SENATE FLOOR ACTION Monday February 17, 2003 THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: SCR 15 Barrientos SP: Dutton Commending the outstanding professionals of our juvenile justice system for their vital contributions to the citizens of this state. HCR 42 Craddick/ West, George "Buddy" SP: Bivins Recognizing February 11, 2003, as Midland-Odessa Day at the State Capitol. The Senate confirmed all nominees as reported by the Committee on Nominations by a vote of 30 ayes and 0 nays. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: SB 263 Nelson Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of Dental Examiners. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 264 Lucio Relating to the continuation of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 265 Lucio Relating to continuation and functions of the State Board for Educator Certification. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 266 Lucio Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 267 Lucio Relating to the continuation of notice and consent procedures regarding the location of certain correctional or rehabilitation facilities. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 268 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the functions of the Texas Ethics Commission. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 269 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Aerospace Commission. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 401 Van de Putte Relating to testing certain public safety personnel for accidental exposure to hepatitis B or hepatitis C. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 402 Van de Putte Relating to granting certain hospital districts the authority to issue certificates of obligation. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 403 Madla Relating to the designation of enterprise zones and enterprise projects. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 404 Madla Relating to advanced transportation districts. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 405 Hinojosa Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, and punishment of identity theft and to assistance to certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 406 Deuell Relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. ADMINISTRATION SB 407 Deuell Relating to the liability of a governmental unit in the absence of a contract for fire or emergency services. STATE AFFAIRS SB 408 Deuell Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 409 Lucio Relating to the membership of the Texas Transportation Commission. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 410 Lucio Relating to the financing and construction of highways. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 411 Zaffirini Relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department personnel. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 412 Shapiro Relating to participation in school district services and activities by home-schooled students. EDUCATION SB 413 Madla Relating to the study of educational opportunities for emergency services personnel. EDUCATION SB 414 Madla Relating to certain procedures for consideration of a petition for the creation of a fresh water supply district. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 415 Carona Relating to the powers of certain nonprofit corporations to finance facilities for an institution of higher education under the Higher Education Authority Act. EDUCATION SB 416 Harris Relating to the regulation of boilers. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SB 417 Harris Relating to interest rate ceilings on certain commercial loans. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SB 418 Nelson Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers under certain health benefit plans; providing penalties. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 419 Nelson Relating to the authority of a county development district to impose an ad valorem tax and provide infrastructure for a residential subdivision. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 420 Nelson Relating to county development districts; providing civil and criminal penalties. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 421 Carona Relating to coverage of assisted living facilities under professional liability insurance and the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association. STATE AFFAIRS SB 422 Bivins Relating to requirements regarding motor vehicle insurance and proof of financial responsibility; providing penalties. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SB 423 Nelson Relating to requiring the comptroller to assess the feasibility of a central database containing information on special districts. FINANCE 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. JURISPRUDENCE SB 425 Carona Relating to the marketing and sale of prestige and specialized license plates. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 426 Lindsay Relating to the state emergency services and trauma care system. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 427 Lindsay Relating to authorizing the state to contract with certain local governmental entities to provide Medicaid eligibility determination services. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 428 Lindsay Relating to the establishment of locally based demonstration projects to provide health care benefits to certain low-income parents of children receiving Medicaid or enrolled in the state child health plan. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 429 Nelson Relating to a wireless priority service program for mobile telecommunication services. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SB 430 Hinojosa Relating to the availability of a legislative continuance in a judicial matter. JURISPRUDENCE SB 431 Nelson Relating to health care benefit mandates and offer of coverage mandates. STATE AFFAIRS SB 432 Staples Relating to the declaration of a mistrial in the punishment phase of a criminal proceeding. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 433 Nelson Relating to the issuance and enforcement of protective orders to protect victims of sexual assault; providing criminal penalties. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 434 Nelson Relating to the issuance of urban forestry license plates. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 435 Carona/et al. Relating to insurer interests in certain motor vehicle repair facilities. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SB 436 Lindsay Relating to procedures regarding health care liability claims filed against physicians and health care providers. STATE AFFAIRS SB 437 Lindsay Relating to the service area of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District. EDUCATION SB 438 Lindsay Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 439 Lindsay Relating to a motor vehicle with an altered or obscured license plate. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 440 Lindsay Relating to purchasing procedures for certain regional water authorities. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 441 Harris Relating to the transportation by motor vehicle of persons within the boundaries of certain airports; creating an offense. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 442 Janek Relating to the applicability of the law governing access to public beaches to coastal public works constructed by certain governmental entities. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 443 Wentworth Relating to access to criminal history record information concerning volunteers with certain programs providing activities to children. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 444 Shapleigh Relating to the creation of a commission to study capital punishment in Texas. STATE AFFAIRS SB 445 Madla Relating to requiring a certified copy of an order creating or dividing a water district to be filed with the county clerk. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 446 Madla Relating to the authority of the Rural Foundation. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 447 Williams Relating to the creation of a savings incentive program for state agencies. FINANCE SB 448 Williams Relating to the release of certain student information by public schools. EDUCATION SB 449 Williams/et al. Relating to the number of justices for the Ninth Court of Appeals District. JURISPRUDENCE SB 450 Carona Relating to outpatient drug benefit coverage in certain health insurance policies. STATE AFFAIRS SB 451 Hinojosa Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used in or derived from alleged criminal activity. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 452 Hinojosa Relating to public access to certain documents about legislative continuances under the public information law. JURISPRUDENCE SB 453 Hinojosa Relating to the fee charged by a county clerk for providing copies of certain documents in electronic form. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 454 Hinojosa Relating to the uniform election date for certain cities. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 455 Armbrister Relating to compliance histories for and incentives to reward compliance performance by entities regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 456 Armbrister Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain commercial boats and equipment used for taking or producing fish, shrimp, shellfish, or other marine life. FINANCE SB 457 Armbrister Relating to the creation of a council to help the Department of Public Safety improve the public safety telecommunications capabilities of state agencies. FINANCE SB 458 Armbrister Relating to requiring a court cost impact statement on a bill or resolution that imposes a court cost on a person charged with a criminal offense. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 459 Armbrister Relating to the abolition of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Youth Commission. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SB 460 Armbrister Relating to a name change for and a change in the terms of the board of directors of the Colorado Valley Groundwater Conservation District. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 461 Staples Relating to the operation of authorized emergency vehicles. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 462 Shapleigh Relating to the establishment of an asthma research center at the Texas Tech University campus in El Paso. EDUCATION SB 463 Janek Relating to structures that constitute insurable property under the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. STATE AFFAIRS SB 464 Nelson Relating to the appointment of a management team to manage and operate a community center for mental health or mental retardation services. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SB 465 Lucio Relating to incentives for certain high schools and high school students to participate in the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program. EDUCATION SB 466 Averitt Relating to reinsurance requirements for certain small employer health benefit plans. STATE AFFAIRS SB 467 Averitt Relating to the operation of the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool. STATE AFFAIRS SB 468 Wentworth Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Comal County. JURISPRUDENCE SB 469 Wentworth Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SB 470 Lindsay Relating to prohibition of signs and designation of scenic route on Spring-Cypress Road. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 471 Ellis, Rodney Relating to the regulation of crematories, cemeteries, and funeral homes; providing a penalty. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION SB 472 Ellis, Rodney Relating to authorizing the legislature to meet by electronic means in a period of emergency. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY SB 473 Ellis, Rodney Relating to assisting consumers to prevent and detect identity theft. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCR 11 Zaffirini Granting Snowmass, Inc., and Elizabeth S. and Samuel H. Vester, Jr., permission to sue the state and the General Land Office. FINANCE SCR 13 Shapleigh Urging the U.S. Congress and the Texas delegation to support continued enforcement of Title IX. STATE AFFAIRS SJR 22 Harris Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define rates of interest for commercial loans. BUSINESS & COMMERCE SJR 23 Armbrister Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain commercial boats and equipment used for taking or producing fish, shrimp, shellfish, or other marine life. FINANCE