SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                 Wednesday
                               May 14, 2003

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


SJR 42 (CS)        Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home equity line
of credit, providing for administrative interpretation of home
equity lending law, and otherwise relating to the making,
refinancing, repayment, and enforcement of home equity loans.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 75 (CS)        Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to child-care services for certain low-wage employees.

SB 474 (CS)        Lucio/et al.
Relating to an interim study on nutrition and health in public
schools.

SB 791 (LC)        West
Relating to a program to monitor the collection and remittance of
certain court costs and fees.

SB 1011 (CS)        West
Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire
examination.

SB 1444 (CS)        Barrientos/et al.
Relating to safety regulations for certain extracurricular school
activities.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1592 (CS)        West
Relating to applications for and allocations of reservations of the
state ceiling among issuers of qualified residential rental project
bonds.

SB 1819 (CS)        Van de Putte
Relating to considering the economic impact to the state in
awarding certain lottery commission contracts.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1935 (CS)(LC)    Fraser
Relating to the law governing the Brazos River Authority and the
law governing the Lower Colorado River Authority.

SB 1948 (CS)        Whitmire/et al.
Relating to the release on bond of certain applicants for a writ of
habeas corpus.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, ADOPTED 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT,
AND POSTPONED CONSIDERATION OF SB 738.

THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:


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.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

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


SB 1067             Carona
Relating to administrative interpretation of home equity lending
law.

SB 1369 (CS)        Duncan
Relating to certain group benefits for retired school employees.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1370 (CS)        Duncan
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain
governmental officers, employees, and retirees and their
dependents.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 1942             Wentworth
Relating to the name of Southwest Texas State University.

THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION:


HCR 102             Gallego                    SP: Madla
Honoring the musical legacy of Robert "Wolfman Jack" Smith.

THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:


SB 185             Janek                      SP: Smith, Wayne
Relating to standing water as a nuisance.

SB 189             Carona                     SP: Jones, Jesse
Relating to the selection of public members to the committee to
review salaries and expenses of elected county or precinct
officers.

SB 313             Harris/et al.              SP: King
Relating to collection of civil damages awarded against certain
nonprofit institutions.

SB 421             Carona                     SP: Davis, John
Relating to coverage of assisted living facilities under
professional liability insurance and the Texas Medical Liability
Insurance Underwriting Association.

SB 1237             Estes                      SP: Phillips
Relating to license fees for certain nursing and convalescent
homes.

SB 1577             Carona                     SP: Flynn
Relating to the effect of a criminal conviction on licensing and
regulation of a mortgage broker or loan officer.

SB 1578             Carona                     SP: Flynn
Relating to an examination requirement for mortgage broker and loan
officer license applicants.

SB 1764             Deuell                     SP: Farabee
Relating to the disclosure of certain information to a cemetery
organization or funeral establishment for the purpose of marking a
grave.

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 1094             Capelo
Relating to grants for federally qualified health centers and to a
revolving loan program for community health centers.
ADMINISTRATION

HB 1278             Zedler/et al.
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property
owned or used by a religious organization for purposes of expanding
a religious facility or constructing a new religious facility and
to municipal platting requirements and zoning regulations
applicable to certain property owned or used by a religious
organization.
FINANCE

HB 3486             Delisi/ Madden
Relating to a health care facility's return of certain unused drugs
to a pharmacy and to reimbursement or credit under the state's
medical assistance program for returned drugs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

SB 8             Armbrister
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Colony Municipal Utility District
No. 1.
NATURAL RESOURCES