SENATE FLOOR ACTION Tuesday April 29, 2003 THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS: HB 1 (CS) Heflin SP: Bivins General Appropriations Bill. THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: SCR 47 Bivins In memory of William H. Collyns of Midland. HCR 64 Hilderbran/ Thompson SP: Harris In memory of John W. Holtermann of San Marcos. HCR 88 Craddick/ West, George "Buddy" SP: Bivins Honoring the life of John Lance Foster of Midland. HCR 202 Wise SP: Van de Putte Designating May 1, 2003, as Law Day in the State of Texas. HCR 211 Nixon SP: Shapiro Recognizing April 29, 2003, as Holocaust Remembrance Day. HCR 222 Merritt SP: Brimer Designating April 29, 2003, as Dale Earnhardt Day in Texas. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: HB 298 Miller Relating to prohibiting the disclosure of personal customer information by the Parks and Wildlife Department. NATURAL RESOURCES HB 406 Miller/et al. Relating to proceeds received by a person accused or convicted of a crime from publicizing the crime. CRIMINAL JUSTICE HB 408 Miller Relating to the liability of landowners for certain uses of their land. STATE AFFAIRS HB 2169 Telford/ Ritter/ Menendez/ Flores/et al. Relating to the payment of retirement benefits to retirees who are employed by certain public educational institutions. EDUCATION SB 1928 Staples Relating to the boundaries of the Athens Municipal Water Authority. NATURAL RESOURCES SB 1929 West 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 1930 Staples Relating to the board of directors and the powers of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District; validating certain actions and proceedings of the district. NATURAL RESOURCES THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REREFERRED: HB 156 Krusee/ Gattis/ Mercer Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional mobility authority. REREFERRED FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIO TO INFRA. DEV. & SECURITY HB 157 Krusee/ Mercer/ Gattis Relating to the powers and duties of a regional mobility authority. REREFERRED FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIO TO INFRA. DEV. & SECURITY