SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Wednesday
March 5, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 165 (CS) Carona/et al.
Relating to the authority of certain law enforcement agencies to
remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 322 (CS) Armbrister
Relating to persons who may administer oaths in Texas.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
HCR 61 Pitts SP: Averitt
Recognizing 2003 as the sesquicentennial year for Hill County and
the City of Hillsboro.
HCR 77 Merritt SP: Ratliff
Honoring the Longview Partnership's Leadership Tomorrow program.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
SB 754 West
Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts;
authorizing a sales and use tax or a property tax.
FINANCE
SB 755 Ratliff
Relating to a disclosure of certain employment by an executive
committee member of the Office of Rural Community Affairs.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 756 Nelson
Relating to a declaration of a local state of disaster by certain
joint airport boards.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 757 Brimer
Relating to the application for a candidate to be placed on the
general primary election ballot.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 758 Brimer
Relating to the application of the sales tax to services for
repairing and remodeling certain commercial properties.
FINANCE
SB 759 Brimer
Relating to certain pesticide application by persons engaged in
pest control work for a political subdivision.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 760 Brimer
Relating to the sale of land by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 761 Estes
Relating to the requirement that certain contracts awarded by the
Veterans' Land Board be subject to competitive bidding.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 762 Lindsay
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public
information law to meetings and information regarding certain
security plans of a municipal hospital, a hospital district, or a
health department.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 763 Lindsay
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public
information law to certain meetings and information regarding plans
for responding to an act of terrorism.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 764 Lindsay
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public
information law to meetings and information of certain governmental
bodies relating to the security of a port in this state.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 765 Gallegos
Relating to the petition requirements for elections.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 766 Van de Putte
Relating to a pilot program to monitor the postsecondary
educational plans of seniors at certain public high schools.
EDUCATION
SB 767 Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 768 Carona
Relating to additional court filing fees to pay operating expenses
of the courts of appeals.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 769 Carona
Relating to the licensing and regulation of surgical assistants.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 770 Madla
Relating to the direct shipment of wine to consumers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 771 Madla
Relating to conflicts of interest of attorneys who represent
municipalities.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 772 Madla
Relating to the conversion of certain special districts into water
control and improvement districts or fresh water supply districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 773 Van de Putte
Relating to the registration of homebuilders.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 774 Averitt
Relating to revolving credit accounts.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 775 Averitt
Relating to the use of TexasOnline by state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 776 Averitt
Relating to the eligibility requirements to serve as a director of
a groundwater conservation district.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 777 Averitt
Relating to implementation of a premium tax credit for certain
investments by insurers.
FINANCE
SB 778 Armbrister
Relating to water and energy saving performance standards for
commercial clothes-washing machines.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 779 Armbrister
Relating to prohibiting the creation or enforcement of certain
restrictive covenants that undermine water conservation.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 780 Armbrister
Relating to a requirement that certain irrigation systems have rain
shut-off devices.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 781 Armbrister
Relating to performance standards for toilets sold in the state.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 782 Armbrister
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to contract
for collection services in criminal cases and certain cases
involving the parking or stopping of motor vehicles.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 783 Armbrister
Relating to property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing
criminal penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 784 Armbrister
Relating to the dates on which elections may be held.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 785 Shapleigh
Relating to the compilation of information regarding economic
development incentives by local workforce development boards.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 786 Shapleigh
Relating to establishing task forces in certain border communities
to study impediments to trade in the border region.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 787 Carona
Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license
to practice medicine in this state.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 788 Carona
Relating to the eligibility of certain graduates of foreign medical
schools for a license to practice medicine.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 789 Lindsay
Relating to nonrepairable and salvage motor vehicles.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 790 West
Relating to a periodic review of court costs and fees and service
fees by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 791 West
Relating to a program to monitor the collection and remittance of
certain court costs and fees.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 792 West
Relating to a weighted caseload study of the district courts.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 793 Nelson
Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to
biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment.
FINANCE
SB 794 Duncan/et al.
Relating to the appointment of certain judicial offices and a
nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of a person
appointed to those offices.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 795 Gallegos
Relating to the punishment for a corporation or association
convicted of an offense involving the criminally negligent
inspection, maintenance, or operation of a commercial motor
vehicle.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SJR 33 Duncan/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for appointment to
fill vacancies in certain judicial offices and for nonpartisan
retention elections for those offices.
JURISPRUDENCE