SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Thursday
May 1, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 6 Van de Putte
Relating to extending the time to claim a lottery prize for certain
military personnel.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 739 (LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to aggregate or statistical information about the
screening program for hearing loss in newborns.
SB 1464 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls;
providing a penalty.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1470 West
Relating to eligibility to participate in a high school equivalency
program operated by a school district or open-enrollment charter
school.
3 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
SB 1490 (CS) Ogden
Relating to certain investigation requirements and other procedures
in connection with an allegation of child abuse or neglect.
SB 1522 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to the continuous eligibility of certain children for
medical assistance benefits.
SB 1552 (CS) Duncan
Relating to the creation and composition of certain county courts
at law.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1615 (CS)(LC) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to a pilot program for language interpreter services under
the medical assistance program.
SB 1828 (CS)(LC) Averitt
Relating to the composition and duties of the State Soil and Water
Conservation Board.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
TO ENGROSSMENT:
SB 488 (LC) Ogden
Relating to vehicle weight.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:
SCR 20 (A) Shapleigh
Memorializing Congress to fund one-stop border vehicle inspection
facilities.
1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
CALENDAR:
HB 233 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to standing to file a suit requesting termination of the
parent-child relationship or adoption.
HB 234 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to the payment of support for a child after the child's
18th birthday.
HB 522 Lewis SP: Harris
Relating to the allowable operating expenses of certain 9-1-1
emergency communication districts.
HB 601 Thompson SP: Gallegos
Relating to the administration of a retirement system for officers
and employees of certain municipalities.
HB 641 Kolkhorst SP: Armbrister
Relating to state policy and regulations regarding bison; providing
penalties.
HB 858 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to the salaries of certain judges in Tarrant County.
HB 935 Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the creation of magistrates in Comal County.
HB 970 Truitt/ Lewis/et al. SP: Jackson
Relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus
property to a civic or charitable organization.
HB 988 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden
Relating to the composition of the First and Fourteenth courts of
appeals districts.
HB 1049 Davis, John/ Taylor SP: Jackson
Relating to the designation of NASA Road 1 and Farm-to-Market Road
528 as the NASA Parkway.
HB 1138 Van Arsdale SP: Lindsay
Relating to nonprofit water supply and sewer service corporations
in certain counties.
HB 1234 Menendez/ Castro SP: Van de Putte
Relating to granting certain hospital districts the authority to
issue certificates of obligation.
HB 1369 Baxter/ Crabb SP: Brimer
Relating to the local registration of retail electric providers.
HB 1522 Corte SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.
HB 1677 Hegar SP: Armbrister
Relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county
attorney in Wharton County.
HB 1819 Oliveira SP: Lucio
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment caused by certain disasters.
HB 1820 Oliveira SP: Lucio
Relating to the exception of certain agricultural labor from
unemployment compensation.
HB 2091 Harper-Brown SP: Deuell
Relating to procurement rules, guidelines, and procedures for
regional transportation authorities.
SB 88 Wentworth
Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.
SB 97 Barrientos/et al.
Relating to requiring sex offenders released on community
supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision to maintain a certain
distance from any premises where children frequently gather.
SB 160 Nelson
Relating to education relating to human organ donation.
SB 177 Shapiro/et al.
Relating to enhancement of the penalty for an offender who
manufactures or delivers a controlled substance causing death or
serious bodily injury.
SB 245 Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of respiratory therapy services under the
medical assistance program.
SB 485 Barrientos/et al.
Relating to the use of exclusive development agreements by an
intermunicipal commuter rail district.
SB 604 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the recovery of attorney's fees and certain costs in
proceedings to recover delinquent debts owed to a county.
SB 610 Nelson
Relating to grants for federally qualified health centers.
SB 686 Hinojosa
Relating to the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged
with the offense of assault.
SB 725 Wentworth
Relating to the payment of ad valorem taxes on property erroneously
omitted from a tax roll and to the waiver of penalties and interest
on an ad valorem tax that becomes delinquent due to the error of a
taxing unit or appraisal district.
SB 734 Ratliff
Relating to the power of appointment in certain municipalities
having city managers.
SB 805 Zaffirini
Relating to donation of certain surplus school district property to
preserve the property.
SB 837 Williams
Relating to the offense of aggravated sexual assault against a
disabled or elderly individual.
SB 902 Staples
Relating to the term of a contract between an appraisal district
and the financial entity designated as the depository for the
district.
SB 967 Lucio
Relating to financial assistance and bonding authority in the
development of certain water resources in the state.
SB 972 Shapiro
Relating to the addition of certain municipalities to the territory
of a regional transportation authority.
SB 1000 West
Relating to a statistical or demographic analysis conducted by the
Texas Legislative Council for a state agency and to information
collected by the council in the course of performing the analysis.
SB 1054 Shapleigh
Relating to presentence investigation and postsentence treatment
and supervision of certain sex offenders.
SB 1114 Williams
Relating to secondary employment by officers commissioned by the
Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
SB 1128 Bivins/et al.
Relating to the administration of the Joint Admission Medical
Program.
SB 1129 Bivins
Relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of certain
laboratory analyses of physical evidence or statements as to the
chain of custody of physical evidence.
SB 1131 Harris
Relating to funding of certain emergency medical services, trauma
facilities, and trauma care systems.
SB 1136 Nelson
Relating to access to certain private medical information.
SB 1143 Madla
Relating to designation of defense economic readjustment zones and
defense readjustment projects.
SB 1151 Shapleigh
Relating to the publication of state agency Internet addresses in
telephone directories.
SB 1152 Shapleigh
Relating to the use of TexasOnline.
SB 1174 Harris
Relating to salary payments to municipal and county employees
called to active military duty.
SB 1211 Van de Putte
Relating to collateral protection insurance.
SB 1227 Duncan
Relating to authority of political subdivisions to exercise the
power of eminent domain to acquire rights to water.
SB 1276 Armbrister
Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, formerly known as
the Jackson County Flood Control District.
SB 1304 Madla
Relating to the creation, division, or conversion of, or purchaser
notice about, certain kinds of water districts.
SB 1306 Bivins
Relating to the submission of certain pleas and waivers by closed
circuit video teleconferencing.
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.
SB 1362 Staples
Relating to the development of a regional water supply reservoir
project at Lake Eastex reservoir site, the renaming of the site as
Lake Columbia, and the acquisition of the site and other property;
providing for the issuance of bonds.
SB 1378 Armbrister
Relating to the disposal of brine from desalination operations.
SB 1424 Nelson
Relating to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship
of, certain records regarding, and foster care payments for certain
children.
SB 1439 Shapleigh
Relating to federal matching funds for certain projects at military
facilities in this state.
SB 1457 Lindsay
Relating to the qualifications for appointment as adjutant general.
SB 1465 Lindsay
Relating to the establishment of criminal law magistrates in Harris
County.
SB 1504 Harris
Relating to the duties and authority of the Texas Motor Vehicle
Board of the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1507 Harris
Relating to the use of powers of attorney in certain motor vehicle
transfers.
SB 1565 Madla
Relating to allowing a municipality to create a defense adjustment
management authority; authorizing taxes and bonds.
SB 1571 Carona
Relating to the regulation of dental laboratories and dental
technicians.
SB 1581 Wentworth
Relating to providing that an audit working paper of a county
auditor is excepted from required public disclosure under the
public information law.
SB 1594 Van de Putte
Relating to the Texas State Guard.
SB 1635 Staples
Relating to carrying a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle.
SB 1639 Staples
Relating to regulation of spacing and production of groundwater
from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
SB 1663 Lindsay/et al.
Relating to private activity bonds.
SB 1665 Averitt
Relating to the care of a child taken into possession by a
governmental entity without a court order.
SB 1669 Averitt
Relating to military leave for certain public employees.
SB 1687 Gallegos
Relating to star of Texas awards for peace officers, firefighters,
and emergency medical first responders who are killed or sustain
serious or fatal injuries in the line of duty.
SB 1713 Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to
real property purchased or sold by certain state agencies.
SB 1715 Wentworth
Relating to lighting equipment requirements for vehicles.
SB 1725 Lindsay
Relating to the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
SB 1729 Lindsay
Relating to certain contracts by water districts that are related
to complying with state or federal construction stormwater
requirements.
SB 1744 Zaffirini
Relating to a fee for preserving vital statistics records.
SB 1748 Lucio
Relating to the continuation of the law authorizing the issuance of
oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.
SB 1781 Ogden
Relating to the supplemental salaries of judges of the district
courts having jurisdiction in certain counties.
SB 1784 Lucio
Relating to the imposition of a hotel occupancy tax in eligible
general-law coastal municipalities.
SB 1794 Barrientos
Relating to the criminal law magistrates in Travis County.
SB 1796 Barrientos/et al.
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Central Texas Health Care District;
authorizing the imposition of taxes, the issuance of bonds, and the
exercise of the power of eminent domain.
SB 1797 Barrientos
Relating to the supplemental salaries of district judges in Travis
County.
SB 1805 Harris
Relating to the enforcement of child support obligations, including
interstate enforcement.
SB 1807 Harris
Relating to the establishment and adjudication of certain
parent-child relationships.
SB 1808 Harris
Relating to the establishment of paternity and the establishment
and enforcement of child support and medical support for a child.
SB 1883 Janek
Relating to the assumption of road utility district authority by
Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 15, including the
authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1884 Janek
Relating to the assumption of road utility district authority by
the Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend
County, Texas, including the authority to impose taxes and issue
bonds.
SB 1888 Staples
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Southeast Texas Groundwater
Conservation District.
SB 1904 Barrientos
Relating to the eligibility of a person to operate a commercial
motor vehicle in this state.
SCR 21 Shapleigh/et al.
Memorializing Congress to require the United States-Mexico Border
Health Commission to coordinate a benchmark health study of each of
the adjoining states.
THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS REMOVED FROM THE LOCAL AND
UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR:
SB 1299 (LC) Madla
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HB 5 Grusendorf/ Marchant/ Wilson/ Hill/ Heflin/et al.
Relating to public school finance.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE
HB 20 Corte/et al.
Relating to the issuance of Desert Shield and Desert Storm license
plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 135 Brown, Fred/ Chavez/et al.
Relating to the requirements of an auctioneer's license.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 253 Chisum
Relating to granting, renewing, or amending a license or
registration under the Texas Radiation Control Act.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 295 Smith, Todd
Relating to the security required to contest an application for
certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 326 McCall/ Paxton/ Madden/ Laubenberg
Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed
of Collin County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 327 McCall/ Paxton/ Madden/ Laubenberg
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Collin County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 346 Dutton/ Rodriguez
Relating to the period during which a person may be confined for
contempt of court.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 387 Hamric
Relating to public school campus improvement plans.
EDUCATION
HB 399 Mowery
Relating to the issuance of World War II veteran license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 418 Martinez Fischer
Relating to fines collected for child safety belt offenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 447 Hochberg
Relating to state assessment of academic skills of public school
students in special education programs.
EDUCATION
HB 472 Pickett/ Seaman
Relating to requirements for certain licensing programs
administered by the state fire marshal.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 567 Berman
Relating to the expulsion of a public school student who assaults,
murders, or attempts to murder another student.
EDUCATION
HB 655 Menendez/ Corte
Relating to the sale of property by a defense base development
authority.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 736 Denny/ Grusendorf
Relating to use of the internal mail system of a governmental
agency to deliver political advertising; providing a criminal
penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 738 Laubenberg
Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Rockwall
County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 752 Woolley/et al.
Relating to the administration of public retirement systems for
police officers in certain municipalities.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 798 Farabee
Relating to the issuance of disabled veteran license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 834 Delisi
Relating to the appointment of a management team to manage and
operate a community center for mental health or mental retardation
services.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 871 Casteel
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Comal County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 874 Menendez/ Castro/ Reyna
Relating to the driver's license or personal identification card
number on a parking placard issued to an individual with a
disability.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 941 Chisum
Relating to the export of certain beer, malt liquor, and ale.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 983 Talton
Relating to the authority of an ad valorem tax appraisal district
to obtain certain criminal history record information relating to
an applicant for employment.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1032 Driver
Relating to expiration of a driving instruction permit.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1040 Noriega
Relating to emergency medication kits maintained for a veterans
home.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 1152 Puente
Relating to the authority of certain nonprofit water supply
corporations and sewer service corporations to establish and
enforce customer water conservation measures.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1287 Chisum
Relating to the location and operation of concrete crushing
facilities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1306 Marchant
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to
real property purchased or sold by certain state agencies.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 1329 McReynolds
Relating to the liability insurance and security requirements for
wood treaters and other persons engaged in the business of
structural pest control.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1398 Swinford
Relating to procedures for arbitration of seed performance
disputes.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
HB 1440 Eissler
Relating to the frequency of public school teacher appraisals.
EDUCATION
HB 1441 Eissler
Relating to school districts that place an excessive number of
students in certain special education instructional arrangements.
EDUCATION
HB 1446 Brown, Betty
Relating to the eligibility of certain children for certain health
benefit coverage.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1459 Eiland
Relating to hotel taxes in coastal municipalities with a population
of less than 5,000.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1475 Hartnett
Relating to the enforcement of an agreement between spouses to
convert separate property to community property.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1499 Dukes
Relating to the view of the state capitol.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1526 Geren
Relating to the registration requirements for certain retired
architects.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1539 Naishtat
Relating to associate judges for statutory probate courts.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1590 Paxton
Relating to multiple-party accounts.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1648 Morrison
Relating to standing for certain foster parents to file suit to
adopt a child.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1654 Wohlgemuth
Relating to designation of a portion of State Highway 121 in
Tarrant and Johnson counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1678 Chisum
Relating to the creation, management, and use of the radiation and
perpetual care account in the general revenue fund.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1708 Taylor
Relating to the regulation of bottled and vended drinking water
operators.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1709 Casteel
Relating to the settlement of the guardianship of the estate of a
ward.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1729 Merritt
Relating to the municipal court of record for the City of Longview.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1764 Smith, Wayne
Relating to the San Jacinto Battleground.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1776 Hughes/ Dutton/ Smith, Todd/et al.
Relating to Celebrate Freedom Week and to certain instruction in
social studies classes in public schools.
EDUCATION
HB 1833 Goodman
Relating to certain fees that may be assessed and collected by a
domestic relations office.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1863 Bohac
Relating to the disclosure of certain voter registration
information.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1865 Bonnen
Relating to commercial group property and casualty insurance for
certain businesses and associations.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1885 Goolsby
Relating to certain filing fees in a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1934 Capelo
Relating to security and payment for, and the use of the proceeds
of, certain public securities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1937 Gallego
Relating to star of Texas awards for peace officers, firefighters,
and emergency medical first responders who are killed or sustain
serious or fatal injuries in the line of duty.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 1940 Luna/ Jones, Elizabeth
Relating to longevity pay for assistant prosecutors.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1971 Uresti
Relating to convictions barring employment in certain facilities
serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1972 Uresti
Relating to an administrative review process for child support
payments.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1979 Puente
Relating to preventing the discharge of untreated wastewater into
waters of the state.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2001 Dutton
Relating to notice to an employer of a court order requiring an
employee to provide medical support for the employee's child;
providing penalties.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2031 Puente
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2036 Swinford
Relating to allowing certain political subdivisions to enter
agreements with other political subdivisions for the collection of
past due amounts for certain utility or waste disposal services.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2072 Grusendorf
Relating to payment by teachers for missing textbooks in public
schools.
EDUCATION
HB 2089 Geren
Relating to requiring the secretary of state to publicly post a
list of candidate names on the Internet.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2094 Harper-Brown
Relating to the definition of providing assistance to a voter.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2099 Dutton/et al.
Relating to the determination of the conservatorship of, and the
right of possession of or access to, a child by a person who has a
history of family violence.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2126 Castro
Relating to the manner of payment of child support to a local
registry.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2132 Zedler/et al.
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2133 Campbell
Relating to agriculture and the powers and duties of the Department
of Agriculture.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2137 Thompson
Relating to the issuance of an administrative writ of withholding
for the enforcement of a child support obligation.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2138 Hopson
Relating to the use of certain electronic devices for the purpose
of committing identity theft; providing criminal penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2149 Denny
Relating to notice of, and disclosure of information about, an
investigation of criminal conduct in connection with an election.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2154 Denny
Relating to appealing certain decisions of an election judge at a
polling place.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2155 Denny
Relating to the use of mobile telephones in a polling place.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2156 Goolsby
Relating to the size of containers for certain alcoholic beverages.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2157 Hartnett
Relating to the use of the judicial and court personnel training
fund.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2158 Hartnett
Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial
candidates and officeholders.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2162 McReynolds
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2179 Truitt
Relating to the removal of certain on-premise signs in a
municipality.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2185 Geren/ Zedler
Relating to the issuance of a certificate of death by catastrophe.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2188 Rodriguez/ Pena
Relating to alternate methods of responding to a jury summons.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2189 Rodriguez
Relating to temporary guardianship procedures.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2227 Hughes
Relating to the frequency of meetings of the board for the Upper
Sabine Valley Solid Waste Management District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2234 McReynolds
Relating to the appointment of a bailiff for the 411th District
Court.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2238 Paxton
Relating to multiple-party accounts.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2248 Denny
Relating to certain fraudulent criminal conduct affecting a
financial institution.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2259 Smithee
Relating to the policy terms for medical malpractice liability
insurance written by the Texas Medical Liability Insurance
Underwriting Association.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2295 Thompson
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2320 Flores
Relating to administration by the Texas Department of Agriculture
of quarantined articles.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2322 McReynolds
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2349 Dawson
Relating to regulation of frozen dessert products and
manufacturing.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2350 Dawson
Relating to the amount charged by the Texas Department of Health
for a youth camp license.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2351 Kuempel
Relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife
Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2359 Ritter
Relating to the programs and systems administered by the Employees
Retirement System of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2376 Elkins
Relating to the correction or removal from the statutes of obsolete
references regarding the surety bonds of state officers and
employees.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 2383 Hegar
Relating to the eligibility for exemption from ad valorem taxation
of public property used for certain religious purposes.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2384 Hegar
Relating to the unauthorized use of toll roads in certain counties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2396 Corte
Relating to the administration of and insurance requirements for
certain Veterans' Land Board programs.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 2401 Stick/ Rodriguez/ Baxter
Relating to the criminal law magistrates in Travis County.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2402 Stick/ Rodriguez/ Baxter
Relating to the compensation of district judges in Travis County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2409 Solomons
Relating to the disclosure of certain information held by a
business offering check verification or check guarantee services.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2415 Hopson
Relating to the postjudgment interest rate.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2451 Dukes
Relating to the authority of the Interagency Council on Early
Childhood Intervention to establish a fee schedule for services
provided through the council.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2466 Hartnett
Relating to the costs of reviewing a development project that must
be approved by certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2470 Kuempel
Relating to funding license buyback programs of the Parks and
Wildlife Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2471 Kuempel
Relating to fees in connection with waterfowl and wetland
conservation special license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2498 Luna
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 5 of
Nueces County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2533 Brown, Betty
Relating to the creation of Lake View Management and Development
District in Henderson County; providing authority to impose a tax
and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2558 Swinford
Relating to certain reporting requirements and orders relating to
commercial fertilizer.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
HB 2592 Lewis
Relating to the compensation of certain judges who preside over
certain proceedings.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2676 Hughes
Relating to the reporting duties of the attorney general.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2682 Denny/et al.
Relating to the designation of permanent places for certain
judicial offices.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2684 Denny
Relating to the timely filing of an application for a place on the
ballot for an office of a home-rule city.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2689 Keffer, Jim
Relating to the practice of law.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2786 Eiland
Relating to an extension of a strategic partnership agreement
between a special purpose district and certain municipalities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2804 Giddings
Relating to school district internship programs in which students
earn local credit for high school graduation by working with
elected government officials.
EDUCATION
HB 2859 Wohlgemuth
Relating to the regulation of obstructions to air navigation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2892 Allen
Relating to the illegal use of money or property derived from or
intended to further certain controlled substance offenses;
providing penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2916 Ritter
Relating to establishing equivalent membership service in the
Judicial Retirement System Plan Two.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2926 Geren
Relating to the regulation of marine manufacturers, dealers, and
distributors.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2941 McReynolds
Relating to the designation of the El Camino East-West Corridor.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2947 Casteel
Relating to cost control and accountability in the decentralization
of state programs and services.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3124 Truitt
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Rehabilitation
Commission.
FINANCE
HB 3125 Truitt
Relating to certain programs provided by the Texas Commission for
the Blind.
FINANCE
HB 3149 Wilson
Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 3366 Ritter/ Deshotel/ Hamilton
Relating to licensing and regulation of certain pilots, pilotage
rates, and pilot service.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3386 Hartnett
Relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to
the county in which district court proceedings may be conducted.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3553 Brown, Betty
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Henderson County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3557 Hamilton/ Deshotel
Relating to the county courts at law in Orange County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HCR 73 Griggs
Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of
Education to adopt and promote a virtues education program.
EDUCATION
HCR 151 Chavez
Urging Congress to reinstate funding for the Community Adjustment
and Investment Program.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 2 Shapiro/et al.
Relating to public school finance, a state ad valorem tax, state general
sales and use taxes, state taxes on the sale or use of a motor vehicle,
and property tax relief for residential tenants.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE
SB 1937 Armbrister
Relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure
improvement costs to developers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1938 Averitt
Relating to mortgage guaranty insurance.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1939 Lindsay
Relating to road and bridge improvements by certain metropolitan rapid
transit authorities.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SJR 1 Shapiro/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide financial support for
public education by creating the Texas education fund, authorizing a state
property tax, increasing the state general sales and use tax rate,
expanding the general sales and use tax base to include certain services,
increasing the state motor vehicle sales and use tax rate, abolishing the
school district property tax for maintenance and operations purposes, and
authorizing a school district property tax for the purpose of educational
enrichment.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE
SB 1215 Van de Putte
Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the
election and filing for candidacy in political subdivision
elections.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REREFERRED:
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1521 Zaffirini
Relating to tuition charged by an institution of public higher
education for certain graduate programs.
REREFERRED FROM SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO EDUCATION
SJR 37 Staples
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a two-year period
for the redemption of a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem
taxes at a tax sale.
REREFERRED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES TO FINANCE