SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Tuesday
February 11, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 310 Fraser/et al.
Relating to rate information to be filed by certain insurers of
residential property; providing an administrative penalty.
3 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
HCR 39 Lewis SP: Brimer
Honoring the Everman High School Bulldogs football team on their
championship season.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
SB 331 Brimer
Relating to statistical information concerning certain judicial
proceedings to bypass parental notice of a minor's abortion.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 333 Zaffirini
Relating to a chemical dependency counselor or counselor intern.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 334 Staples
Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
EDUCATION
SB 335 Wentworth
Relating to contracts between a school district and a business
entity in which a district trustee has a substantial interest;
providing a criminal penalty.
EDUCATION
SB 336 Wentworth
Relating to marketing an annual print by the state artist for
two-dimensional media.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 337 Shapleigh
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
to publish certain performance data provided to the board by
general academic teaching institutions.
EDUCATION
SB 338 Averitt
Relating to a local option election for the sale of certain
alcoholic beverages in certain cities or towns located in more than
one county.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 339 Nelson
Relating to issuance of certain liability insurance by the Texas
Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 340 Staples
Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes;
providing civil penalties.
FINANCE
SB 341 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax.
FINANCE
SB 342 Shapleigh
Relating to health care for certain Texans; providing a penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 343 Shapleigh
Relating to the health of school-age children.
EDUCATION
SB 344 Ogden
Relating to the required reporting to the Texas Department of
Transportation of information regarding railroad crossings;
imposing a penalty.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 345 Ogden
Relating to motor vehicle windshield and window sunscreening
devices.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 346 Ogden
Relating to an optional flexible year program for public school
students who fail to perform satisfactorily on an assessment
instrument or who would not otherwise be promoted.
EDUCATION
SB 347 Barrientos/et al.
Relating to single-member districts for the board of the Barton
Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 348 Lucio/et al.
Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 349 Armbrister
Relating to the intellectual property rights of the Department of
Information Resources and certain other state agency intellectual
property matters.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 350 Armbrister
Relating to equal access to places of public accommodation.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 351 Harris
Relating to the regulation of persons who repossess motor vehicles;
providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 352 Wentworth
Relating to the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the
public school finance system.
EDUCATION
SB 353 Shapleigh
Relating to tax increment financing under the Tax Increment
Financing Act in certain cities that border Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 354 Harris
Relating to the jurisdiction of certain district courts and
criminal district courts of Tarrant County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 355 Janek
Relating to public health preparedness; providing criminal
penalties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 356 Janek
Relating to an inquest when a body part is found.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 357 Shapiro
Relating to the confidentiality of certain reports of criminal
activity and to immunity from civil liability for certain persons
making or receiving those reports.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 358 Shapiro
Relating to the jurisdiction of constitutional county courts over
truancy cases and the appointment of magistrates to hear truancy
cases in certain counties.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 359 Shapiro
Relating to a local option election for the sale of beer and wine
in certain cities or towns located in more than one county.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 360 Deuell
Relating to the treatment of certain local chambers of commerce as
charitable organizations for certain purposes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 361 Shapiro
Relating to the precedence of certain municipal highway access
rules and ordinances over highway access management orders of the
Texas Transportation Commission.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 362 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the
University of Houston for recovery from Tropical Storm Allison
recovery.
FINANCE
SB 363 Madla
Relating to annual reports filed with the Office of Rural Community
Affairs by emergency services districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 364 Janek
Relating to the limits on liability for a health care liability
claim.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 365 Janek
Relating to special license plates for county judges and retired
county judges.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 366 Lindsay
Relating to the regulation of on-premise signs in certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 367 Lindsay
Relating to the dissolution of the Kuykendahl Road Public Utility
District No. 1.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 368 Lindsay
Relating to the dissolution of the Kuykendahl Road Public Utility
District No. 2.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 369 Lindsay
Relating to the dissolution of the Huffsmith Road Public Utility
District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 370 Lindsay
Relating to extending the period for confirmation of the Harris
County Municipal Utility District No. 386.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 371 Lindsay
Relating to extending the period for confirmation of the Harris
County Municipal Utility District No. 387.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 372 Lindsay
Relating to extending the period for confirmation of the Harris
County Municipal Utility District No. 388.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 373 Williams
Relating to notice of an increase in certain rates or charges for
certain group policies or contracts.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 374 Williams
Relating to the payment of certain wages by staff leasing services
companies.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 375 Williams
Relating to the location where the Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Court of Appeals District transacts business.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 376 Lindsay/et al.
Relating to small business development programs of navigation
districts and port authorities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 377 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of high-speed Internet access and
broadband services.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 378 Armbrister
Relating to the listing of a business location of certain
businesses in a telephone directory or database.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 379 Armbrister
Relating to persons who are authorized to conduct a marriage
ceremony.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 380 Armbrister
Relating to the prosecution of theft of service.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 381 Armbrister
Relating to food manufacturer and food wholesaler licensing
requirements under the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 382 Armbrister
Relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for
services provided by licensed athletic trainers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 383 Duncan/et al.
Relating to residential construction, including certain warranties,
building standards, and dispute resolution.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 384 Hinojosa
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offenses of perjury
and aggravated perjury in certain circumstances.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 385 Hinojosa
Relating to the appeal of an order denying a motion for sanctions
against a frivolous pleading or motion.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 386 Hinojosa
Relating to the use of municipal hotel tax revenue collected by
certain coastal municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 387 Hinojosa
Relating to a motor vehicle registration fee to support trauma
centers to be collected when a motor vehicle is registered.
FINANCE
SB 388 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the use and management of certain state-owned real
property.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION