BILLS REFERRED TODAY
APRIL 7, 2003
HB 9 Flores/ Corte/ Isett/ Allen/ Puente/et al.
Relating to homeland security.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 11 Keel/ Gallego/ Jones, Elizabeth/ Berman/ Chavez/
et al.
Relating to the offense of terroristic threat and to the punishment
as a capital offense of murder occurring during the commission or
attempted commission of terroristic threat.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 13 Keel
Relating to making arrest warrants and certain affidavits made in
support of the issuance of arrest warrants available for public
inspection.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 14 Keel/et al.
Relating to the purchase of a badge, insignia, weapon, or uniform
of law enforcement officers or public safety personnel.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 42 Chisum/ Pena
Relating to venue in the prosecution of the offenses of escape and
unauthorized absence.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 156 Krusee/ Gattis/ Mercer
Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional
mobility authority.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 157 Krusee/ Mercer/ Gattis
Relating to the powers and duties of a regional mobility authority.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 164 Truitt
Relating to the rates at which the municipal sales and use tax for
street maintenance may be imposed.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 171 Keel
Relating to the authority of a district court to order the
expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 227 Keel
Relating to certain notice requirements in a court order providing
for the possession of or access to a child.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 242 Seaman/ Keffer, Jim/ Dawson/et al.
Relating to career and technology education and training.
EDUCATION
HB 254 Kolkhorst/ Rose/ Pena/ McCall
Relating to venue in the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent
use or possession of identifying information.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 274 Keel/et al.
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by persons
in certain correctional and detention facilities.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 276 Goodman
Relating to the award of attorney's fees and costs in an action
against a fraudulent transfer.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 296 Goodman
Relating to petition requirements for an application for a place on
the general primary election ballot for certain judicial
candidates.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 297 Goodman
Relating to the duration and effect of a magistrate's order for
emergency protection.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 301 Talton
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to represent a
person before the Board of Pardons and Paroles or a parole panel.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 319 Grusendorf/et al.
Relating to the objectives of public education.
EDUCATION
HB 320 Grusendorf/ Brown, Betty/ Hupp/et al.
Relating to the refusal to administer or consent to the
administration of certain psychiatric or psychological treatment to
a child.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 374 Dutton
Relating to the right of certain persons to discipline a child.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 392 Seaman/ Smithee/ Eiland/ Thompson/ Naishtat/et al.
Relating to the licensing of public insurance adjusters; providing
administrative and criminal penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 398 Mowery
Relating to the approval process for certain housing project sites
proposed by public housing authorities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 510 Woolley
Relating to the eligibility of a federal administrative law judge
to receive U.S. Judge license plates.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 543 Jones, Jesse
Relating to certain restrictions on the delivery or installation of
a new or used manufactured home in a flood-prone area.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 554 Chisum/et al.
Relating to grievance procedures regarding compensation and
expenses for county and precinct officers.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 562 McCall/ Raymond/ Allen/et al.
Relating to the collection and maintenance of DNA samples taken
from certain offenders.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 616 Keel/et al.
Relating to the punishment for the offense of terroristic threat.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 618 Keel/ Alonzo/ Pena
Relating to procedures and evidence in a hearing on a motion in a
criminal case to suppress evidence, a confession, or a statement.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 619 Keel/ Hunter
Relating to notice of the presumption for theft by check.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 647 Jones, Elizabeth
Relating to the authority of a law enforcement agency to remove
property from a roadway.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 653 Davis, John
Relating to a shampoo apprentice permit.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 686 Lewis
Relating to continuing education requirements for certain county
commissioners.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 754 Luna
Relating to the satisfaction by certain defendants of a condition
of community supervision requiring the defendant to perform
community service.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 823 Goodman
Relating to associate judges for certain family law matters.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 831 Reyna/et al.
Relating to regulation of the use of laser pointers; providing a
criminal penalty.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 854 West, George "Buddy"/et al.
Relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for
certain funds.
EDUCATION
HB 888 Dutton
Relating to progressive sanctions programs for juvenile offenders.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 900 King
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles by law
enforcement officers.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 970 Truitt/ Lewis/et al.
Relating to the donation by a county of salvage and surplus
property to a civic or charitable organization.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 999 Madden/et al.
Relating to electronic reporting of political contributions and
expenditures.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1011 Hochberg/ Keel/ Pena/et al.
Relating to postconviction DNA testing.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1024 Crownover/ Wong
Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.
EDUCATION
HB 1061 Griggs/et al.
Relating to municipal officer and employee participation in state
travel services contracts.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1119 Goodman
Relating to the disposition of cruelly treated animals.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1195 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to the fee for a reissued certificate of compliance for an
oil lease or gas well.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1208 Lewis
Relating to the mitigation of traffic congestion on highways;
providing penalties.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1378 Geren
Relating to certain duties and information regarding water
development matters in the state.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1471 Hartnett
Relating to the duties and removal of a trustee.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1735 Delisi/ Capelo/et al.
Relating to disease management services under certain state-funded
or state-administered health plans.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HCR 15 Woolley/ Christian/ Bohac/ Crabb/et al.
Directing the State Board of Education to consider including
personal finance knowledge among the essential knowledge and skills
in the required public school curriculum.
EDUCATION
HCR 75 Eissler/ Branch/ Bonnen/ Griggs/ Stick/et al.
Memorializing the U.S. Congress to support President Bush's
policies of war on terrorism, homeland security, and disarmament
action against Iraq.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1894 Lucio
Relating to the authorization and regulation of casino gambling and
to the creation, powers, and duties of the Texas Gaming Commission;
authorizing the imposition of gaming taxes for certain purposes
including the establishment of scholarships for Texas students in
public colleges and universities; providing civil and criminal
penalties.
STATE AFFAIRS
SB 1895 Ellis, Rodney
Relating to the duration of a lease for municipal civic center
property.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 1896 Whitmire
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless
arrest when a person confesses to committing a felony.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1897 Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Fall Creek Management District;
providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1898 Deuell
Relating to the offense of aggravated sexual assault against a person with
mental retardation.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SB 1899 Staples
Relating to permit requirements for groundwater transfers out of
Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1900 Staples
Relating to permit requirements for groundwater transfers out of Neches
and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 1901 Whitmire
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement District
No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SCR 37 Madla
Encouraging the United States and Mexican federal governments to reopen
the bridge and border crossing at La Linda, Coahuila, Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1216 Janek/et al.
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for biotechnology
research and development facilities.
REREFERRED FROM EDUCATION TO FINANCE
SB 1563 Madla
Relating to the regulation of aerial fireworks.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS