Zaffirini
Relating to returning a public school teacher to probationary
contract status.
HB 1441 (LC) Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to school districts that place an excessive number of
students in certain special education instructional arrangements.
HB 1440 (CS)(LC) Eissler SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the frequency of public school teacher appraisals.
HB 1537 (LC) Dukes/ Thompson/ Chavez/ Morrison/ Pena
SP: Barrientos
Relating to a fee for statues of Barbara Jordan and Cesar Chavez
and related scholarships at The University of Texas at Austin.
HB 1649 (CS)(LC) Mercer/et al. SP: Van de Putte
Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San
Antonio.
HB 1650 (CS)(LC) Mercer/et al. SP: Van de Putte
Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San
Antonio.
HB 1776 (LC) Hughes/ Dutton/ Smith, Todd/et al.
SP: Nelson
Relating to Celebrate Freedom Week and to certain instruction in
social studies classes in public schools.
HB 1890 (LC) Morrison SP: Williams
Relating to tuition rebates to certain undergraduate students who
graduate from an institution of higher education without excessive
semester credit hours.
HB 2072 (A)(LC) Grusendorf SP: Shapiro
Relating to payment by teachers for missing textbooks in public
schools.
HB 2169 (A) Telford/ Ritter/ Menendez/ Flores/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Relating to the payment of retirement benefits to retirees who are
employed by certain public educational institutions.
HB 1959 (CS)(LC) Smithee SP: Bivins
Relating to facilities and other property of the Dallam-Hartley
Counties Hospital District.
HB 2295 (CS)(LC) Thompson SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
HB 755 (LC) Chisum/ Seaman SP: Jackson
Relating to the offense of failing to certify compliance of an
underground storage tank before accepting delivery of the regulated
substance to be stored in the tank.
HB 917 (LC) Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to the authority of counties and municipalities to incur
debt to participate in erosion response projects undertaken by the
General Land Office.
HB 919 (LC) Eiland SP: Armbrister
Relating to the review and approval of drainage reports by certain
special districts.
HB 1046 (LC) Swinford SP: Duncan
Relating to an application for registration of a commercial
fertilizer.
HB 1152 (LC) Puente SP: Estes
Relating to the authority of certain nonprofit water supply
corporations and sewer service corporations to establish and
enforce customer water conservation measures.
HB 1309 (LC) Pitts SP: Duncan
Relating to the applicability of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
Act to nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporations.
HB 1366 (LC) Elkins SP: Jackson
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
HB 1398 (LC) Swinford SP: Duncan
Relating to procedures for arbitration of seed performance
disputes.
HB 1481 (LC) Allen SP: Estes
Relating to the creation of the operating permit fees account for
fees collected under Titles IV and V of the Clean Air Act.
HB 1529 (LC) Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the inspection of wildlife resources and devices used
to catch or hunt wildlife resources and to the cold storage of game
animals.
HB 1765 (LC) Smith, Wayne SP: Jackson
Relating to requiring financial assurance as a condition of issuing
a permit or registration to haulers of certain solid wastes.
HB 1989 Ellis/ Cook, Byron SP: Staples
Relating to hunting and fishing stamps issued by the Parks and
Wildlife Department; providing a penalty.
HB 2300 (LC) Gallego SP: Madla
Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Jeff Davis
County Underground Water Conservation District.
HB 2328 (LC) McReynolds/ Christian/ Homer/ Hughes/ Hardcastle/
et al. SP: Staples
Relating to the registration of persons engaged in certain fowl
operations; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2351 Kuempel SP: Averitt
Relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife
Department.
HB 2529 (LC) Madden SP: Estes
Relating to providing a grace period for enforcement actions
against a small water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid
waste disposal service being integrated into a regional service.
HB 2546 (LC) Bonnen/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
HB 2654 (LC) Farabee SP: Estes
Relating to clarification of certain exemptions from requirements
of pipeline assessment and testing.
HB 2887 (LC) Van Arsdale SP: Lindsay
Relating to the exemption of certain services necessary to comply
with federal and state construction storm water requirements from
certain contract requirements.
HB 3556 (LC) Campbell SP: Duncan
Relating to management of and certain actions and proceedings of
the Sterling County Underground Water Conservation District.
HB 729 Goodman/ Dutton SP: Shapiro
Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Parentage Act regarding
gestational agreements.
HB 913 (LC) Goodman/ Dutton SP: Harris
Relating to the conservatorship of, and the possession of and
access to, a child.
HB 1391 (LC) Hamric SP: Gallegos
Relating to the confidentiality of pleadings and protective order
applications in certain proceedings in the Family Code.
HB 1709 (LC) Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the settlement of the guardianship of the estate of a
ward.
HB 1815 (LC) Goodman/ Wise SP: Harris
Relating to court-ordered representation in suits affecting the
parent-child relationship.
HB 2341 (LC) Kolkhorst SP: Armbrister
Relating to the duties of the district attorney in Washington and
Burleson counties.
HB 3595 (LC) Chavez SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the statutory county courts in El Paso County.
HB 3603 (LC) Smith, Todd SP: Brimer
Relating to the appointment or election of judges of municipal
courts of record in the City of Bedford.
HB 148 (LC) Solomons SP: West
Relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, sale, or possession
of a counterfeit disabled parking placard; providing penalties.
HB 177 (LC) McCall/ Castro SP: West
Relating to the regulation of certain international matchmaking
organizations; providing a civil penalty.
HB 1653 (LC) Chavez/et al. SP: Lucio
Relating to approval of the construction of a bridge over the Rio
Grande.
HB 2975 (LC) Chavez/ Castro/ Quintanilla
SP: Lucio
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program by the Texas
Workforce Commission in the Texas-Mexico border region for
technology training of certain persons.
HB 928 (LC) Eiland SP: Armbrister
Relating to the authorized investments and transactions of certain
stipulated premium insurance companies.
HB 1476 (LC) Truitt SP: Nelson
Relating to the election of certain unopposed candidates.
HB 1813 (LC) McReynolds SP: Staples
Relating to the conduct of a raffle by a qualified nonprofit
organization.
HB 1975 (LC) Deshotel SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to providing a physical address for a ballot to be
delivered to the early voting clerk.
HB 2094 (LC) Harper-Brown SP: Harris
Relating to the definition of providing assistance to a voter.
HB 3128 (LC) Truitt SP: Nelson
Relating to write-in voting for the offices of county chair and
precinct chair.
HB 3184 (CS) Hill SP: Barrientos
Relating to the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation of toll facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
HB 2242 (LC) Smith, Wayne SP: Williams
Relating to notice sent by a local government after a mandatory
pre-bid conference.
HB 2348 (LC) Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the dissolution of the Southeast Trinity Groundwater
Conservation District.
HB 2474 (LC) Callegari SP: Deuell
Relating to electronic surveillance.
HB 2683 (LC) Denny SP: Shapiro
Relating to considering for school district accountability purposes
the performance of students confined by court order in a
residential program or facility operated by or under contract with
the Texas Youth Commission.
HB 3089 (LC) Dukes SP: Wentworth
Relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain counties.
HB 3477 (LC) Stick/ Hupp/ Bohac/ Hopson/ Driver/et al.
SP: 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.
HB 3542 (LC) Laubenberg SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products.
HB 3575 (LC) Hegar/ Callegari SP: Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Katy Towne Centre Development
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HB 411 (A) Grusendorf SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to improvement of science instruction and student
performance in public schools.
HB 567 (CS)(LC) Berman SP: Deuell
Relating to the expulsion of a public school student who commits
certain criminal acts against another student.
HB 1912 (CS) Wolens/ Branch/ Marchant/ Giddings/ Hill
SP: Shapiro
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain
research facilities of component institutions of The University of
Texas System and exempting the facilities financed by the bonds
from prior approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
HB 3420 (CS)(LC) Garza/ Guillen SP: Madla
Relating to a set-aside for certain colonia access roadway projects
proposed by rural border counties.
HB 803 (CS)(LC) Geren SP: Duncan
Relating to the authority of political subdivisions to exercise the
power of eminent domain to acquire rights to water and the
assessment of damages in condemnation proceedings initiated for
that purpose.
HB 1590 (CS)(LC) Paxton SP: Carona
Relating to multiple-party accounts.
HB 2188 (A)(LC) Rodriguez/ Pena SP: Wentworth
Relating to alternate methods of responding to a jury summons.
HB 2189 (A)(LC) Rodriguez SP: Wentworth
Relating to temporary guardianship procedures.
HB 722 (LC) Guillen/et al. SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the powers of the commissioners court in certain
counties that have no incorporated municipality.
HB 1773 (CS)(LC) Smith, Wayne SP: Brimer
Relating to regulation of junked vehicles.
HB 1997 (CS)(LC) Gutierrez/ West, George "Buddy"
SP: Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of electric personal assistive mobility
devices.
HB 2043 (LC) Griggs SP: Brimer
Relating to the procedures for appointment of the board of
directors of an appraisal district.
HB 2147 (LC) Gattis SP: Wentworth
Relating to the filing of a late application for a residence
homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation.
HB 2162 (LC) McReynolds SP: Staples
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax.
HB 2322 (LC) McReynolds SP: Staples
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax.
HB 2386 (LC) Hill/ Alonzo/ Marchant/ Hodge/ Harper-Brown
SP: Brimer
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities or counties to
impose a facility use tax to finance venue projects.
HB 2764 (LC) Garza SP: Madla
Relating to the authority of certain municipal hospital authorities
to borrow money.
HB 2924 (LC) Geren SP: Brimer
Relating to the addition of territory to a public improvement
district.
HB 3102 (LC) Garza SP: Madla
Relating to the fiscal year of the Maverick County Hospital
District.
HB 3232 (LC) Smith, Todd SP: Brimer
Relating to the collection of costs incurred by a municipality in
remedying substandard conditions on a property.
HB 3592 (CS)(LC) West, George "Buddy" SP: Bivins
Relating to the creation of the Downtown Midland Management
District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
HB 146 (LC) Solomons SP: Estes
Relating to jury duty on general election day.
HB 500 (LC) Goolsby SP: Carona
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information contained in
applications for ad valorem tax exemptions; providing criminal
penalties.
HB 897 (CS)(LC) Woolley/ Giddings/et al. SP: Nelson
Relating to the operation of certain employer coalitions and
cooperatives established for the provision of health benefits
coverage.
HB 1274 (LC) Geren/ Denny SP: Nelson
Relating to the procedure for collecting signatures on a petition
filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on
the ballot.
HB 2032 (LC) Hochberg SP: Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of e-mail addresses under the
public information law.
HB 2149 (LC) Denny SP: Staples
Relating to notice of, and disclosure of information about, an
investigation of criminal conduct in connection with an election.
HB 2152 (LC) Denny SP: Staples
Relating to automatic recounts of certain majority vote elections.
HB 2154 (LC) Denny SP: Staples
Relating to appealing certain decisions of an election judge at a
polling place.
HB 2158 (LC) Hartnett SP: West
Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial
candidates and officeholders.
HB 623 (LC) Goolsby SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle title services.
HB 946 (LC) Brown, Fred SP: Wentworth
Relating to the permissible size of certain recreational vehicles
operated on a public highway.
HB 1512 (LC) West, George "Buddy" SP: Armbrister
Relating to meetings to exchange information regarding emergency
management plans relating to pipeline safety.
HB 1831 (LC) Harper-Brown SP: Deuell
Relating to specific logo information signs.
HB 2905 (LC) Phillips SP: Deuell
Relating to the granting of variances to certain requirements
concerning specific information logo signs, major agricultural
interest signs, and major shopping area guide signs.
HB 885 (LC) Dutton SP: West
Relating to the rights of spouses in relation to separate and
community property.
HB 1885 (LC) Goolsby SP: Lucio
Relating to certain filing fees in a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
HB 1899 (LC) Nixon/ Wise SP: Nelson
Relating to the prevention of the international abduction of a
child by a parent of the child.
HB 1985 Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the immunity of guardians ad litem in certain
guardianship proceedings from liability for certain damages.
HB 3087 (LC) Hodge SP: Carona
Relating to a release or satisfaction of a judgment for child
support arrearages.
HB 3597 (LC) Dawson SP: Armbrister
Relating to the abolition of the County Court at Law of Matagorda
County.
HB 3605 (LC) Keffer, Jim SP: Averitt
Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Hood
County.
HB 1005 (CS)(LC) Haggerty SP: Fraser
Relating to emergency orders and penalties for rock crushers and
concrete plants.
HB 1378 (CS)(LC) Geren SP: Duncan
Relating to certain duties and information regarding water
development matters in the state.
HB 2533 (CS)(LC) 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.
HB 3028 (CS) Moreno, Joe E. SP: Hinojosa
Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation
districts and port authorities.
HB 3017 (CS)(LC) Solomons SP: Nelson
Relating to the organization, administration, and validation of the
creation and certain action of a coordinated county transportation
authority.
HB 2192 (A)(LC) Keel/ Hopson/et al. SP: 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.
HB 3248 (CS)(LC) Callegari SP: Lindsay
Relating to liability of the state and certain political
subdivisions for certain recreational activities.
HB 518 (A) Menendez SP: Whitmire
Relating to the service of citation by publication in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 1713 (LC) Hodge SP: Whitmire
Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus to seek
relief related to community supervision.
HB 2668 (LC) Allen/ Stick/ Hodge/ Uresti/ Edwards/et al.
SP: Whitmire
Relating to the punishment and sentencing of defendants convicted
of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
HB 1232 (CS)(LC) Geren SP: Brimer
Relating to the expiration of alcoholic beverage permits and
licenses.
HB 560 (LC) Pickett SP: Madla
Relating to vehicles left unattended on certain parking facilities
and to the removal and storage of those vehicles.
HB 424 (LC) Christian SP: Staples
Relating to the regulation of certain housing authorities;
providing a penalty.
HB 893 (LC) Haggerty SP: Brimer
Relating to the correction of an appraisal roll, a tax roll, and
other appropriate records following the final determination of an
ad valorem tax appeal.
HB 983 (LC) Talton SP: Staples
Relating to the authority of an ad valorem tax appraisal district
to obtain certain criminal history record information relating to
an applicant for employment.
HB 1108 (CS)(LC) Lewis SP: Madla
Relating to emergency services districts.
HB 1197 (LC) Krusee SP: Wentworth
Relating to authorization for a development agreement between a
municipality and an owner of land in the municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
HB 1459 (LC) Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to hotel taxes in certain coastal municipalities with a
population of less than 5,000.
HB 1675 (LC) Menendez/ Jones, Elizabeth SP: Madla
Relating to an extension of the state law supporting the Olympic
and Pan American Games to cover the 2011 Pan American Games.
HB 2159 (LC) Garza/ Pena SP: Madla
Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
of Texas hunting certain deer.
HB 2684 (LC) Denny SP: Staples
Relating to the timely filing of an application for a place on the
ballot for an office of a home-rule city.
HB 2889 (LC) Cook, Robby/ Pena SP: Armbrister
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to issue bonds,
notes, or warrants to finance the acquisition, construction,
operation, or repair of certain health and recreational facilities.
HB 3282 (LC) Guillen SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax and to the rate of that tax.
HB 3561 (LC) Bonnen SP: Jackson
Relating to public works contracts of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital
District.
HB 111 (CS) Chavez/ Wohlgemuth SP: Zaffirini
Relating to responsibility for payment for transport by ambulance
of a recipient of medical assistance in certain circumstances.
HB 727 (CS)(LC) Delisi/ Capelo/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to disease management programs for certain Medicaid
recipients.
HB 1119 (CS) Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the disposition of cruelly treated animals and to
punishment for the offense of cruelty to animals.
HB 1743 (CS)(LC) Delisi/et al. SP: Nelson
Relating to prevention of fraud and abuse under the medical
assistance program; creating an offense.
HB 2185 (CS) Geren/ Zedler SP: Brimer
Relating to the issuance of a certificate of death by catastrophe.
HB 2350 (CS)(LC) Dawson SP: Nelson
Relating to the amount charged by the Texas Department of Health
for a youth camp license.
HB 849 (CS)(LC) Talton SP: Jackson
Relating to the regulation of tow truck lights by political
subdivisions.
HB 1723 (CS) Geren/ Zedler SP: Averitt
Relating to the performance of asbestos surveys.
HB 13 (LC) Keel SP: Wentworth
Relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in
support of the issuance of arrest warrants available for public
inspection.
HB 28 (LC) Hodge SP: Whitmire
Relating to rehabilitation programs for defendants housed in state
jail felony facilities.
HB 32 (LC) Hodge SP: Deuell
Relating to certain writs of habeas corpus based solely on a claim
of a time-served credit error.
HB 42 (LC) Chisum/ Pena SP: Duncan
Relating to venue in the prosecution of the offenses of escape and
unauthorized absence.
HB 171 (LC) Keel SP: Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a district court to order the
expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons.
HB 254 (LC) Kolkhorst/ Rose/ Pena/ McCall
SP: Armbrister
Relating to venue in the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent
use or possession of identifying information.
HB 284 Ellis/ Kuempel SP: Staples
Relating to the applicability of the offense of unlawfully carrying
a weapon to certain persons carrying a weapon in a recreational
vehicle.
HB 297 (LC) Goodman SP: Estes
Relating to the duration and effect of a magistrate's order for
emergency protection.
HB 562 (LC) McCall/ Raymond/ Allen/et al.
SP: Duncan
Relating to the collection and maintenance of DNA samples taken
from certain offenders.
HB 616 (LC) Keel/et al. SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat.
HB 670 (LC) Phillips/ Paxton SP: Estes
Relating to the use of pseudonyms for victims of certain criminal
offenses connected to the commission of a sex offense.
HB 724 (LC) Hochberg SP: Jackson
Relating to civil liability of alcoholic beverage providers for
providing alcoholic beverages to certain individuals.
HB 864 (LC) Kolkhorst/et al. SP: Staples
Relating to prohibiting the introduction or possession of certain
items in correctional facilities or on certain property of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice; providing penalties.
HB 888 (LC) Dutton SP: Whitmire
Relating to progressive sanctions programs for juvenile offenders.
HB 1027 (LC) Hupp SP: Armbrister
Relating to the confidentiality of crime victim information.
HB 1060 (LC) Thompson/et al. SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to prohibiting the promotion of certain improper
photographs or visual recordings; providing a penalty.
HB 1180 (LC) Chisum SP: Duncan
Relating to participation by a defendant in a state boot camp
program.
HB 1704 (LC) Taylor/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to certain eligibility requirements for a license to carry
a concealed handgun.
HB 1769 (LC) Driver SP: Shapiro
Relating to occupations regulated by the Texas Commission on
Private Security.
HB 2002 (LC) Dutton/ Chavez SP: West
Relating to unexpended proceeds from the sale or license of
treatment programs developed by the Texas Youth Commission.
HB 2071 (LC) Pitts SP: Averitt
Relating to variances granted by the Commission on Jail Standards.
HB 2128 (LC) Chisum SP: Duncan
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to Childress
County.
HB 2248 (LC) Denny SP: Armbrister
Relating to certain fraudulent criminal conduct affecting a
financial institution.
HB 2622 (LC) Allen SP: Deuell
Relating to certain governmental agency and private entity access
to and use of criminal history record information maintained by the
Department of Public Safety.
HB 2892 (LC) Allen SP: Whitmire
Relating to the illegal use of money or property derived from or
intended to further certain controlled substance offenses;
providing penalties.
HB 3517 (LC) Gallego SP: Madla
Relating to certain correctional facilities that house only federal
prisoners.
HB 54 (CS)(LC) Wolens/ Denny/ Madden/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain early voting by mail procedures and to the
prevention of voting fraud generally; providing criminal penalties.
HB 725 (CS)(LC) Haggerty/ Ellis SP: Whitmire
Relating to the participation of community supervision and
corrections department employees, retired employees, and dependents
of employees and retired employees in the group benefits program
for state employees.
HB 948 (CS)(LC) Crownover SP: Fraser
Relating to a veterinarian member of the Texas Racing Commission.
HB 1446 (CS)(LC) Brown, Betty SP: Averitt
Relating to the eligibility of certain children for certain health
benefit coverage.
HB 1517 (CS)(LC) Jones, Jesse SP: West
Relating to publicizing a list of voters' rights.
HB 1695 (CS)(LC) Denny/ Madden/ Howard SP: Nelson
Relating to certain election processes and procedures.
HB 2153 (CS)(LC) Denny SP: Staples
Relating to filing a voting system equipment contract with the
secretary of state.
HB 3242 (CS)(LC) Pitts SP: Estes
Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by state
agencies.
HB 320 (CS) 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.
HB 529 (CS) Brown, Betty SP: Deuell
Relating to the ineligibility of a delinquent child support obligor
to receive state-funded or state-administered student financial
assistance.
HB 1833 (A)(LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to certain fees that may be assessed and collected by a
domestic relations office.
HB 3304 (CS)(LC) Guillen SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the appointment and duties of a judicial master in the
229th Judicial District.
HB 1020 Villarreal SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the promotion of dependent care benefits for employees.
HB 1296 (LC) Noriega SP: Lindsay
Relating to small business development programs of navigation
districts and port authorities.
HB 1329 (LC) McReynolds SP: Staples
Relating to the liability insurance and security requirements for
wood treaters and other persons engaged in the business of
structural pest control.
HB 1338 (LC) Taylor SP: Averitt
Relating to the amount of homeowners insurance or other residential
property insurance required in connection with certain financing
arrangements.
HB 2033 (LC) Menendez SP: Fraser
Relating to historically underutilized businesses that perform
investment brokerage services for a state agency.
HB 2112 (LC) Homer SP: Brimer
Relating to the liability of an employer for actions of an employee
in the sale, service, dispensing, or delivery of alcoholic
beverages.
HB 2528 (LC) Madden SP: Fraser
Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase
electricity through a political subdivision corporation.
HB 2548 (LC) King/ Swinford/ Baxter/et al.
SP: Fraser
Relating to electric transmission capacity.
HB 3179 (LC) Homer SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the elimination of certain membership requirements for
local workforce development boards and of certain programs
administered by those boards.
HB 1670 (CS) Allen SP: Whitmire
Relating to medically recommended intensive supervision of certain
inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 1733 (CS)(LC) Hamric SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain records kept by persons who weigh cargo
transported by commercial motor vehicles.
HB 2250 (CS)(LC) Flores SP: Lucio
Relating to the powers and duties of the Rio Grande watermaster and
the delivery of water down the banks and bed of the Rio Grande.
HB 2320 (CS)(LC) Flores SP: Lucio
Relating to administration by the Texas Department of Agriculture
of quarantined articles.
HB 2660 (LC) Puente SP: Lucio
Relating to the establishment of minimum levels of water
conservation in water conservation plans.
HB 2663 (LC) Puente SP: Lucio
Relating to the establishment of quantifiable goals for drought
contingency plans.
HB 3152 (CS)(LC) Bonnen SP: Jackson
Relating to the potability of and requirements for removing
contaminants from groundwater.
HB 547 (CS)(LC) Wohlgemuth SP: Averitt
Relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of
quarrying operations and adjacent property.
HB 1858 (CS)(LC) Wise/ Swinford/ Hardcastle/ Uresti/ Chisum
SP: Staples
Relating to the promotion and marketing of Texas products.
HB 2470 (CS)(LC) Kuempel SP: Jackson
Relating to funding license buyback programs of the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
HCR 16 (LC) Flores SP: Hinojosa
Designating tortilla chips and salsa as the official State Snack of
Texas.
HCR 15 (LC) Woolley/ Christian/ Bohac/ Crabb/et al.
SP: Janek
Directing the State Board of Education to consider including
personal finance knowledge among the essential knowledge and skills
in the required public school curriculum.
HCR 73 (LC) Griggs SP: Nelson
Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of
Education to adopt and promote a virtues education program.
HCR 59 (CS)(LC) Chavez/ Reyna/ Luna/ Thompson/ Olivo/et al.
SP: Shapleigh
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.
HCR 34 (LC) Hopson/ Cook, Byron SP: Staples
Designating the Texas State Railroad as the official State Railroad
of Texas.
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 4 (LC) Ratliff
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to
require the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent school
fund.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
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 25 (LC) Jackson
Memorializing the United States government to improve the enforcement of
food import restrictions on seafood imports.
SCR 48 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte/et al.
Directing the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to complete a study
of prescription drug costs provided under the system, promulgate
regulations defining payment methodology, and streamline procedures for
claims.
SCR 55 (LC) Barrientos/et al.
Designating the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin as the Official Mexican and
Mexican American Art Museum of Texas.
SENATE BILLS
(Third Reading)
SB 366 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the regulation of on-premise signs in certain counties.
SB 511 Nelson/et al.
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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/et al.
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 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 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 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 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 241 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to the regulation of licensed vocational nurses.
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 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 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 799 (CS) Jackson/et al.
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
SB 1396 (CS) Hinojosa
Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation
districts and port authorities.
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 1210 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business
in awarding certain municipal and school district contracts.
SB 1085 (CS) Madla
Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising.
SB 1655 (CS) Madla
Relating to the administration and finances of counties and certain
other entities.
SB 1476 (CS) West/et al.
Relating to the nonprofit corporations eligible to issue bonds to
finance or purchase guaranteed student loans and authorizing
certain nonprofit corporations to refund outstanding student loan
bonds.
SB 1919 (CS) Harris/et al.
Relating to the punishment for assaults committed against certain
sports participants.
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 enforcement of the laws governing dune protection
and access to public beaches.
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 1478 (A) West
Relating to protecting certain public employees who report
violations of law.
SB 637 (CS)(LC) Nelson
Relating to elimination of the state payment for certain national
insurance database fees.
SB 1300 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the oversight of regional planning commissions by the
governor and the state auditor.
SB 675 Estes
Relating to status as an employer under a workers' compensation
insurance policy or certificate of authority to self-insure.
SB 1305 (CS) Lucio/et al.
Relating to the application of the Charitable Immunity and
Liability Act of 1987 to private primary or secondary schools,
alumni associations, and on-campus organizations.
SB 1432 (CS) Averitt
Relating to the liability of certain highway, road, and street
contractors.
SB 1865 Bivins
Relating to the delay or deferral of certain payments and transfers
by the comptroller of public accounts.
SB 1675 (CS) Fraser
Relating to the administration of state-federal relations and
federal formula grant programs, including the use of office space
outside the state by certain state agencies.
SB 413 (LC) Madla
Relating to the study of educational opportunities for emergency
services personnel.
SB 968 (LC) Shapleigh
Relating to a program to promote participation by public junior
college students in individual development account programs.
SB 1732 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to school attendance of a child placed in substitute care.
SB 1474 (CS) West
Relating to discrimination against a housing development based on
the source of funding for the development.
SB 1720 (CS)(LC) Williams
Relating to a vendor's or subcontractor's remedy for nonpayment of
certain contracts.
SB 515 (CS) Hinojosa/et al.
Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a
criminal case involving controlled substances.
SB 399 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to certain reports required to be filed in connection with
certain diseases or other public health conditions.
SB 319 (CS)(LC) Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the death of or injury to an unborn child; providing
penalties.
SB 1341 (CS) Jackson
Relating to the duty of a seller to give notice of certain
purchases of land.
SB 1772 (CS)(LC) Williams
Relating to licensing and regulation of certain pilots, pilotage
rates, and pilot service.
SB 1874 (CS)(LC) Lucio/et al.
Relating to naming the school of pharmacy at Texas A&M
University--Kingsville and its physical facility after Irma Rangel.
SB 449 (CS)(LC) Williams/et al.
Relating to the number of justices for the eighth and ninth courts
of appeals districts.
SB 806 Zaffirini
Relating to abolishing the electronic imaging program of the Texas
Department of Human Services.
SB 1587 Lindsay
Relating to bureau of vital statistics forms.
SB 911 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to firefighter employment in certain political
subdivisions; providing criminal penalties.
SB 1576 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the creation of the regional workers' compensation
health care delivery networks pilot project; providing an
administrative violation.
SB 1952 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform
measures applying to state government.
SB 1166 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to conditions of employment for a peace officer or a
detention officer employed by certain sheriff's departments.
SB 1943 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of the Montrose Museum Community
Improvement District; providing the authority to impose taxes and
issue bonds.
SB 627 (LC) Shapleigh
Relating to financial literacy programs for consumers.
SB 1951 (LC) Ratliff
Relating to the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent
school fund.
SB 1086 Staples
Relating to animal impoundment facilities operated by a small
municipality.
SB 1132 (CS) Williams
Relating to the admission of certain video testimony into evidence
in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child.
SB 1787 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to exempting certain persons in transitional living
programs from the payment of tuition and fees at public
institutions of higher education.
SB 1953 (LC) Van de Putte/et al.
Relating to the criminal consequences of conduct that involves the
trafficking of persons; providing penalties.
SB 1193 (LC) Carona
Relating to the regulation of barbers and related occupations,
barbershops and specialty shops, and barber schools; providing a
criminal penalty.
SB 1881 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to payment to certain law enforcement support
organizations as a condition of community supervision.
(A) AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
(CS) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
(E) GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY
(LC) RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR
(R) REMOVED FROM LOCAL CALENDAR