SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Friday
May 23, 2003
THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS:
SB 562 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to conditions of employment for peace officers employed by
certain municipalities.
SB 627 Shapleigh
Relating to financial literacy programs for consumers.
SB 1341 Jackson
Relating to the duty of a seller to give notice of certain
purchases of land; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 1943 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of the Montrose Museum Community
Improvement District; providing the authority to impose taxes and
issue bonds.
SB 1951 Ratliff
Relating to the sale of certain land dedicated to the permanent
school fund.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HJR 59 Uresti SP: Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
permit a person to assume an office of a political subdivision
without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify
in an election for that office.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HJR 62 Truitt SP: Nelson
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
permit a person to take office without an election if the person is
the only candidate to qualify in an election for that office.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
HB 623 Goolsby SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle title services.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 722 Guillen/et al. SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the powers of the commissioners court in certain
counties that have no incorporated municipality.
HB 729 Goodman/ Dutton SP: Shapiro
Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Parentage Act regarding
gestational agreements.
HB 755 Chisum/ Seaman SP: Jackson
Relating to the offense of failing to certify compliance of an
underground storage tank before accepting delivery of the regulated
substance to be stored in the tank.
HB 1152 Puente SP: Estes
Relating to the authority of certain nonprofit water supply
corporations and sewer service corporations to establish and
enforce customer water conservation measures.
HB 1537 Dukes/ Thompson/ Chavez/ Morrison/ Pena
SP: Barrientos
Relating to a fee for statues of Barbara Jordan and Cesar Chavez
and related scholarships at The University of Texas at Austin.
HB 1765 Smith, Wayne SP: Jackson
Relating to requiring financial assurance as a condition of issuing
a permit or registration to haulers of certain solid wastes.
HB 1831 Harper-Brown SP: Deuell
Relating to specific logo information signs.
HB 1886 Zedler SP: Nelson
Relating to the assessment of fees for the regulation of code
enforcement officers.
HB 1985 Casteel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the immunity of guardians ad litem in certain
guardianship proceedings from liability for certain damages.
HB 1989 Ellis/ Cook, Byron SP: Staples
Relating to hunting and fishing stamps issued by the Parks and
Wildlife Department; providing a penalty.
HB 2058 Villarreal SP: Zaffirini
Relating to a study regarding goals, outcome standards, and
objectives in certain contracts with the Department of Protective
and Regulatory Services.
HB 2130 Kuempel SP: Wentworth
Relating to the exemptions from requirements applicable to local
permits.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 2158 Hartnett SP: West
Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial
candidates and officeholders.
HB 2295 Thompson SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 2361 Bailey SP: Gallegos
Relating to the investigation of a firefighter or police officer in
certain municipalities.
HB 2533 Brown, Betty SP: Staples
Relating to the creation of Lake View Management and Development
District in Henderson County; providing authority to impose a tax
and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 2546 Bonnen/et al. SP: Janek
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
HB 2905 Phillips SP: Deuell
Relating to the granting of variances to certain requirements
concerning specific information logo signs, major agricultural
interest signs, and major shopping area guide signs.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
HB 3028 Moreno, Joe E. SP: Hinojosa
Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation
districts and port authorities.
HB 3184 Hill SP: Barrientos
Relating to the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation of toll facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS
HB 3555 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.
1 FLOOR AMENDMENT
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
HCR 255 Craddick SP: Bivins
Honoring James L. Haley for his literary and historical
achievements.
THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SB 501 Armbrister/et al. SP: Hupp
Relating to the places where weapons are prohibited and to the
application of criminal trespass laws to persons licensed to carry
a concealed handgun.
SB 542 Lindsay SP: Howard
Relating to exclusion of land from certain water districts for
failure to provide facilities and services.
SB 917 Whitmire SP: Talton
Relating to the time during which inmates may be considered for
release on parole.
THE SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND REQUESTED
THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING:
SB 280 Nelson SP: Solomons/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce
Commission.