SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS

Wednesday

May 22, 2019

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery.

Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety and mental health promotion in public schools.

Relating to a student loan repayment assistance program for certain full-time peace officers in this state.

Relating to the reporting regarding, investigation of, prosecution of, criminal and civil penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses, to services and compensation available to victims of those offenses, and to orders of nondisclosure for persons who committed certain of those offenses.

Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.

Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.

Relating to ballot language requirements for a proposition seeking voter approval for the issuance of bonds.

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of leased motor vehicles that are not held primarily for the production of income by the lessee.

Relating to cybersecurity for information resources.

Relating to oversight of and requirements applicable to state agency contracting and procurement.

Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs.

Relating to the allocations of money for transfer to the state highway fund and the economic stabilization fund and the investment of money in the economic stabilization fund.

Relating to operation of the Texas leverage fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense.

Relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.

Relating to disaster housing recovery.

Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems.

Relating to the use of land in the William Goodrich Jones State Forest.

Relating to the consolidation, allocation, classification, and repeal of certain criminal court costs and other court-related costs, fines, and fees; imposing certain court costs and fees and increasing and decreasing the amounts of certain other court costs and fees.

Relating to developing a strategic plan regarding implementation of prevention and early intervention services and community-based care.

Relating to the authority of an open-enrollment charter school to employ security personnel, commission peace officers, and have school resource officers.

Relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.

Relating to testimony by an appraisal district employee as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals.

Relating to the inclusion in the definition of a medical and dental unit of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the participation of those schools in certain programs and funding.

Relating to permits for certain injection wells that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.

Relating to personal information that may be omitted from certain records, licenses, and reports and to other court security measures.

Relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to issue reports on the transferability of credit.

Relating to the storage and recovery of water in a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.

Relating to the sources of funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.

Relating to patient records regarding maternal death.

Relating to a plan and report on court-ordered representation for certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to criminal or juvenile procedures regarding persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.

Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and family homes; providing administrative penalties.

Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations.

Relating to the appointment of a local public defender's office to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.

Relating to the creation of the Brickston Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the conditional transfer of the driver licensing program to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the abolition of the Texas Private Security Board, the transfer of the motorcycle and off-highway vehicle operator training programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the regulation of other programs administered by the Department of Public Safety; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing and repealing the authorization for fees.

Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.

Relating to the composition of the governing bodies and the consultation policies of local mental health authorities with respect to sheriffs, their representatives, and local law enforcement agencies.

Relating to guardianships, management trusts, and certain other procedures and proceedings for persons who are incapacitated.

Relating to collection and use of child safety data for licensed day-care centers.

Relating to the allocation and use of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.

Relating to prohibiting the use of certain aversive techniques on students enrolled in public schools.

Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as capital murder.

Relating to required notice of the cost and health benefit plan coverage of newborn screening tests.

Relating to newborn screening and the newborn screening preservation account.

Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care.

Relating to maternal and newborn health care and the quality of services provided to women in this state under certain health care programs.

Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for fabricating a deceptive video with intent to influence the outcome of an election.

Relating to the creation of a business advisory council to provide advice on economic recovery following a disaster.

Relating to the identification of breeder deer.

Relating to the creation and preservation of certain records of criminal proceedings.

Relating to a requirement that a school district adopt a cybersecurity policy.

Relating to the supervision of water districts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Relating to supportive palliative care.

Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.

Relating to standards for nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for certain child-care facilities and homes.

Relating to awareness of and access to health care service programs available during a disaster or emergency.

Relating to the creation of the advisory council on postsecondary education for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Relating to compensation to be paid to an emergency services district for a municipality's annexation of the district's territory.

Relating to vehicles eligible for veteran toll discount programs.

Relating to the administration and operation of Medicaid, including Medicaid managed care.

Relating to securities contracts entered into by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

Relating to the comptroller's access to criminal history record information of wrongfully imprisoned persons.

Relating to the disposition of an item bearing a counterfeit trademark seized in connection with a criminal offense.

Relating to the authority of certain military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

Relating to the operation and administration of Medicaid, including the Medicaid managed care program and the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program.

Relating to the removal, destruction, and disposal of certain alcoholic beverages that become unfit for consumption after a natural disaster.

Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain aircraft.

Relating to the admission, examination, and discharge of a person for voluntary mental health services.

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by certain out-of-network providers.

Relating to the availability under Medicaid of certain drugs used to treat human immunodeficiency virus or prevent acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Relating to an annual report submitted to the comptroller by a county that imposes certain hotel occupancy taxes.

Relating to accountability intervention provisions applicable to school district campuses, including the creation of accelerated campus excellence turnaround plans and the conditions under which a closed campus may be repurposed to serve students at that campus location.

Relating to fees regarding a residential tenant's failure to timely pay rent.

Relating to the ability of public school teachers to maintain student discipline without being subjected to adverse employment consequences.

Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school.

Relating to the confidentiality of personal information of certain employees and contractors of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Relating to the abolition of the B-On-time student loan account and the allocation of funds remaining in that account.

Relating to establishing a council on long-term care facilities and the duties of that council.

Relating to access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder under Medicaid.

Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of certain corrections employees.

Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.

Relating to creating a license for certain rural medical facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Relating to the open meetings law.

Relating to student loan repayment assistance under the math and science scholars loan repayment program.

Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence.

Relating to the regulation of state banks, state trust companies, and third-party service providers of state banks and state trust companies.

Relating to the possession and emergency administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by law enforcement agencies and peace officers.

Relating to the amendment of the dedicatory instruments of certain mixed-use real estate developments.

Relating to disclosures required in connection with the issuance of certain health benefit plans.

Relating to a request for binding arbitration to appeal appraisal review board orders involving two or more contiguous tracts of land.

Relating to jurisdiction over certain child protection and juvenile matters involving juvenile offenders.

Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to the protection of membership in, affiliation with, and support provided to religious organizations.

Relating to claims and overpayment recoupment processes imposed on health care providers under Medicaid.

Relating to the review of certain occupational licensing rules by the office of the governor.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Veterans County Service Officer Task Force.

Relating to approval of school district and charter school partnerships to operate school district campuses and programs and to eligibility for state funding.

Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.

Relating to the recording by a county clerk of certain documents concerning real or personal property.

Relating to the admissibility of evidence in the prosecution of an offense committed against a member of the defendant's family or household or person in a dating relationship with the defendant.

Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to retain certain money received by the commission to administer certain Medicaid programs.

Relating to the reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services and the confidentiality of that information.

Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 14 in Bell County as the First Cavalry Division Veterans Highway.

Relating to the eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Relating to the maintenance and operation of certain projects by certain drainage districts.

Relating to the efficient provision of pilot services by the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports.

Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.

Relating to the eligibility of persons convicted of certain offenses to serve as a member of a board of trustees of a school district.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nueces County Hospital District.

Relating to the jurisdiction of, and practices and procedures in civil cases before, justice courts, county courts, statutory county courts, and district courts.

Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom following certain conduct.

Relating to the provision by the Texas Water Development Board of financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Lakehaven Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Relating to liability, payment, and death benefits for certain workers' compensation claims.

Relating to the administration of the Agua Special Utility District; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the creation of the Save Historic Muny District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees.