BILLS REFERRED TODAY
APRIL 22, 2003
HB 1 Heflin
General Appropriations Bill.
FINANCE
HB 7 Heflin
Relating to making supplemental appropriations and making
reductions in current appropriations.
FINANCE
HB 216 Hamric/ Wohlgemuth/ Menendez/et al.
Relating to the qualification of a disabled person for an exemption
from ad valorem taxation on the person's residence homestead.
FINANCE
HB 256 Hochberg/et al.
Relating to excused absences for religious holy days for students
in institutions of higher education.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
HB 587 Marchant
Relating to the cremation of human remains and the operation of
crematories and certain related entities; providing a penalty.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 601 Thompson
Relating to the administration of a retirement system for officers
and employees of certain municipalities.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 906 Gallego
Relating to the human resources staff and functions of state
agencies.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 944 King/ Mercer/ Paxton/ Phillips/ Hughes/et al.
Relating to the admission to public institutions of higher
education of students with nontraditional secondary educations.
EDUCATION
HB 1000 Madden
Relating to the taking of witness depositions in a criminal case.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1180 Chisum
Relating to participation by a defendant in a state boot camp
program.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1307 Marchant
Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit
unions.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1321 Naishtat/ Pena
Relating to the application of certain marketing and contracting
restrictions to treatment facilities funded by the Texas Commission
on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 1331 Solomons/ Chisum/ Gallego/ Dunnam
Relating to the continuation of notice and consent procedures
regarding the location of certain correctional or rehabilitation
facilities.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
HB 1372 Allen/ Hodge/ Edwards/ Keel/ Riddle
Relating to the operation of certain Texas Department of Criminal
Justice industries and private sector prison industries programs.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1452 Hilderbran
Relating to prohibiting a governmental entity from disclosing
information relating to use of certain predator control devices.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1713 Hodge
Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus to seek
relief related to community supervision.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1743 Delisi/et al.
Relating to prevention of fraud and abuse under the medical
assistance program; creating an offense.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2008 Hardcastle
Relating to certain powers and duties of the Department of
Agriculture and other entities engaged in agricultural activities.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
HB 2096 Pickett
Relating to creation of an offense for transporting a person in
certain trailers and semitrailers.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2146 Gattis
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal mischief.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 3175 Pitts
Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to
manage cash flow by transferring available cash between funds in
the custody or under the management of the comptroller; making an
appropriation.
FINANCE
SB 25 Lucio
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Kenedy County Groundwater
Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
SB 288 Armbrister
Relating to the use of certain money in solid waste disposal
account No. 5000.
FINANCE
SB 289 Armbrister
Relating to changes in the eligibility requirements, benefit
structure, or other requirements of local public retirement systems
governed by state statute.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SB 290 Lucio
Relating to subdivision platting requirements in certain counties
near an international border.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1909 Lucio
Relating to the regulation of the subdivision or development of
land in areas bordering the Rio Grande River and the Laguna Madre
and/or the Gulf of Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND TRADE
SB 1910 Averitt
Relating to authorizing the strip annexation of certain property by
certain municipalities.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
SCR 45 Fraser
Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to rename the
Brownwood State School - Units I and II for Mr. Ron Jackson as a
tribute to his commitment to public service and his many contributions
to the betterment of the State of Texas.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 641 Kolkhorst
Relating to state policy and regulations regarding bison; providing
penalties.
REREFERRED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES TO ADMINISTRATION
HB 1049 Davis, John/ Taylor
Relating to the designation of NASA Road 1 and Farm-to-Market Road
528 as the NASA Parkway.
REREFERRED FROM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY TO ADMINISTRATION
HB 1234 Menendez/ Castro
Relating to granting certain hospital districts the authority to
issue certificates of obligation.
REREFERRED FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO ADMINISTRATION
HB 1522 Corte
Relating to the approval of expenditures for state militia.
REREFERRED FROM VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO ADMINISTRATION
HB 1677 Hegar
Relating to the duties of the district attorney and the county
attorney in Wharton County.
REREFERRED FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO ADMINISTRATION
HB 2091 Harper-Brown
Relating to procurement rules, guidelines, and procedures for
regional transportation authorities.
REREFERRED FROM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY TO ADMINISTRATION
SB 1369 Duncan
Relating to certain group benefit plans provided to certain school
employees and retirees and their dependents.
REREFERRED FROM STATE AFFAIRS TO FINANCE