BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 17, 2003
SB 16 Staples
Relating to mentoring services programs in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 280 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce
Commission.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 281 Nelson
Relating to the continuation of the Council on Workforce and
Economic Competitiveness as the Texas Workforce Investment Council
and to the functions performed by the council.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 282 Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Plumbing Examiners; providing penalties.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 283 Jackson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Architectural Examiners, including functions affecting architects,
landscape architects, and interior designers; providing a criminal
penalty.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 284 Lucio
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State
Affordable Housing Corporation.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 285 Nelson
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas
Department of Human Services.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 286 Shapleigh
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 287 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to changing the composition of certain state agency
governing bodies with an even number of members to comply with the
changes made to Section 30a, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 911 Barrientos
Relating to firefighter employment in certain political
subdivisions; providing criminal penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1016 Wentworth
Relating to the financing of certain local water, conservation, and
open-space projects in accordance with the law governing sports and
community venue projects.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1017 Wentworth
Relating to the ability of a county to sue and be sued.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1018 Duncan
Relating to the appointment of a bailiff for the 106th District
Court.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1019 Duncan
Relating to the powers, duties, taxing authority, and dissolution
procedure of the Ballinger Hospital District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1020 Madla
Relating to the authorization of changes affecting sales and use
tax authority of emergency services districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1021 Madla
Relating to the conversion of all rural fire prevention districts
to emergency services districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1022 Madla
Relating to emergency services districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1023 Madla
Relating to restricting availability of weight-lifting equipment or
accessories to certain inmates imprisoned in the institutional
division of the Texas Department Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1024 Madla
Relating to admission of certain nonresident patients to state
chest hospitals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1025 Lucio
Relating to the funding of port security, transportation, and
facility projects, including port studies.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1026 Gallegos
Relating to the applicability of The Fire and Police Employee
Relations Act.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1027 Gallegos
Relating to municipal payroll deductions for certain employees who
are fire fighters.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1028 Gallegos
Relating to a community health center revolving loan program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1029 Gallegos
Relating to business leave time accounts for peace officers in
certain municipalities and counties.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1030 Shapleigh
Relating to the application of the franchise tax to certain
entities.
FINANCE
SB 1031 Shapleigh
Relating to imposition of the sales and use tax on certain
services.
FINANCE
SB 1032 Shapleigh
Relating to a refund of state sales and use taxes for certain
companies that provide group health benefit plans to their
employees.
FINANCE
SB 1033 Shapleigh
Relating to unsolicited commercial electronic mail.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1034 Shapleigh
Relating to the use of certain human cells and tissue; imposing a
criminal penalty.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1035 Lindsay
Relating to the general powers and authority of the West Harris
County Regional Water Authority.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1036 Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of political signs by a municipality.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1037 Wentworth
Relating to the use of designated lanes of certain highways.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1038 Barrientos
Relating to the transfer of the Communities In Schools program.
EDUCATION
SB 1039 Van de Putte
Relating to demonstration and deployment of fuel cells for electric
generation.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1040 Averitt/et al.
Relating to the repeal of the junior priority of a water right
authorizing a transfer of water from one river basin in this state
to another river basin in this state.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1041 Averitt
Relating to the groundwater rights of private landowners and their
lessees and assigns.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1042 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to domestic preparedness training programs for certain law
enforcement officers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1043 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the criminal jurisdiction of the supreme court and the
abolishment of the court of criminal appeals.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1044 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to supplemental pay for certain Department of Public
Safety officers who hold a degree or have obtained an equivalent
number of credits hours in higher education.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1045 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent
wrongful convictions.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1046 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to court filing fees used to provide basic civil legal
services to the indigent.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1047 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to protecting state and local officers from certain
consequences based on their legislative actions.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1048 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the abolition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the creation of the Texas
Energy and Communications Commission, and the transfer of the
powers and duties of the public utility commission and the railroad
commission to the energy and communications commission and other
state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1049 Wentworth
Relating to the creation and taxes of a library district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1050 Nelson
Relating to the confidentiality of information associated with
family violence centers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1051 Nelson
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Human Services
to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1052 Duncan
Relating to the definition of livestock; providing a criminal
penalty.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1053 Duncan
Relating to certain water pollution and conservation programs
administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1054 Shapleigh
Relating to presentence investigation and postsentence treatment
and supervision of certain sex offenders.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1055 Van de Putte
Relating to alternative compensatory criteria for promotion to
certain grade levels in public school.
EDUCATION
SB 1056 Van de Putte
Relating to the requirements for a high school diploma.
EDUCATION
SB 1057 Duncan
Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal cases.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1058 Lindsay
Relating to nonprofit water supply and sewer service corporations
in certain counties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1059 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to corporate ethics and integrity; providing penalties.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1060 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to enforcement of conduct and other matters concerning a
security; providing a penalty.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1061 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to discrimination in the sale of insurance; providing a
criminal penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1062 Carona
Relating to the registration of chiropractic facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1063 Shapiro
Relating to insurance coverage of commercial motor carriers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1064 Shapiro
Relating to commercial vehicle inspections.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1065 Shapiro
Relating to a pilot project to address continuing needs for more
child protective services caseworkers in certain regions of this
state.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1066 Shapiro
Relating to the mitigation of traffic congestion on highways;
providing penalties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1067 Carona
Relating to administrative interpretation of home equity lending
law.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1068 Jackson
Relating to complaints against certain police officers and fire
fighters.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1069 Jackson
Relating to court ordered payments by persons on community
supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1070 Jackson
Relating to the procedures of the Texas Workforce Commission.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1071 Jackson
Relating to requirements for voluntary payments of unemployment
compensation contributions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1072 Jackson
Relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission
decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1073 West
Relating to convictions barring employment in certain facilities
serving the elderly or persons with disabilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1074 West
Relating to reports and investigations of abuse and neglect in
nursing facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1075 West
Relating to a health and human services commission study of the
state response to abuse or neglect of certain older individuals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1076 Shapleigh
Relating to a pilot project addressing obstacles to high school
graduation.
EDUCATION
SB 1077 Shapleigh
Relating to the provision of assistance to colonias and colonia
residents in certain areas of the state.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1078 Shapleigh
Relating to the administration of certain adult education and
literacy programs.
EDUCATION
SB 1079 Shapleigh
Relating to a study by The University of Texas School of Public
Health at Houston regarding persons in this state who do not have
health insurance coverage.
EDUCATION
SB 1080 Ogden
Relating to the appointment of a voting proxy by a policy board
member of a metropolitan planning organization.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1081 Ogden
Relating to the partial payment of contractors on highway projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1082 Ogden
Relating to loans from the permanent school fund for the
acquisition of rights-of-way for the state highway system.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1083 Ogden
Relating to the issuance of bonds and other public securities
secured by the state highway fund and the financing and
construction of highways.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1084 Madla
Relating to interest-free loans from the Texas Water Development
Board for water districts in economically distressed areas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1085 Madla
Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1086 Staples
Relating to animal impoundment facilities operated by a small
municipality.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1087 Staples
Relating to the appointment of notaries public.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1088 Staples
Relating to eliminating certain requirements for publishing and
distributing volumes of legislative acts and for distributing
judicial reports and other state publications.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1089 Averitt
Relating to the eligibility of certain children for certain health
benefit coverage.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1090 Carona
Relating to inspection, installation, repair, and maintenance of
elevators, escalators, chairlifts, people movers, moving sidewalks,
platform lifts, and related equipment; providing an administrative
penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1091 Shapiro
Relating to the termination of certain duties of the General Land
Office relating to the Recycling Market Development Board and the
recycling awareness campaign.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1092 Shapiro
Relating to evidence offered in the prosecution of the offense of
child pornography.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1093 Shapiro
Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1094 Duncan
Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate matters
regarding water conservation.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1095 Van de Putte
Relating to the frequency of public school teacher appraisals.
EDUCATION
SB 1096 Van de Putte
Relating to the finality of a grade issued by a public school
teacher.
EDUCATION
SB 1097 Van de Putte
Relating to accelerated instruction required to be provided to
students before the students may be retained at the third grade
level in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1098 Carona
Relating to the liability of certain physicians for examinations
and medical screenings of students.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1099 Barrientos
Relating to regulating subdivision plats in a county and in the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1100 Barrientos
Relating to the regulation of nuisance odors emanating from
municipal solid waste landfill facilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1101 Fraser
Relating to public school admission of military personnel and
dependents under reciprocity agreements between states.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1102 Fraser
Relating to the eligibility of armed forces personnel and their
family members to pay tuition and fees at the rate provided to
Texas residents.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1103 Fraser
Relating to the security provided for revenue bonds issued by the
Veterans' Land Board.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1104 Fraser
Relating to the composition of the electric utility restructuring
legislative oversight committee.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1105 Fraser
Relating to amendments to the Texas Timeshare Act.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1106 Nelson
Relating to exempting certain purchases of machinery and equipment
used for research or development from sales and use taxes.
FINANCE
SB 1107 Duncan
Relating to the assignment of certain retired or former justices or
judges as visiting judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1108 Shapiro
Relating to academic achievement in public schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1109 Shapiro
Relating to revocation of the certificate and termination of the
employment of public school educators convicted of certain
offenses.
EDUCATION
SB 1110 Whitmire
Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1111 West/et al.
Relating to the rate of hotel occupancy and motor vehicle rental
taxes used to finance venue projects in certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1112 Shapleigh
Relating to regulation of certain lending and finance practices.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1113 Nelson
Relating to the governmental entities subject to, and the
confidentiality of records under, the sunset review process.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1114 Williams
Relating to secondary employment by officers commissioned by the
Department of Public Safety.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1115 Williams
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of abandoning or
endangering a child.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1116 Williams
Relating to the criminal and civil consequences of conduct
involving the theft of or tampering with certain communication or
information services.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1117 Williams
Relating to optional benefits under the Texas school employees
uniform group coverage program.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1118 Williams
Relating to notice sent by a local government after a mandatory
pre-bid conference.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1119 Williams
Relating to commercial group property insurance for certain
businesses and associations.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1120 Williams/et al.
Relating to the requirements of a petition to dissolve the
Montgomery County Hospital District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1121 Staples
Relating to the powers and duties of the General Land Office and
the accounting and disposition of state-owned real property.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1122 Staples
Relating to sale and lease of public school land.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1123 Staples
Relating to the promotion and marketing of Texas products.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1124 Staples
Relating to the punishment for the offense of escape.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1125 Van de Putte
Relating to duties outside the regular hours of instruction for
public school teachers.
EDUCATION
SB 1126 Van de Putte
Relating to classroom working conditions for public school
teachers.
EDUCATION
SB 1127 Van de Putte
Relating to the creation of a coaching education program by the San
Antonio Life Sciences Institute.
EDUCATION
SB 1128 Bivins
Relating to the administration of the Joint Admission Medical
Program.
EDUCATION
SB 1129 Bivins
Relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of certain
laboratory analyses of physical evidence or statements as to the
chain of custody of physical evidence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1130 Harris
Relating to the office of public interest counsel.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1131 Harris
Relating to funding of certain emergency medical services, trauma
facilities, and trauma care systems.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1132 Williams
Relating to the admission of certain video testimony into evidence
in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1133 Carona
Relating to automatic withdrawals by electronic funds transfer from
a person's account with a financial institution; providing a
criminal penalty.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1134 Carona
Relating to the delivery and payment of health care in the workers'
compensation system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1135 Carona
Relating to the allocation of kidneys available for transplant in
this state.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1136 Nelson
Relating to access to certain private medical information.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1137 Gallegos
Relating to the San Jacinto Battleground.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1138 Van de Putte
Relating to the public school finance enrichment tax rate.
EDUCATION
SB 1139 Van de Putte
Relating to instructional facilities of a junior college district
and to state financial assistance for junior college instructional
facilities and outstanding bonds.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1140 Estes
Relating to the election of directors of a soil and water
conservation district.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1141 Estes
Relating to agriculture and the powers and duties of the Department
of Agriculture.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1142 Madla
Relating to the issuance of special license plates benefiting Los
Compadres of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1143 Madla
Relating to designation of defense economic readjustment zones.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
SB 1144 Madla
Relating to the revocation process for releasees who violate
conditions of release on parole or mandatory supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1145 Madla
Relating to programs in certain counties to divert certain persons
with mental health disorders or mental retardation from
incarceration to appropriate services.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1146 Madla
Relating to state acknowledgment of Native American tribes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1147 Shapleigh
Relating to the functions of the State Office of Administrative
Hearings, including hearings functions transferred to the office
from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1148 Shapleigh
Relating to information provided to parents of newborn children
relating to immunizations.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1149 Shapleigh
Relating to the use of federal estate tax provisions in determining
the application of the Texas estate tax to certain transfers of
property.
FINANCE
SB 1150 Shapleigh
Relating to job sharing and other alternative work schedules for
public school educators.
EDUCATION
SB 1151 Shapleigh
Relating to the publication of state agency Internet addresses in
telephone directories.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1152 Shapleigh
Relating to the use of TexasOnline.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1153 Shapleigh
Relating to increasing the cigarette tax to provide child care
through certain quality child-care programs.
FINANCE
SB 1154 Shapleigh
Relating to state publications maintained by the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1155 Shapleigh
Relating to the purchase of certain wireless communication devices
by state agencies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1156 Averitt
Relating to determination of the postjudgement interest rate.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1157 Averitt
Relating to the duties of the attorney general.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1158 Averitt
Relating to certain fees collected by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1159 Barrientos
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle emissions in counties
participating in early action compacts.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1160 Barrientos
Relating to the development and implementation of personnel
policies and procedures of state agencies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1161 Barrientos
Relating to authorizing counties and municipalities to provide
services through the Internet.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1162 Barrientos
Relating to the accountability of administrators in institutions of
higher education.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1163 Barrientos
Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program.
EDUCATION
SB 1164 Barrientos
Relating to customer safeguards concerning billing for electric
service by municipally owned utilities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1165 Barrientos
Relating to authorized costs and fees in Title IV-D Cases.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1166 Barrientos
Relating to conditions of employment for a peace officer or a
detention officer employed by certain sheriff's departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1167 Janek
Relating to increasing the number of registered nurses and other
health care professionals.
EDUCATION
SCR 20 Shapleigh
Memorializing Congress to fund one-stop border vehicle inspection
facilities.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SJR 36 Shapleigh
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to distributions from
the permanent school fund.
EDUCATION
SJR 37 Staples
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a two-year period
for the redemption of a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem
taxes at a tax sale.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SJR 38 Brimer
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that payment of
retirement and related benefits to certain public employees is a
contractual obligation that cannot be reduced or impaired.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 39 Ellis, Rodney
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify the circumstances
in which the governor and legislature may take certain actions to
ensure the continuity of state and local government in the event of
an enemy attack or threat of enemy attack and authorizing the
legislature to meet by telecommunications in that event.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SJR 40 Ellis, Rodney
Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the court of
criminal appeals and establishing one supreme court with civil and
criminal jurisdiction.
JURISPRUDENCE