SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Wednesday
April 9, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SJR 43 Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Texas
Department of Transportation to borrow money from the permanent
school fund to finance the acquisition of rights-of-way.
SJR 44 Ogden/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
provide for the issuance of bonds and other public securities
secured by the state highway fund for improvements to the state
highway system.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 10 (CS) Averitt/et al.
Relating to the creation of employer health benefit plan groups.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 265 (CS) Lucio
Relating to continuation and functions of the State Board for
Educator Certification.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
SB 774 (LC) Averitt
Relating to revolving credit accounts.
SB 1063 Shapiro
Relating to insurance coverage of commercial motor carriers.
SB 1105 (CS) Fraser
Relating to amendments to the Texas Timeshare Act.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:
SB 83 (CS) Wentworth/et al.
Relating to pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas
flags and to observance of one minute of silence in public schools.
SB 388 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the use and management of certain state-owned real
property.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 392 Williams/et al.
Relating to tax assessment procedures in certain water districts.
SB 611 Nelson/et al.
Relating to printing a social security number on an identification
card or other identification device.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1090 (CS) Carona
Relating to inspection, installation, repair, and maintenance of
elevators, escalators, chairlifts, people movers, moving sidewalks,
platform lifts, and related equipment; providing an administrative
penalty.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
HCR 40 Talton/et al. SP: Jackson
In memory of Deotis Gay, Sr., of La Porte.
HCR 195 Gallego SP: Madla
Recognizing April 9, 2003, as Uvalde 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:
HB 28 Hodge
Relating to rehabilitation programs for defendants housed in state
jail felony facilities.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 32 Hodge
Relating to certain writs of habeas corpus based solely on a claim
of a time-served credit error.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 89 McClendon/ Menendez/ Naishtat/ Jones, Elizabeth/
Crownover /et al.
Relating to a leave of absence for certain state employees who are
donating an organ or bone marrow.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 147 Solomons/ Woolley/et al.
Relating to application of the no-call list provisions to
commercial mobile service providers and subscribers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 149 Solomons/ Woolley
Relating to certain privacy protections for consumer information
included in the Texas no-call list.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 220 Hupp
Relating to the confidentiality of certain records maintained by
the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry
a concealed handgun.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 240 Miller/ Rose/et al.
Relating to the punishment for criminal mischief committed by
intentionally introducing infectious diseases into livestock.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
HB 245 Keffer, Jim/ Christian
Relating to the disposition by counties of motor vehicle
registration fees and sales tax revenue.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 258 Pickett/ McClendon/ Pena/ Moreno, Paul/ Dukes/
et al.
Relating to correcting errors in the distribution of benefits by a
public retirement system.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 462 Gallego
Relating to the collection of a fee from certain nonresident
attorneys requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a
Texas court.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 530 Giddings/ Dutton/ McCall/ Turner/ Olivo
Relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 608 Denny
Relating to the selection of alternate public members to serve on
the committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or
precinct officers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 623 Goolsby
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle title services.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 660 Allen
Relating to access to criminal history record information by
certain licensing and regulatory agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 671 Lewis
Relating to the requirements for certain alcoholic beverage
licenses.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 681 Farrar/ Branch/ Griggs/ McReynolds/ Swinford
Relating to the location of a jail or related facility operated by
a municipality and a county.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 724 Hochberg
Relating to civil liability of alcoholic beverage providers for
providing alcoholic beverages to certain individuals.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 739 Pitts
Relating to the protection and use of intellectual property by the
Department of Information Resources.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 816 Woolley
Relating to recognizing the week that includes the third Friday in
May as Transportation Week.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 829 Hughes
Relating to jurisdiction to enter certain orders in a failure to
attend school proceeding.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 864 Kolkhorst/et al.
Relating to prohibiting the introduction or possession of certain
items in correctional facilities or on certain property of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice; providing penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 872 Denny
Relating to the dates on which elections may be held.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 887 Dutton
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and expenses in a suit
affecting the parent-child relationship.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 917 Eiland
Relating to the authority of counties and municipalities to incur
debt to participate in erosion response projects undertaken by the
General Land Office.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 935 Casteel
Relating to the creation of magistrates in Comal County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 980 Goodman/ McClendon
Relating to the circumstances under which a child may be adopted.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1030 Hardcastle
Relating to the powers and duties of the Hardeman County Hospital
District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1060 Thompson/et al.
Relating to prohibiting the promotion of certain improper
photographs or visual recordings; providing a penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1075 McCall
Relating to criminal history record information for state agency
information technology personnel.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 1083 Baxter/et al.
Relating to the prompt production of public information under the
public information law.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1095 Capelo
Relating to the authority of advanced practice nurses and physician
assistants to administer, provide, and carry out or sign a
prescription drug order.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1117 Keffer, Jim/ Seaman/et al.
Relating to the clarification by a county of the existence of a
public interest in certain roads.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1189 Talton
Relating to alternative dispute resolution procedures in certain
police departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1191 Allen/ King/ Flores/ Geren/ Baxter/et al.
Relating to the confidentiality of certain sensitive information.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1221 Telford/ Homer/ Merritt/ Mabry/ Hopson
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment resulting from an employer
being called to active military duty.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 1231 Geren/ Seaman/ Oliveira/ Luna/ Dawson
Relating to management of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1236 Hopson
Relating to information required to be placed in a pen packet
accompanying a defendant on transfer from county jail to the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1282 McCall/ Menendez/ Casteel/ West, George "Buddy"/
Rose /et al.
Relating to commercial electronic mail; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1295 Hochberg
Relating to the total amount of public school bonds that may be
guaranteed by the permanent school fund.
EDUCATION
HB 1309 Pitts
Relating to the applicability of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
Act to nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporations.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1350 Uresti
Relating to an evaluation of public funding for children's mental
health services.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1369 Baxter/ Crabb
Relating to the local registration of retail electric providers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1535 Cook, Robby/ Kolkhorst
Relating to the use of certain fees by groundwater conservation
districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1536 Reyna/ Goodman
Relating to certain communication with and access to a child
following termination of the parent-child relationship.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1631 Hilderbran
Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1649 Mercer/et al.
Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San
Antonio.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 1650 Mercer/et al.
Relating to student fees charged at The University of Texas at San
Antonio.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 1666 Hartnett
Relating to the courts that may approve a transfer of payment
rights under certain structured settlements.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1677 Hegar
Relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county
attorney in Wharton County.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1819 Oliveira
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment caused by certain disasters.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1820 Oliveira
Relating to the exception of certain agricultural labor from
unemployment compensation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1849 Allen
Relating to the revocation process for certain persons released
from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or
mandatory supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1944 Hartnett
Relating to the compensation of a statutory probate court judge
while assigned as a visiting judge.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1948 Baxter/et al.
Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring
legislative oversight committee.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1959 Smithee
Relating to facilities and other property of the Dallam-Hartley
Counties Hospital District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HCR 34 Hopson/ Cook, Byron
Designating the Texas State Railroad as the official State Railroad
of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 332 Staples
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital
offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 389 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital
offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1902 Lucio/et al.
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Rio Grande Regional Water
Authority.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1903 Fraser
Relating to the creation, administration, and powers of municipal
development districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1904 Barrientos
Relating to the eligibility of a person to operate a commercial
motor vehicle in this state.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1905 Barrientos
Relating to the creation, administration, and operation of and the
property tax rate imposed by certain countywide hospital districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1906 Armbrister
Relating to breast reconstruction services for recipients of
medical assistance.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1907 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of alarm systems and alarm systems
companies.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS REREFERRED:
SB 1560 Madla
Relating to correcting errors in the distribution of benefits by a
public retirement system.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS