SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Friday
May 30, 2003
THE SENATE RECONSIDERED THE VOTE BY WHICH HB2877 WAS FINALLY PASSED.
THE BILL WAS AMENDED AND AGAIN FINALLY PASSED.
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
SCR 60 Carona
Requesting that the chief clerk of the house be authorized to return
House Bill No. 2180 to the senate for further consideration.
HCR 7 Gallego SP: Madla
In memory of Jose Ricardo Nevarez of Uvalde.
HCR 86 Gallego SP: Madla
Recognizing March 31, 2003, as Texas Civilian Conservation Corps Day
at the State Capitol.
HCR 274 Homer SP: Deuell
In memory of Quentin Miller of Cooper.
HCR 277 Solomons SP: Carona
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make technical
corrections to Senate Joint Resolution No. 42.
THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:
SB 19 Ratliff SP: Farabee
Relating to audit and other related functions of the State Auditor
and of certain other state entities.
SB 206 Ellis, Rodney SP: Pitts
Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund and the
available school fund and to transfers from the permanent school
fund to the available school fund.
SB 284 Lucio SP: Callegari/et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State
Affordable Housing Corporation.
SB 315 Hinojosa SP: Luna
Relating to the annexation by certain junior college districts of
territory in a district's service area.
SB 346 Ogden SP: Grusendorf
Relating to an optional flexible year program for public school
students who fail to perform satisfactorily on an assessment
instrument or who would not otherwise be promoted.
SB 381 Armbrister SP: Capelo/et al.
Relating to food manufacturer and food wholesaler licensing
requirements under the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
SB 392 Williams/et al. SP: Gattis
Relating to a repeal of exemptions from certain truth-in-taxation
provisions for certain conservation and reclamation districts.
SB 396 Shapleigh/et al. SP: Grusendorf
Relating to a technology immersion pilot project in public schools.
SB 618 Shapleigh/et al. SP: Dutton
Relating to the consequences of a public school's being considered
low-performing.
SB 624 Lindsay SP: Callegari
Relating to the provision of parks and recreational facilities by
certain conservation and reclamation districts; authorizing the
issuance of bonds on voter approval.
SB 688 West SP: Giddings
Relating to the boards of trustees of certain school districts.
SB 705 Jackson SP: Truitt/et al.
Relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus
property to a civic or charitable organization.
SB 871 Shapiro SP: Allen/et al.
Relating to the sex offender registration program and to
requirements imposed on certain persons under the program.
SB 1007 West SP: Giddings/et al.
Relating to student eligibility for a TEXAS grant.
SB 1053 Duncan SP: Geren
Relating to certain water pollution and conservation programs
administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
SB 1161 Barrientos SP: Lewis
Relating to authorizing counties and municipalities to provide
certain services through the Internet.
SB 1165 Barrientos SP: Moreno, Joe E.
Relating to certain fees in Title IV-D cases.
SB 1192 Carona SP: Seaman
Relating to the operation of the Texas Property and Casualty
Insurance Guaranty Association.
SB 1252 Armbrister SP: Driver
Relating to the regulation of certain activities associated with
providing private security.
SB 1272 Armbrister SP: Flores
Relating to the permitting process for the construction of certain
concrete plants.
SB 1273 Armbrister SP: Flores
Relating to suspension and alternatives to suspension of alcoholic
beverage licenses and permits.
SB 1276 Armbrister SP: Morrison
Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, formerly known as
the Jackson County Flood Control District.
SB 1318 Van de Putte SP: Menendez
Relating to authorization of securities lending for governmental
entities.
SB 1343 Jackson SP: Morrison
Relating to the regulation and operation of certain career schools
and colleges.
SB 1382 Armbrister SP: Heflin
Relating to the continuation of certain professional and
occupational licensing boards as self-directed and semi-independent
agencies and to certain required reports for such agencies.
SB 1460 Lindsay SP: Smith, Wayne
Relating to county fire marshals and county fire protection;
providing penalties.
SB 1464 Lindsay SP: Hamric
Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls;
providing a penalty.
SB 1465 Lindsay SP: Hamric
Relating to the establishment of criminal law magistrates in Harris
County.
SB 1470 West SP: Grusendorf/et al.
Relating to student eligibility to participate in a high school
equivalency program and to authorization of a school district or
open-enrollment charter school to operate a program.
SB 1488 Ogden SP: Grusendorf
Relating to the misconduct of a person who is employed by or is
seeking employment by a school district, regional education service
center, or shared services arrangement.
SB 1494 Madla SP: Puente
Relating to the powers of Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
SB 1522 Zaffirini SP: Luna
Relating to the continuous eligibility of certain children for
medical assistance benefits.
SB 1570 Madla SP: Puente
Relating to certain public water supply wells in the Trinity Glen
Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1633 Wentworth SP: Puente
Relating to the installation and use of a water softener or reverse
osmosis system by an owner of an on-site sewage disposal system.
SB 1725 Lindsay SP: Hamric
Relating to the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
SB 1765 Deuell SP: Phillips
Relating to the zoning authority of a county in areas surrounding
Lake Ralph Hall.
SB 1820 Van de Putte SP: Grusendorf/et al.
Relating to criteria for rating the performance of school
districts.
SB 1902 Lucio/et al. SP: Flores/et al.
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority
and to the powers and duties of the Rio Grande watermaster and the
delivery of water down the banks and bed of the Rio Grande;
authorizing the issuance of bonds.
SB 1903 Fraser SP: Hill
Relating to the creation and authority of municipal development
districts.
SB 1912 Jackson SP: Eiland
Relating to the creation of the Harborside Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
SB 1923 Ogden SP: McReynolds
Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to
the district attorney for the 258th Judicial District.
SB 1932 Ogden SP: McReynolds
Relating to the performance of the duties of a district attorney by
the prison prosecution unit in Trinity County.