Senate Floor Action for 4/9/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

April 9, 2019




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


SB 31 Zaffirini/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Huffman/ Hughes/ et al.

Relating to establishing a guardianship abuse, fraud, and exploitation deterrence program.


SB 325 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to establishing a protective order registry and the duties of court personnel and other persons and entities in regard to the registry.


SB 627 (CS)Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Hall/ Nichols/ Watson

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

1 Floor Amendment


SB 700 (CS) (LC)Nichols/ Watson

Relating to retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service.


SB 733 Perry/ Flores

Relating to the authorization of a fee for participation in the Managed Lands Deer Program.


SB 1378 (LC)Buckingham/ et al.

Relating to meeting the graduate medical education needs of medical degree programs offered or proposed by public institutions of higher education.


SB 1572 Alvarado/ et al.

Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain municipalities.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1636 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to an annual report prepared by the Health Professions Council.


SB 1640 (CS) (LC)Watson/ Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to the open meetings law.


SB 1751 (CS) (LC)Rodríguez

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1 (CS)Zerwas SP: Nelson

General Appropriations Bill.


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


SB 21 (CS)Huffman/ Campbell/ Hinojosa/ Johnson/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1891 Hancock/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 545 Taylor

Recognizing Leadership Mainland on their commitment to serving their community.


SR 549 Fallon

Recognizing the Medal of Honor Host City program.


SR 557 Rodríguez/ Alvarado/ Bettencourt/ Campbell/ Creighton/ et al.

Recognizing April 16, 2019, as Texas Education and Sharing Day.


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