SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Thursday
May 23, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 319 Armbrister/et al.
Relating to the death of or injury to an unborn child; providing
penalties.
SB 1952 (CS) Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform
measures applying to state government.
50 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
HB 156 Krusee/ Gattis/ Mercer SP: Ogden
Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional
mobility authority.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 1024 Crownover/ Wong SP: Shapiro
Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.
1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
HB 1165 Solomons/ Elkins/ Giddings/ Kolkhorst/ Zedler
SP: Janek
Relating to corporations.
3 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
HB 1208 Lewis SP: Shapiro
Relating to the mitigation of traffic congestion on highways;
providing penalties.
HB 1366 Elkins SP: Jackson
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
HB 1454 Eiland SP: Janek
Relating to powers of a property owners' association relating to
restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions.
4 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
HB 1890 Morrison SP: Williams
Relating to tuition rebates to certain undergraduate students who
graduate from an institution of higher education without excessive
semester credit hours.
HB 2351 Kuempel SP: Averitt
Relating to certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife
Department.
HB 2474 Callegari SP: Deuell
Relating to electronic surveillance.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
SCR 55 Barrientos/et al.
Designating the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin as the Official Mexican and
Mexican American Art Museum of Texas.
HCR 248 Hilderbran/ Keel SP: Barrientos
Recognizing Hill's Cafe in Austin as the home of the Texas Heritage
Songwriters Collection.
THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SB 957 Van de Putte SP: Noriega
Relating to emergency medication kits maintained for a veterans
home.
SB 1271 Armbrister
SP: West, George "Buddy"/et al.
Relating to incentives to encourage gas utilities to invest in new
infrastructure.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS
CALENDAR:
HB 147 Solomons/ Woolley/et al. SP: Shapleigh
Relating to application of the no-call list provisions to
commercial mobile service providers and subscribers.
HB 149 Solomons/ Woolley SP: Shapleigh
Relating to certain privacy protections for consumer information
included in the Texas no-call list.
HB 275 Keel SP: Armbrister
Relating to the prosecution of theft of service.
HB 294 Davis, John/ Pena/ Hilderbran/ Cook, Byron/
Geren /et al. SP: Barrientos
Relating to recognizing March as Texas History Month.
HB 296 Goodman SP: Harris
Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on
the general primary election ballot for certain judicial
candidates.
HB 581 Crownover SP: Fraser
Relating to the medication or drug testing of racing animals under
the Texas Racing Act.
HB 630 Hilderbran/ Casteel/ Garza/ Canales
SP: Madla
Relating to the designation of State Highway 173 between Kerrville
and Jourdanton as the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Highway.
HB 816 Woolley SP: Lindsay
Relating to recognizing the week that includes the third Friday in
May as Transportation Week.
HB 874 Menendez/ Castro/ Reyna SP: Wentworth
Relating to the driver's license or personal identification card
number on a parking placard issued to an individual with a
disability.
HB 900 King SP: Estes
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles by law
enforcement officers.
HB 1174 Brown, Betty SP: Staples
Relating to the election officers that serve a branch polling place
during the early voting period.
HB 1330 McReynolds/ Christian SP: Staples
Relating to medical information on a driver's license.
HB 1394 Elkins/ Edwards/ Bohac/ Giddings/ Solomons
SP: Williams
Relating to a revision of the general provisions of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
HB 1439 Eissler SP: Williams
Relating to the application and enforcement of traffic regulations
in private subdivisions in certain counties.
HB 1539 Naishtat SP: Wentworth
Relating to associate judges for statutory probate courts.
HB 1648 Morrison SP: Shapiro
Relating to standing for certain foster parents to file suit to
adopt a child.
HB 1654 Wohlgemuth SP: Averitt
Relating to designation of a portion of State Highway 121 in
Tarrant and Johnson counties as the Chisholm Trail Parkway.
HB 1666 Hartnett SP: Wentworth
Relating to the courts that may approve a transfer of payment
rights under certain structured settlements.
HB 1849 Allen SP: Whitmire
Relating to the revocation process for certain persons released
from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or
mandatory supervision.
HB 1883 Baxter/ Naishtat/ Krusee/ Keel/ Stick
SP: Ogden
Relating to the appointment of a voting proxy by a policy board
member of a metropolitan planning organization.
HB 1948 Baxter/et al. SP: Fraser
Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring
legislative oversight committee.
HB 2092 Harper-Brown SP: Wentworth
Relating to the award of certain state highway maintenance
contracts.
HB 2093 Harper-Brown SP: Staples
Relating to electioneering regulations during early voting.
HB 2116 Brown, Fred/ Mercer SP: Ogden
Relating to the operation of Texas Task Force 1.
HB 2157 Hartnett SP: Duncan
Relating to the use of the judicial and court personnel training
fund.
HB 2192 Keel/ Hopson/et al. SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the regulation of controlled substances under the Texas
Controlled Substances Act and to the prosecution of certain
offenses under that Act.
HB 2238 Paxton SP: Hinojosa
Relating to multiple-party accounts.
HB 2242 Smith, Wayne SP: Williams
Relating to notice sent by a local government after a mandatory
pre-bid conference.
HB 2348 Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the dissolution of the Southeast Trinity Groundwater
Conservation District.
HB 2384 Hegar SP: Janek
Relating to the unauthorized use of toll roads in certain counties.
HB 2402 Stick/ Rodriguez/ Baxter SP: Barrientos
Relating to the compensation of district judges in Collin and
Travis counties.
HB 2682 Denny/et al. SP: Staples
Relating to the designation of permanent places for certain
judicial offices.
HB 2683 Denny SP: Shapiro
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.
HB 2689 Keffer, Jim SP: Duncan
Relating to the practice of law.
HB 2859 Wohlgemuth SP: Ogden
Relating to the regulation of obstructions to air navigation.
HB 3089 Dukes SP: Wentworth
Relating to competitive purchasing procedures for certain counties.
HB 3248 Callegari SP: Lindsay
Relating to liability of the state and certain political
subdivisions for certain recreational activities.
HB 3377 Rangel/ Canales/ Garza SP: Lucio
Relating to the filing of a notice of seizure and intended
forfeiture in an asset forfeiture case.
HB 3386 Hartnett SP: Averitt
Relating to the adoption of rules by the supreme court relating to
the county in which district court proceedings may be conducted.
HB 3477 Stick/ Hupp/ Bohac/ Hopson/ Driver/et al.
SP: Estes
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.
HB 3542 Laubenberg SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products.
HB 3575 Hegar/ Callegari SP: Armbrister
Relating to the creation of the Katy Towne Centre Development
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HCR 16 Flores SP: Hinojosa
Designating tortilla chips and salsa as the official State Snack of
Texas.
SB 399 Van de Putte
Relating to certain reports required to be filed in connection with
certain diseases or other public health conditions.
SB 413 Madla
Relating to the study of educational opportunities for emergency
services personnel.
SB 637 Nelson
Relating to elimination of the state payment for certain national
insurance database fees.
SB 968 Shapleigh
Relating to a program to promote participation by public junior
college students in individual development account programs.
SB 1300 Madla
Relating to the oversight of regional planning commissions by the
governor and the state auditor.
SCR 48 Van de Putte/et al.
Directing the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to complete a study
of prescription drug costs provided under the system, promulgate
regulations defining payment methodology, and streamline procedures for
claims.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HCR 199 Gutierrez
Requesting that congress enact legislation to define the political
status options available to U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico.
STATE AFFAIRS
SCR 56 Armbrister
Directing the White-tailed Deer Advisory Committee to address how habitat
relates to the ecological diversity of the state and to study the role of
the wildlife biologist in the development of management plans and in the
utilization of suitable management practices, including population goals
and control, yearly census data, supplemental feeding and food plots, and
genetic management.
NATURAL RESOURCES
THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS REREFERRED:
HB 1324 Brown, Betty/ Geren/ Miller
Relating to the sale and slaughter of equine animals.
REREFERRED FROM SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE TO NATURAL RESOURCES