SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday April 8, 2019 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous claims and regulatory actions by state agencies. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to disaster housing recovery. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to impose term limits on the members of their governing bodies. |
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Relating to the Nueces River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to authorization for the creation of a county ethics commission in any county. |
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Relating to limitations on the information reported by consumer reporting agencies. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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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: |
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Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil cause of action; creating a criminal offense. |
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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: |
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Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Promotores and Community Health Workers Day. |
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Recognizing April 2019 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. |
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Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Women Judges' Day. |
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Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas A&M University-Texarkana Day. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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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 |
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Relating to the disposition of an ad valorem tax protest by means of an agreed order. Property Tax |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault or aggravated assault of a federal law enforcement officer. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority to establish a customer assistance program for certain municipally owned utilities. Business & Commerce |
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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 |
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Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the content of a polling place location notice. State Affairs |
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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 |
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Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings. Business & Commerce |
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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 |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Designating February as Kidney Health Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Administration |
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