SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Wednesday
March 19, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 162 Nelson
Relating to sanctions imposed against certain facilities by the
Texas Department of Health.
SB 197 Staples
Relating to the challenge of a voter's registration.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 373 Williams
Relating to notice of an increase in certain rates or charges for
certain group policies or contracts.
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:
SB 84 Wentworth
Relating to the prompt production of public information under the
public information law.
SB 89 Wentworth
Relating to compensatory time for persons governing state agencies.
SB 186 (CS) Janek/et al.
Relating to the computation of public school dropout and completion
rates.
SB 202 Wentworth
Relating to the reorganization of a mutual life insurance company.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
HCR 106 Homer SP: Ratliff
Recognizing March 19, 2003, as Paris-Lamar County Day at the State
Capitol.
THE SENATE CONFIRMED ALL NOMINEES AS REPORTED BY THE
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS BY A VOTE OF 31 AYES AND 0 NAYS.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
SB 1168 Janek
Relating to prevention of fraud and abuse under the medical
assistance program; creating an offense.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1169 Janek
Relating to offering health reimbursement arrangements under the
Texas Employees Group Benefits Act.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1170 Janek
Relating to the administration of the medical assistance program.
FINANCE
SB 1171 Janek
Relating to a demonstration project to provide certain services to
trauma victims through the medical assistance program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1172 Janek
Relating to the regulation of certain medical expert witnesses.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1173 Janek
Relating to prescription drug benefits under the group health
benefit programs for certain governmental employees and retired
employees.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1174 Harris
Relating to salary payments to municipal and county employees
called to active military duty.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1175 Harris
Relating to the regulation of tow trucks and to the authority of a
political subdivision of this state to regulate tow trucks;
providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1176 Harris
Relating to the regulation of roofing contractors; providing
penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1177 Harris
Relating to deferred presentment transactions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1178 Harris
Relating to guardianships of incapacitated persons; providing a
criminal penalty.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1179 West
Relating to authorizing the governor to grant pardons to persons
who have received deferred adjudication.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1180 West
Relating to an index of court costs and fees in civil proceedings
and court costs on conviction.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1181 West
Relating to student discipline in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1182 Deuell
Relating to local area service planning by local mental health or
mental retardation authorities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1183 Deuell
Relating to community service programs under the National and
Community Service Act of 1990.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1184 Deuell
Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety
standards.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1185 Lindsay
Relating to standards, guidelines, and contractual provisions of
Medicaid managed care plans.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1186 Janek
Relating to operation of the Medicaid vendor drug program,
including the adoption of a preferred drug list and the negotiation
of supplemental drug rebates.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1187 Van de Putte
Relating to the regulation of controlled substances under the Texas
Controlled Substances Act and to the prosecution of certain
offenses under that Act.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1188 Van de Putte
Relating to supplemental pay for certain Department of Public
Safety officers who are proficient in a second language.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1189 Van de Putte
Relating to grants awarded by the criminal justice division of the
governor's office.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1190 Lucio
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment caused by certain disasters.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1191 Lucio
Relating to the exception of certain agricultural labor from
unemployment compensation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1192 Carona
Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty
Insurance Guaranty Association.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1193 Carona
Relating to the regulation of barbers and related occupations,
barbershops and specialty shops, and barber schools; providing a
criminal penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1194 Carona
Relating to the regulation of certain facilities, homes, and
agencies that provide child-care services.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1195 Hinojosa
Relating to prohibited solicitation of professional employment by
an attorney or the attorney's agent or employee; providing a
criminal penalty.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1196 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of the State Commission on Judicial
Conduct to conduct a financial audit of certain judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1197 Hinojosa
Relating to access by the Office of Public Utility Counsel to
records gathered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1198 Hinojosa
Relating to investigations and decisions regarding allegations of
abuse, neglect, or exploitation by employees at certain facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1199 Janek
Relating to the compensation of certain state law enforcement
officers.
FINANCE
SB 1200 Lucio
Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay
tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students
enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in
this state.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1201 Lucio
Relating to customers of the state power program.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1202 Lindsay
Relating to directing the Health and Human Services Commission to
study and report on the use and effectiveness of nurse triage
lines.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1203 Lindsay
Relating to the civil liability of certain emergency medical
services personnel and providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1204 Lindsay
Relating to the inspection of, and enforcement of laws relating to,
nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1205 Lindsay
Relating to liability of the state and certain political
subdivisions for certain recreational activities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1206 Lindsay
Relating to the jurisdiction of a county civil court at law in
Harris County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1207 Duncan
Relating to state liability for costs and attorney's fees in
certain actions seeking declaratory judgment.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1208 Lucio
Relating to cost based transportation rates for natural gas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1209 Duncan
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to Childress
County.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1210 Duncan
Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business
in awarding certain municipal and school district contracts.
EDUCATION
SB 1211 Van de Putte
Relating to collateral protection insurance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1212 Van de Putte
Relating to participation by the attorney general's consumer
protection division and the award of civil penalties in an action
under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1213 Van de Putte
Relating to the election of an unopposed candidate for an office of
a political subdivision and to omission of that candidate from the
ballot.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1214 Van de Putte
Relating to allowing a governmental body to deliberate in a closed
meeting regarding the business and financial considerations of a
proposed contract.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1215 Van de Putte
Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the
election and filing for candidacy in political subdivision
elections.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1216 Janek/et al.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for biotechnology
research and development facilities.
EDUCATION
SB 1217 Zaffirini
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Rehabilitation
Commission.
FINANCE
SB 1218 Zaffirini
Relating to voluntary donations collected through the Blindness,
Education, Screening and Treatment program.
FINANCE
SB 1219 Nelson
Relating to services provided to children with developmental delay.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1220 Harris/et al.
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1221 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose and use
utility fees for certain disabled access improvements.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1222 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of a municipality to establish an
optional fee for child safety.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1223 Hinojosa
Relating to restricting the ability of a county to require a
building permit in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
municipality.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1224 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to representation of applicants for writs of habeas corpus
in cases involving the death penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1225 Nelson
Relating to the removal of a body part or tissue from decedent who
died under circumstances requiring an inquest.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1226 Nelson
Relating to the allocation of kidneys available for transplant in
this state.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1227 Duncan
Relating to authority of political subdivisions to exercise the
power of eminent domain to acquire rights to water.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1228 Shapiro
Relating to weights, adjustments, and allotments under the
foundation school program.
EDUCATION
SB 1229 Wentworth
Relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1230 Wentworth
Relating to authorizing an environmental service fee at Southwest
Texas State University.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1231 Estes
Relating to the issuance of special "United We Stand" license
plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1232 Wentworth
Relating to school district job postings.
EDUCATION
SB 1233 Williams/et al.
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and to the
creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1234 Williams
Relating to restrictions on the location of an industrial solid
waste landfill.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1235 Williams
Relating to contested case hearings regarding applications for
certain environmental permits.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1236 Staples
Relating to mentoring services programs in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1237 Estes
Relating to additional fees assessed against institutions licensed
under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1238 Lucio
Relating to regulating leasing in manufactured home communities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1239 Barrientos
Relating to the establishment of a program for the disposition of
electronic equipment in a manner that protects the water and other
natural resources of the state; providing a criminal penalty.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1240 Shapiro
Relating to voluntary school district consolidation.
EDUCATION
SB 1241 Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas County and District
Retirement System.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1242 Armbrister
Relating to the programs and systems administered by the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1243 Armbrister
Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1244 Armbrister
Relating to operation of video lottery machines at racetracks.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1245 Armbrister
Relating to the governance of the Crime Victims' Institute.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1246 Zaffirini
Relating to the initial placement of certain children in
institutions.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1247 Zaffirini
Relating to the redirection of money appropriated to provide care
for certain persons in nursing facilities to provide
community-based services to those persons.
FINANCE
SB 1248 Armbrister
Relating to performance review standards for peace officers in
connection with the enforcement of traffic laws.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1249 Armbrister
Relating to procedures for compensating owners of outdoor
advertising that is subject to condemnation.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1250 Armbrister
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1251 Armbrister
Relating to agreements for the electronic processing of certain
licenses or permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1252 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of certain activities associated with
providing private security.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1253 Armbrister
Relating to certain practices in the merchandising of cigarettes;
providing a penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1254 Armbrister
Relating to the leasing and contracting powers of a port authority
or navigation district.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1255 Armbrister
Relating to the penalty for contempt in a failure to attend school
proceeding in a justice court.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1256 Armbrister
Relating to supplemental pay for certain officers commissioned by
the Department of Public Safety.
FINANCE
SB 1257 Armbrister
Relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Public Safety to
enter into contracts for the periodic reporting of certain
information in the department's driver's license files to certain
other persons.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1258 Armbrister
Relating to local supplementation of state contributions to the
optional retirement program for institutions of higher education
and certain agencies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1259 Armbrister
Relating to deferred compensation plans for employees of regional
education service centers and certain institutions of higher
education.
EDUCATION
SB 1260 Armbrister
Relating to powers and duties of the state parks and resource
protection divisions of the Parks and Wildlife Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1261 Armbrister
Relating to notice of proposed construction sent to the county
commissioners court and others regarding, and the marking,
location, and removal of, certain wireless communication
facilities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1262 Armbrister
Relating to the use of certain tax incentives by municipalities for
certain economic development.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1263 Armbrister
Relating to the permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1264 Armbrister
Relating to the donation by political subdivisions of outdated or
surplus fire-protection and emergency services equipment to certain
fire departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1265 Armbrister
Relating to initiating the prosecution of environmental crimes.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1266 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of certain health care benefits and
services, including practice of acupuncture.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1267 Ratliff
Relating to the collection of and the penalties incurred on
delinquent ad valorem taxes.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1268 Estes
Relating to the creation of an organic standards registration and
certification program.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1269 Estes
Relating to the powers of the executive director of the Office of
Rural Community Affairs.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1270 Armbrister
Relating to fees in connection with waterfowl and wetland
conservation special license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1271 Armbrister
Relating to incentives to encourage gas utilities to invest in new
infrastructure.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1272 Armbrister
Relating to the permitting process for the construction of certain
concrete plants.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1273 Armbrister
Relating to alternatives to suspension of alcoholic beverage
licenses and permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1274 Armbrister
Relating to the creation of a council and an account in the general
revenue fund to help improve statewide public safety wireless
communication capabilities and enhance the Texas driver's license
system.
FINANCE
SB 1275 Armbrister
Relating to the revocation of permits for certain landfill
facilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1276 Armbrister
Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, formerly known as
the Jackson County Flood Control District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1277 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of electric personal assistive mobility
devices.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1278 Armbrister
Relating to security officers for electric cooperatives.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1279 Armbrister
Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the
comptroller of public accounts.
FINANCE
SB 1280 Fraser
Relating to the regulation of certain successors of electric
cooperatives.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1281 Fraser
Relating to the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of
insurance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1282 Fraser
Relating to notice provided to certain self-insured entities for
workers' compensation purposes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1283 Gallegos
Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business
entities with certain other professionals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1284 Gallegos
Relating to the purchase of equipment and hiring of employees by
the Texas Department of Health for newborn screening.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1285 Gallegos
Relating to the birth defects monitoring program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1286 Gallegos
Relating to collective bargaining by officials of the state or of a
political subdivision of the state.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1287 Gallegos
Relating to the disposing of abandoned motor vehicles.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1288 Gallegos
Relating to military leave and military leave time accounts for
certain municipal fire fighters and police officers.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1289 Gallegos
Relating to the work hours of and compensatory time and overtime
pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety.
FINANCE
SB 1290 Gallegos
Relating to the consequences of a prosecution or conviction of an
offense in justice or municipal court and to the disposition of
certain records relating to those prosecutions and convictions.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1291 Gallegos
Relating to salaries on which pension benefits are based for police
officers in certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1292 Ratliff/et al.
Relating to extending the boundaries of a junior college district
to include territory in the district's service area.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1293 Van de Putte
Relating to a customer satisfaction survey in relation to property
and casualty insurers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1294 Van de Putte
Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1295 Van de Putte
Relating to providing financial assistance to defense communities;
granting of authority to issue bonds.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
SB 1296 Van de Putte
Relating to the cancellation of certain insurance policies.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1297 Ogden
Relating to financing a multi-institutional education center in
Williamson County for Southwest Texas State University.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1298 Madla
Relating to workplace safety in hospitals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1299 Madla
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1300 Madla
Relating to the oversight of regional planning commissions by the
state auditor.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1301 Madla
Relating to the management of county money.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1302 Madla
Relating to adding land that is in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality to the territory of certain special
purpose districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1303 Madla
Relating to certain appointment and employment matters affecting a
county auditor, assistant auditor, or court reporter.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1304 Madla
Relating to the creation, division, or conversion of, or purchaser
notice about, certain kinds of water districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1305 Lucio
Relating to the treatment of certain private primary or secondary
schools as charitable organizations for certain purposes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1306 Bivins
Relating to the submission of certain pleas and waivers by closed
circuit video teleconferencing.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1307 Bivins
Relating to the treatment for school finance purposes of ad valorem
taxes levied against certain property owned by debtors in
bankruptcy proceedings.
FINANCE
SB 1308 Bivins
Relating to the collection of motor fuel taxes; providing
penalties.
FINANCE
SB 1309 Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of private process servers; providing
penalties.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1310 Van de Putte
Relating to the enforcement of the tattoo and body piercing laws;
providing administrative penalties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1311 Van de Putte
Relating to the provision of pharmaceutical benefits, the payment
of claims for pharmaceutical services, and the resolution of
certain disputes under the workers' compensation system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1312 Van de Putte
Relating to contracts between certain health care providers and
health benefit plans.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1313 Van de Putte
Relating to balance billing by facility based physicians or
providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1314 Van de Putte
Relating to the repeal of certain reporting requirements of drug
manufacturers and wholesalers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1315 Van de Putte
Relating to the authority of the board of pharmacy to create a new
class of pharmacy.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1316 Van de Putte
Relating to providing interpreter services to recipients of medical
assistance or their parents or guardians.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1317 Van de Putte
Relating to bloodborne pathogens training for a tattooist or person
who performs body piercing.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1318 Van de Putte
Relating to the authorization of securities lending for
governmental entities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1319 Nelson
Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at the
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
EDUCATION
SB 1320 Nelson
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment and
medical treatment decisions.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1321 Harris
Relating to renumbering or relettering certain provisions of
enacted codes.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 1322 Harris
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various
laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications
enacted by the 77th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 1323 Harris
Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of local laws
concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 1324 Harris
Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the
Texas Department of Insurance, the business of insurance, and
certain related businesses, including conforming amendments,
repeals, and penalties.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 1325 Carona
Relating to renewable energy credit for converting solid waste into
electric energy.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1326 Carona
Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings
by municipalities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1327 Gallegos
Relating to the salary of an assistant county auditor.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1328 Averitt
Relating to insurance requirements for commercial motor vehicles.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1329 Averitt
Relating to the frequency of weights and measures testing.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1330 Nelson
Relating to state policy relating to financing of certain health
and human services programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1331 Ratliff
Relating to procurement procedures for construction-related
services for public school districts, institutions of higher
education, and the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1332 Barrientos
Relating to the regulation of time, place, and manner of speech in
a state institution of higher education.
EDUCATION
SB 1333 Barrientos
Relating to the transfer of the Commission on Human Rights to the
Attorney General.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1334 Barrientos
Relating to special Texas Music license plates to support the
activities of Austin Music Foundation, Inc., a Texas non-profit
corporation, and other Texas-based non-profit members of its
Affiliates Program.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1335 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the organization, quorum requirements, and period of
service of the directors of certain legislative agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1336 Hinojosa
Relating to the liability of a criminal defendant and the
defendant's sureties on a personal bond or bail bond and to certain
procedures in connection with bond forfeiture.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1337 Hinojosa
Relating to the liability of physicians, health care providers, and
hospital district management contractors who provide services for
certain governmental entities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1338 Hinojosa
Relating to a mandatory exemption from sex offender registration
for certain offenders.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1339 Wentworth/et al.
Relating to emergency contraception drug therapy initiated and
distributed by a pharmacist to a patient in accordance with drug
therapy protocol.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1340 Jackson
Relating to a requirement that a county land surveyor approve or
execute subdivision plats.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1341 Jackson
Relating to the duty of a land title company to give notice of
certain purchases of land.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1342 Jackson
Relating to liability insurance required of a motor carrier
transporting household goods in this state.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1343 Jackson
Relating to the regulation and operation of certain proprietary
schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1344 Jackson
Relating to funding license buyback programs of the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1345 Jackson
Relating to the issuance of Space Shuttle Columbia license plates
to benefit the Aviation and Space Foundation of Texas.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1346 Jackson
Relating to the regulation of tow truck lights by political
subdivisions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1347 Jackson
Relating to rate changes for insurance coverage written through the
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1348 Jackson
Relating to the designation of NASA Road 1 and Farm-to-Market Road
528 as the NASA Parkway.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1349 Whitmire
Relating to the participation of community supervision and
corrections department employees, retired employees, and dependents
of employees and retired employees in the group benefits program
for state employees.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1350 Jackson
Relating to settlement of certain liability claims under an auto
insurance policy.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1351 Jackson
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1352 Jackson
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property
owned by a political subdivision of this state that is rented or
leased for certain purposes.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1353 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the operation of the Health Professions Council.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1354 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to abolishing the State Board of Barber Examiners, the
Texas Cosmetology Commission, and the Texas Board of Professional
Land Surveying, and transferring the functions of those agencies to
the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1355 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the Department of Information Resources' management of
information technology at state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1356 Nelson
Relating to the adoption of rules restricting the use of a medical
practitioner's Federal Drug Enforcement Administration number.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1357 Nelson
Relating to the PEIMS Report.
EDUCATION
SB 1358 Lindsay
Relating to the use of customs brokers to obtain a refund of sales
and use taxes.
FINANCE
SB 1359 Lindsay
Relating to providing notice concerning certain school district
purchases.
EDUCATION
SB 1360 Lindsay/et al.
Relating to the creation of trauma and emergency services revenue
districts; authorizing local-option taxes subject to voter
approval.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1361 Staples
Relating to the purposes for which citizen evidence may be used by
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1362 Staples
Relating to the development of a regional water supply reservoir
project at the Lake Eastex reservoir site and the acquisition of
the site and other property.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1363 Staples
Relating to the repeal of the authority of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality to initiate an enforcement action using
information provided by a private individual.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1364 Staples
Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad
valorem taxation as timber land that is claimed as part of a
residence homestead or diverted to certain other uses.
FINANCE
SB 1365 Staples
Relating to the use of state travel services by public junior
colleges and school districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1366 Bivins
Relating to eligibility under the Early High School Graduation
Scholarship program.
EDUCATION
SB 1367 Duncan
Relating to student union fees at component institutions of the
Texas Tech University System.
EDUCATION
SB 1368 Duncan
Relating to certain fees for students attending institutions in the
Texas State University System.
EDUCATION
SB 1369 Duncan
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain school
employees and retirees and their dependents.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1370 Duncan
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain
governmental officers, employees, and retirees and their
dependents.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1371 Duncan
Relating to state fiscal matters; making an appropriation.
FINANCE
SB 1372 Shapiro
Relating to the weight of the compensatory education allotment
under the public school finance system.
EDUCATION
SB 1373 Shapiro
Relating to accreditation of public school districts.
EDUCATION
SB 1374 Armbrister
Relating to permitting of water rights for instream uses by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1375 Armbrister
Relating to the acceleration of energy research and development.
FINANCE
SB 1376 Armbrister
Relating to surface use planning and restoration for oil and gas
mineral leases.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1377 Armbrister
Relating to landowners of groundwater whose land is enrolled or
participating in a government conservation program.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1378 Armbrister
Relating to the disposal of brine from desalination operations.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1379 Armbrister
Relating to the authority of a municipality to enforce water
conservation and drought ordinances.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1380 Armbrister
Relating to alcoholic beverage industry sponsorship at public
entertainment facilities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1381 Armbrister
Relating to the accelerating the commercialization of the fuel cell
industry in Texas, through a statewide demonstration incentive
program, a temporary tax exemption, leveraging federal funds,
coordination of research and development, and market analysis.
FINANCE
SB 1382 Armbrister
Relating to the continuation of certain professional and
occupational licensing boards as self-directed and semi-independent
agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1383 Armbrister
Relating to metering services provided to certain electricity
customers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1384 Armbrister
Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of
Caldwell County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1385 Armbrister
Relating to the bankruptcy notice required to be filed by a
regulated oil and gas entity.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1386 Armbrister
Relating to the filing of financial security by entities engaging
in oil and gas exploration and production related activities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1387 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of racing.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1388 Armbrister
Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain
documents filed with a county clerk.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1389 Duncan
Relating to livestock branding and identification.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1390 Duncan
Relating to the Texas Water Advisory Council.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1391 Van de Putte
Relating to package store tasting permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1392 Janek
Relating to medical device licensing under the Texas Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Salvage Act.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SCR 21 Shapleigh
Memorializing Congress to require the United States-Mexico Border
Health Commission to coordinate a benchmark health study of each of
the adjoining states.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SCR 22 Armbrister
Granting Edmund and Ruben Kappler permission to sue the state and
the General Land Office.
JURISPRUDENCE
SJR 41 Ellis, Rodney
Proposing a constitutional amendment related to the number of
justices on the supreme court and the number of judges on the court
of criminal appeals.
JURISPRUDENCE