BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 20, 2003
SB 4 Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas school
fund student loan program.
EDUCATION
SB 7 Wentworth
Relating to the recognition of a same-sex marriage or civil union.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 11 Shapiro
Relating to homeland security.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 13 Zaffirini
Relating to restricting written information required of public
school classroom teachers.
EDUCATION
SB 1393 Wentworth/et al.
Relating to hospital emergency services for sexual assault
survivors.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1394 Shapiro
Relating to employment contract requirements for certain public
school principals.
EDUCATION
SB 1395 Hinojosa
Relating to the definition of foot for purposes of the practice of
podiatry.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1396 Hinojosa
Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation
districts and port authorities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1397 Ogden
Relating to the operation of Texas Task Force 1.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1398 Ogden
Relating to the admissibility of the use or nonuse of certain
safety devices in a civil trial.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1399 Ogden
Relating to the establishment, designation, construction, and
operation of a system of multimodal facilities to be designated as
the Trans Texas Corridor.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1400 Nelson
Relating to the labeling of certain drugs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1401 Fraser
Relating to the administration of the telecommunications
infrastructure fund, including the abolition of the
telecommunications infrastructure fund board and the transfer of
the board's duties to the comptroller of public accounts.
FINANCE
SB 1402 Lucio
Relating to management of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1403 Lucio
Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to
establish an electronically searchable central database for all
grants that will be awarded by a state agency.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1404 Lucio
Relating to the operation of public primary and secondary schools.
EDUCATION
SB 1405 Lucio
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Agriculture to
manage an in-state quarantine.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1406 Estes
Relating to the issuance of concealed handgun licenses to residents
of certain other states and to reciprocity agreements with other
states concerning concealed handgun licenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1407 Estes
Relating to regulation of certain information logo signs along
certain major highways.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1408 Duncan
Relating to financial security requirements for certain persons
performing operations within the jurisdiction of the Railroad
Commission of Texas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1409 Deuell
Relating to funding and extending the expiration date of the
regional emergency medical dispatch resource center pilot program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1410 Deuell
Relating to the appointment of the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services to serve as a temporary or permanent guardian
for a ward.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1411 Deuell
Relating to electronic surveillance.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1412 Deuell
Relating to procurement rules, guidelines, and procedures for
regional transportation authorities.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1413 Deuell
Relating to certain powers and duties of the Department of
Agriculture and other entities engaged in agricultural activities.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1414 Deuell
Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain
emergency first responders.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1415 Deuell
Relating to recognizing Texas Prayer Day.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1416 Staples
Relating to the transfer of the powers and duties of the
comptroller of public accounts relating to state administration of
the property tax system to the commissioner of the General Land
Office.
FINANCE
SB 1417 Van de Putte
Relating to change of name and vital statistics information based
on gender reassignment.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1418 Ratliff
Relating to ex officio appointments of members of the Texas Senate
to boards and commissions.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1419 Janek
Relating to anatomical specimens and donees of anatomical gifts.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1420 Janek/et al.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for the
replacement of research and academic facilities lost in Tropical
Storm Allison.
FINANCE
SB 1421 Janek
Relating to the provision of health and human services in this
state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human
Services Commission and other state agencies; providing civil and
criminal penalties.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1422 Hinojosa
Relating to the use of electronic pull-tab minding devices or
card-minding devices during a bingo occasion.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1423 Hinojosa
Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing
penalties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1424 Nelson
Relating to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship
of, certain records regarding, and foster care payments for certain
children.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1425 Deuell
Relating to the enhancement of the criminal consequences of certain
intoxication offenses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1426 Jackson
Relating to the minimum staffing for certain fire apparatus in
certain fire departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1427 Jackson
Relating to the board composition, establishing a minimum rank for
a designee, limiting the municipal court's representation on the
board to one position, the election process for the sureties
representative and the requirement for board members to read this
chapter and the local polices adopted by the board.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1428 Jackson
Relating to the operation of schools and school attendance.
EDUCATION
SB 1429 Averitt
Relating to certain agreements offered in connection with a loan.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1430 Averitt
Relating to additional interest for default on certain secondary
mortgage loans.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1431 Averitt
Relating to insurance requirements for commercial motor vehicles.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1432 Averitt
Relating to the liability of highway, road and street contractors.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1433 Averitt
Relating to certain information regarding sales and use taxes
imposed by a municipality and to the confidentiality of that
information; providing penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1434 Averitt
Relating to contributions to, and benefits payable by, the Judicial
Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement
System of Texas Plan Two.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1435 Staples
Relating to the use of certain tax incentives by municipalities for
certain economic development.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1436 Staples
Relating to the creation and administration of the community
telecommunications alliance program.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1437 Ratliff
Relating to delay in the deregulation of certain electric
utilities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1438 Duncan
Relating to costs incurred by certain persons in relation to
complaints filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas against gas
utilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1439 Shapleigh
Relating to federal matching funds for certain projects at military
facilities in this state.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
SB 1440 Shapleigh
Relating to certain electronic and information resources technology
projects of the state.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1441 Barrientos
Relating to salaries for certain public school employees.
EDUCATION
SB 1442 Barrientos
Relating to participation in, contributions to, and benefits and
administration of retirement systems for police officers in certain
municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1443 Barrientos
Relating to a fee for statues of Barbara Jordan and Cesar Chavez
and related scholarships at The University of Texas at Austin.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1444 Barrientos
Relating to safety regulations for extracurricular school athletic
activities and civil consequences arising from noncompliance with
those regulations; providing a criminal penalty.
EDUCATION
SB 1445 Averitt
Relating to electronically readable information on a driver's
license or personal identification certificate; providing penalties
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1447 Shapiro
Relating to the creation and implementation of the driver
responsibility program.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1448 Whitmire
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local
control over wages, hours, and other terms of employment of certain
municipal employees.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1449 Harris
Relating to conflicts of interest involving lobbyists; providing a
criminal penalty.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1450 Harris
Relating to the authority of a guardian of the person of a ward to
transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility and file
for emergency detention under certain circumstances and to consent
to the administration of certain medication.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1451 Carona
Relating to the regulation of milk and milk products.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
SB 1452 Harris
Relating to an offense for certain communications between an
appraisal review board member and a chief appraiser or appraisal
district employee concerning a matter related to an ad valorem tax
protest.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1453 Carona
Relating to the regulation of bottled and vended drinking water
operators.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1454 Carona
Relating to regulation of frozen dessert products and
manufacturing.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1455 Zaffirini
Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district,
an appraisal review board, or a chief appraiser that prevails in
certain ad valorem tax appeals to a court.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1456 Zaffirini
Relating to a preferred drug list program for state medical
assistance programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1457 Lindsay
Relating to the qualifications for appointment as adjutant general.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1458 Lindsay
Relating to filing fees to pay for juror reimbursements in Harris
County.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1459 Lindsay
Relating to access to criminal history record information by a
county fire marshal.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1460 Lindsay
Relating to county fire marshals and county fire protection;
providing penalties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1461 Lindsay
Relating to the sale of used fire protection or fire-fighting
equipment to certain volunteer fire departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1462 Lindsay
Authorizing transportation enhancement districts in certain
counties, the imposition of local option motor fuel taxes and local
option vehicle registration fees in such districts, subject to
voter approval, the issuance of bonds and other obligations and
related matters.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1463 Lindsay
Relating to the conversion of a non-tolled state highway to a toll
facility.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1464 Lindsay
Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls;
providing a penalty.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1465 Lindsay
Relating to the establishment of criminal law magistrates in
certain counties.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1466 Lindsay
Relating to the financing of convention center hotels by certain
counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1467 Lindsay
Relating to the enrollment of recipients of Supplemental Security
Income in certain medical assistance programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1468 West
Relating to rates charged for professional liability insurance
coverage for physicians and health care providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1469 West
Relating to eligibility for graduation from high school for certain
public school students.
EDUCATION
SB 1470 West
Relating to eligibility to participate in a high school equivalency
program operated by a school district or open-enrollment charter
school.
EDUCATION
SB 1471 West
Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to the
use of compensatory education funds.
EDUCATION
SB 1472 West
Relating to zoological operation and maintenance boards;
authorizing taxes and bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1473 West
Relating to a community service requirement for certain public
housing residents.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1474 West
Relating to the prohibition of discrimination with regard to
housing developments based on the source of development funding.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1475 West
Relating to historically underutilized businesses.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1476 West
Amending Section 53.47, Education Code, to permit the creation of
nonprofit corporations to refund outstanding student loan bonds.
EDUCATION
SB 1477 West
Relating to the expunction of criminal records and to the duty of
law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain
defendants receiving deferred adjudication.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1478 West
Relating to protecting certain public employees who report
violations of law.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1479 Janek
Relating to the sale and assignment of tobacco settlement revenues;
authorizing the issuance of bonds.
FINANCE
SB 1480 Janek
Relating to efforts by coastal counties to mitigate coastal erosion
and improve public access to public beaches; authorizing the
issuance of bonds by coastal counties.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1481 Ratliff
Relating to the repeal of the Caddo Lake Compact.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1482 Ogden
Relating to the retirement benefits of certain law enforcement
officers in the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1483 Ogden
Relating to the counties eligible to create a county assistance
district that may impose a sales and use tax.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1484 Ogden
Relating to the acceptance of organization reports and permit
applications and approval of certificates of compliance by the
Railroad Commission of Texas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1485 Ogden
Relating to tuition and fees charged by institutions of higher
education.
EDUCATION
SB 1486 Ogden
Relating to funding of public institutions of higher education,
including tuition rates that may be charged by those institutions.
EDUCATION
SB 1487 Ogden
Relating to public school finance.
EDUCATION
SB 1488 Ogden
Relating to the abuse of a child by an employee of a school
district, open-enrollment charter school, regional education
service center, or shared services arrangement
EDUCATION
SB 1489 Ogden
Relating to recruiting foster parents from certain organizations
and immunity from liability of those organizations.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1490 Ogden
Relating to certain investigation requirements and other procedures
in connection with an allegation of child abuse or neglect.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1491 Madla
Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain investors that
provide venture capital financing.
FINANCE
SB 1492 Madla
Relating to economic incentives for corporations located in
distressed counties.
FINANCE
SB 1493 Madla
Relating to school district trustee training.
EDUCATION
SB 1494 Madla
Relating to the powers of Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1495 Madla
Relating to the issuance of special airborne parachutist license
plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1496 Madla
Relating to certain administrative fees and taxes collected by the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1497 Madla
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by the Texas Public
Finance Authority for the construction of school district
instructional facilities and the construction of the facilities by
the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.
FINANCE
SB 1498 Madla
Relating to the licensing and regulation of home and community
support services agencies.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1499 Madla/et al.
Relating to contracts for the design and construction of
transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1500 Janek
Relating to a pilot project to allow select public junior colleges
to offer certain baccalaureate degrees.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1501 Janek
Relating to the manner of payment of child support to a local
registry.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1502 Harris
Relating to certain local option elections for certain cities
located in more than one county.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1503 Harris
Relating to certain local option elections for certain cities
located in more than one county.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1504 Harris
Relating to the duties and authority of the Texas Motor Vehicle
Board.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1505 Harris
Relating to the enforcement of fares imposed for the use of certain
public transportation systems; providing penalties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1506 Harris
Relating to the issuance of Texas County Child Welfare Boards
special license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1507 Harris
Relating to the use of powers of attorney in certain motor vehicle
transfers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1508 Van de Putte
Relating to the administration of and insurance requirements for
certain Veterans' Land Board programs.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1509 Zaffirini
Relating to the land application of certain sludge.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1510 Zaffirini
Relating to monitoring compliance of public school bilingual
education and special language programs.
EDUCATION
SB 1511 Zaffirini/et al.
Relating to municipal solid waste landfill facilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1512 Barrientos
Relating to the issuance of tuition revenue bonds by The University
of Texas System for The University of Texas at Austin.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1513 Barrientos
Relating to various state workforce issues.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1514 Barrientos
Relating to the creation of an academic and research infrastructure
fee at the University of Texas at Austin.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1515 Armbrister
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee for students at
Prairie View A&M University.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1516 Armbrister
Relating to increasing governmental efficiency through the
reduction of duplicative reporting and auditing requirements.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1517 Armbrister
Relating to making security personnel at commercial nuclear power
plants peace officers for the purpose of meeting federal
requirements for protecting against terrorist attacks and improving
the process for qualifying those security personnel.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1518 Lucio
Relating to retirement eligibility and benefits for law enforcement
or custodial officers under the Employees Retirement System of
Texas.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1519 Lucio
Relating to the termination of agreements with certain insurance
agents.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1520 Lucio
Relating to certain amendments to the Texas Housing Finance
Corporations Act.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1521 Zaffirini
Relating to tuition charged by an institution of public higher
education for certain graduate programs.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1522 Zaffirini
Relating to the continuous eligibility of children for medical
assistance benefits.
FINANCE
SB 1523 Deuell/et al.
Relating to health care coverage and services and other
infrastructures for employed persons with disabilities.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1524 Shapiro
Relating to a hearsay statement made by a victim of family
violence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1525 Brimer
Relating to the storage location of certain tobacco products.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1526 Brimer
Relating to certain information filed by a person who holds a
license issued by, or applies for a license to be issued by the
office of the consumer credit commissioner.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1527 Brimer
Relating to a purchaser's right to cure default under an executory
contract for conveyance.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1528 Brimer
Relating to the disposition of cruelly treated animals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1529 Brimer
Relating to the disposition and administration of the workers'
compensation subsequent injury fund.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1530 Brimer
Relating to the establishment of economic and business development
programs to be administered by the Texas Department of Economic
Development.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1531 Brimer
Relating to the composition of certain districts of the Texas
Senate.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1532 Brimer
Relating to the filing of an application for registration of a
trademark or service mark, and other trademark instruments with the
secretary of state.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1533 Brimer
Relating to the filing of a financing statement record under the
Uniform Commercial Code.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1534 Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of securities lending for
governmental entities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1535 Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of e-mail addresses under the
public information law.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1536 Wentworth
Relating to use of certain 9 1 1 fees and surcharges in certain
counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1537 Williams
Relating to the use of excess money in the compensation to victims
of crime fund.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1538 Williams
Relating to the operation and placement of systems used to anchor
or moor barges in, on or adjacent to coastal lands of the state of
Texas
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1539 Williams
Relating to the application of new requirements for nonhazardous
industrial solid waste disposal to be adopted by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1540 Nelson
Relating to the provision of prescription drugs by pharmacies
through patient assistance programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1541 Shapiro
Relating to the accountability of, and reporting by, public
institutions of higher education.
EDUCATION
SB 1542 Shapiro
Relating to tuition flexibility at institutions of higher
education.
EDUCATION
SB 1543 Janek
Relating to exempting a facility used as an actual place of
religious worship from ad valorem taxation.
FINANCE
SB 1544 Janek
Relating to business corporations.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1545 Janek
Relating to the equalized wealth level under the public school
finance system.
EDUCATION
SB 1546 Janek
Relating to the limitation on a laboratory charge that may be set
by a public junior college.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1547 Janek
Relating to group health and related benefits provided by populous
counties.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1548 Janek
Relating to alternative education programs and juvenile justice
alternative education programs for public school students.
EDUCATION
SB 1549 Nelson
Relating to requiring that certain individuals who provide nursing
services in a nursing institution receive annual training in caring
for people with dementia.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1550 Duncan
Relating to the use of site-specific information by a groundwater
conservation district to develop its management plan.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1551 Duncan
Relating to the creation and composition of judicial districts and the
election and powers and duties of certain district attorneys.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1552 Duncan
Relating to the creation and composition of county courts at law.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1553 Janek
Relating to fees for copies of birth and death certificates.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1554 Nelson
Relating to the amount charged by the Texas Department of Health
for a youth camp license.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1555 Nelson
Relating to certain administrative penalties assessed by the Texas
Department of Health.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1556 Nelson
Relating to certain fees and administrative penalties applicable to
emergency medical services providers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1557 Nelson
Relating to the assessment of fees for the regulation of code
enforcement officers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1558 Brimer
Relating to the creation and powers of a north Texas regional
mobility authority.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1559 Madla
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information
filed with the county clerk in the real property records.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1560 Madla
Relating to correcting errors in the distribution of benefits by a
public retirement system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1561 Madla
Relating to the promotion and development of renewable energy
generation from photovoltaic and other renewable distributed
generation technologies.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1562 Madla/et al.
Relating to the transportation of groundwater withdrawn from the
Edwards Aquifer and to transfers of permits issued by the Edwards
Aquifer Authority.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1563 Madla
Relating to the regulation of aerial fireworks.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1564 Madla
Relating to facilities outside of a county seat.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1565 Madla
Relating to allowing a municipality to create a defense adjustment
management authority; authorizing taxes and bonds.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
SB 1566 Madla
Relating to mass gatherings in unincorporated areas of counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1567 Madla/et al.
Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial in the Capitol
Complex.
ADMINISTRATION
SB 1568 Madla
Relating to the exemption of predator control agents from the
registration requirements for dangerous wild animals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1569 Madla
Relating to the continuation of legal land use in newly
incorporated areas.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1570 Madla
Relating to the administration, powers duties, and operation of the
Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1571 Carona
Relating to the regulation of dental laboratories and dental
technicians.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1572 Carona
Relating to the provision of treatment guidelines in the workers'
compensation system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1573 Carona
Relating to the applicability of the medical reimbursement policies
and guidelines of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to
medical dispute resolution in the Texas workers' compensation
system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1574 Carona
Relating to authorizing the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
and the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners to share information
for investigative purposes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1575 Carona
Relating to civil liability arising from the activities of the
medical quality review panel of the Texas Workers' Compensation
Commission.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1576 Carona
Relating to a health care delivery network pilot project in the
workers' compensation system.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1577 Carona
Relating to the consideration of compliance with the law and with
enforcement orders in the licensing of, and disciplinary action
against, mortgage brokers and loan officers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1578 Carona
Relating to a prelicense test requirement for mortgage broker
applicants.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1579 Carona
Relating to software acquisitions by state agencies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1580 Wentworth
Relating to bond requirements for privatized maintenance contracts.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1581 Wentworth
Relating to providing that an audit working paper of a county
auditor is excepted from required public disclosure under the
public information law.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1582 Wentworth
Relating to authorizing political subdivisions to trap, transport,
and transplant certain white-tailed deer.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1583 Shapleigh
Relating to information concerning currency exchange rates in
international transfers of money; providing a civil penalty.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1584 Lucio
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain
property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.
FINANCE
SB 1585 Lucio
Relating to the functions of the Commission on Law Enforcement
Officer Standards and Education.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1586 Lucio
Relating to establishing a health science center and medical school
in the Rio Grande Valley.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1587 Lindsay
Relating to Bureau of Vital Statistics forms.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1588 Whitmire
Relating to exempting college savings plan accounts from
attachment, execution, and seizure for the satisfaction of debts.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1589 West
Relating to the public school finance compensatory education
allotment.
EDUCATION
SB 1590 West
Relating to limitations on tax-supported bonds issued by public
school districts.
EDUCATION
SB 1591 West
Relating to reasonable and evidence-based community opposition to
state funded affordable housing developments and possible
remediation for documented community impacts of affordable housing
concentrations.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1592 West
Relating to the allocation of the state ceiling among issuers of
qualified residential rental project bonds.
FINANCE
SB 1593 West
Relating to good conduct time earned by certain inmates.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1594 Van de Putte
Relating to the Texas State Guard.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1595 Shapleigh
Relating to the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1596 Hinojosa
Relating to the placement of video camera surveillance systems in
county jails.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1597 Hinojosa
Relating to the issuance of citations to and the arrest of persons
for certain misdemeanor offenses punishable by fine only.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1598 Janek
Relating to health care liability claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1599 Armbrister
Relating to cost control and accountability in the decentralization
of state programs and services.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1600 Whitmire
Relating to the eligibility for police department promotional
examination in certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1601 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the distribution of unclaimed funds in class action
litigation.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1602 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the membership fee collected by the supreme court from
members of the state bar.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1603 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to charitable contributions by state employees to the
General Land Office's Adopt-A-Map/Adopt-A-Document Program
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1604 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to discrimination in the sale of insurance.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1605 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to revenue bond program and procedures for certain
residential property insurance.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1606 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the FAIR Plan (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements)
Act.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1607 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to regulation of state crime laboratories.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1608 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the terms of office of members of the governing body of
certain junior college districts after annexation of territory.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1609 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College
System District.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1610 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to certain small face amount life insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1611 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the determination and clarification of certain dates,
deadlines, and procedures under the Election Code.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1612 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to voting for the elective municipal office of controller
in areas annexed for limited purposes by certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1613 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the acknowledgement, investigation, processing and
payment of certain insurance claims.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1614 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to imposing a civil penalty for violation of certain
restrictions relating to genetic information.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1615 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to a pilot program for language interpreter services under
the medical assistance program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1616 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to expenditures for certain advertising that identifies a
candidate; providing a criminal penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1617 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1618 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to regulation of certain life insurance.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1619 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to regulating premiums charged for certain life insurance
policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1620 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to payment periods for certain life insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1621 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to unclaimed benefits under certain life insurance
policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1622 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to certain life insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1623 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the collection of a fee from certain nonresident
attorneys requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a
Texas court.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1624 Bivins
Relating to security requirements for the deposit of school
district funds.
EDUCATION
SB 1625 Janek/et al.
Relating to the transfer of powers and duties and the allocation of
revenue of certain sports and community venue districts.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1626 Shapiro
Relating to the total amount of public school bonds that may be
guaranteed by the permanent school fund.
EDUCATION
SB 1627 Shapiro
Relating to compliance with federal education requirements
EDUCATION
SB 1628 Shapiro
Relating to third-party entity employment in the public schools.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1629 Shapiro
Relating to performance standards on assessment instruments and the
release of assessment instruments to the public.
EDUCATION
SB 1630 Ratliff/et al.
Relating to overhead expenses of conducting research at
institutions of higher education and the indirect cost
reimbursement related to that research.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1631 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land development
after a local option election.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1632 Wentworth
Relating to the borrowing of money and encumbrance of property by a
joint county and municipal hospital.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1633 Wentworth
Relating to the installation and use of a water softener or reverse
osmosis system by an owner of an on-site sewage disposal system.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1634 Staples
Relating to the limitation on the allocation of office space to
state agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1635 Staples
Relating to the use of all-terrain vehicles.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1636 Staples
Relating to the authority of an ad valorem tax appraisal district
to obtain certain criminal history record information relating to
an applicant for employment.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1637 Staples
Relating to the location of a crematory.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1638 Staples
Relating to remedies for the unequal appraisal of property by an
appraisal district.
FINANCE
SB 1639 Staples
Relating to regulation of spacing and production of groundwater
from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1640 Staples
Relating to duties of certain motor vehicle dealers on the transfer
of used vehicles.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1641 Staples
Relating to the creation of Lake View Management and Development
District in Henderson County; providing authority to impose a tax
and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1642 Staples
Relating to the establishment of a geriatric education and care
research center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at
Tyler.
EDUCATION
SB 1643 Staples
Relating to the appointment of election officers for a central
counting station for certain elections.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1644 Staples
Relating to the early voting clerk of an election in which the
county clerk is a candidate.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1645 Staples
Relating to inverse condemnation cases.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1646 Staples
Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of qualified timber land.
FINANCE
SB 1647 Staples
Relating to a timeshare developer's ability to complete certain
documents.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1648 Janek
Relating to notice of a right to file a civil action under the
Texas Commission on Human Rights Act.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1649 Janek
Relating to the movement of vehicles transporting ocean cargo
shipping containers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1650 Hinojosa
Relating to the creation of a Texas Privacy and Security Act and
addressing the ways in which the information practices of state and
local governmental entities affect personal privacy and the
security of this state.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1651 Duncan
Relating to the use of development corporations to improve local
telecommunications infrastructure.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1652 Shapiro/et al.
Relating to institutions of higher education, including the
administration, operation, governance, and financing of those
institutions.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1653 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the operation of the Capital Access Program: Reserve
Account
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1654 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to state agency utility savings and capital expenditure
reductions.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1655 Madla
Relating to efficient administration of county government.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1656 Madla
Relating to prohibiting the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality from amending, interpreting, impairing, or modifying a
written contract for the provision of water.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1657 Madla
Relating to the promulgation of rules regarding the construction
and maintenance of walkway standards.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1658 Madla
Relating to the administration of retirement systems for paid,
partly paid, or volunteer fire fighters.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1659 Madla
Relating to certain ad valorem tax exemptions, payments, and
refunds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1660 Madla
Relating to the allocation and approval processes of state ceiling
among issuers of qualified residential rental project bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1661 Madla
Relating to communications between board members, advisory
committee members, and applicants for affordable housing funds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1662 Duncan
Relating to the care of elementary and secondary school students
with diabetes.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1663 Lindsay/et al.
Relating to private activity bonds.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1664 Averitt/et al.
Relating to private activity bonds.
FINANCE
SB 1665 Averitt
Relating to providing aid to a law enforcement officer for the
temporary custody of a child.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1666 Averitt
Relating to the definition of financial institution.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1667 Averitt
Relating to authorization of Federal Bureau of Investigation background
checks for mortgage broker and loan officer license applicants.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1668 Averitt
Relating to the sale of insurance by financial institutions
employed by a trustee.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1669 Averitt
Relating to military leave for public school employees.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SB 1670 Averitt
Relating to the ability of a health maintenance organization to
provide accessible and affordable benefit plans.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1671 Janek
Relating to health care liability claims against nursing homes.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1672 Janek
Relating to reimbursements for and quality of care in nursing
facilities.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1673 Carona
Relating to the sanitization processes prior to the sale, transfer,
or disposal of computers, computer peripherals, and computer
software or other Information Technology devices.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1674 Madla
Relating to regulation of alcoholic beverage manufacturers, wholesalers,
and retailers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1675 Fraser
Relating to the administration of state-federal relations and
federal formula grant programs.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1676 Duncan/et al.
Relating to prices of certain prescription drugs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1677 Barrientos
Relating to the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance,
and operation of toll facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1678 Whitmire
Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and
Paroles.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1679 Gallegos
Relating to the driving record of the holder of a commercial
driver's license and the operation of commercial motor vehicles;
creating an offense.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1680 Gallegos
Relating to rate information to be filed by insurers writing
professional liability insurance for physicians and health care
providers; providing an administrative penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1681 Gallegos
Relating to rate information to be filed by insurers writing
professional liability insurance for physicians and health care
providers; providing an administrative penalty.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1682 Gallegos
Relating to rates for professional liability insurance for
physicians and health care providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1683 Gallegos
Relating to the withdrawal of an insurer from writing professional
liability insurance for physicians and health care providers in
this state.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1684 Gallegos
Relating to reporting of claims information by insurers writing
professional liability insurance for physicians and health care
providers.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1685 Gallegos
Relating to the transfer or cancellation of a water right.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1686 Gallegos
Relating to the training required for a person appointed as a
county jailer.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1687 Gallegos
Relating to Texas memorial medal of valor awards for peace
officers, firefighters, and emergency medical first responders who
are killed or sustain fatal injuries in the line of duty.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1688 Gallegos
Relating to grievance procedures under the municipal civil service
law in certain cities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1689 Gallegos
Relating to the relocation or replacement of a water or sanitation
sewer lateral on private property by a home-rule municipality.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1690 Gallegos
Relating to the transfer or cancellation of a water right.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1691 Gallegos
Relating to the availability for public inspection of a final order
in a parentage action.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1692 Gallegos
Relating to alternative dispute resolution procedures in certain
police departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1693 Gallegos
Relating to enforcement of certain provisions in construction
contracts.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1694 Shapiro
Relating to state agency internal auditing.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1695 Wentworth
Relating to the development and implementation of a Texas music
compact disc project by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1696 Wentworth
Relating to the issuance of obligations by political subdivisions
of the state to pay unfunded liabilities to public pension funds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1697 Wentworth
Relating to the issuance of special license plates for recipients
of the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1698 Wentworth
Relating to goals for and certification of groundwater management
plans.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1699 Wentworth
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal mischief.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1700 Wentworth
Relating to the administration of the weather modification and
control grant program.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1701 Wentworth
Relating to the Department of Information Resources' management of
certain electronic and telecommunications projects.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SB 1702 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to
regulate the movement of an oversize manufactured house on certain
county roads, bridges, or culverts; providing a penalty.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1703 Wentworth/et al.
Relating to powers and duties of the Edwards Aquifer Authority to
manage the Edwards Aquifer including groundwater withdrawals,
permitting, demand management and transfers.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1704 Wentworth
Relating to the issuance of specially designed license plates by
the Texas Department of Transportation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1705 Wentworth
Relating to the authority of certain taxing entities to repeal the
local sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1706 Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the
issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the
authorities.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1707 Wentworth
Relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in
support of the issuance of arrest warrants available for public
inspection.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1708 Wentworth
Relating to the repurchase of real property acquired by a
governmental entity through eminent domain.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1709 Wentworth
Relating to alternate methods of responding to a jury summons.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1710 Wentworth
Relating to prohibition of commercial finfishing, crabbing, and
shrimping in certain Texas bays and related waters.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1711 Wentworth
Relating to authorization for a development agreement between a
municipality and an owner of land in the municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1712 Wentworth
Relating to the acquisition, financing, construction, operation,
and maintenance of rail facilities by the Texas Department of
Transportation; granting the authority to issue bonds.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1713 Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to
real property purchased or sold by certain state agencies.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1714 Wentworth
Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1535 between
Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis as the Second Indian Head Division
Memorial Highway.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1715 Wentworth
Relating to motor vehicle lighting equipment and compulsory
inspection.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1716 Nelson
Relating to the administration, operation, financing, and
enforcement of the financial assistance program.
FINANCE
SB 1717 Brimer/et al.
Relating to the governance and operation of The University of Texas
at Arlington.
EDUCATION
SB 1718 Williams
Relating to adjusting formula funding for institutions of higher
education to account for differences between estimated and actual
receipts of educational and general funds.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 1719 Williams
Relating to registration of certain mortgage bankers.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1720 Williams
Relating to a vendor's or subcontractor's remedy for nonpayment of
certain contracts.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1721 Williams
Relating to governmental contingent fee contracts for legal
services entered into by a local governmental entity.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1722 Williams
Relating to legal and judicial ethics.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1723 Duncan
Relating to successor liability in asbestos claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1724 Duncan
Relating to the jurisdiction of statutory county courts.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1725 Lindsay
Relating to the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1726 Lindsay
Relating to the creation of the Cy-Fair Community Improvement
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1727 Lindsay
Relating to regulation of vehicle storage facilities.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1728 Lindsay
Relating to the creation of a task force to recommend state school
closures and to the use of proceeds from the sale of any state
school property.
EDUCATION
SB 1729 Lindsay
Relating to certain contracts by water districts that are related
to complying with state or federal construction stormwater
requirements.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1730 Gallegos
Relating to reimbursements to certain urban hospitals under the
disproportionate share program.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SB 1731 Gallegos
Relating to fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation,
restoration, and management of certain county records.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1732 Gallegos
Relating to school attendance of a child placed in substitute care.
EDUCATION
SB 1733 Gallegos
Relating to the creation of an appeals process for the termination
or suspension of deputy constables in certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1734 Lucio
Relating to bingo regulation.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1735 Lucio
Relating to the authorization of satellite bingo games.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1736 Lucio
Relating to the use of electronic or mechanical card-minding
devices during a bingo occasion.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1737 Van de Putte
Relating to placement of students in alternative education
programs.
EDUCATION
SB 1738 Van de Putte
Relating to the issuance of local permits in certain counties.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1739 Van de Putte
Relating to requirements applicable to public school alternative
education programs.
EDUCATION
SB 1740 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the composition of a jury in certain cases.
JURISPRUDENCE
SB 1741 Nelson
Relating to the use of receipts from the sale of land by the Parks
and Wildlife Department.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1860 Bivins
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and making
reductions in current appropriations.
FINANCE
SB 1861 Bivins
Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
FINANCE
SB 1862 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain governmental entities providing health
services, human services, and related services.
FINANCE
SB 1863 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain governmental entities.
FINANCE
SB 1864 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain governmental entities.
FINANCE
SB 1865 Bivins
Relating to the delay or deferral of certain payments and transfers
by the comptroller of public accounts.
FINANCE
SB 1866 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain governmental entities.
FINANCE
SB 1867 Bivins
Relating to revenue available to the state as a result of the
tobacco settlement.
FINANCE
SB 1868 Bivins
Relating to powers of the governor as the chief executive officer
of the state and the organization and efficiency of state agencies.
FINANCE
SB 1869 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain regulatory entities.
FINANCE
SB 1870 Bivins
Relating to the transfer of available funds between funds managed
by or in the custody of the comptroller of public accounts for the
purpose of managing the cash flow of the general revenue fund;
making an appropriation.
FINANCE
SB 1871 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority for certain governmental entities
to take certain actions to permit the legislature to reduce
appropriations to those agencies.
FINANCE
SB 1872 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain individuals and governmental entities.
FINANCE
SB 1873 Bivins
Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by
the legislature to certain governmental educational entities and to
other fiscal matters involving certain governmental educational
entities.
FINANCE
SCR 24 Jackson
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to name the
new public health laboratory building for Dr. Jesse Vernal Irons.
STATE AFFAIRS
SCR 25 Jackson
Memorializing the United States government to improve the enforcement of
food import restrictions on seafood imports.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
SCR 26 Ogden
Designating Round Rock as the official Daffodil Capital of Texas.
ADMINISTRATION
SCR 27 Madla
Requesting that the Texas Legislative Council schedule a revision
of the Alcoholic Beverage Code during the next interim.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
SCR 28 Ellis, Rodney
Designating March 18, 2003, as Gideon Day in the State of Texas.
JURISPRUDENCE
SCR 29 Staples
Expressing legislative support for the posting and displaying of
our nation's motto in state offices and agencies, local government
offices, and school districts.
STATE AFFAIRS
SCR 30 Ellis, Rodney
Memorializing Congress to request that the U.S. Department of Justice
investigate the Houston Police Department Crime Laboratory and
review past criminal cases.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SCR 31 Barrientos
Formalizing the State of Texas Compensation Philosophy.
FINANCE
SCR 32 Barrientos
Establishing a special interim committee to study the problem of high
school dropouts in Texas.
EDUCATION
SJR 42 Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home equity line
of credit, providing for administrative interpretation of home
equity lending law, and otherwise relating to the making,
refinancing, repayment, and enforcement of home equity loans.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SJR 43 Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Texas
Department of Transportation to borrow money from the permanent
school fund to finance the acquisition of rights-of-way.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SJR 44 Ogden
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
provide for the issuance of bonds and other public securities
secured by the state highway fund for improvements to the state
highway system.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SJR 45 Madla
Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the authority of the
legislature to provide for the creation of rural fire prevention
districts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SJR 46 Fraser
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land
Board to make certain payments on revenue bonds and to use assets
in certain funds to provide for veterans homes.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SJR 47 Fraser
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing home equity lines
of credit.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SJR 48 Nelson
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
determine limits for noneconomic damages in medical or health care
liability claims and other claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 49 Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of
general obligation bonds to fund economic development projects
relating to military installations in the state.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
SJR 50 Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the legislature
shall convene in a scheduled special session once each
even-numbered year unless the scheduled special session is canceled
by the governor.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 51 Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
permit a person to assume an office of a political subdivision
without an election if the person is the only candidate to qualify
in an election for that office.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 52 West
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting fees charged to home
equity loan borrowers and prohibiting certain predatory
practices.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SJR 53 Armbrister
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing political
subdivisions to donate outdated or surplus fire-protection and
emergency services equipment to certain fire departments.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SJR 54 Lindsay
Proposing a constitutional amendment to include a constitutional
county court judge on the membership of the State Commission on
Judicial Conduct.
JURISPRUDENCE
SJR 55 Shapleigh
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of
general obligation bonds to provide loans for economic development
projects that enhance the military value of military installations
in the state.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
SJR 56 Carona
Proposing a constitutional amendment simplifying home equity
borrowing.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SJR 57 Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the repurchase of
real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent
domain.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 58 Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to
act on bills, resolutions, and other pending business after the
first thirty days of a regular session.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 59 Brimer/et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the
continuation of funding for capital improvements and acquisitions
at The University of Texas at Arlington.
EDUCATION
SJR 60 Jackson
Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the exemption
from ad valorem taxation of public property used for a public
purpose, as defined by the legislature.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SJR 61 Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming.
STATE AFFAIRS
SJR 62 Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit an increase in the
total amount of school district ad valorem taxes that may be
imposed on the residence homestead of a disabled person.
FINANCE
SB 1045 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent
wrongful convictions.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE