SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                  Monday
                               May 12, 2003

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


SB 203 (CS)        Janek/et al.
Relating to fees charged for certain transportation services to and
from cruise ship terminals.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 769 (CS)(LC)    Carona
Relating to the licensing and regulation of surgical assistants.

SB 787 (LC)        Carona
Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license
to practice medicine in this state.

SB 1230 (CS)(LC)    Wentworth
Relating to authorizing an environmental service fee at Southwest
Texas State University.

SB 1262 (CS)        Armbrister
Relating to the use of certain tax incentives by municipalities for
certain economic development.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1652 (CS)        Shapiro/et al.
Relating to institutions of higher education, including the
administration, operation, governance, and financing of those
institutions.
6 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 1706 (CS)        Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the
issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the
authorities.

SB 1742 (CS)(LC)    Zaffirini
Relating to the transfer of money appropriated to provide care for
certain persons in nursing facilities to provide community-based
services to those persons.

SB 1912 (A)(LC)     Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Harborside Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
2 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

SB 1937 (CS)        Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure costs to
developers.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

HB 555 (CS)        Chisum                     SP: Armbrister
Relating to notice requirements for certain portable facilities
under the Clean Air Act.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
 TO ENGROSSMENT:


SB 1499 (CS)        Madla/et al.
Relating to contracts for the design and construction of
transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:


SCR 51             Lucio
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the King Ranch.

HCR 5             Homer                      SP: Ratliff
In memory of Cordelia Maxine Knight of Paris.

HCR 6             Homer                      SP: Ratliff
Honoring the life of P. A. Thomas, Jr., of Titus County.

HCR 196             Campbell                   SP: Duncan
Honoring Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Howard of San Angelo for heroic
bravery displayed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

HCR 201             Gallego                    SP: Madla
Congratulating U.S. Olympian Todd Hays of Del Rio.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:


HB 2425             McCall
Relating to state and certain local fiscal matters; making an
appropriation.
FINANCE

HB 2458             Krusee/ Oliveira/ Swinford/et al.
Relating to the collection of the motor fuel taxes; providing
penalties.
FINANCE

HB 3184             Hill
Relating to the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation of toll facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY

HB 3305             Berman
Relating to ensuring cost savings in the operations of certain
governmental entities that provide criminal justice and public
safety services.
FINANCE

HB 3306             Berman
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain individuals and governmental entities.
FINANCE

HB 3318             Luna
Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in
the state treasury, the allocation of revenue, the dedication and
rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money
from use for general governmental purposes.
FINANCE

HB 3378             Hope
Relating to granting statutory authority to certain governmental
entities to reduce certain expenditures and to the operation of
certain funds.
FINANCE

HB 3441             Pickett
Relating to a reduction in expenditures of certain state
governmental entities, including changes affecting the Commission
on Human Rights, benefits under the state employees group benefits
program, attorney general's office, management of certain accounts
and funds, and certain election-related forms.
FINANCE

HB 3442             Pickett
Relating to granting statutory authority to certain governmental
entities to reduce certain expenditures and to impose charges in
amounts sufficient to recover costs.
FINANCE

HB 3443             Pickett
Relating to statutory authority for certain governmental entities
to take certain actions to permit the legislature to reduce
appropriations to those agencies.
FINANCE

HJR 2             Heflin
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring that money
appropriated from the economic stabilization fund be repaid to the
fund during the next state fiscal biennium.
FINANCE