Senate Floor Action for 4/23/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

April 23, 2019




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


SB 536 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts.


SB 572 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations.


SB 597 (LC)Buckingham/ et al.

Relating to a prohibition on the imposition by an appraisal district or the appraisal review board for an appraisal district of a fee in connection with a protest filed with the board.


SB 649 (CS)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to promotion of the use of recyclable materials as feedstock for processing and manufacturing.


SB 666 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the reporting, maintenance, and use of certain misdemeanor conviction information for purposes of the databases used in a federal firearm background check.


SB 705 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to certain investigation and evaluation information regarding certain child-care facilities, homes, and programs.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 772 (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to evidence in certain civil actions of a person's failure to forbid handguns on certain property.


SB 787 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to a reduced occupational licensing fee for certain former license holders.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 974 (LC)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to policies and programs that permit the use of public money to finance political campaigns.


SB 982 (CS)Kolkhorst/ et al.

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


SB 1007 (LC)Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Hancock/ Paxton/ et al.

Relating to the prepayment of ad valorem taxes.


SB 1034 Hancock

Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for plumbing work performed on certain private property.


SB 1124 Lucio/ et al.

Relating to establishment of a border public health response team.


SB 1184 (CS)Perry/ et al.

Relating to eligible participants in the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program.


SB 1209 (CS) (LC)Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate certain activities.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1256 (CS)Bettencourt/ et al.

Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting the misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating criminal offenses.


SB 1323 (CS)Taylor/ et al.

Relating to requiring certain students awarded dual credit by a public institution of higher education to complete and submit a financial aid application for higher education costs.


SB 1402 (CS)Rodríguez

Relating to regulation by certain counties of lots in platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped.


SB 1415 (CS) (LC)Hancock

Relating to the ownership, control, or operation of a franchised or nonfranchised dealer or dealership by certain motor vehicle manufacturers and distributors.


SB 1455 (CS)Taylor/ et al.

Relating to the state virtual school network; changing a fee.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1776 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings.


SB 1915 (CS)Alvarado

Relating to the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 1949 (CS) (LC)Watson/ Birdwell/ Buckingham

Relating to the applicability of laws of this state to certain consumer financial transactions.


SB 1995 (CS)Birdwell

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

3 Floor Amendments


SB 2015 (LC)Fallon/ et al.

Relating to the issuance of pediatric cancer research specialty license plates.


SB 2038 (LC)Rodríguez

Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.


SB 2042 (CS)Fallon

Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of career and technology education programs.

1 Floor Amendment


SB 2194 (LC)Lucio

Relating to the municipal hotel occupancy tax.


SB 2409 (CS) (LC)Menéndez

Relating to the Internet domain name used by a website that sells tickets to events.


SB 2502 (LC)Flores

Relating to the creation of the West Pecos Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 826 (LC)Zerwas/ Coleman/ Walle/ Allen/ Bonnen, Greg/ et al. SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the creation of the University of Houston College of Medicine at the University of Houston.


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


SB 24 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the provision of informational materials and certain other information to a pregnant woman before an abortion.


SB 466 Fallon

Relating to the eligibility of persons finally convicted of a felony to run for certain public offices.


SB 903 Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the integrity of elections in this state; imposing a civil penalty; increasing a criminal penalty.


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


SB 243 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the carrying or storage of a handgun by a school marshal.


SB 542 (CS)Watson

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.


SB 2127 (CS)Creighton

Relating to a border volunteer training program for peace officers employed by local law enforcement agencies.

5 Floor Amendments


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 607 Menéndez/ Campbell/ Flores/ Zaffirini

Recognizing The University of Texas at San Antonio on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

 

 


Committee referral on the following:


SB 2545 Fallon

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2546 Fallon

Relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2547 Fallon

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2548 Campbell

Relating to boundaries of the Anthem Municipal Utility District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2549 Fallon

Relating to the creation of the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2550 Fallon

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2551 Hinojosa

Relating to the liability of certain political subdivisions for certain workers' compensation claims and actions.

Business & Commerce


SB 2552 Hinojosa

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2553 Watson

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

Intergovernmental Relations


Committee re-referral on the following:


HB 1227 Flynn

Relating to authority of the Hunt Memorial Hospital District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.

Re-referred from Intergovernmental Relations to Administration


HCR 19 Herrero/ Neave/ Capriglione/ Blanco/ Clardy/ et al.

Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

Re-referred from State Affairs to Administration


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