SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Tuesday
May 20, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SJR 3 West
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to
grant pardons to persons who have received deferred adjudication.
SB 722 (CS) Van de Putte
Relating to providing education loan repayment assistance to
encourage certain individuals to pursue careers in the faculty or
administration of institutions of higher education.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 788 (CS) Carona
Relating to the issuance of a limited license to practice medicine
to certain applicants.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1045 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent
wrongful convictions.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1116 (CS) Williams
Relating to the criminal and civil consequences of conduct
involving the theft of or tampering with certain communication or
information services.
4 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
SB 1160 (CS) Barrientos
Relating to the development and implementation of personnel
policies and procedures of state agencies.
SB 1188 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to supplemental pay for certain officers of the Department
of Public Safety of the State of Texas who are proficient in a
second language.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
SB 1477 (CS)(LC) West
Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal
records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding
records associated with certain defendants receiving deferred
adjudication; providing a civil penalty.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
SB 1862 (CS)(LC) Bivins
Relating to health and human services.
HJR 61 McReynolds/et al. SP: Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to
donate surplus fire-fighting equipment or supplies for the benefit
of rural volunteer fire departments.
HB 1117 Keffer, Jim/ Seaman/et al. SP: Deuell
Relating to the clarification by a county of the existence of a
public interest in certain roads.
HB 1822 Kuempel SP: Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement
System.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED:
SB 770 Madla
Relating to the direct shipment of wine to consumers.
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.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
TO ENGROSSMENT:
SB 511 Nelson/et al.
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED
TO THIRD READING:
HB 15 (CS) Corte/ Wohlgemuth/ Laubenberg/et al.
SP: Williams
Relating to regulation of abortion; creating an offense.
HB 510 (CS) Woolley SP: Ogden
Relating to the issuance of special license plates for federal
administrative law judges.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
SCR 52 Janek
Paying tribute to the live oak champion in Texas located in the
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.
HCR 257 Homer SP: Deuell
In memory of Jesse W. Orr of the Birthright community.
THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SB 249 Janek SP: Eiland
Relating to the use of the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry operated by
the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 464 Nelson SP: Delisi
Relating to the appointment of a management team to manage and
operate a community center for mental health or mental retardation
services.
SB 532 Williams SP: Ritter
Relating to the acceptance of a referral fee or gift by certain
judges; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 656 Brimer SP: Truitt
Relating to the removal of certain on-premise signs in a
municipality.
SB 1380 Armbrister SP: Driver/et al.
Relating to alcoholic beverage industry sponsorship at public
entertainment facilities.
SB 1507 Harris SP: Marchant
Relating to the use of powers of attorney in certain motor vehicle
transfers.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
CALENDAR:
HCR 13 West, George "Buddy"/ Wise/ Allen/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Urging congress to enact the Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act
of 2001.
HCR 14 West, George "Buddy"/ Wise/ Allen/et al.
SP: Shapiro
Urging congress to enact the Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention
Act of 2002.
HCR 151 Chavez SP: Lucio
Urging Congress to reinstate funding for the Community Adjustment
and Investment Program.
HB 178 Ellis SP: Staples
Relating to immunity for certain governmental employees for an act
or omission committed while supervising an inmate or offender
program or activity.
HB 211 Brown, Fred SP: Ogden
Relating to the purchase of insurance by certain municipalities
through competitive bidding and proposal procedures.
HB 258 Pickett/ McClendon/ Pena/ Moreno, Paul/ Dukes/
et al. SP: Madla
Relating to correcting errors in the distribution of benefits by a
public retirement system.
HB 276 Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and costs in an action
against a fraudulent transfer.
HB 346 Dutton/ Rodriguez SP: Whitmire
Relating to the period during which a person may be confined for
contempt of court.
HB 472 Pickett/ Seaman SP: Madla
Relating to requirements for certain licensing programs
administered by the state fire marshal.
HB 543 Jones, Jesse SP: Lindsay
Relating to certain restrictions on the delivery or installation of
a new or used manufactured home in a flood-prone area.
HB 545 Wohlgemuth/ Flores/ Hupp/ Uresti/ Berman/et al.
SP: Wentworth
Relating to military discharge records that are recorded with or
otherwise in the possession of a governmental body.
HB 591 Delisi/ Chavez/ Jones, Elizabeth/ Hupp/ Seaman
SP: Fraser
Relating to public school admission of military personnel and
dependents under reciprocity agreements between states.
HB 608 Denny SP: Nelson
Relating to the selection of alternate public members to serve on
the committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or
precinct officers.
HB 627 Reyna/ Delisi/ Mabry/et al.
SP: Deuell
Relating to an area quarantine in response to the introduction of
an environmental or toxic agent into the environment; providing a
criminal penalty.
HB 671 Lewis SP: Brimer
Relating to the requirements for certain alcoholic beverage
licenses.
HB 681 Farrar/ Branch/ Griggs/ McReynolds/ Swinford
SP: Lindsay
Relating to the location of a jail or related facility operated by
a private vendor or a county.
HB 769 Solis/et al. SP: Averitt
Relating to compensatory time off for certain communications
service employees of the Department of Public Safety.
HB 776 Naishtat/ Mabry/et al. SP: Nelson
Relating to requiring that certain individuals who provide nursing
services in a nursing institution receive annual training in caring
for people with dementia.
HB 821 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to the methods of providing notice of an associate judge's
report in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 839 Howard SP: Armbrister
Relating to a limitation on the future employment of a board member
of certain water-related districts.
HB 861 McReynolds SP: Madla
Relating to the qualifications of a volunteer emergency care
attendant.
HB 873 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the rural volunteer fire department insurance program.
HB 882 Christian SP: Staples
Relating to student center fees at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
HB 883 Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to the powers of an associate judge under the Family Code.
HB 886 Dutton/et al. SP: Averitt
Relating to attorney's fees in a proceeding to enforce an order for
the possession of or access to a child.
HB 889 Dutton SP: Lucio
Relating to the enforcement of an agreement concerning child
support.
HB 904 Mowery SP: Brimer
Relating to certain nonprofit cemetery corporations.
HB 940 Chisum SP: Bivins
Relating to the Hemphill County Hospital District.
HB 941 Chisum SP: Estes
Relating to the export of certain beer, malt liquor, and ale.
HB 980 Goodman/ McClendon SP: Harris
Relating to the circumstances under which a child may be adopted.
HB 1014 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the purposes for which a special utility district may
be created.
HB 1030 Hardcastle SP: Duncan
Relating to the powers and duties of the Hardeman County Hospital
District.
HB 1032 Driver SP: Deuell
Relating to expiration of a driving instruction permit.
HB 1061 Griggs/et al. SP: Brimer
Relating to municipal officer and employee participation in state
travel services contracts.
HB 1066 Goodman SP: Brimer
Relating to the continuance of the municipal court technology fund
and the purposes for which the fund may be used.
HB 1076 McCall/ Raymond SP: Shapiro
Relating to the ownership of a motor vehicle dealership.
HB 1078 Chisum SP: Estes
Relating to the election of directors of a soil and water
conservation district.
HB 1120 Phillips SP: Estes
Relating to the competitive bidding requirement for the Greater
Texoma Utility Authority.
HB 1153 Puente SP: Madla
Relating to the retirement system for fire fighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
HB 1199 Krusee/ McCall/ Driver/ Denny/ Hamilton/et al.
SP: Whitmire
Relating to local option elections for the sale of alcoholic
beverages; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1221 Telford/ Homer/ Merritt/ Mabry/ Hopson
SP: Van de Putte
Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks
based on a separation from employment resulting from an employer
being called to active military duty.
HB 1264 Cook, Robby SP: Ogden
Relating to the sale of wine by holders of a winery permit.
HB 1307 Marchant SP: Averitt
Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit
unions.
HB 1328 Phillips SP: Estes
Relating to cooperative federal and state wildlife-restoration
projects.
HB 1344 Uresti SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the election of an unopposed candidate for an office of
a political subdivision and to omission of that candidate from the
ballot.
HB 1452 Hilderbran SP: Wentworth
Relating to prohibiting a governmental entity from disclosing
information relating to use of certain predator control devices.
HB 1471 Hartnett SP: Harris
Relating to the duties and removal of a trustee.
HB 1472 Hartnett SP: Harris
Relating to the exercise of powers of appointment.
HB 1531 Cook, Robby SP: Armbrister
Relating to the powers and duties of gas and electric corporations.
HB 1631 Hilderbran SP: Fraser
Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District.
HB 1637 Oliveira/ Giddings/ Solomons/ Elkins/ Kolkhorst
SP: Averitt
Relating to the formation, organization, management, and records of
certain business organizations.
HB 1702 Taylor SP: Jackson
Relating to the sale and subsequent lease of property by certain
counties.
HB 1730 Hamric SP: Armbrister
Relating to the leasing and contracting powers of a port authority
or navigation district.
HB 1735 Delisi/ Capelo/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to disease management services under certain state-funded
or state-administered health plans.
HB 1771 Keel/ Baxter SP: Wentworth
Relating to use of certain 9 1 1 fees and surcharges in certain
counties.
HB 1832 Harper-Brown SP: Shapiro
Relating to certain powers of the City of Irving with regard to and
validating certain acts of the Dallas County Utility and
Reclamation District.
HB 1836 Hardcastle/et al. SP: Duncan
Relating to the definition of livestock; providing a criminal
penalty.
HB 1875 Wise SP: Lucio
Relating to the water infrastructure fund, rural water assistance
fund, rural community water and wastewater loan fund, and colonia
self-help account, and to certain notes and bonds of water
districts.
HB 1878 Dutton/ Hodge/ Chavez SP: Harris
Relating to the establishment of paternity and the establishment
and enforcement of child support and medical support for a child.
HB 1937 Gallego SP: Gallegos
Relating to designating September 11 as Texas First Responders Day
and creating star of Texas awards for peace officers, firefighters,
and emergency medical first responders who are killed or sustain
serious or fatal injuries in the line of duty.
HB 2012 Hardcastle SP: Estes
Relating to the creation of an organic standards registration and
certification program.
HB 2021 Farabee SP: Armbrister
Relating to the bankruptcy notice required to be filed by a
regulated oil and gas entity.
HB 2074 Hilderbran/ Gallego SP: Madla
Relating to the election of directors and validation of acts of the
governing board of the Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation
District.
HB 2126 Castro SP: Janek
Relating to the manner of payment of child support to a local
registry.
HB 2132 Zedler/et al. SP: Madla
Relating to the subpoena authority of the Texas State Board of
Examiners of Psychologists.
HB 2334 Turner SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the right of residents of an area annexed for limited
purposes to vote in certain municipal elections.
HB 2385 Griggs/ Noriega/ Berman/ Eissler/ Smith, Wayne
SP: Harris
Relating to salary payments to municipal and county employees
called to active military duty.
HB 2396 Corte SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the administration of and insurance requirements for
certain Veterans' Land Board programs.
HB 2415 Hopson SP: Averitt
Relating to the postjudgment interest rate.
HB 2498 Luna SP: Hinojosa
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 5 of
Nueces County.
HB 2567 Geren SP: Armbrister
Relating to the disposal of brine from desalination operations.
HB 2582 Jones, Elizabeth/ Wilson/ Oliveira/ Hilderbran/
Hunter SP: Wentworth
Relating to the development and implementation of a Texas music
compact disc project by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
HB 2676 Hughes SP: Averitt
Relating to the reporting duties of the attorney general.
HB 2679 Hartnett SP: 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.
HB 2922 Marchant SP: Harris
Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the
Texas Department of Insurance, the business of insurance, and
certain related businesses, including conforming amendments,
repeals, and penalties.
HB 2926 Geren SP: Estes
Relating to the regulation of marine manufacturers, dealers, and
distributors.
HB 2952 Kuempel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the authority of a joint county and municipal hospital
to borrow money.
HB 3126 Truitt/ Capelo/ McReynolds/ Zedler/ Christian/
et al. SP: Janek
Relating to educating health professionals, the composition and
authority of the statewide health coordinating council, and certain
health planning data collected by the department of health.
HB 3414 Marchant SP: Brimer
Relating to the form used for filing a financing statement and
certain other written records.
HB 3484 Delisi/ Uresti SP: Deuell
Relating to health care coverage and services and other
infrastructures for employed persons with disabilities.
HB 3491 Raymond/ Baxter SP: Zaffirini
Relating to use of certain 9-1-1 fees and surcharges in certain
counties.
HB 3506 Marchant SP: Harris
Relating to renumbering or relettering certain provisions of
enacted codes.
HB 3507 Marchant SP: Harris
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various
laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications
enacted by the 77th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
HB 3508 Marchant SP: Harris
Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of local laws
concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LOCAL AND
UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR:
HB 823 (LC) Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to associate judges for certain family law matters.
HB 3555 (LC) Thompson SP: Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement
District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HB 124 Burnam
Relating to property insurance coverage for certain jewelry.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 145 Solomons
Relating to workers' compensation dispute resolution.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 404 Madden/ Gattis
Relating to the participation of a judge at a political party
convention.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 445 Talton
Relating to the filing of a recusal motion in a proceeding
involving a temporary guardianship.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 461 Gallego
Relating to the assignment of certain retired or former judges as
visiting judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 650 Campbell
Relating to the expiration or reduction in value of a gift
certificate.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 923 Eiland
Relating to special license plates to aid the recovery,
rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 926 Eiland
Relating to special license plates benefiting the State of Texas
Anniversary Remembrance (STAR) Day Foundation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1114 Moreno, Joe E.
Relating to the criminal offense of selling an alcoholic beverage
to certain persons.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1230 Elkins
Relating to risk management services for employees of community
supervision and corrections departments.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1251 Hope/et al.
Relating to calling an election to dissolve the Montgomery County
Hospital District.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 1432 Dukes
Relating to the inspection of newly installed manufactured housing.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1465 Hartnett
Relating to a hearing on certain unclaimed property determinations.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1497 Dutton
Relating to the adoption of an adult.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1504 Rose
Relating to notification provided by certain health care
professionals to students and parents or guardians of students who
participate in extracurricular sports activities sponsored or
sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
EDUCATION
HB 1525 Thompson
Relating to certain small face amount life insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1660 Flores
Relating to a report to the legislature regarding the installation
and operation of video camera surveillance systems in county jails.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1777 Dawson
Relating to allowing a political subdivision other than a county to
change the date of its general election.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1823 Hamric
Relating to financial assurance for certain solid waste processing
facilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1826 Hamric
Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls;
providing a penalty.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1828 Farabee
Relating to the name and use of the graffiti eradication fund.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1905 Farrar
Relating to the records management and preservation fee collected
by a district clerk.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1913 Phillips
Relating to the issuance of Smile Texas Style license plates to
benefit the Texas Dental Association Financial Services.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1930 Capelo
Relating to certain fees and administrative penalties applicable to
emergency medical services providers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2005 Moreno, Joe E.
Relating to the requirements for certain alcoholic beverage
licenses and permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2075 Hilderbran
Relating to regulating health and safety conditions at youth camps.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2095 Cook, Robby
Relating to provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage
through a certified self-insurance group; providing penalties.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2117 Brown, Fred
Relating to protecting students and employees at an institution of
higher education from threatened acts of violence.
EDUCATION
HB 2150 Denny/ Howard/ Marchant/ Woolley/ Hope/et al.
Relating to the date on which the period for early voting by
personal appearance begins.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2180 Baxter
Relating to the computation of charges assessed against a tenant in
certain commercial leases.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2198 Solomons
Relating to the certification of maximum medical improvement and
the impairment rating assigned to an employee in a claim for
workers' compensation benefits.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2255 Flores
Relating to the payment of deferred taxes on certain agricultural
land.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2323 McReynolds
Relating to the transfer of certain suits regarding workers'
compensation claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2424 McCall
Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the
comptroller; providing penalties.
FINANCE
HB 2428 Brown, Fred
Relating to education requirements for vocational nurses.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2444 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to certain purchases by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2540 Menendez
Relating to granting a defense base development authority the power
of eminent domain.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 2544 Bonnen
Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who
enters the premises of a school.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2562 Rose
Relating to persons eligible for burial in the State Cemetery.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2579 Goolsby
Relating to the extended hours of sale for mixed beverages and beer
in certain counties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2599 Stick
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the
Third Court of Appeals District.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2677 Krusee
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle sales, the powers and
duties of the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of
Transportation, and the issuance of Texas Master Gardener license
plates.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2702 Keffer, Jim
Relating to immunization programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2751 Hegar
Relating to changes in driving safety courses conducted through the
Internet.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2801 Giddings
Relating to urban land bank demonstration programs.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2819 Driver/ Reyna
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information
held by a tax appraisal district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2844 Casteel
Relating to the exemption from the requirement that a person
register as a property tax consultant to perform certain property
tax consulting services.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2856 Farrar
Relating to certain fees collected by a domestic relations office.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2915 Wise
Relating to the nonprofit organizations qualified to finance
certain guaranteed student loans.
EDUCATION
HB 2923 Marchant
Relating to jury service.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2930 Lewis
Relating to the confidentiality of and access to certain personal
information contained in instruments recorded with a county clerk.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2951 Hope
Relating to regulation of spacing of wells and production of
groundwater from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3009 Capelo
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment and
medical treatment decisions.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3035 Cook, Robby
Relating to the power of groundwater conservation districts to
regulate the spacing of water wells and the production of
groundwater.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3103 Garza
Relating to duplicate driver's licenses, the suspension of driver's
licenses, and the suspension of vehicle registrations following
certain suspensions of driver's licenses.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3139 Wilson
Relating to delivery sales of cigarettes; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3157 Bonnen
Relating to the regulation of the disposal of solid waste.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3167 Goolsby/et al.
Relating to filing fees for certain types of actions.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3209 Heflin/ Hunter/ Puente/ Giddings/ Wise
Relating to the amount of financial assistance a student may
receive under the TEXAS grant and tuition equalization grant
programs.
EDUCATION
HB 3264 Hunter
Relating to the prevention of childhood lead poisoning.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3308 Capelo
Relating to the payment of wages through a direct deposit plan.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3552 Gallego/ Moreno, Paul/ Luna/ Solis/ Chavez/et al.
Relating to naming the school of pharmacy at Texas A&M
University--Kingsville after Irma Rangel.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3565 Keel
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Lazy Nine Municipal Utility
District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3567 Cook, Robby
Relating to the number and method of electing directors of the
Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3573 Davis, John
Relating to the creation of the Baybrook Management District;
providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3583 Goodman/ Smith, Todd
Relating to the creation of the Great Southwest Improvement
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3584 Swinford
Relating to the Moore County Juvenile Board.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3612 Cook, Robby
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District
No. 1.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HCR 92 Quintanilla/ Haggerty
Designating the sopaipilla as the official State Pastry of Texas.
ADMINISTRATION
HCR 101 Capelo
Requesting that Congress enact a Medicare prescription drug
benefit.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HCR 194 Miller/et al.
Memorializing congress to limit the appellate jurisdiction of the
federal courts regarding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
in public schools.
STATE AFFAIRS