Senate Floor Action for 4/8/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Monday

April 8, 2019




The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:


SB 27 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous claims and regulatory actions by state agencies.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 254 (CS)Rodríguez

Relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 289 (CS)Lucio

Relating to disaster housing recovery.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 452 Fallon

Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to impose term limits on the members of their governing bodies.


SB 625 (CS)Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Nichols/ Watson/ et al.

Relating to the Nueces River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 626 (CS)Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Nichols/ Watson/ et al.

Relating to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.

3 Floor Amendments


SB 710 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics commission in any county.


SB 1037 Taylor/ et al.

Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


SB 244 Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment:


SB 23 Kolkhorst/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Huffman/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil cause of action; creating a criminal offense.


SB 957 Bettencourt/ Huffman/ et al.

Relating to voter approval of the issuance of certain obligations by municipalities to pay their unfunded liabilities to a public pension fund.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 531 Rodríguez/ Alvarado

Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Promotores and Community Health Workers Day.


SR 544 West

Recognizing April 2019 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.


SR 548 West/ Huffman/ Zaffirini

Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Women Judges' Day.


SR 552 Hughes

Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas A&M University-Texarkana Day.


Committee referral on the following:


SB 2530 Fallon

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.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2531 Creighton

Relating to the disposition of an ad valorem tax protest by means of an agreed order.

Property Tax


SB 2532 Fallon

Relating to the creation of the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2533 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 242; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2534 Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 441; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2538 Taylor

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 77; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 27 Canales/ Hunter/ Zedler/ Moody/ Murr

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault or aggravated assault of a federal law enforcement officer.

Criminal Justice


HB 382 Ortega/ Moody/ González, Mary/ Blanco/ Fierro

Relating to the authority to establish a customer assistance program for certain municipally owned utilities.

Business & Commerce


HB 539 Leman/ Springer/ Nevárez/ Stucky/ Ashby/ et al.

Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.

Higher Education


HB 1066 Ashby/ Larson

Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1241 Bucy/ Cortez/ Klick/ Cain/ Moody/ et al.

Relating to the content of a polling place location notice.

State Affairs


HB 1254 Murphy

Relating to the eligibility of land secured by a home equity loan to be designated for agricultural use for ad valorem tax purposes.

Property Tax


HB 1385 King, Tracy O.

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.

Business & Commerce


HB 1442 Paddie/ Flynn/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Lambert

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and the licensing and registration of persons regulated by that state agency.

Business & Commerce


HB 1520 Thompson, Senfronia/ Flynn/ Lambert/ Paddie/ Nevárez/ et al.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Business & Commerce


HB 1550 Paddie/ Flynn/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Lambert

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HCR 43 Guillen

Designating February as Kidney Health Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Administration


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