SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Tuesday
May 13, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 58 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of a relative caregiver placement program
for certain children for whom the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services is appointed managing conservator.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 820 Fraser
Relating to the assignment of impairment ratings to injured
employees.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 978 (CS) Wentworth
Relating to the automation of the compulsory motor vehicle
inspection system.
SB 1460 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to county fire marshals and county fire protection;
providing penalties.
SB 1521 Zaffirini
Relating to tuition charged by a public institution of higher
education for certain graduate programs.
SB 1679 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to driving records and to the operation of commercial
motor vehicles; creating an offense.
SB 1780 (CS) Ogden
Relating to claiming a franchise tax credit for certain qualified
capital investments.
SB 1899 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to permit requirements for groundwater transfers out of
Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1925 (LC) Estes
Relating to the powers, financing, and fees of office for the
Rolling Plains Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1928 (LC) Staples
Relating to the boundaries of the Athens Municipal Water Authority.
SB 1944 (CS)(LC) Fraser
Relating to the creation of the Temple Health and Bioscience
Economic Development District; providing authority to impose a tax
and issue bonds.
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:
SB 1499 (CS) Madla/et al.
Relating to contracts for the design and construction of
transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
TO ENGROSSMENT:
SB 563 (CS) Lucio
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with
autism or a pervasive developmental disorder.
SB 1466 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to hotel occupancy taxes and the financing of convention
center facilities in certain counties.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
HCR 221 Branch SP: Carona
Congratulating Ray and Kimberly Faust of Austin on the birth of
their daughter, Konner Mikus Faust.
THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SB 7 Wentworth/et al. SP: Chisum
Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or a civil
union.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
CALENDAR:
SB 5 (A)(LC) Averitt
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
functions, operations, and financing of the Johnson County Special
Utility District; authorizing the imposition of taxes and the
issuance of bonds.
SB 25 (LC) Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kenedy County Groundwater
Conservation District.
SB 192 (LC) Barrientos
Relating to the purchase of a badge, insignia, weapon, or uniform
of a peace officer or firefighter.
SB 216 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to the disposal by a veterinarian of animal remains and
associated medical waste.
SB 767 (CS)(LC) Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
SB 1038 (CS)(LC) Barrientos
Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program.
SB 1154 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to state publications maintained by the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
SB 1173 (LC) Janek
Relating to prescription drug benefits under the group health
benefit programs for certain governmental employees and retired
employees.
SB 1403 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to requiring the Texas State Library and Archives
Commission and the Department of Information Resources to establish
a searchable database for grants awarded by state agencies.
SB 1459 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to access to criminal history record information by a
county fire marshal.
SB 1461 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to the sale of used fire-fighting equipment to certain
volunteer fire departments.
SB 1463 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to the conversion of a nontoll state highway to a toll
facility.
SB 1472 (CS)(LC) West
Relating to zoological operation and maintenance boards;
authorizing taxes and bonds.
SB 1494 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to the powers of Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
SB 1520 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to the Texas Housing Finance Corporations Act.
SB 1570 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to certain public water supply wells in the Trinity Glen
Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1643 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the appointment of election officers for a central
counting station for certain elections.
SB 1659 (CS)(LC) Madla
Relating to certain ad valorem tax exemptions, payments, and
refunds.
SB 1670 (LC) Averitt
Relating to the ability of a health maintenance organization to
provide accessible and affordable benefit plans.
SB 1733 (LC) Gallegos
Relating to the creation of an appeals process for the termination
or suspension of deputy constables in certain counties.
SB 1811 (CS)(LC) Whitmire
Relating to service of process and to the ability to sue and be
sued of a sports and community venue district.
SB 1820 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to criteria for rating the performance of school
districts.
SCR 14 (LC) Shapleigh
Memorializing the U.S. Congress to take actions to improve access
to childhood vaccines.
HB 227 (CS)(LC) Keel SP: Jackson
Relating to certain notice requirements in a court order providing
for the possession of or access to a child.
HB 263 (LC) Goodman/ Wise/ Gattis SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the establishment and operation of children's advocacy
centers.
HB 295 (LC) Smith, Todd SP: Wentworth
Relating to the security required to contest an application for
certain alcoholic beverage licenses.
HB 501 (LC) Telford SP: Ratliff
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court of Marion County.
HB 655 (LC) Menendez/ Corte SP: Madla
Relating to the sale of property by a defense base development
authority.
HB 829 (LC) Hughes SP: Ratliff
Relating to jurisdiction to enter certain orders in a failure to
attend school proceeding.
HB 854 (A)(LC) West, George "Buddy"/et al.
SP: Duncan
Relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for
certain funds.
HB 884 (LC) Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to alternative dispute resolution statements required in a
suit for dissolution of a marriage and a suit affecting the
parent-child relationship.
HB 1150 (CS)(LC) Puente SP: Wentworth
Relating to the financing of certain local water, conservation, and
open-space projects in accordance with the law governing sports and
community venue projects.
HB 1156 (LC) Giddings/ Elkins/ Solomons/ Oliveira/ Kolkhorst
SP: Fraser
Relating to adoption of the Business Organizations Code.
HB 1226 (LC) Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to a closed meeting for a school board deliberation that
will necessarily reveal personally identifiable information about a
public school student.
HB 1231 (LC) Geren/ Seaman/ Oliveira/ Luna/ Dawson
SP: Lucio
Relating to management of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.
HB 1306 (A)(LC) Marchant SP: Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to
real property purchased or sold by certain state agencies.
HB 1364 (LC) Dukes SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to emergency shelter and care for minors.
HB 1949 (LC) Eissler/ Grusendorf/ Madden
SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school
teacher.
HB 2031 (LC) Puente SP: Madla
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
HB 3149 (A)(LC) Wilson SP: Harris
Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists.
HCR 56 (CS)(LC) Delisi SP: Nelson
Urging the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services to authorize any section 1115 demonstration waivers.
HCR 57 (LC) Delisi SP: Nelson
Urging congress to enact the Children First SCHIP Improvement Act of 2003
and enact legislation further extending the availability of 2000 and 2001
SCHIP allotments until 2005.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HB 59 Wise/ Riddle/ West, George "Buddy"/ Morrison/
Van Arsdale /et al.
Relating to the offense of aggravated kidnapping, the punishment
for the offense of kidnapping, and the definition of and punishment
for the offense of trafficking in persons.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 76 Wise/ Guillen
Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure an
employment preference for veterans.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 94 McClendon
Relating to retirement benefits for visiting judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 109 Chavez/ Wilson/ Gutierrez/ Flores/ Raymond
Relating to customs brokers.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
HB 155 West, George "Buddy"/ Pena/ Casteel/ Allen/
Crabb /et al.
Relating to prohibiting a sex offender from owning or serving in
certain capacities on behalf of a sexually oriented business;
creating an offense and providing a penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 193 Pitts
Relating to the number of members of an appraisal review board.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 264 Brown, Fred
Relating to supplemental contributions to the optional retirement
program by institutions of higher education.
EDUCATION
HB 341 Uresti
Relating to parenting and postpartum counseling information to be
provided to a pregnant woman.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 415 Flores
Relating to state funding of courses offered for joint high school
and junior college credit.
EDUCATION
HB 420 Martinez Fischer/ Keel/ Villarreal/ Merritt/
Phillips /et al.
Relating to the punishment for certain property offenses committed
against an elderly individual.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 460 Gallego
Relating to special license plates for certain government
officials.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 492 Jones, Jesse/ Hodge/ Chavez/ Alonzo/ Naishtat
Relating to the prosecution of injury to a child, elderly
individual, or disabled individual.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 498 Isett/ Hegar/ Hupp/ Driver/ Ellis/et al.
Relating to certain reduced fees for a license to carry a concealed
handgun.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 508 Woolley
Relating to notice of an increase in certain rates or charges for
certain group policies or contracts.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 542 Delisi
Relating to the issuance of Texas Master Gardener license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 552 Hegar
Relating to expulsion of students from public schools for certain
conduct.
EDUCATION
HB 559 Brown, Betty
Relating to the disposition of certain contraband.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 622 Goolsby
Relating to business leave time accounts for police officer
employee organizations in certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 631 Hilderbran
Relating to the issuance of Texas Lions Camp license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 674 Madden
Relating to the modification of certain child support orders.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 679 Talton
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to
inform certain inmates of their right to request to undergo an
orchiectomy.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 693 Van Arsdale
Relating to funding for school districts that accept students using
a public education grant.
EDUCATION
HB 703 Solomons
Relating to the property tax appraisal of property located in more
than one appraisal district.
FINANCE
HB 705 Solomons/ Allen
Relating to liability of in-home service companies and residential
delivery companies for negligent hiring.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 758 Giddings/ Denny
Relating to contracts between a school district and a business
entity in which a district trustee has a substantial interest.
EDUCATION
HB 819 Isett/ Hupp/ Hamilton/ Ellis
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawfully carrying a
handgun, illegal knife, or club.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 833 Hochberg/et al.
Relating to certain pharmaceutical services for an injured employee
receiving workers' compensation medical benefits.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 860 McReynolds
Relating to the use of public school educators' days of service for
which instruction is not required.
EDUCATION
HB 893 Haggerty
Relating to the correction of an appraisal roll, a tax roll, and
other appropriate records following the final determination of an
ad valorem tax appeal.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 918 Eiland/et al.
Relating to the authority of certain counties to implement a pilot
program to provide certain indigent health care services and to the
funding of the program.
FINANCE
HB 922 Eiland
Relating to financial responsibility requirements for certain
persons licensed or permitted under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 982 Talton/et al.
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless
arrest when a person confesses to committing a felony.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1005 Haggerty
Relating to emergency orders and penalties for rock crushers and
concrete plants.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1026 Hupp/ Rodriguez/ Dukes/ Miller/ Naishtat/et al.
Relating to regulating the use of social security numbers by
institutions of higher education.
EDUCATION
HB 1082 Talton
Relating to the appraisal of property by appraisal districts.
FINANCE
HB 1090 Miller/ Hughes/ Mercer/et al.
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department on Aging to
establish a prescription drug information and assistance program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1108 Lewis
Relating to the term of office of certain members of an emergency
services district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1168 Madden
Relating to the appraisal of public school teachers who direct
extracurricular activities.
EDUCATION
HB 1172 Madden/ Driver/ Howard/et al.
Relating to public school textbooks.
EDUCATION
HB 1223 Madden
Relating to continuation of a residence homestead ad valorem tax
exemption when the owner temporarily ceases occupying the homestead
due to military service or other causes.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 1314 Pitts
Relating to placement of certain students in alternative education
programs.
EDUCATION
HB 1353 Uresti
Relating to a fee for preserving vital statistics records.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1363 Crownover
Relating to funding for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and
Science.
EDUCATION
HB 1366 Elkins
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1368 McReynolds
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making
a false report to a peace officer or law enforcement employee.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1380 Thompson/ Elkins/ Denny/ Marchant/ Seaman
Relating to certain products offered in connection with a consumer
loan.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1457 Eiland/et al.
Relating to the authorization of the imposition of a temporary
prohibition on enforcement of the law governing access to public
beaches following a meteorological event.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1470 Hartnett
Relating to guardianships and the jurisdiction of certain courts;
providing a criminal penalty.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1473 Hartnett
Relating to probate matters.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1483 Allen/ Capelo/ Wohlgemuth
Relating to the regulation of the practice of nursing and midwifery
by the Board of Nurse Examiners and to the abolition of the Board
of Vocational Nurse Examiners and the transfer of the functions of
that agency to the Board of Nurse Examiners.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1515 Allen
Relating to temporary license suspensions of registered nurses.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1541 Callegari
Relating to the general powers and authority of water districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1600 Madden
Relating to the issuance of special license plates for members of
the American Legion.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1606 Wolens
Relating to ethics of public servants, including the functions and
duties of the Texas Ethics Commission; the regulation of political
contributions, political advertising, lobbying, and conduct of
public servants; and the reporting of political contributions and
personal financial information; providing civil and criminal
penalties.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 1629 Keffer, Jim/et al.
Relating to certain reports, records, offenses, and penalties under
the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1661 Haggerty
Relating to the carrying of certain weapons by a person who holds a
security officer commission issued by the Texas Commission on
Private Security.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1681 Stick/et al.
Relating to the amount of compensation and allowances for certain
county auditors.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1686 Chisum
Relating to pharmacies that maintain emergency medication kits at
certain institutions.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1699 Kuempel
Relating to the liability of certain highway, road, and street
contractors.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1704 Taylor/et al.
Relating to certain eligibility requirements for a license to carry
a concealed handgun.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1859 Bohac/ Bailey/ Edwards/ McClendon
Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency
treatment facilities near certain residential and community
properties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1869 Baxter/et al.
Relating to the admission of certain video testimony into evidence
in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1895 Hope
Relating to the compensation provided to an immediate family member
or a household member of a deceased victim for funeral attendance
and bereavement leave or certain other crime victims' services.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1899 Nixon/ Wise
Relating to the prevention of the international abduction of a
child by a parent of the child.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1921 Capelo/ Wohlgemuth/ Delisi/ Coleman/ Keffer, Jim/
et al.
Relating to the immunization registry.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1980 Puente
Relating to excepting certain land from the additional tax imposed
on the change of use of land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes
as open-space land.
FINANCE
HB 1985 Casteel
Relating to the immunity of guardians ad litem in certain
guardianship proceedings from liability for certain damages.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2004 Marchant/et al.
Relating to allowing the commissioners court of certain counties to
deliberate in a closed meeting regarding business and financial
considerations of a contract being negotiated.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2019 Griggs/ Isett/ Gutierrez/ Crabb/ Marchant/et al.
Relating to the creation of a state advisory council with authority
to promote research, education, treatment, and support activities
related to persons with traumatic brain injuries.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2033 Menendez
Relating to historically underutilized businesses that perform
investment brokerage services for a state agency.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2040 Marchant
Relating to authorizing certain state agencies to share information
for investigative purposes.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2043 Griggs
Relating to the procedures for appointment of the board of
directors of an appraisal district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2051 Smith, Wayne
Relating to permits for access driveways to certain highways.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2086 Talton
Relating to the possession or shooting of a handgun on the land of
the Lower Colorado River Authority by a person licensed to carry a
concealed handgun.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2100 Dutton
Relating to the disposing of abandoned motor vehicles.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2107 Hope
Relating to special license plates supporting scholarships for
surviving spouses and children of homicide victims.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2148 Gattis
Relating to the prohibition of a restriction or condition placed on
a check tendered in payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes,
penalties, and interest.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2174 Heflin
Relating to illegal uses of confidential information by persons
having legal access to confidential information; creating an
offense.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2184 Geren
Relating to prohibiting the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality from amending, interpreting, impairing, or modifying a
written contract for the wholesale provision of water.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2199 Solomons
Relating to the right of an insurance carrier to contest the
compensability of an injury in a workers' compensation case;
providing an administrative violation.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2208 Allen
Relating to the regulation of the practice of professional nursing.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2212 Mowery
Relating to the continuation of legal land use in newly
incorporated areas.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2237 Kuempel
Relating to the financial assistance for the eligible survivor of a
member of an organized volunteer fire-fighting unit.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2306 Jones, Jesse
Relating to new millennium special license plates and to the new
millennium reading program account.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2308 Jones, Jesse
Relating to ineligibility for participation in the low income
housing tax credit program.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2348 Casteel
Relating to the dissolution of the Southeast Trinity Groundwater
Conservation District.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2389 Cook, Robby/et al.
Relating to the issuance of special license plates to benefit the
Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2397 Corte/et al.
Relating to a vendor's or subcontractor's remedy for nonpayment of
certain contracts.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2416 Hochberg/ Krusee/ Hunter
Relating to the extension of the period for which an incomplete
improvement on property owned by certain nonprofit organizations
may be exempted from ad valorem taxation and exempting from
additional taxes open-space land converted by certain nonprofit
organizations for certain charitable purposes.
FINANCE
HB 2474 Callegari
Relating to electronic surveillance.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2496 Branch/ Denny/ Marchant/ Raymond/ Turner/et al.
Relating to the date of the primary election.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2518 Dawson
Relating to the kinds of contracts of the Brazoria County
Conservation and Reclamation District Number Three that are subject
to competitive bidding.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2519 Flores/ Raymond
Relating to the regulation of bingo; imposing a tax.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 2522 Krusee/ Rose/ Stick/ Gattis
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the
Southwest Texas State University Multi-Institution Teaching Center
to finance facilities to address the Central Texas high growth
corridor and exempting facilities financed by the bonds from prior
approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
EDUCATION
HB 2525 Ellis
Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against
persons who contract with government and employees of those
persons.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2528 Madden
Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase
electricity through a political subdivision corporation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2529 Madden
Relating to providing a grace period for enforcement actions
against a small water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid
waste disposal service being integrated into a regional service.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2548 King/ Swinford/ Baxter/et al.
Relating to electric transmission capacity.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2593 Homer
Relating to winery permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2619 Ellis
Relating to the amount of the application and license fee for a
license to carry a concealed handgun.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2624 Haggerty
Relating to the operation of community supervision and corrections
departments and to the early release of a defendant from community
supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2627 Flynn
Relating to certain agreements offered in connection with a loan.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2650 Kuempel
Relating to the creation of a council to oversee the implementation
of a statewide integrated public safety radio communications system
for public safety and homeland security purposes.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2683 Denny
Relating to considering for school district accountability purposes
the performance of students confined by court order in a
residential program or facility operated by or under contract with
the Texas Youth Commission.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2718 Smith, Wayne
Relating to the allocation and use of municipal hotel occupancy
taxes in certain municipalities bordering bays.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2721 Gutierrez/ Chavez
Relating to the acanthosis nigricans screening program in certain
public and private schools.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2725 Talton
Relating to the destruction of records following certain
expunctions.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2726 Talton
Relating to authorizing an owner of inventory to waive the right to
have the inventory appraised for ad valorem tax purposes at the
price for which it would sell as a unit.
FINANCE
HB 2729 Talton
Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing
penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2802 Giddings
Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at the
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
EDUCATION
HB 2823 Eissler
Relating to individual transition plans for certain students
receiving special education services.
EDUCATION
HB 2825 Eissler
Relating to compliance monitoring of school districts by the
commissioner of education and the Texas Education Agency.
EDUCATION
HB 2826 Eissler
Relating to a continuing ad valorem tax for the payment of bonds
issued by a school district.
EDUCATION
HB 2846 Farabee
Relating to the authority of the State Office of Administrative
Hearings to conduct certain hearings over which the Railroad
Commission of Texas has jurisdiction.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2847 Farabee
Relating to the transfer of the powers, duties, and functions under
the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act from the railroad
commission to the department of transportation.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2887 Van Arsdale
Relating to the exemption of certain services necessary to comply
with federal and state construction storm water requirements from
certain contract requirements.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2898 Phillips/ Homer
Relating to the publication of notice in a newspaper in certain
counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2908 Eissler
Relating to the development of essential knowledge and skills for
subjects in the enrichment curriculum.
EDUCATION
HB 2912 Homer/ Laubenberg/ Hegar
Relating to industrial development corporations; providing a civil
penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2931 Lewis
Relating to the administration and finances of counties and certain
other entities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2933 Flores
Relating to the abolition of the Commission on Human Rights and the
transfer of its functions to a civil rights division within the
attorney general's office.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 2963 Krusee/ Rodriguez/ Naishtat/ Dukes
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle emissions in counties
participating in early action compacts.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2970 Naishtat
Relating to the state program of temporary assistance and related
support services for needy persons.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3011 Capelo
Relating to certain reports, information, or records related to
certain health care facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3017 Solomons
Relating to the organization, administration, and validation of the
creation and certain action of a coordinated county transportation
authority.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3020 Woolley
Relating to the issuance of God Bless Texas and God Bless America
special license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3022 Taylor/ Madden/ Wohlgemuth
Relating to the availability of preferred providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3023 Taylor/ Madden/ Wohlgemuth
Relating to reimbursement and use of particular health care
practitioners.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3025 Martinez Fischer
Relating to the payment of compensable costs by a municipality that
requires the removal of an on-premise sign.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3033 Ellis
Relating to the appointment of a bailiff for the 75th District
Court and for the 253rd District Court.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3052 Hunter
Relating to the prohibition of the use of certain colors on certain
signs, signals, or markings.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3089 Dukes
Relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain counties.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3096 Madden
Relating to the penalty for the failure to timely file a report of
political contributions and expenditures with the Texas Ethics
Commission.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3122 Truitt
Relating to the establishment of locally based demonstration
projects to provide health care benefits to certain low-income
individuals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3141 Wilson
Relating to stamping of cigarettes in interstate commerce.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3151 Bonnen
Relating to the issuance of special license plates to fund disaster
preparation and response by the Texas Department of Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3152 Bonnen
Relating to the potability of and requirements for removing
contaminants from groundwater.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3154 Bonnen
Relating to certain information regarding sales and use taxes
imposed by a municipality and to the confidentiality of that
information; providing penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3168 Giddings
Relating to determination of workers' compensation benefits and to
dispute resolution regarding those benefits.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3185 Hill
Relating to the formula program for distribution of state grants to
public transportation providers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3190 Uresti
Relating to the refund or retention by a landlord of a security
deposit under a commercial lease.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3200 Hegar/ Hunter
Relating to certain standards for assisted living facilities
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3207 Heflin
Relating to repaying the economic stabilization fund for any
appropriations made from the fund for the state fiscal year ending
August 31, 2003; making an appropriation.
FINANCE
HB 3208 Heflin
Relating to the temporary provision of lump-sum payments to certain
retiring members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
FINANCE
HB 3211 Heflin/ Hochberg/ Corte/ Noriega/ Berman/et al.
Relating to certain veterans' assistance programs.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 3221 Bohac/ Flores
Relating to subdivision platting requirements in certain counties
near an international border.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3223 Bohac/ Hegar/ Bonnen/ Wong/ Howard/et al.
Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the
appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3248 Callegari
Relating to liability of the state and certain political
subdivisions for certain recreational activities.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3257 Delisi
Relating to a health reimbursement arrangement program for active
school employees.
EDUCATION
HB 3272 Gallego
Relating to the creation of a port of entry authority by certain
counties; authorizing a tax and the issuance of bonds.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
HB 3292 Krusee
Relating to the marketing and sale of prestige and specialized
license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3312 Capelo
Relating to substitution of securities by a depository for a
county.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3325 Keffer, Jim/ Christian/ Seaman
Relating to the creation and administration of the community
telecommunications alliance program.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3338 Puente
Relating to the performance of a water audit by a retail public
utility providing potable water.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3343 Wohlgemuth/ Turner
Relating to the coordination of statewide public transportation by
the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of
Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3351 Davis, John/ Edwards/ Wong/ Woolley
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for facilities
acquisition and for the replacement of research and academic
facilities lost in Tropical Storm Allison.
FINANCE
HB 3419 Davis, John
Relating to procedural and technical corrections and clarification
of the Property Tax Code, procedures for the seizure of property,
and distribution of ad valorem tax sale proceeds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3439 Rose
Relating to the liability of certain health care practitioners for
examinations and medical screenings of students.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 3459 Pitts/ McCall
Relating to fiscal matters involving certain governmental
educational entities, including public school finance, program
compliance monitoring by the Texas Education Agency, funding for
regional education service centers, amounts withheld from
compensatory education allotments, the public school technology
allotment, the accounting for the permanent school fund, refunding
of certain student loan bonds, funding for the higher education
fund, health insurance coverage provided by certain educational
entities, the uses of the telecommunications infrastructure fund,
and the regulation of driver education schools.
FINANCE
HB 3461 Canales
Relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 156th
Judicial District.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3477 Stick/ Hupp/ Bohac/ Hopson/ Driver/et al.
Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents
of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other
states concerning concealed handgun licenses.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3504 Davis, John
Relating to the deferral or abatement of the collection of taxes on
the residence homestead of an elderly or disabled person.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3517 Gallego
Relating to certain correctional facilities that house only federal
prisoners.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 3526 Hamric/ Heflin/ Thompson/ Moreno, Joe E./
Woolley /et al.
Relating to the establishment of the research development fund to
promote research at certain institutions of higher education and to
the abolition of the Texas excellence fund and the university
research fund.
FINANCE
HB 3540 Chavez
Relating to a refund of an overpayment or erroneous payment of ad
valorem taxes by a tax collector who performs consolidated tax
collection functions.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3542 Laubenberg
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3554 Raymond/ Krusee
Relating to motor vehicle inspection facilities near the border of
this state and Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
HB 3562 Eissler
Relating to the creation of the Southwest Montgomery County
Improvement District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue
bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3575 Hegar/ Callegari
Relating to the creation of the Katy Towne Centre Development
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3576 Davis, John
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3577 Smithee
Relating to the County Court at Law of Randall County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3578 Wong
Relating to powers, duties, and name of the Upper Kirby Management
District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3588 Krusee/ Delisi/ Capelo/ Turner/ Phillips
Relating to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance,
management, operation, ownership, and control of transportation
facilities and the progress, improvement, policing, and safety of
transportation in the state.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3591 Pitts
Relating to authorizing the strip annexation of certain property by
certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3597 Dawson
Relating to the abolition of the County Court at Law of Matagorda
County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3600 King
Relating to jurisdiction, practice, and procedures of county courts
at law in Parker County and to the creation of the County Court at
Law No. 2 of Parker County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3605 Keffer, Jim
Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Hood
County.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 3607 Hilderbran
Relating to the calculation of net to land in the ad valorem tax
appraisal of open-space land used for wildlife management.
FINANCE
HB 3624 Quintanilla
Relating to electronic recordings of proceedings in the municipal
court of record for the City of El Paso.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HCR 204 Chavez
Urging Congress to reinstate funding for the EPA Border Fund to $75
million for fiscal year 2004.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
HJR 4 Bohac/ Hegar/ Bonnen/ Talton/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of
real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HJR 55 Zedler/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature
to exempt from ad valorem taxation property owned by a religious
organization that is leased for use as a school or that is owned
with the intent of expanding or constructing a religious facility.
FINANCE
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REREFERRED:
HB 3087 Hodge
Relating to a release or satisfaction of a judgment for child
support arrearages.
REREFERRED FROM FINANCE TO JURISPRUDENCE
HJR 28 Pickett/ Hamric/ Krusee/ Gutierrez/ Menendez
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for authorization of
the issuing of notes or the borrowing of money on a short-term
basis by a state transportation agency for transportation-related
projects.
REREFERRED FROM FINANCE TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HJR 51 Flores
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