SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Monday
January 27, 2003
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
SB 12 Nelson/et al.
Relating to health care liability claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 14 Jackson/et al.
Relating to automobile and residential property insurance rate
regulation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 26 Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for retention of
students in higher education.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 27 Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of a no interest college loan program
to provide students who maintain a B average and graduate within
four years an incentive to pursue higher education in Texas.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 28 Zaffirini
Relating to the collection and maintenance of bacterial meningitis
immunization records by public institutions of higher education.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 29 Zaffirini
Relating to meetings of governing boards of public institutions of
higher education held outside this state and to the manner in which
certain meetings of those boards may be held.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 30 Zaffirini
Relating to mandatory kindergarten attendance in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 31 Zaffirini
Relating to eligibility for public school prekindergarten classes.
EDUCATION
SB 32 Zaffirini
Relating to the Texas Teachers' Excellence Program.
EDUCATION
SB 33 Zaffirini
Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to
participate in certain activities of the employee's child.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 34 Zaffirini
Relating to the compensation of employees of the Texas School for
the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf.
EDUCATION
SB 35 Zaffirini
Relating to the financing of assessments performed by the Texas
School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for
the Deaf.
EDUCATION
SB 36 Zaffirini
Relating to the compensation of summer school employees of the
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas
School for the Deaf.
EDUCATION
SB 37 Zaffirini
Relating to personal leave for employees of the Texas School for
the Deaf.
EDUCATION
SB 38 Zaffirini
Relating to certain immunization programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 39 Zaffirini
Relating to the immunization registry.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 40 Zaffirini
Relating to an immunization education program established by the
Texas Department of Health.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 41 Zaffirini
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for immunizations.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 42 Zaffirini
Relating to the study of the feasibility of a universal vaccine
purchase plan.
FINANCE
SB 43 Zaffirini
Relating to certain immunization programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 44 Zaffirini
Relating to the authority of certain law enforcement agencies to
establish a checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether
persons are driving while intoxicated.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 45 Zaffirini
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated with
a child passenger in the vehicle; providing a penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 46 Zaffirini
Relating to the taking of a specimen of a person's breath or blood
in connection with certain alcohol-related offenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 47 Zaffirini
Relating to creating a presumption regarding a person's alcohol
concentration level for purposes of the administrative suspension
of the person's driver's license.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 48 Zaffirini
Relating to permanency planning procedures for children residing in
state institutions.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 49 Zaffirini
Relating to the transfer of money appropriated for institutional
care for certain children to provide community-based services to
those children.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 50 Zaffirini
Relating to the victim's statement regarding the impact of an
offense in certain sexual assault cases.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 51 Zaffirini
Relating to a sexual assault program referral provided by a law
enforcement agency to certain victims.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 52 Zaffirini
Relating to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of
information relating to certain sexual offenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 53 Zaffirini
Relating to grand juror training regarding sexual assault issues.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 54 Zaffirini
Relating to training regarding sexual assault for a judge or
judicial officer.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 55 Zaffirini
Relating to forensic evidence training for students enrolled in
certain medical or nursing degree programs.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 56 Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of rural health centers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 57 Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for abducted
children.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 58 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.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 59 Zaffirini
Relating to the management of behavior of residents of certain
facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 60 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of public mental health and related
services for persons needing the services of more than one agency.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 61 Zaffirini
Relating to criminal history checks of employees and applicants for
employment in nursing homes.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 62 Zaffirini
Relating to the next of kin's or guardian's right to request an
autopsy on the death of a resident of a convalescent or nursing
home.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 63 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of financial assistance and related
support services to certain legal immigrants.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 64 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of financial assistance to certain legal
immigrants.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 65 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of medical assistance to certain legal
immigrants.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 66 Zaffirini
Relating to addressing the transportation needs of certain
recipients of financial assistance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 67 Zaffirini
Relating to the role of the Texas Workforce Commission in
addressing housing needs of certain recipients of financial
assistance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 68 Zaffirini
Relating to providing postemployment strategies for certain
recipients of financial assistance to achieve self-sufficiency.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 69 Zaffirini
Relating to providing employment services to certain recipients of
financial assistance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 70 Zaffirini
Relating to a state-funded financial assistance program for certain
persons.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 71 Zaffirini
Relating to the computation of time limits for receipt of financial
assistance for certain recipients.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 72 Zaffirini
Relating to an evaluation of the system of child care subsidy
programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 73 Zaffirini
Relating to a pilot program for early childhood teacher education
and retention.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 74 Zaffirini
Relating to a study regarding certain child-care initiatives.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 75 Zaffirini
Relating to child-care services for certain low-wage employees.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 76 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of subsidized child-care services.
EDUCATION
SB 77 Zaffirini
Relating to the development of child care quality improvement
strategies by the Texas Workforce Commission.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 78 Zaffirini
Relating to disbursements and expenditures for certain child-care
activities funded under the federal Child Care and Development
Block Grant.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 79 Zaffirini
Relating to the ability of a person to acquire title to certain
real property through adverse possession.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 80 Zaffirini
Relating to the punishment for the offense of reckless discharge of
a firearm in certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 81 Zaffirini
Relating to making a military discharge record recorded with the
county clerk a confidential document.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 82 Zaffirini
Relating to the priority given to the hearing by trial courts of
certain ad valorem tax matters.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 83 Wentworth
Relating to the observance of one minute of silence during the
school day in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 84 Wentworth
Relating to the prompt production of public information under the
public information law.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 85 Wentworth/et al.
Relating to excepting military discharge records from required
public disclosure and limiting the persons to whom the information
may be disclosed.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 86 Wentworth
Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic
admission to an institution of higher education.
EDUCATION
SB 87 Wentworth
Relating to the participation of institutions of higher education
in electronic government.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 88 Wentworth
Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 89 Wentworth
Relating to compensatory time for persons governing state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 90 Wentworth
Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative,
congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function,
and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 91 West
Relating to credit scoring in underwriting certain consumer lines
of insurance coverage; providing a penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 92 West
Relating to a residential tenant's right to summon police or
emergency assistance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 93 West
Relating to the modification of an order for emergency protection.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 94 West
Relating to the issuance of a temporary driving permit.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 95 West
Relating to requiring a state agency to consider legislative intent
during the process of adopting an agency rule.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 96 Barrientos
Relating to the punishment for the offense of failing to comply
with sex offender registration requirements.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 97 Barrientos
Relating to requiring sex offenders released on community
supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision to maintain a certain
distance from any premises where children frequently gather.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 98 Barrientos
Relating to the administration of certain state assessment
instruments in Spanish to Spanish-speaking students of limited
English proficiency who are in special education programs.
EDUCATION
SB 99 Van de Putte
Relating to prohibiting the use of credit scoring in underwriting
certain consumer lines of insurance coverage; providing a penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 100 Van de Putte
Relating to carbon monoxide detectors in certain child-care
facilities and family homes.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES