BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 10, 2003
SB 277 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Professional Engineers and to the regulation of the practice of
engineering.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 278 Shapleigh
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral
Service Commission, including certain functions transferred to the
commission from the Texas Department of Health.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 511 Nelson
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 512 Nelson
Relating to billboards along highways; imposing a civil penalty.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 796 Shapleigh
Relating to the disclosure of a customer's personal information by
a financial institution.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 797 Ellis, Rodney/et al.
Relating to a prescription drug purchasing program and an
associated assistance program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 798 Brimer
Relating to the imposition of a surcharge for use of a credit card.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 799 Jackson
Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain
dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 800 Madla/et al.
Relating to the establishment of Texas A&M University--San Antonio.
EDUCATION
SB 801 Madla
Relating to the powers and duties of peace officers commissioned by
certain hospital districts.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 802 Janek
Relating to the use of alternate grand jurors.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 803 Janek
Relating to the advertisement and promotion of certain compounded
drug products by a pharmacy or pharmacist.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 804 Zaffirini
Relating to accommodations and work assignments for certain
pregnant Department of Public Safety officers.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 805 Zaffirini
Relating to donation of certain surplus school district property to
preserve the property.
EDUCATION
SB 806 Zaffirini
Relating to abolishing the electronic imaging program of the Texas
Department of Human Services.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 807 Janek
Relating to involuntary medical separation from employment of
firefighters in certain cities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 808 Janek
Relating to certain diseases, illnesses, and exposures suffered by
certain public safety employees.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 809 Harris
Relating to the application of the public information law to
information pertaining to the security or vulnerability of the
infrastructure, buildings, or operations of an airport.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 810 Harris
Relating to the regulation of social workers; providing a criminal
penalty.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 811 Shapleigh
Relating to the regulation of outdoor burning of domestic waste.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 812 Averitt
Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit
unions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 813 Averitt
Relating to the recovery of certain payments for benefits under a
personal automobile insurance policy.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 814 Averitt
Relating to an exemption for certain military personnel and
veterans from the requirements of the Texas Academic Skills
Program.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 815 Van de Putte
Relating to the development of essential knowledge and skills for
subjects in the enrichment curriculum.
EDUCATION
SB 816 Van de Putte
Relating to the payment of retirement benefits to certain retirees
of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who are employed as
faculty members at a college of education.
EDUCATION
SB 817 Fraser
Relating to participation by certain county officers, employees,
and retired officers and employees and their dependents in the
state employees group benefits program.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 818 Fraser
Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Real
Estate Commission.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 819 Fraser
Relating to the right of an insurance carrier to contest the
compensability of an injury in a workers' compensation case;
providing an administrative violation.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 820 Fraser
Relating to the assignment of impairment ratings to injured
employees.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 821 Fraser
Relating to certain bonds issued by the Comanche County
Consolidated Hospital District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 822 Fraser
Relating to the validation of the creation and certain actions and
proceedings of the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District
and to related conforming changes to the district's enabling act.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 823 Fraser/et al.
Relating to administration of the sales and use tax and compliance
with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
FINANCE
SB 824 Bivins/et al.
Relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 825 Whitmire
Relating to amending Section 22.011, Penal Code, to make it a
criminal offense for certain persons employed by long-term care
facilities to have nonconsensual sex with persons residing in those
facilities; providing criminal penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 826 Whitmire
Relating to amending chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, to
require timely provision of notice and a report to the attorney
general regarding the death of any person residing in an
institution and to amending chapter 38, Penal Code, to make it a
criminal offense to fail to timely provide such notice and a
report; providing a criminal penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 827 Whitmire
Relating to amending Section 22.041, Penal Code, to make it a
criminal offense to abandon or endanger an elderly individual or a
disabled individual and to make it a criminal offense to fail to
provide adequate food, medical care, or shelter to a child, elderly
individual, or disabled individual; providing a criminal penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 828 Whitmire
Relating to the compensation of district judges in counties with
populations of 3.3 million or more.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 829 Whitmire
Relating to local option elections for the sale of alcoholic
beverages.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 830 Deuell
Relating to the ineligibility of a delinquent child support obligor
to receive state-funded or state-administered student financial
assistance.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 831 Lucio
Relating to the borrowing of money by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 832 Staples
Relating to the period for the redemption of a mineral interest
sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale.
FINANCE
SB 833 Williams
Relating to including alumni associations and related on-campus
organizations in the Charitable Immunity and Liability Act.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 834 Williams
Relating to the administration of public retirement systems for
police officers in certain municipalities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 835 Williams
Relating to regulation of abortion; creating an offense.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 836 Williams
Relating to the eligibility for community supervision for a person
who has been previously committed to the Texas Youth Commission.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 837 Williams
Relating to the offense of aggravated sexual assault against a
disabled individual.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 838 Armbrister
Relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county
attorney in Wharton County.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 839 Duncan
Relating to gas transportation service for a state agency.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 840 Whitmire
Relating to authority of certain peace officers to make arrests
outside their jurisdictions.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 841 Whitmire
Relating to the regulation of certain extra job coordinators by the
Texas Commission on Private Security.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 842 Carona
Relating to issuance of certain licenses by the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 843 Barrientos
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making
a false report to a peace officer or law enforcement employee.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 844 Barrientos
Relating to collective bargaining by employees of local
governments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 845 Barrientos
Relating to a comprehensive analysis of certain legislation
addressing public school dropouts.
EDUCATION
SB 846 Barrientos
Relating to annual reports of the efficiency of officers
commissioned by the Department of Public Safety.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 847 Barrientos
Relating to certain state agencies maintaining automated external
defibrillators on the premises.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 848 Barrientos
Relating to the benefits provided to certain firefighters and peace
officers or their eligible survivors as a result of a disability or
death from certain causes.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 849 Brimer
Relating to authorizing the Texas Animal Health Commission to
charge inspection fees.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 850 Lindsay
Relating to allowing local governments and school districts to
prohibit contracts with delinquent taxpayers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 851 Lucio
Relating to collecting and reporting information concerning certain
Class C misdemeanors involving family violence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 852 Lucio
Relating to regulation of interior designers; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 853 Madla
Relating to the disclosure of certain information by persons
offering to aid homeowners in obtaining property tax refunds.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 854 Madla
Relating to the sale, distribution, or importation of noxious
plants; providing a criminal penalty.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 855 Madla
Relating to funding of the Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program.
FINANCE
SB 856 Madla
Relating to an exemption for small community water systems from
public drinking water standards for certain naturally occurring
materials.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 857 Madla
Relating to certain therapeutic optometrists' participation in a
managed care plan.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 858 Madla
Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 859 Madla
Relating to the reporting of medical errors by certain hospitals,
ambulatory surgical centers, and mental hospitals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 860 Wentworth
Relating to county maintenance of drainage ditches along public
roads in certain counties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 861 Janek
Relating to access to birth records under the public information
law.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 862 Whitmire
Relating to the operation of public schools on Memorial Day.
EDUCATION
SB 863 Whitmire
Relating to security costs required of a person who contests
certain alcoholic beverage license applications.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 864 Van de Putte
Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 865 Van de Putte
Relating to pricing standards used under the Medicaid vendor drug
program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 866 Lindsay
Relating to an interim planning commission for the Medicaid and
State Child Health Plan programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SCR 19 Barrientos
Requested that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house
create an interim committee to conduct a study on the compensation and
benefits paid to persons employed by the state as peace officers.
ADMINISTRATION
SJR 34 Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for authorization of
the borrowing of money on a short-term basis by a state
transportation agency for transportation-related projects.
FINANCE