SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday May 13, 2019 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to the creation of a state financing program administered by the Texas Public Finance Authority to assist school districts with certain expenses; granting authority to issue bonds or other obligations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the issuance of posthumous high school diplomas to certain students. |
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Relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits to gain permanent self-sufficiency. |
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Relating to the creation of the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. |
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Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Congratulating Joshua Moer on his selection as the 2018 Trooper of the Year. |
The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following: |
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Relating to the training of peace officers for family violence and sexual assault assignments. |
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Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program. |
The Senate left one nominee pending, but confirmed all nominees as reported by the Committee on Nominations. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax. Finance |
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Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of mail theft. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the composition of the combative sports advisory board. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to inclusion of instruction on the trafficking of persons in the basic training curriculum for peace officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes. Finance |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper relationship between educator and student. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. Property Tax |
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Relating to the termination of the contract of a superintendent of a school district based on malfeasance. Education |
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Relating to the placement of warning signs in areas where the use of a wireless communication device is prohibited. Transportation |
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Relating to the residency requirement to be eligible for public office. State Affairs |
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Relating to an agreement between the Department of Public Safety and a county, municipality, or private vendor for the issuance of renewal and duplicate driver's licenses and other identification certificate services; increasing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans for certain public school students and notification and documentation requirements regarding certain behavior management techniques. Education |
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Relating to the jurisdiction of certain courts and fees collected by a justice court; increasing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for an aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury that is committed in or on school property or on a passenger transportation vehicle of a primary or secondary school. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to attorneys representing indigent defendants in certain criminal proceedings. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain public school workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund and to authorizing school districts to reimburse under the Foundation School Program private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses. Transportation |
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Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain contracts with the federal government. Finance |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for early childhood intervention services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving family violence. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to peer assistance programs for employees of local law enforcement agencies. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the application for and duration of a protective order for victims of certain offenses; enhancing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution and to the provision of services to those persons. State Affairs |
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Relating to a plan to increase the use of telemedicine medical services, telehealth services, and interprofessional Internet consultations in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a study on state lottery advertisement and promotion. State Affairs |
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Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on property owned or leased by a governmental entity. State Affairs |
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Relating to a report by the Texas Division of Emergency Management regarding building trade services following disasters. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the expiration date of a commercial driver's license; increasing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to prohibiting telemarketers from transmitting misleading caller identification information or otherwise misrepresenting the origin of a telemarketing call. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the implementation of certain rules regarding public school accountability adopted by the commissioner of education or the Texas Education Agency. Education |
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Relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the county hotel occupancy tax rate in certain counties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices. State Affairs |
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Relating to a prohibition on bids by certain insurance and health benefit providers to administer or provide coverage under certain group benefit plans for governmental employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the deposit and allocation of certain funds to the horse industry escrow account and to the maximum balance of that account. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to candidates nominated by convention. State Affairs |
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Relating to the content of a public school campus improvement plan. Education |
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Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Workforce Commission to facilitate the participation of certain veterans and military personnel in apprenticeship training programs. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to permissible teachers assigned to a bilingual education program and the permissible uses of the bilingual education allotment provided under the foundation school program. Education |
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Relating to the offense of operation of a stash house and to funding certain crime victim services through the use of money derived from a civil asset forfeiture of contraband related to that offense, human smuggling and trafficking offenses, and certain prostitution offenses; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain occupations and activities; providing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 569; 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 decedents' estates, transfer on death deeds, and matters involving probate courts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Industrial Workforce Apprenticeship Grant Program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the service of notice of a special commissioners' hearing in an eminent domain proceeding. State Affairs |
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Relating to a defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of operating a vehicle with an expired license plate. Transportation |
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Relating to the applicability of competitive bidding requirements to expenditures for certain municipal utility facility relocations. Transportation |
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Relating to an agreement between the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the City of Austin regarding an easement across commission property. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the membership of the State Board of Dental Examiners. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide public health services; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of the comptroller to conduct a limited-scope review of an appraisal district located in an area declared by the governor to be a disaster area. Property Tax |
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Relating to caregivers for certain children, including the identification of caregivers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and an exception from licensing requirements for certain caretakers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future. Education |
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Relating to certain public health data maintained by the Department of State Health Services and shared with certain local health entities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to creating an Internet website of certain day-care providers and parenting resources. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the applicability of certain municipal ordinances in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a study on the improvement of driver's license issuance in this state. Transportation |
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Relating to the residential building codes of municipalities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the funding of certain ship channel improvements; authorizing the Texas Transportation Commission to issue revenue bonds. Transportation |
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Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to certain federal officers or agents. State Affairs |
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Relating to the participation of armed forces members in a marriage ceremony through video conference technology. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to donations to certain local nonprofit organizations ordered to be paid as a condition of community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage for scalp cooling for cancer patients. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to use of an electronic device for accepting voters; authorizing a fee. State Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain minors to consent to Texas Home Visiting Program services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to state occupational licensing of certain military veterans and military spouses. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to requests for certain information by the Texas Judicial Council regarding reductions of state jail felony punishment to misdemeanor punishment. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to county jails and community mental health programs in certain counties. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the system redesign for delivery of Medicaid acute care services and long-term services and supports to persons with an intellectual or developmental disability or with similar functional needs. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the award of diligent participation credit to defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. Criminal Justice |
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Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study on the creation of a divinity program at Texas Southern University. Higher Education |
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Recognizing 2020 as "The Year to Embrace the Gulf." Water & Rural Affairs |
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