SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                 Wednesday
                              March 26, 2003

THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:


SJR 22             Harris
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
define rates of interest for commercial loans.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 333 (CS)        Zaffirini
Relating to a chemical dependency counselor or counselor intern.

SB 441 (A)         Harris
Relating to the transportation by motor vehicle of persons within
the boundaries of certain airports; creating an offense.
1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

SB 473 (CS)        Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to assisting consumers to prevent and detect identity
theft; providing penalties.

SB 540 (CS)        Williams
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to
alter speed limits on county roads.

SB 597 (CS)(LC)    Duncan
Relating to the regulation of certain companies that provide
for-profit legal service contracts; providing penalties.

SB 660             Ogden
Relating to the penalty for certain speeding offenses.

SB 716 (A)         Lindsay
Relating to causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, and highways in
certain counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and in adjacent
counties.
1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 737 (LC)        Hinojosa
Relating to the exemption of certain military personnel from jury
service.

SB 900             Shapiro
Relating to computation and reporting of the ratios of a school
district's expenditures and personnel relating to direct student
instruction.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:


SB 86 (CS)        Wentworth/et al.
Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic
admission to an institution of higher education.

SB 314             Janek
Relating to the medical transportation program.

THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:


HCR 80             Chavez                     SP: Shapleigh
Honoring Martelia Garnet Reaves of El Paso on the occasion of her
100th birthday.

HCR 148             Coleman                    SP: Ellis, Rodney
Designating March 26, 2003, as ACT Now! Day at the 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:


HB 12             Keel/ Phillips
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of disorderly conduct.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE

HB 43             Chisum
Relating to grants made by the Texas Council on Environmental
Technology.
NATURAL RESOURCES

HB 44             Chisum/ Wise
Relating to the duties of and the renaming of the small business
stationary source assistance program as the small business
compliance assistance program.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE

HB 151             Farabee/et al.
Relating to offenses involving dogs that are a danger to livestock
and other animals.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

HB 212             Keel/ Baxter/ Stick/ Naishtat/ Dukes/et al.
Relating to the regulation of political signs by a municipality.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

HB 233             Goodman
Relating to standing to file a suit requesting termination of the
parent-child relationship or adoption.
JURISPRUDENCE

HB 234             Goodman
Relating to the payment of support for a child after the child's
18th birthday.
JURISPRUDENCE

HB 294             Davis, John/ Pena/ Hilderbran/ Cook, Byron/
                      Geren /et al.
Relating to recognizing March as Texas History Month.
STATE AFFAIRS

HB 338             Cook, Byron
Relating to the abolition of the County Court at Law of Navarro
County.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

HB 479             Hunter/et al.
Relating to registration with the Selective Service System of
certain applicants for a driver's license or personal
identification certificate.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

HB 555             Chisum
Relating to notice requirements for certain portable facilities
under the Clean Air Act.
NATURAL RESOURCES

HB 850             Talton
Relating to the regulation of the sale of a tow truck at a new
motor vehicle show or exhibition.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE

HB 889             Dutton
Relating to the enforcement of an agreement concerning child
support.
JURISPRUDENCE

SB 1879             Van de Putte
Relating to certain practices to improve energy conservation in
state buildings.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

SB 1880             Estes/et al.
Relating to benefits for members of the state military forces
called to active state duty.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

SB 1881             Whitmire
Relating to payment to certain law enforcement support organizations as
a condition of community supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE

SB 666             Ogden
Relating to the establishment of the matching excellence fund to
promote research and develop excellence at certain institutions of
higher education and to the abolition of the Texas excellence fund
and the university research fund.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REREFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:

REREFERRED FROM EDUCATION TO FINANCE

SB 1318             Van de Putte
Relating to the authorization of securities lending for
governmental entities.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE

SB 1728             Lindsay
Relating to the creation of a task force to recommend state school
closures and to the use of proceeds from the sale of any state
school property.
REREFERRED FROM EDUCATION TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION