BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 3, 2003
SB 276 Lucio
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Tax
Professional Examiners.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 679 Madla
Relating to the qualifications for certain members of certain
emergency services districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 680 Nelson
Relating to the collection and distribution of delinquent ad
valorem taxes imposed by county education districts.
EDUCATION
SB 681 Averitt
Relating to the standard nonforfeiture law for certain annuities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 682 Janek
Relating to a state allotment to school districts for teacher
salaries.
EDUCATION
SB 683 Shapiro
Relating to annual audit of school district dropout records.
EDUCATION
SB 684 Janek
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned
by the state or a political subdivision.
FINANCE
SB 685 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless
arrest for the commission of family violence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 686 Hinojosa
Relating to the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged
with the offense of assault.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 687 West
Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase
electricity through a political subdivision corporation.
EDUCATION
SB 688 West
Relating to the boards of trustees of certain school districts.
EDUCATION
SB 689 West
Relating to the awarding of contracts by municipalities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 690 Lindsay
Relating to the disenrollment of certain persons eligible for
supplemental security income from the child health plan and
Medicaid managed care programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 691 Madla
Relating to reimbursement for telemedicine medical services under
the Medicaid program and other government-funded programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 692 Madla
Relating to emergency medical services providers reporting certain
information to the Texas Department of Health.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 693 Gallegos
Relating to flame effects and pyrotechnics before an assembly.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 694 Janek
Relating to the authority of certain counties to prohibit open
fires on public beaches.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 695 Janek
Relating to the authority of certain counties to prohibit the use
or possession of certain fireworks on public beaches.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 696 Estes
Relating to franchise tax deductions and exemptions for certain
business activities involving desalination devices.
FINANCE
SB 697 Barrientos
Relating to the revocation process for certain releasees who
violate conditions of release on parole or mandatory supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 698 Duncan
Relating to commercial electronic mail; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 699 Shapleigh
Relating to establishment of a public education Internet portal.
EDUCATION
SB 700 Ogden
Relating to participation by private school students in University
Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
EDUCATION
SB 701 Ogden
Relating to the purchase of insurance by certain municipalities
through competitive bidding and proposal procedures.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 702 Harris
Relating to information regarding certain complaints filed with the
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and related settlements.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 703 Jackson
Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county
election precinct.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 704 Jackson
Relating to the maximum inmate population of a facility operated by
a city or county.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 705 Jackson
Relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus
property to a civic or charitable organization.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 706 Jackson
Relating to the fees for county records preservation and
management.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 707 Jackson
Relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 708 Jackson
Relating to regulation of wild animals by counties and certain
other authorities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 709 Jackson
Relating to the ability of certain counties to use lease-purchase
agreements.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 710 Jackson
Relating to the share of the cost of a coastal erosion study or
project required to be paid by a qualified project partner under an
agreement with the commissioner of the General Land Office.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 711 Jackson
Relating to the application of the public information law to
certain emergency preparedness plans of a county.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 712 Jackson
Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for taxable
items used in the performance of a space flight contract.
FINANCE
SB 713 Jackson
Relating to notification requirements to maintain a suit against a
county.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 714 Lindsay
Relating to the liability of a taxing unit for the fee of an
attorney ad litem in a suit to collect delinquent ad valorem taxes.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 715 Lindsay
Relating to the issuance of share the road license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 716 Lindsay
Relating to causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, and highways in
certain counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and in adjacent
counties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 717 Lindsay
Relating to limited-purpose annexation and annexation agreements
between a municipality and a municipal utility district annexed for
limited purposes.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 718 Madla
Relating to the regulation of nursing.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 719 Madla
Relating to authorizing a defense base development authority to use
alternative methods for contracting for public improvement
projects.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 720 Madla
Relating to the sale by defense base authorities of property
located in an enterprise zone.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 721 Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, financing, and annexation authority of the
Cameron-Hidalgo-Willacy Regional Water Authority; authorizing the
issuance of bonds; providing the power of eminent domain.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 722 Van de Putte
Relating to a program to provide incentives for certain persons to
earn doctorate degrees and enter the faculty and administration of
institutions of higher education.
EDUCATION
SB 723 Williams
Relating to tuition rebates to certain undergraduate students who
graduate from an institution of higher education without excessive
semester credit hours.
EDUCATION
SB 724 Williams
Relating to the settlement of certain claims against the Texas
Department of Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 725 Wentworth
Relating to the payment of ad valorem taxes on property erroneously
omitted from a tax roll and to the waiver of penalties and interest
on an ad valorem tax that becomes delinquent due to the error of a
taxing unit or appraisal district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 726 Wentworth
Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of an
appraisal district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 727 Staples
Relating to compensating counties for the cost of appointing
attorneys to represent death row inmates in habeas corpus
proceedings.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 728 Staples
Relating to the benefits provided to the survivors of certain
public employees killed in the line of duty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 729 Staples
Relating to the elements of the offense of harassment by persons in
certain correctional facilities.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 730 Staples
Relating to the design of license plates for veterans with
disabilities.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 731 Brimer
Relating to the local registration of retail electric providers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 732 Brimer
Relating to discounts or other forms of pricing flexibility for
telecommunications services.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 733 Ratliff
Relating to the purchase by a local government of an item from a
local vendor.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 734 Ratliff
Relating to the power of appointment in certain municipalities
having city managers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 735 Lindsay
Relating to local government officials serving on state boards.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 736 Lindsay
Relating to form of the notice given by certain local governments
under their purchasing and contracting procedures.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 737 Hinojosa
Relating to the exemption of certain military personnel from jury
service.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 738 Duncan
Relating to the notice and hearing process for groundwater
conservation districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 739 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to aggregate or statistical information about the
screening program for hearing loss in newborns.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 740 Van de Putte
Relating to certain assessments on residential development in
public school districts.
EDUCATION
SB 741 Van de Putte
Relating to certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation for certain school district employees.
EDUCATION
SB 742 Estes
Relating to the punishment for the offense of failure to identify.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 743 Lucio
Relating to the study and implementation of water desalination.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 744 Williams
Relating to public school employee participation in professional
organizations and assignment, transfer, or pledge of compensation.
EDUCATION
SB 745 Williams
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of East Montgomery County Municipal
Utility District No. 4, of Montgomery County, Texas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 746 Williams/et al.
Relating to special Texas constable license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 747 Williams/et al.
Relating to the punishment for certain defendants convicted of
indecency with a child.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 748 Deuell
Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Kaufman
County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 749 Madla
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain court
clerks.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 750 Madla
Relating to the requirement that governmental public notices be
published in Spanish-language newspapers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 751 Madla
Relating to the notice required for a municipality to remove
territory from an emergency services district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 752 Harris
Relating to joint negotiation by physicians and health benefit
plans.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 753 Harris
Relating to the allowable operating expenses of certain 9-1-1
emergency communication districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SJR 32 Janek
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a public school
finance system based on state provision of teacher salaries and
benefits and assistance for maintenance and construction of school
facilities.
EDUCATION