BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MARCH 27, 2003
SB 1882 Whitmire
Relating to facilitating and supporting the efforts of certain
municipalities to promote economic development by hosting the Pan
American Games, the Olympic Games, the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final
Four, the NBA All Star Game, the MLB All Star Game, BCS Games, and
World Cup Soccer Games, and events and activities related to any of
the foregoing; authorizing certain municipalities and certain
counties to issue notes for payment of obligations incurred to bid
for, prepare for, and host any of the foregoing events.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1883 Janek
Relating to the assumption of road utility district authority by Fort
Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 15, including the
authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1884 Janek
Relating to the assumption of road utility district authority by the Sienna
Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas, including
the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1885 Janek
Relating to the creation of the Sienna Plantation Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1886 Madla
Relating to the administration, powers, duties, taxing authority,
and operation of the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation
District and the development and management of groundwater
resources in Kinney County.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1887 Janek
Relating to the appointment of the board of directors of and to the
powers of the Westchase Area Management District.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 383 Duncan/et al.
Relating to residential construction, including certain warranties,
building standards, and dispute resolution.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 754 West
Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts;
authorizing a sales and use tax or a property tax.
REREFERRED FROM FINANCE TO SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
SB 773 Van de Putte
Relating to the registration of homebuilders.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE
SB 1398 Ogden
Relating to the admissibility of the use or nonuse of certain
safety devices in a civil trial.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
SB 1828 Averitt
Relating to the transfer of the State Soil and Water Conservation
Board to the Department of Agriculture.
REREFERRED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION