SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                 Wednesday
                             February 12, 2003

THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:


HCR 38             Eissler/ Davis, John/ Talton/ Hochberg/ Taylor/
                      et al.                     SP: Jackson
In memory of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.

HCR 41             Dutton                     SP: Ellis, Rodney
Honoring Elvin Bethea of the Houston Oilers on his induction into
the National Football League Hall of Fame in 2003.

HCR 46             Craddick                   SP: Ogden
Welcoming members of the Sheriffs' Association of Texas to the
State Capitol.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:


SB 390             Ellis, Rodney
Relating to an offense of using a telephone while operating a motor
vehicle.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SB 391             Harris
Relating to the operation of a jail commissary by a sheriff in
certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

SB 392             Williams/et al.
Relating to tax assessment procedures in certain water districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES

SB 393             Gallegos
Relating to restrictions on the location of certain sex offenders
and to notice reflecting that location.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SB 394             Shapleigh
Relating to the Records Management Interagency Coordinating
Council.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

SB 395             Shapleigh
Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land
development; providing a penalty.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE

SB 396             Shapleigh
Relating to a technology immersion pilot project in public schools.
EDUCATION

SB 397             Shapleigh
Relating to the requirement of a public hearing for certain
applicants seeking the issuance, amendment, or renewal of air
quality permits.
NATURAL RESOURCES

SB 398             Shapleigh
Relating to rates and expenditures under the Medicaid program and
the state child health plan program in certain strategic investment
areas.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SB 399             Van de Putte
Relating to the powers and duties of the governor and certain state
agencies relating to public health, including public health
emergencies.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

SB 400             Van de Putte/et al.
Relating to the regulation and reform of certain lines of
insurance; providing a penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE

SCR 8             Carona
Directing the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation and the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to
continue the NorthSTAR initiative in Dallas and surrounding
counties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SCR 10             Deuell
Memorializing congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset
enacted in 1977.
STATE AFFAIRS

SJR 16             Averitt
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an exemption or
other relief from ad valorem taxation for commercial tangible
personal property if the property is voluntarily rendered for
taxation.
FINANCE

SJR 17             Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment simplifying requirements for
certain refinances of home equity loans without additional cash
advances.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE

SJR 18             Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a lender or holder of
a home equity loan to cure certain violations.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE

SJR 19             Williams
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow current and retired
college professors to receive compensation for serving on the
governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local
governmental districts, including water districts.
STATE AFFAIRS

SJR 20             Hinojosa
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the use of motor
vehicle registration fees to support trauma centers.
FINANCE

SJR 21             Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
provide for the issuance of bonds for improvements to the state
highway system.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY