Senate Floor Action for 5/7/2019

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

May 7, 2019




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


SB 451 (LC)Powell

Relating to the permissible uses of the bilingual education allotment provided under the foundation school program.


SB 629 (CS)Fallon

Relating to the availability of certain school district or open-enrollment charter school financial information on certain districts' or schools' Internet websites.


SB 756 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.


SB 815 (LC)Rodríguez

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


SB 911 (CS) (LC)Hinojosa

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


SB 968 (CS)Hancock/ et al.

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


SB 1109 (CS)Lucio

Relating to a public outreach campaign for aging adults with visual impairments.


SB 1182 (CS)Campbell

Relating to review and approval by the attorney general of certain bonds financing an educational facility for certain charter schools.


SB 1404 (CS)Powell

Relating to consent to the disclosure of certain information and to other matters relating to newborn and infant screening tests.


SB 1441 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board comparing postsecondary educational outcomes for certain traditional and nontraditional students.


SB 1600 (LC)Hall

Relating to the resignation or termination or nonrenewal of the contract of a superintendent of a school district.


SB 1728 (CS)Huffman/ Lucio

Relating to an interim study by the Texas Commission on Judicial Selection regarding the method by which certain trial and appellate judges are selected.

2 Floor Amendments


SB 1788 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with certain programs of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.


SB 1913 (CS) (LC)Johnson/ et al.

Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.


SB 2254 (CS) (LC)Miles

Relating to creation of magistrates in Fort Bend County.


SB 2283 (CS) (LC)Campbell

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


SB 2551 (CS)Hinojosa/ et al.

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


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


SB 970 (CS)Creighton

Relating to the review and approval of contingent fee contracts for certain public agencies.


SB 1033 Hancock/ Campbell/ Creighton/ Hughes/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.


SB 1663 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments, memorials, or designations located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

5 Floor Amendments


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 682 Johnson

Recognizing Cooper McGough on his commitment to improving his community.


SR 719 Menéndez

In memory of Daniel B. Markson.

 


Committee referral on the following:


HB 70 González, Mary/ Zwiener/ Fierro/ Guillen

Relating to a strategic plan goal by the Department of Agriculture to prevent crop diseases and plant pests in this state.

Agriculture


HB 148 White

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor Polish Americans in Texas.

Transportation


HB 170 Bernal/ Guillen/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Davis, Sarah/ Zerwas/ et al.

Relating to coverage for mammography under certain health benefit plans.

Business & Commerce


HB 295 Cain/ Miller/ Hinojosa

Relating to designating March 30 as Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 345 Holland/ Guillen

Relating to the automatic issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person 60 years of age or older whose driver's license has been surrendered or revoked.

Transportation


HB 356 Lang

Relating to the repeal of a statute allowing the county attorney or commissioners court of Brown County to accept gifts or grants to finance or assist the operation of the office of county attorney.

State Affairs


HB 399 Hernandez/ Ramos

Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 441 Bernal/ Romero, Jr./ Anchia/ Stucky/ Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to pay the cost of taking a high school equivalency examination for certain individuals.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 554 Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to temporary orders during the pendency of an appeal in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

State Affairs


HB 570 Capriglione/ Hinojosa/ VanDeaver

Relating to open meetings of the governing body of a charter holder and the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.

Education


HB 644 VanDeaver/ Kacal/ Rodriguez/ Lambert/ Price

Relating to the regulation of cottage food production operations.

Health & Human Services


HB 706 Bernal/ Ortega

Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are deaf or hard of hearing for audiology services under the school health and related services program.

Health & Human Services


HB 714 Lucio III/ Lopez

Relating to a reemployment program available to certain veterans placed on community supervision for a misdemeanor offense.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 770 Davis, Sarah

Relating to the establishment of an electronic database for settlement agreements for certain suits involving minors or incapacitated persons; authorizing a fee.

State Affairs


HB 864 Anchia/ Turner, John/ Turner, Chris/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to pipeline incidents; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 866 Anchia/ Turner, Chris/ Turner, John/ González, Jessica/ Meyer/ et al.

Relating to the installation, removal, and replacement of certain gas pipelines; clarifying changes to related administrative penalties.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 884 Raney/ Patterson/ Ashby/ Kacal/ Buckley

Relating to the designation of a portion of Business State Highway 6-R in Brazos County as the Carolyn and John David Crow Memorial Parkway.

Transportation


HB 911 Huberty

Relating to the creation and functions of the Lake Houston Watershed Commission.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 956 Miller/ Zerwas/ Reynolds/ Stephenson

Relating to the dissolution of county assistance districts.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1025 Bohac

Relating to candidacy for and membership on the board of certain property owners' associations.

Business & Commerce


HB 1111 Davis, Sarah/ Springer/ Guerra/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Turner, Chris/ et al.

Relating to maternal and newborn health care.

Health & Human Services


HB 1112 Davis, Sarah/ Oliverson

Relating to the removal of signs indicating that a freestanding emergency medical care facility is operational.

Health & Human Services


HB 1130 Hinojosa

Relating to the issuance of Register to Vote specialty license plates.

Transportation


HB 1135 Price/ Smithee/ King, Ken/ Springer/ Krause/ et al.

Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1263 Thompson, Ed

Relating to an order by a drainage district to maintain certain infrastructure.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1307 Hinojosa/ Huberty/ Deshotel/ Phelan

Relating to the creation of a disaster case management system by the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

State Affairs


HB 1313 King, Phil

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to increase the appraised value of property in the tax year following the year in which the appraised value of the property is lowered as a result of a protest or appeal.

Property Tax


HB 1351 Cortez/ Davis, Yvonne

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the United States armed forces and the state military forces.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 1396 Harless

Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to serve on the board of a property owners' association.

Business & Commerce


HB 1524 Shaheen

Relating to correcting outdated references to the Texas Building and Procurement Commission.

Business & Commerce


HB 1526 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the treatment of a nursery stock weather protection unit as an implement of husbandry for ad valorem tax purposes.

Property Tax


HB 1528 Rose/ Meyer/ Ramos/ Anchia SP: West

Relating to the reporting of certain information involving family violence offenses.

Criminal Justice


HB 1552 Paul/ Guillen/ Thompson, Ed

Relating to the weapons proficiency of and the carrying of a handgun by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

State Affairs


HB 1561 Meyer/ Guillen

Relating to authorizing a waiver of certain state park fees for certain children.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1589 Ortega/ Button/ Allison/ Guerra/ Sheffield

Relating to providing notification to certain pregnant women regarding their eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program.

Health & Human Services


HB 1633 Kuempel

Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1634 Kuempel

Relating to the imposition and rate of the county hotel occupancy tax in certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1640 Martinez

Relating to establishing a pilot program to employ a life skills counselor at public high school campuses in certain counties.

Education


HB 1666 Martinez

Relating to the authorization by referendum on an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.

Transportation


HB 1731 Davis, Yvonne

Relating to the payment for funeral services performed by a transferring funeral home under a purchase agreement for funeral services or merchandise.

Business & Commerce


HB 1868 Lozano/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ Zwiener/ Stephenson

Relating to the creation of the Texas Rural Water Advisory Council.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1884 Minjarez/ Miller

Relating to the information provided to relative and other designated caregivers of children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


HB 1949 Guillen

Relating to the criteria for awarding adult education and literacy program performance incentive funds.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1999 Leach/ Cyrier/ Lucio III/ et al.

Relating to certain construction liability claims concerning public buildings and public works.

State Affairs


HB 2041 Oliverson/ Phelan/ Wray/ Zerwas/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

Business & Commerce


HB 2075 Neave/ Swanson/ Bucy

Relating to the form of a candidate's name on a ballot.

State Affairs


HB 2088 Dean/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Zerwas/ Moody/ Oliverson/ et al.

Relating to providing information and other resources regarding safe disposal of Schedule II controlled substance prescription drugs.

Health & Human Services


HB 2104 Frullo

Relating to a limitation on life insurance proceeds for terroristic acts.

Business & Commerce


HB 2110 Shaheen/ Buckley/ Hernandez/ Cyrier/ Israel

Relating to state agency measurement and management of customer satisfaction.

Business & Commerce


HB 2199 King, Tracy O.

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2214 Hernandez

Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation concerning license applicants who are military service members, military veterans, or military spouses.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 2227 Wu/ Craddick/ White/ Landgraf/ Capriglione/ et al.

Relating to preventing the loss of benefits by certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

State Affairs


HB 2229 Johnson, Jarvis

Relating to a report of information concerning juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.

Criminal Justice


HB 2290 Buckley/ Bailes/ Leman

Relating to the placement of a slow-moving-vehicle emblem.

Transportation


HB 2358 Guillen

Relating to the payment of certain sales and use taxes by a retailer.

Finance


HB 2400 Martinez

Relating to the application requirements for first responder organizations to receive an initial license or to renew a license.

Health & Human Services


HB 2441 Wray/ Guillen

Relating to the entitlement of a person who is disabled and elderly to receive a disabled residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from one taxing unit and an elderly exemption from another taxing unit.

Property Tax


HB 2481 Metcalf/ Ramos/ Guillen/ Moody/ Phelan/ et al.

Relating to the administration of a veterans treatment court program.

Criminal Justice


HB 2545 Guillen

Relating to franchise tax, oil production tax, and gas production tax incentives for certain desalination facility operations.

Finance


HB 2547 Meyer

Relating to the assignment of certain former and retired justices and judges.

State Affairs


HB 2548 Leman

Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Grimes County.

State Affairs


HB 2590 Biedermann

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of a municipal utility district.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 2617 Cole

Relating to the fiscal year of certain political subdivisions.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 2629 Flynn/ Guillen

Relating to the deadline to appeal administrative decisions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


HB 2677 Goldman/ Button/ et al.

Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist.

State Affairs


HB 2718 Turner, Chris

Relating to authorizing an increase in the student union fee at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Higher Education


HB 2734 Burrows/ Zerwas

Relating to an anatomical gift on behalf of a resident in a state supported living center.

State Affairs


HB 2737 Wu/ Dutton/ White/ Leach/ Frank/ et al.

Relating to judicial guidance related to child protective services cases and juvenile cases.

State Affairs


HB 2764 Frank/ Swanson

Relating to minimum standards and caregiver training for substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


HB 2766 Zerwas

Relating to electronic and other controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services


HB 2772 Wilson/ Moody/ et al.

Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail.

Criminal Justice


HB 2810 Kacal/ Guillen

Relating to exempting certain trailers from being equipped with emergency brakes.

Transportation


HB 2826 Bonnen, Greg/ Leach/ Goldman/ Gervin-Hawkins/ Longoria/ et al.

Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.

State Affairs


HB 2911 Klick/ Lang

Relating to voter registration.

State Affairs


HB 2983 Huberty

Relating to the administration to public school students in certain grades of state-administered assessment instruments.

Education


HB 3045 Nevárez

Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3068 Kuempel

Relating to the use of certain license plates on classic motor vehicles and travel trailers, custom vehicles, street rods, and certain exhibition vehicles.

Transportation


HB 3118 Schaefer/ Springer/ Paddie/ Frank

Relating to the titling of certain off-highway vehicles purchased outside this state.

Transportation


HB 3124 Wilson

Relating to tuition and fees charged by The Texas A&M University System for certain national laboratory or national laboratory operator employees and dependents.

Higher Education


HB 3132 Allen

Relating to staff development requirements for public school teachers who provide reading instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three.

Education


HB 3142 Guillen

Relating to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reminders to public drinking water supply systems regarding reporting requirements.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 3224 Lozano

Relating to a study on the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling transactions.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 3233 Klick/ et al.

Relating to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.

State Affairs


HB 3247 Martinez/ Guillen/ Bonnen, Greg/ Lopez

Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.

State Affairs


HB 3312 Morrison

Relating to authorizing a health and wellness center fee at the University of Houston-Victoria.

Higher Education


HB 3338 Johnson, Julie

Relating to identification cards issued by health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.

Business & Commerce


HB 3365 Paul/ Farrar

Relating to the civil liability of certain persons providing disaster assistance.

State Affairs


HB 3394 Johnson, Jarvis

Relating to the issuance of sickle cell disease awareness specialty license plates.

Transportation


HB 3428 Capriglione/ Price/ Buckley/ Zerwas/ Lopez

Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease and dementia for certain Department of Family and Protective Services employees and area agencies on aging employees and volunteers.

Health & Human Services


HB 3430 Hunter

Relating to the transfer of a retired county law enforcement dog.

Criminal Justice


HB 3607 Davis, Yvonne/ Guillen

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on methods to reduce certain textbook and course material costs.

Higher Education


HB 3612 Davis, Yvonne

Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding best practices for assisting students with autism spectrum disorder.

Higher Education


HB 3648 Guillen

Relating to the powers and duties of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


HB 3656 Murr

Relating to the transfer of certain permitted irrigation water rights related to a certain portion of the Edwards Aquifer.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 3688 White

Relating to the apprehension of a child after escape from a secure juvenile facility or violation of conditions of release under supervision.

Criminal Justice


HB 3689 White

Relating to the office of the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

Criminal Justice


HB 3714 Parker/ Cain/ Stucky/ Patterson

Relating to the establishment of street lights along county roads in the unincorporated area of certain counties.

Transportation


HB 3737 Lucio III

Relating to the administration of the financial responsibility verification program.

Transportation


HB 3754 Burrows

Relating to the collection of local permit and license fees authorized under the Alcoholic Beverage Code; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 3867 Springer

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.

Business & Commerce


HB 3904 Huberty/ Guillen/ Raymond/ Morales

Relating to public school accountability, including certain performance standards and sanctions, to providing alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements, and to public school class size limits.

Education


HB 4003 Sheffield/ Raymond

Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board concerning a shortage of primary care physicians in this state.

Higher Education


HB 4008 Frullo/ Moody/ Cyrier/ Krause/ Rodriguez

Relating to plans required to be submitted to be eligible to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4009 Toth/ Wu/ Thompson, Ed/ Canales/ et al.

Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs; authorizing fees.

Criminal Justice


HB 4116 Zwiener

Relating to a voluntary financial assurance program for permit holders under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4306 Biedermann/ Nevárez/ Cain/ Miller/ Murr/ et al.

Relating to border security infrastructure enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures; including a study on water retention infrastructure near the border.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 4309 Zerwas

Relating to the transfer of certain functions relating to state employee leave from the state auditor to the comptroller.

Business & Commerce


HB 4342 Clardy

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center.

Education


HB 4374 Murr

Relating to liability of prescribed burn directors in connection with prescribed burns.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 4395 Murr

Relating to prescribed burning.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 4498 Guillen

Relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation


HB 4541 Cyrier

Relating to the authority of the Texas Facilities Commission over certain real property owned by the state.

Business & Commerce


HB 4544 Meyer/ Murphy

Relating to municipal control of coyotes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4595 Guillen

Relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon Lake.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 4614 Guillen

Relating to the administration, collection, and remittance of the cigarette tax; requiring a permit.

Finance


HB 4623 Meyer/ Middleton/ Sanford/ Noble/ Neave/ et al.

Relating to a prohibition against the creation of a fund and the use of state money by a state elected official or a state elected official's staff to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against a state elected official or the state elected official's staff.

State Affairs


HB 4645 Smith

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


HB 4656 Thompson, Ed

Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 13; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4663 King, Phil

Relating to the authority of the Parker County Hospital District to employ physicians.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4669 Wilson

Relating to the creation of the Northeast Burnet County Water 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


HB 4719 Stucky

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

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4720 Stucky

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

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4721 Zerwas

Relating to the Texas Heritage Parkway Improvement District.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4723 Burns

Relating to the creation of the Belmont Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4724 Burns

Relating to the creation of the Dove Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Johnson County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4725 King, Phil

Relating to the powers and duties of the Morningstar Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Parker County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4727 Bonnen, Greg

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 35 in Matagorda County as the D. R. "Tom" Uher Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 4728 Stephenson

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 241; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4731 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the name and powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


HCR 117 Johnson, Jarvis

Designating September as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Administration


HCR 122 Hefner

Designating Pittsburg as the official Hot Link Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Administration


HCR 137 Hunter

Designating September as Suicide Prevention Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Administration


HCR 148 Landgraf/ Flynn/ Miller/ Tinderholt/ Blanco

Designating June as Veteran Suicide and PTSD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


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