BILLS REFERRED TODAY
FEBRUARY 17, 2003
SB 263 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of
Dental Examiners.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 264 Lucio
Relating to the continuation of the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 265 Lucio
Relating to continuation and functions of the State Board for
Educator Certification.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 266 Lucio
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law
Examiners.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 267 Lucio
Relating to the continuation of notice and consent procedures
regarding the location of certain correctional or rehabilitation
facilities.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 268 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the functions of the Texas Ethics Commission.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 269 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Aerospace
Commission.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 401 Van de Putte
Relating to testing certain public safety personnel for accidental
exposure to hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 402 Van de Putte
Relating to granting certain hospital districts the authority to
issue certificates of obligation.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 403 Madla
Relating to the designation of enterprise zones and enterprise
projects.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 404 Madla
Relating to advanced transportation districts.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 405 Hinojosa
Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, and punishment of
identity theft and to assistance to certain victims of identity
theft; providing penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 406 Deuell
Relating to prohibiting the legislature from meeting on Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 407 Deuell
Relating to the liability of a governmental unit in the absence of
a contract for fire or emergency services.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 408 Deuell
Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 409 Lucio
Relating to the membership of the Texas Transportation Commission.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 410 Lucio
Relating to the financing and construction of highways.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 411 Zaffirini
Relating to the salaries and longevity pay of sheriff department
personnel.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 412 Shapiro
Relating to participation in school district services and
activities by home-schooled students.
EDUCATION
SB 413 Madla
Relating to the study of educational opportunities for emergency
services personnel.
EDUCATION
SB 414 Madla
Relating to certain procedures for consideration of a petition for
the creation of a fresh water supply district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 415 Carona
Relating to the powers of certain nonprofit corporations to finance
facilities for an institution of higher education under the Higher
Education Authority Act.
EDUCATION
SB 416 Harris
Relating to the regulation of boilers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 417 Harris
Relating to interest rate ceilings on certain commercial loans.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 418 Nelson
Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care
providers under certain health benefit plans; providing penalties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 419 Nelson
Relating to the authority of a county development district to
impose an ad valorem tax and provide infrastructure for a
residential subdivision.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 420 Nelson
Relating to county development districts; providing civil and
criminal penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 421 Carona
Relating to coverage of assisted living facilities under
professional liability insurance and the Texas Medical Liability
Insurance Underwriting Association.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 422 Bivins
Relating to requirements regarding motor vehicle insurance and
proof of financial responsibility; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 423 Nelson
Relating to requiring the comptroller to assess the feasibility of
a central database containing information on special districts.
FINANCE
SB 424 Staples
Relating to assessment of a fee for the collection of delinquent
fines and court costs by a county attorney, district attorney, or
criminal district attorney.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 425 Carona
Relating to the marketing and sale of prestige and specialized
license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 426 Lindsay
Relating to the state emergency services and trauma care system.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 427 Lindsay
Relating to authorizing the state to contract with certain local
governmental entities to provide Medicaid eligibility determination
services.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 428 Lindsay
Relating to the establishment of locally based demonstration
projects to provide health care benefits to certain low-income
parents of children receiving Medicaid or enrolled in the state
child health plan.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 429 Nelson
Relating to a wireless priority service program for mobile
telecommunication services.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 430 Hinojosa
Relating to the availability of a legislative continuance in a
judicial matter.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 431 Nelson
Relating to health care benefit mandates and offer of coverage
mandates.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 432 Staples
Relating to the declaration of a mistrial in the punishment phase
of a criminal proceeding.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 433 Nelson
Relating to the issuance and enforcement of protective orders to
protect victims of sexual assault; providing criminal penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 434 Nelson
Relating to the issuance of urban forestry license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 435 Carona/et al.
Relating to insurer interests in certain motor vehicle repair
facilities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 436 Lindsay
Relating to procedures regarding health care liability claims filed
against physicians and health care providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 437 Lindsay
Relating to the service area of the North Harris Montgomery
Community College District.
EDUCATION
SB 438 Lindsay
Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain
communicable diseases.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 439 Lindsay
Relating to a motor vehicle with an altered or obscured license
plate.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 440 Lindsay
Relating to purchasing procedures for certain regional water
authorities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 441 Harris
Relating to the transportation by motor vehicle of persons within
the boundaries of certain airports; creating an offense.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 442 Janek
Relating to the applicability of the law governing access to public
beaches to coastal public works constructed by certain governmental
entities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 443 Wentworth
Relating to access to criminal history record information
concerning volunteers with certain programs providing activities to
children.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 444 Shapleigh
Relating to the creation of a commission to study capital
punishment in Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 445 Madla
Relating to requiring a certified copy of an order creating or
dividing a water district to be filed with the county clerk.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 446 Madla
Relating to the authority of the Rural Foundation.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 447 Williams
Relating to the creation of a savings incentive program for state
agencies.
FINANCE
SB 448 Williams
Relating to the release of certain student information by public
schools.
EDUCATION
SB 449 Williams/et al.
Relating to the number of justices for the Ninth Court of Appeals
District.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 450 Carona
Relating to outpatient drug benefit coverage in certain health
insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 451 Hinojosa
Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used in or derived from
alleged criminal activity.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 452 Hinojosa
Relating to public access to certain documents about legislative
continuances under the public information law.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 453 Hinojosa
Relating to the fee charged by a county clerk for providing copies
of certain documents in electronic form.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 454 Hinojosa
Relating to the uniform election date for certain cities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 455 Armbrister
Relating to compliance histories for and incentives to reward
compliance performance by entities regulated by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 456 Armbrister
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain
commercial boats and equipment used for taking or producing fish,
shrimp, shellfish, or other marine life.
FINANCE
SB 457 Armbrister
Relating to the creation of a council to help the Department of
Public Safety improve the public safety telecommunications
capabilities of state agencies.
FINANCE
SB 458 Armbrister
Relating to requiring a court cost impact statement on a bill or
resolution that imposes a court cost on a person charged with a
criminal offense.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 459 Armbrister
Relating to the abolition of the Texas Juvenile Probation
Commission and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Youth
Commission.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 460 Armbrister
Relating to a name change for and a change in the terms of the
board of directors of the Colorado Valley Groundwater Conservation
District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 461 Staples
Relating to the operation of authorized emergency vehicles.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 462 Shapleigh
Relating to the establishment of an asthma research center at the
Texas Tech University campus in El Paso.
EDUCATION
SB 463 Janek
Relating to structures that constitute insurable property under the
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 464 Nelson
Relating to the appointment of a management team to manage and
operate a community center for mental health or mental retardation
services.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 465 Lucio
Relating to incentives for certain high schools and high school
students to participate in the Early High School Graduation
Scholarship program.
EDUCATION
SB 466 Averitt
Relating to reinsurance requirements for certain small employer
health benefit plans.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 467 Averitt
Relating to the operation of the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 468 Wentworth
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Comal County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 469 Wentworth
Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 470 Lindsay
Relating to prohibition of signs and designation of scenic route on
Spring-Cypress Road.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 471 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the regulation of crematories, cemeteries, and funeral
homes; providing a penalty.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 472 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to authorizing the legislature to meet by electronic means
in a period of emergency.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 473 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to assisting consumers to prevent and detect identity
theft.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SCR 11 Zaffirini
Granting Snowmass, Inc., and Elizabeth S. and Samuel H. Vester,
Jr., permission to sue the state and the General Land Office.
FINANCE
SCR 13 Shapleigh
Urging the U.S. Congress and the Texas delegation to support
continued enforcement of Title IX.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 22 Harris
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
define rates of interest for commercial loans.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SJR 23 Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem
taxation certain commercial boats and equipment used for taking or
producing fish, shrimp, shellfish, or other marine life.
FINANCE