BILLS REFERRED TODAY
MAY 20, 2003
HB 124 Burnam
Relating to property insurance coverage for certain jewelry.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 145 Solomons
Relating to workers' compensation dispute resolution.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 404 Madden/ Gattis
Relating to the participation of a judge at a political party
convention.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 445 Talton
Relating to the filing of a recusal motion in a proceeding
involving a temporary guardianship.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 461 Gallego
Relating to the assignment of certain retired or former judges as
visiting judges.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 650 Campbell
Relating to the expiration or reduction in value of a gift
certificate.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 923 Eiland
Relating to special license plates to aid the recovery,
rehabilitation, and release of stranded marine mammals.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 926 Eiland
Relating to special license plates benefiting the State of Texas
Anniversary Remembrance (STAR) Day Foundation.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1114 Moreno, Joe E.
Relating to the criminal offense of selling an alcoholic beverage
to certain persons.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1230 Elkins
Relating to risk management services for employees of community
supervision and corrections departments.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1251 Hope/et al.
Relating to calling an election to dissolve the Montgomery County
Hospital District.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 1432 Dukes
Relating to the inspection of newly installed manufactured housing.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1465 Hartnett
Relating to a hearing on certain unclaimed property determinations.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 1497 Dutton
Relating to the adoption of an adult.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 1504 Rose
Relating to notification provided by certain health care
professionals to students and parents or guardians of students who
participate in extracurricular sports activities sponsored or
sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
EDUCATION
HB 1525 Thompson
Relating to certain small face amount life insurance policies.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 1660 Flores
Relating to a report to the legislature regarding the installation
and operation of video camera surveillance systems in county jails.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1777 Dawson
Relating to allowing a political subdivision other than a county to
change the date of its general election.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1823 Hamric
Relating to financial assurance for certain solid waste processing
facilities.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 1826 Hamric
Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls;
providing a penalty.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1828 Farabee
Relating to the name and use of the graffiti eradication fund.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 1905 Farrar
Relating to the records management and preservation fee collected
by a district clerk.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 1913 Phillips
Relating to the issuance of Smile Texas Style license plates to
benefit the Texas Dental Association Financial Services.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 1930 Capelo
Relating to certain fees and administrative penalties applicable to
emergency medical services providers.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2005 Moreno, Joe E.
Relating to the requirements for certain alcoholic beverage
licenses and permits.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2075 Hilderbran
Relating to regulating health and safety conditions at youth camps.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2095 Cook, Robby
Relating to provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage
through a certified self-insurance group; providing penalties.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2117 Brown, Fred
Relating to protecting students and employees at an institution of
higher education from threatened acts of violence.
EDUCATION
HB 2150 Denny/ Howard/ Marchant/ Woolley/ Hope/et al.
Relating to the date on which the period for early voting by
personal appearance begins.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2180 Baxter
Relating to the computation of charges assessed against a tenant in
certain commercial leases.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2198 Solomons
Relating to the certification of maximum medical improvement and
the impairment rating assigned to an employee in a claim for
workers' compensation benefits.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2255 Flores
Relating to the payment of deferred taxes on certain agricultural
land.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2323 McReynolds
Relating to the transfer of certain suits regarding workers'
compensation claims.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2424 McCall
Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the
comptroller; providing penalties.
FINANCE
HB 2428 Brown, Fred
Relating to education requirements for vocational nurses.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2444 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to certain purchases by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 2540 Menendez
Relating to granting a defense base development authority the power
of eminent domain.
VETERAN AFFAIRS & MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
HB 2544 Bonnen
Relating to certain requirements imposed on a sex offender who
enters the premises of a school.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
HB 2562 Rose
Relating to persons eligible for burial in the State Cemetery.
STATE AFFAIRS
HB 2579 Goolsby
Relating to the extended hours of sale for mixed beverages and beer
in certain counties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 2599 Stick
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the
Third Court of Appeals District.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2677 Krusee
Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle sales, the powers and
duties of the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of
Transportation, and the issuance of Texas Master Gardener license
plates.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2702 Keffer, Jim
Relating to immunization programs.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 2751 Hegar
Relating to changes in driving safety courses conducted through the
Internet.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 2801 Giddings
Relating to urban land bank demonstration programs.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2819 Driver/ Reyna
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information
held by a tax appraisal district.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2844 Casteel
Relating to the exemption from the requirement that a person
register as a property tax consultant to perform certain property
tax consulting services.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 2856 Farrar
Relating to certain fees collected by a domestic relations office.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2915 Wise
Relating to the nonprofit organizations qualified to finance
certain guaranteed student loans.
EDUCATION
HB 2923 Marchant
Relating to jury service.
JURISPRUDENCE
HB 2930 Lewis
Relating to the confidentiality of and access to certain personal
information contained in instruments recorded with a county clerk.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 2951 Hope
Relating to regulation of spacing of wells and production of
groundwater from aquifers by a groundwater conservation district.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3009 Capelo
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment and
medical treatment decisions.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3035 Cook, Robby
Relating to the power of groundwater conservation districts to
regulate the spacing of water wells and the production of
groundwater.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3103 Garza
Relating to duplicate driver's licenses, the suspension of driver's
licenses, and the suspension of vehicle registrations following
certain suspensions of driver's licenses.
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY
HB 3139 Wilson
Relating to delivery sales of cigarettes; providing penalties.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3157 Bonnen
Relating to the regulation of the disposal of solid waste.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3167 Goolsby/et al.
Relating to filing fees for certain types of actions.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3209 Heflin/ Hunter/ Puente/ Giddings/ Wise
Relating to the amount of financial assistance a student may
receive under the TEXAS grant and tuition equalization grant
programs.
EDUCATION
HB 3264 Hunter
Relating to the prevention of childhood lead poisoning.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HB 3308 Capelo
Relating to the payment of wages through a direct deposit plan.
BUSINESS & COMMERCE
HB 3552 Gallego/ Moreno, Paul/ Luna/ Solis/ Chavez/et al.
Relating to naming the school of pharmacy at Texas A&M
University--Kingsville after Irma Rangel.
ADMINISTRATION
HB 3565 Keel
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Lazy Nine Municipal Utility
District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3567 Cook, Robby
Relating to the number and method of electing directors of the
Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HB 3573 Davis, John
Relating to the creation of the Baybrook Management District;
providing the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3583 Goodman/ Smith, Todd
Relating to the creation of the Great Southwest Improvement
District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3584 Swinford
Relating to the Moore County Juvenile Board.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
HB 3612 Cook, Robby
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties,
operation, and financing of the Garfield Municipal Utility District
No. 1.
NATURAL RESOURCES
HCR 92 Quintanilla/ Haggerty
Designating the sopaipilla as the official State Pastry of Texas.
ADMINISTRATION
HCR 101 Capelo
Requesting that Congress enact a Medicare prescription drug
benefit.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
HCR 194 Miller/et al.
Memorializing congress to limit the appellate jurisdiction of the
federal courts regarding the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
in public schools.
STATE AFFAIRS