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                     ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION
                         Wednesday, May 18, 2005

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                   ******** SENATE AMENDMENTS ********

                             ***CORRECTED***

Eligible at 5:30 PM May 4, 2005 (Postponed to 9:AM May 17, 2005):


HB 372    Jackson, Jim / et al.
Relating to the required use of towing safety chains on certain
vehicles.

Eligible at 6:30 PM May 17, 2005:


HB 1540    Bonnen
Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality of the idling of a motor vehicle while the driver is using
the vehicle's sleeper berth; providing a penalty.


HB 1924    Chavez
Relating to the certification of certain health organizations by
the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.


HB 773    West, George "Buddy"
Relating to certain purchases by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Eligible at 10:30 PM May 17, 2005:


HB 7    Solomons / Giddings / Hamric / Dunnam
Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers'
compensation system of this state, including changing the name of
the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to the Texas Department
of Workers' Compensation, the powers and duties of the governing
authority of that department, the provision of workers'
compensation benefits to injured employees, and the regulation of
workers' compensation insurers; providing administrative and
criminal penalties.

Eligible at 3:15 PM May 18, 2005:


HB 214    Casteel
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel
occupancy tax.


HB 769    Smith, Wayne
Relating to the deadline for evaluating and ranking competitive
sealed proposals for certain construction services submitted to a
navigation district or port authority.


HB 1304    Wong
Relating to sanitation requirements for certain barbering and
cosmetology services.


HB 1544    Dawson / Coleman
Relating to removal of corneal tissue from a decedent; providing
penalties.


HB 1573    Geren
Relating to the definition of the practice of architecture and to
certificates of merit for design professionals.


HB 1646    Hughes
Relating to the definition of all-terrain vehicle in the
certificate of title and the motor vehicle registration laws.

Eligible at 4:30 PM May 18, 2005:


HB 202    Goodman
Relating to certain marital property agreements.


                 ******** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ********


The Senate request the appointment of a conference committee on:



SB 5    Staples / et al.
         SP: Solomons
Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers'
compensation system of this state and to the abolition of the Texas
Workers' Compensation Commission, the establishment of the office
of injured employee counsel, and the transfer of the powers and
duties of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to the Texas
Department of Insurance and the office of injured employee counsel;
providing administrative violations.
(Senate Conferees: Staples, Ch./Duncan/Fraser/Madla/Nelson)


SB 122    Hinojosa / et al.
         SP: Giddings
Relating to the prevention and punishment of identity theft and the
rights of certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties.
(Senate Conferees: Hinojosa, Ch./Carona/Gallegos, Jr./Harris/Williams)


SB 1641    Lucio
         SP: Oliveira
Relating to the continuation of the law authorizing the issuance of
oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.
(Senate Conferees: Lucio, Jr., Ch./Carona/Eltife/Madla/Shapleigh)