SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                 Thursday
                               May 15, 2003

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


SB 738 (CS)        Duncan
Relating to the notice and hearing process for groundwater
conservation districts.
4 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 823 (CS)(LC)    Fraser/et al.
Relating to administration of the sales and use tax and compliance
with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

SB 1061 (CS)(LC)    Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to discrimination related to the business of insurance and
to the use of insurance policy proceeds for certain victims of past
discrimination; creating an offense.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1117 (CS)(LC)    Williams
Relating to optional benefits under the Texas school employees
uniform group coverage program.

SB 1575 (CS)        Carona
Relating to immunity from civil liability arising from activities
of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission medical quality
review panel.

SB 1582 (CS)(LC)    Wentworth
Relating to authorizing political subdivisions and property owners'
associations to trap and transport white-tailed deer.

SB 1662 (CS)        Duncan/et al.
Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students
with diabetes.

SB 1678 (CS)        Whitmire
Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and
Paroles.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 1763 (CS)        Ogden
Relating to vehicle weights.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1861 (CS)(LC)    Bivins
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

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


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

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

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

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

THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:


SJR 55             Shapleigh                  SP: Corte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of
general obligation bonds to provide loans to defense-related
communities for economic development projects, including projects
that enhance military value of military installations.

SB 652             Shapleigh/et al.           SP: Corte/et al.
Relating to economic development, strategic planning, and other
issues regarding military facilities, and the merger of certain
state agencies with military responsibilities; granting authority
to issue bonds.

SB 1063             Shapiro                    SP: Krusee
Relating to insurance coverage of commercial motor carriers.

THE SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND REQUESTED
 THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING:


SB 287             Ellis, Rodney              SP: Chisum
Relating to changing the composition of certain state agency
governing bodies with an even number of members to comply with the
changes made to Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

SB 418             Nelson/et al.              SP: Smithee/et al.
Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care
providers; providing penalties.

SB 504             Ogden/et al.               SP: Kolkhorst/et al.
Relating to a lien on a cause of action or claim of an individual
who receives emergency medical services.

SB 1224             Ellis, Rodney/et al.       SP: Keel
Relating to the appointment of counsel for an indigent applicant
for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case.

THE SENATE GRANTED THE REQUEST FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE
 COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING:


HB 1567             West, George "Buddy"/ Chisum/ Smith, Wayne
                      SP: Bivins
Relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste;
authorizing the exercise of the power of eminent domain.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
 CALENDAR:


SR 373 (LC)        Wentworth
Memorializing Congress to prohibit federal courts from ordering or
instructing any state or political subdivision thereof to levy or
increase taxes.

SCR 24 (LC)        Jackson
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to name the
new public health laboratory building for Dr. Jesse Vernal Irons.

SCR 41 (LC)        Armbrister
Directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality, and Texas Water Development Board to
exclude consideration of recreational fishing restrictions in any
study of Texas bays and estuaries.

SCR 45 (LC)        Fraser
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to rename the
Brownwood State School - Units I and II for Mr. Ron Jackson as a
tribute to his commitment to public service and his many contributions
to the betterment of the State of Texas.

SCR 49 (LC)        Lucio
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a
joint interim committee to study issues related to nutrition among
Texas public school children.

SB 20 (LC)        Armbrister
Relating to the issuance of certain permits for overweight
vehicles; providing a penalty.

SB 24 (CS)(LC)    Armbrister
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Ranch at Clear Fork Creek Municipal
Utility District No. 1; granting the authority to impose taxes and
issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.

SB 137 (CS)(LC)    Ellis, Rodney
Relating to insurance policies insuring the life of an employee or
former employee.

SB 292 (CS)(LC)    Brimer
Relating to the regulation of athlete agents.

SB 411 (CS)(LC)    Zaffirini
Relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department
personnel in certain counties.

SB 478 (CS)(LC)    Duncan
Relating to disqualification for eligibility for workers'
compensation benefits of certain persons who perform services that
benefit a political subdivision.

SB 588 (LC)        Duncan
Relating to liability insurance coverage for certain nursing
institutions.

SB 795 (LC)        Gallegos
Relating to the punishment for a corporation or association
convicted of an offense involving the criminally negligent
inspection, maintenance, or operation of a commercial motor
vehicle.

SB 815 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to the development of essential knowledge and skills for
subjects in the enrichment curriculum.

SB 879 (CS)(LC)    Whitmire
Relating to appeals of adverse determinations made by health
maintenance organizations.

SB 921 (LC)        Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a judge to reduce or terminate the
community supervision of a defendant convicted of an offense
punishable as a state jail felony.

SB 1019 (LC)        Duncan
Relating to the powers, duties, taxing authority, and dissolution
procedure of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District.

SB 1092 (CS)(LC)    Shapiro
Relating to evidence offered in the prosecution of the offense of
child pornography.

SB 1093 (LC)        Shapiro
Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.

SB 1205 (CS)(LC)    Lindsay/et al.
Relating to liability of the state and certain political
subdivisions for certain recreational activities.

SB 1215 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to changing the deadlines and authority for ordering the
election and filing for candidacy in political subdivision
elections.

SB 1245 (LC)        Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the governance of the Crime Victims' Institute.

SB 1252 (CS)(LC)    Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of certain activities associated with
providing private security.

SB 1254 (CS)(LC)    Armbrister
Relating to the leasing and contracting powers of a port authority
or navigation district.

SB 1388 (CS)(LC)    Armbrister
Relating to access to certain personal information under the public
information law.

SB 1411 (CS)(LC)    Deuell
Relating to electronic surveillance.

SB 1450 (CS)(LC)    Harris
Relating to the authority of a guardian of the person of a ward to
transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility and file
for emergency detention under certain circumstances and to consent
to the administration of certain medication.

SB 1551 (CS)(LC)    Duncan
Relating to the creation and composition of judicial districts and
the election and powers and duties of certain district attorneys.

SB 1731 (LC)        Gallegos/et al.
Relating to fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation,
restoration, and management of certain county records.

SB 1751 (CS)(LC)    Lucio/et al.
Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign
consular official.

SB 1777 (LC)        Gallegos
Relating to fire control, prevention, and emergency medical
services districts of certain municipalities.

SB 1907 (CS)(LC)    Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of alarm systems and alarm systems
companies.

SB 1909 (LC)        Lucio
Relating to the regulation of the subdividing or development of
land in areas bordering the Rio Grande and the Laguna Madre or the
Gulf of Mexico.

SB 1915 (LC)        Armbrister
Relating to the terms of court of the 9th Judicial District.

SB 1918 (LC)        Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Katy Towne Centre Development
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

SB 1923 (A)(LC)     Ogden
Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
the district attorney for the 258th Judicial District.

SB 1932 (CS)(LC)    Ogden
Relating to the performance of the duties of a district attorney by
the prison prosecution unit in Trinity County.

SB 1933 (CS)(LC)    Staples
Relating to the exclusion of property from Waterwood Municipal
Utility District No. 1.

SB 1940 (LC)        Armbrister
Relating to the County Court at Law of Aransas County.

SB 1941 (LC)        Averitt
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Lake Alan Henry Water District;
granting the power of eminent domain; authorizing the issuance of
bonds and the imposition of taxes.

SB 1947 (CS)(LC)    Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Heritage Groundwater Conservation
District; granting the authority to impose taxes.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LOCAL AND
 UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR:


SB 1176 (CS)(LC)    Harris/et al.
Relating to the regulation of roofing contractors; providing
penalties.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:


SB 1950             Zaffirini
Relating to requiring a nonbinding referendum on the question of
whether the cigarette tax should be increased by $1 per pack and
whether that increase should be used for certain health and human
services programs.
FINANCE

SB 1951             Ratliff
Relating to the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent
school fund.
STATE AFFAIRS

SB 1952             Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform
measures applying to state government.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

SCR 54             Brimer
Granting Town Talk Foods, Inc., and Thomas E. Potthoff permission
to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Health.
JURISPRUDENCE

SCR 55             Barrientos/et al.
Designating the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin as the Official Mexican and
Mexican American Art Museum of Texas.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE

SJR 4             Ratliff
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the legislature to
require the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent school
fund.
STATE AFFAIRS

THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS REREFERRED:


HB 3015             Morrison/ Brown, Fred
Relating to the tuition charged and financial assistance funded by
tuition charged to students of institutions of higher education and
to a study of the accessibility and availability of graduate and
professional programs.
REREFERRED FROM SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO EDUCATION