SENATE FLOOR ACTION




                                  Monday
                               May 19, 2003

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


SB 26 (CS)(LC)    Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for retention of
students in higher education.

SB 355 (CS)        Janek
Relating to public health preparedness; providing criminal
penalties.

SB 727 (CS)(LC)    Staples
Relating to the payment of fees awarded to certain attorneys
appointed by a court to represent indigent inmates in capital
cases.

SB 810 (CS)        Harris
Relating to the regulation of social workers; providing a criminal
penalty.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 846 (LC)        Barrientos
Relating to annual reports of the efficiency of officers
commissioned by the Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1062             Carona
Relating to the registration of chiropractic facilities.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1181 (CS)        West
Relating to student discipline in public schools.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1243 (CS)        Armbrister
Relating to systems and programs administered by the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas.
6 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 1325             Carona
Relating to renewable energy credit for converting solid waste into
electric energy.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

SB 1367 (CS)(LC)    Duncan
Relating to student union fees at component institutions of the
Texas Tech University System.

SB 1387             Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of racing.

SB 1480 (CS)        Janek
Relating to efforts by coastal counties to mitigate coastal erosion
and improve public access to public beaches; authorizing the
issuance of bonds by coastal counties.

SB 1546 (CS)(LC)    Janek
Relating to laboratory and certain other related fees for public
junior colleges.

SB 1651 (CS)        Duncan
Relating to the use of development corporations to improve local
telecommunications infrastructure.

SB 1936 (LC)        Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of the Buffalo Bayou Management District;
providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
3 FLOOR AMENDMENTS

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


HJR 3             Nixon/et al.               SP: Nelson
Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning civil lawsuits
against doctors and health care providers, and other actions,
authorizing the legislature to determine limitations on
non-economic damages.

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


SB 770             Madla
Relating to the direct shipment of wine to consumers.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT

SB 1200 (A)         Lucio/et al.
Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay
tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students
enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in
this state.
2 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:


HCR 89             Krusee
Designating Hutto as the official Hippo Capital of Texas.
ADMINISTRATION

HCR 90             Eissler
Memorializing congress to expand the medical savings account
program to allow states to design such programs for their
employees.
STATE AFFAIRS

HCR 125             Jones, Jesse
Directing the Texas Department on Aging to lead a partnership of
state agencies in support of a web, print, and phone-based
information system for older Texans.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

HCR 171             Telford/ Hughes/ Merritt/ Keffer, Bill
Designating Caddo Lake as the First Lake of Texas.
ADMINISTRATION

HCR 254             Wong
Recognizing the Museum of American Music History-Texas as the
official Texas Museum of American Music History.
ADMINISTRATION

SR 893             Carona
Recognizing the International Quality Plasma Program and the Quality
Standards of Excellence Assurance and Leadership Program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES