SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Thursday
March 27, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 82 Zaffirini
Relating to the priority given to the hearing by trial courts of
certain ad valorem tax matters.
SB 513 Lindsay
Relating to limiting the liability of certain persons giving care,
assistance, or advice during a disaster.
SB 724 Williams
Relating to the settlement of certain claims against the Texas
Department of Transportation.
SB 735 Lindsay
Relating to local government officials serving on state boards.
SB 741 Van de Putte
Relating to certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation for certain school district employees.
SB 759 Brimer
Relating to certain pesticide application by persons engaged in
pest control work for a political subdivision.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:
SB 204 Wentworth
Relating to the use of headlights and windshield wipers when
driving in unfavorable conditions.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
TO ENGROSSMENT:
SB 115 Van de Putte
Relating to notice of certain changes in residential and farm and
ranch property insurance coverage on renewal.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 618 (CS) Shapleigh/et al.
Relating to the consequences of a public school's being considered
low-performing.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
SCR 33 Madla
In memory of the life of Robert Weston "Wolfman Jack" Smith.
HCR 152 Davis, John SP: Jackson
Welcoming faculty and students from the Galloway School in Houston
to the State Capitol.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
CALENDAR:
SB 117 Staples
Relating to the authority of certain retired peace officers to
carry certain weapons.
SB 307 Gallegos
Relating to the composition of the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education.
SB 313 Harris/et al.
Relating to collection of civil damages awarded against certain
nonprofit institutions.
SB 339 Nelson
Relating to issuance of certain liability insurance by the Texas
Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association.
SB 403 Madla
Relating to the designation of enterprise zones and enterprise
projects.
SB 421 Carona
Relating to coverage of assisted living facilities under
professional liability insurance and the Texas Medical Liability
Insurance Underwriting Association.
SB 461 Staples
Relating to the operation of authorized emergency vehicles.
SB 482 Madla/et al.
Relating to certain chaplains killed in the line of duty.
SB 484 Estes/et al.
Relating to the competitive bidding requirement for the Greater
Texoma Utility Authority.
SB 542 Lindsay
Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts for
failure to provide facilities and services.
SB 558 Madla/et al.
Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians.
SB 572 Harris
Relating to the euthanasia of an animal by an animal shelter;
providing criminal penalties.
SB 579 Lindsay
Relating to the confidentiality of certain records in an adoption
placement by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.
SB 583 Shapleigh
Relating to information that must be included in the adjutant
general's annual report.
SB 592 Lindsay
Relating to the location of a jail or related facility operated
jointly by a municipality and a county.
SB 608 Janek
Relating to the creation of resident and nonresident fishing guide
licenses.
SB 642 Madla
Relating to the retirement system for firefighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
SB 653 Wentworth
Relating to the charges that may be imposed under the public
information law for providing a copy of public information.
SB 667 Ogden
Relating to the establishment or use of certain cemeteries.
SB 695 Janek
Relating to the authority of certain counties to prohibit the use
or possession of certain fireworks on public beaches.
SB 714 Lindsay
Relating to the liability of a taxing unit for the fee of an
attorney ad litem in a suit to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes.
SB 729 Staples
Relating to the elements of the offense of harassment by persons in
certain correctional facilities.
SB 749 Madla
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain court
clerks.
SB 752 Harris
Relating to joint negotiation by physicians and health benefit
plans.
SB 803 Janek
Relating to the advertisement and promotion of certain compounded
drug products by a pharmacy or pharmacist.
SB 841 Whitmire
Relating to the regulation of certain extra job coordinators by the
Texas Commission on Private Security.
SB 935 Jackson
Relating to fraternal organizations that are exempt from certain
requirements of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
SB 939 Janek/et al.
Relating to the ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians in
certain pharmacies.
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
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REREFERRED:
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.
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
THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS RECOMMITTED:
SB 155 (CS) Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to the protection and use of public freshwater areas;
providing a penalty.
RECOMMITTED TO NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE