BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 13, 2003
SB 950 Shapiro
Relating to reimbursement by school districts for developmental
courses or programs taken by certain former district students at
certain public institutions of higher education.
EDUCATION
SB 951 Whitmire
Relating to use of regional notification centers to provide
underground facility notification before excavation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 952 Harris
Relating to the penalty group classification of 3,4-methylenedioxy
methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM) and related criminal offenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 953 Madla
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 954 Madla
Relating to the authority of a county to charge a fee for a plat
application.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 955 Shapiro
Relating to the Texas Mobility Fund.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 956 Duncan
Relating to reduction in benefit fraud and claim overpayments in
unemployment compensation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 957 Van de Putte
Relating to the maintenance at certain institutions of controlled
substances and dangerous drugs in an emergency medication kit.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 958 Duncan
Relating to venue in the prosecution of the offenses of escape and
unauthorized absence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 959 Duncan
Relating to continued health insurance benefits for eligible
surviving spouses of certain officers and employees of political
subdivisions.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 960 Duncan
Relating to the issuance of cotton boll license plates to benefit
the scholarship program of Texas Cotton Producers, Inc.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 961 Shapleigh
Relating to creating September 11th Remembrance Day.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 962 Shapleigh
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.
EDUCATION
SB 963 Shapleigh
Relating to an international trade corridor plan.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 964 Shapleigh
Relating to matching grants for low to moderate income families
participating in the higher education savings or prepaid tuition
program.
EDUCATION
SB 965 Averitt
Relating to documentation in certain transactions involving a
pawnbroker.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 966 Averitt
Relating to the comptroller entering into an agreement with a
credit or debit card issuer for the benefit of public schools.
FINANCE
SB 967 Lucio
Relating to the water infrastructure fund, rural water assistance
fund, rural community water and wastewater loan fund, and colonia
self-help account.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 968 Shapleigh
Relating to a program to promote participation by public junior
college students in individual development account programs.
EDUCATION
SB 969 Shapleigh
Relating to the punishment for the offense of assault.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 970 Shapleigh
Relating to the sale of cacti; providing a penalty.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 971 Shapiro
Relating to the addition of a municipality to the territory of a
regional transportation authority.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 972 Shapiro
Relating to the addition of certain municipalities to the territory
of a regional transportation authority.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 973 Barrientos
Relating to firefighter employment in certain political
subdivisions; providing criminal penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 974 Barrientos
Relating to a one year delay in implementing the nonpromotion
provision for the third grade educational assessment program.
EDUCATION
SB 975 Barrientos
Relating to educator training in reading.
EDUCATION
SB 976 Shapiro
Relating to high school completion and the creation of a middle
college education pilot program.
EDUCATION
SB 977 Staples
Relating to custody of the assets of certain public retirement
systems.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 978 Wentworth
Relating to the automation of the compulsory motor vehicle
inspection system.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 979 Wentworth
Relating to the composition of the 274th judicial district and the
jurisdiction of the 207th and 274th district courts.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 980 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
or the Railroad Commission of Texas to conduct a closed meeting to
deliberate a security threat or disaster.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 981 Brimer
Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of
individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 982 Whitmire
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice and the Department of Public Safety
of the State of Texas to the City of Houston.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 983 Van de Putte
Relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 984 Wentworth
Relating to excepting a benefits appeals committee for a public
self-funded health plan from deliberating the medical or
psychiatric records of an individual applicant for a benefit.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 985 Wentworth
Relating to the definition of an energy emergency.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 986 Wentworth
Relating to alternative dispute resolution of certain contract
claims against the state.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 987 Armbrister
Relating to the expunction of certain arrest records and files.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 988 Armbrister
Relating to application of law regulating sweepstakes to certain
associations of airmen.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 989 Armbrister
Relating to the inspection of wildlife resources and devices used
to catch or hunt wildlife resources; providing a criminal penalty.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 990 Armbrister
Relating to criteria for voluntary admission to state schools for
persons with mental retardation.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 991 Armbrister
Relating to the enactment of certain municipal zoning regulations.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 992 Armbrister
Relating to the establishment of a program to provide grants to
make voluntary purchases of development rights in real property.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 993 Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement
System.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 994 Williams
Relating to a revision of the general provisions of the Uniform
Commercial Code.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 995 Williams
Relating to certain changes to the uniform law on secured
transactions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 996 Williams
Relating to collateral eligible to be pledged with the comptroller
to secure state deposits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 997 West
Relating to making the award of an arbitration an open record.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 998 West
Relating to registration of arbitrators and arbitration services
providers with the secretary of state.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 999 West
Relating to the establishment of reserve accounts to fund necessary
repairs for multifamily rental housing developments assisted by the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1000 West
Relating to a statistical or demographic analysis conducted by the
Texas Legislative Council for a state agency and to information
collected by the council in the course of performing the analysis.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1001 West
Relating to information required to be filed by mortgage lenders.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1002 West
Relating to the low income housing tax credit program.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1003 West
Relating to certain practices in connection with financing of a
home.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1004 West
Relating to a list of free resources for the instruction of
personal finance and consumer education in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1005 West
Relating to reporting a state agency that is not complying with the
requirement to make a good faith effort to increase the agency's
use of historically underutilized businesses in purchasing and
public works contracting.
FINANCE
SB 1006 West
Relating to requiring state institutions of higher education to
develop plans for increasing the use of historically underutilized
businesses in purchasing and contracting.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1007 West
Relating to student eligibility for a TEXAS grant based on
preliminary high school transcripts.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1008 West
Relating to preferential admission to graduate or professional
degree programs at public institutions of higher education.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1009 West
Relating to the establishment of an undergraduate medical academy
at Prairie View A&M University.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1010 West
Relating to public and common nuisances; providing a penalty.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1011 West
Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire
examination.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1012 West/et al.
Relating to electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of persons
with Alzheimer's disease who are residents of assisted living
facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1013 Staples
Relating to the regulation of the practice of appraising real
property; providing civil and criminal penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1014 Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of the subdivision of land under the
jurisdiction of counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1015 Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information submitted
for purposes of a crime victim impact statement.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE