BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 11, 2003
SB 279 Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
of Licensing and Regulation, including certain functions
transferred to the department from the Texas Department of
Insurance and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and
including certain functions transferred from the department to the
Department of Public Safety.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 867 Wentworth
Relating to a defendant's right to appear by counsel in certain
misdemeanor cases.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 868 Lindsay
Relating to the purpose, powers and duties of Harris County
Improvement District No. 1.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 869 Shapiro
Relating to homeland security.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 870 Shapiro
Relating to the disposition of certain fees in connection with
driver's licenses to the credit of the Texas mobility fund for
highway and transportation purposes.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 871 Shapiro
Relating to requirements imposed by the sex offender registration
statute.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 872 Wentworth
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public
information law to meetings and information regarding certain
plans, including emergency prevention or response plans and
engineering or architectural plans.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 873 Nelson
Relating to a deferral of adjudication on a child's completion of a
teen court program.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 874 Deuell
Relating to Texas State Rifle Association license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 875 Duncan
Relating to establishing uniform minimum ethics requirements for
persons involved in the management or investment of state funds.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 876 Duncan
Relating to commissions on certain negotiated bond sales.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 877 Duncan
Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund, the
available school fund, and the education excellence supplemental
fund and to transfers from the permanent school fund to the
available school fund and the education excellence supplemental
fund.
FINANCE
SB 878 Williams
Relating to the sentencing of defendants convicted of multiple
counts of intoxication assault or intoxication manslaughter.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 879 Whitmire
Relating to appeals of adverse determinations made by health
maintenance organizations.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 880 Whitmire
Relating to the time allowed for disposition of certain charges
regarding a violation of parole or other forms of release from
prison.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 881 Whitmire
Relating to the punishment of certain offenses involving
prostitution.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 882 Whitmire
Relating to the confidentiality of a victim impact statement.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 883 Whitmire
Relating to information required to be placed in a pen packet
accompanying a defendant on transfer from county jail to the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 884 Brimer
Relating to county authority to regulate the placement of water
wells in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 885 Van de Putte
Relating to the carrying of weapons by peace officers and by
special investigators.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 886 Van de Putte
Relating to a legislative leave time bank for peace officers and
firefighters.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 887 Carona
Relating to solid waste disposal fees.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 888 Carona
Relating to the regulation of the practice of construction/program
management.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 889 Lindsay
Relating to service credit in the judicial retirement system for
visiting state district judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 890 Shapleigh
Relating to the lease of certain state parking lots and garages.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 891 Duncan
Relating to the operation of the joint underwriting association
under the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting
Association Act.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 892 Bivins
Relating to the appointment of the board of managers of certain
emergency communications districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 893 Bivins
Relating to certain procedures in a teacher suspension or contract
termination hearing.
EDUCATION
SB 894 Bivins
Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to
school dropouts and to the use of compensatory education funds.
EDUCATION
SB 895 Bivins
Relating to the conducting of a driver education course by certain
family members of the student.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 896 Bivins
Relating to tax refunds.
FINANCE
SB 897 Averitt
Relating to the temporary provision of lump-sum payments to certain
retiring members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 898 Averitt
Relating to the applicability of provisions concerning bond
approval by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to
certain water districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 899 Averitt
Relating to the fees of office and reimbursement of directors of
groundwater conservation districts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 900 Shapiro
Relating to computation and reporting of the ratios of a school
district's expenditures and personnel relating to direct student
instruction.
EDUCATION
SB 901 Brimer
Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain
business activities involving wind energy facilities.
FINANCE
SB 902 Staples
Relating to the term of a contract between an appraisal district
and the financial entity designated as the depository for the
district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 903 Lindsay
Relating to the use of toll projects by military vehicles; creating
an offense.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 904 Lindsay
Relating to the appointment by the governor of the presiding
officers of the governing bodies of state agencies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 905 Madla
Relating to reimbursement for land removed from emergency service
districts and dispute resolution relating to the amount of
reimbursement.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 906 Lindsay
Relating to the date for a sale of real property under a contract
lien.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 907 Lindsay
Relating to the relocation of utility facilities on certain state
highway contracts.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 908 Lindsay
Relating to the issuance of "Be a Blood Donor" license plates;
creating an account and advisory committee.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 909 Lucio
Relating to the regulation of combative sports; providing
penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 910 Nelson
Relating to changes required in election laws to implement the
federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 912 Ratliff
Relating to surplus and salvage computer equipment.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 913 Fraser
Relating to air quality permitting of rock crushers.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 914 Fraser
Relating to the construction and maintenance of utility, common
carrier, and energy transporter facilities along, over, under, or
across a railroad right-of-way.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 915 Fraser
Relating to the abolition of the State Aircraft Pooling Board, to
the transfer of certain functions associated with the board to the
Texas Building and Procurement Commission, and to providing for
contracts with private charter aircraft providers in lieu of a
central pool of state-owned aircraft.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 916 Fraser
Relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility; providing
penalties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 917 Whitmire
Relating to the time during which inmates may be considered for
release on parole.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 918 Whitmire
Relating to the issuance of a summons for an appearance related to
certain violations of parole.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 919 Whitmire
Relating to the kinds of mail service that may be used under the
public information law to send a notice or any other document to a
person.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 920 Whitmire
Relating to the punishment of certain individuals convicted of
third degree felonies or state jail felonies.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 921 Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a judge to reduce or terminate the
community supervision of a defendant convicted of an offense
punishable as a state jail felony.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 922 Harris
Relating to the appointments and duties of Tarrant County criminal
magistrates.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 923 Zaffirini
Relating to criminal history checks of certain employees and
applicants for employment in nursing homes and to the period within
which a nursing home must request certain criminal history checks.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 924 Zaffirini
Relating to programs provided to reduce occurrences of sexual
assault.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 925 Deuell
Relating to financial arrangements between referring health care
providers and providers of health care services; providing
penalties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 926 Deuell
Relating to the imposition of the motor vehicle sales tax on
vehicles used by nonprofit organizations for disaster relief or
other humanitarian purposes.
FINANCE
SB 927 Deuell
Relating to the eligibility of certain children for certain health
benefit coverage.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 928 Wentworth
Relating to the name of Southwest Texas State University.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 929 Shapiro
Relating to regional education service centers.
EDUCATION
SB 930 Shapiro
Relating to the liability of school employees.
EDUCATION
SB 931 Shapiro
Relating to teacher grading authority.
EDUCATION
SB 932 Shapiro
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas to
finance biomedical research facilities and exempting the facilities
financed by the bonds from prior approval by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.
FINANCE
SB 933 Shapiro
Relating to charter schools, including virtual charter schools, of public
colleges and universities.
EDUCATION
SB 934 Jackson
Relating to use of certain environmental laboratory data and
analysis by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 935 Jackson
Relating to fraternal organizations that are exempt from certain
requirements of the alcoholic beverage code.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 936 Jackson
Relating to civil liability of alcoholic beverage providers for
providing alcoholic beverages to certain individuals.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 937 Jackson
Relating to the promotion of the shrimp industry of this state; and
providing a source of funding.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 938 Barrientos
Relating to enforcement of veteran's employment preferences.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 939 Janek
Relating to the ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians in
certain pharmacies.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 940 Janek
Relating to the unauthorized use of toll roads in certain counties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 941 Duncan
Relating to the continuous eligibility of certain children for
medical assistance benefits.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 942 Williams
Relating to a specialty insurance agent license for landlords who
sell renter's insurance to residential tenants.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 943 Williams
Relating to an exemption from the private security laws for certain
persons engaged in the business of furnishing information regarding
the operational or customer service activities of a business or
governmental entity.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 944 Ogden
Relating to the expiration and appearance of a driver's license,
identification certificate, or commercial driver's license or
permit issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United
States.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 945 Ogden
Relating to the manner of issuance of a driver's license or
personal identification certificate by the Department of Public
Safety.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 946 Ogden
Relating to certain requirements for obtaining a driver's license
for persons completing certain driver education courses.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 947 Hinojosa
Relating to the exclusion of urban property from irrigation
districts and subsequent water use.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 948 Lindsay
Relating to the authority of the board of a hospital district and
the commissioners court of the county in which the district is
located to take certain actions relating to ad valorem taxes
imposed for the benefit of the hospital district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 949 Lindsay
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations;
providing an administrative penalty.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SJR 35 Duncan
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to making
distributions from the permanent school fund to the available
school fund and creating the education excellence supplemental
fund.
EDUCATION