Bill:  HB 7 
Legislative Session: 78(3) Council Document: 78S3 112 MTB-F
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Last Action:10/13/2003 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the reorganization of, efficiency in, and other reform measures applying to governmental entities and certain regulatory practices; providing a penalty.
Author:Swinford | Allen | Callegari | Casteel
Sponsor:Ogden
Subjects:Education--General (I0255)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Energy--Conservation (I0317)
Environment--General (I0340)
Governor (I0375)
Insurance--General (I0445)
Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)
Legislature (I0520)
Retirement Systems--State Employees (I0727)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
State Finances--Budget (I0747)
CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)
LANDFILLS (S0390)
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS (S7253)
SECURITY ALARMS & DEVICES (S9804)
TELECONFERENCING (S0039)
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY (S0585)
WATER--CONSERVATION (S0496)
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF (V0566)
AUDITOR, STATE (V4364)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF (V0271)
INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF (V0396)
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE (V0433)
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, TEXAS (V0001)
PARDONS & PAROLES, BOARD OF (V6037)
PRIVATE SECURITY BOARD, TEXAS (V0597)
PRIVATE SECURITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0248)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
STATE AIRCRAFT POOLING BOARD (V0243)
SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION (V8389)
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
VETERANS COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0016)
Remarks:This Act takes effect January 11, 2004, except Sections 16.05 and 16.08 take effect September 1, 2004, and Section 23.01 takes effect February 1, 2004.
House Committee:Government Reform
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Finance
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Conferees:Appointed (09/29/2003) Swinford (Chair) | Allen | Callegari | Delisi | Pitts
Senate Conferees:Appointed (09/29/2003) Ogden (Chair) | Harris | Janek | Whitmire | Williams
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   See remarks for effective date      10/13/2003    
E   Signed by the Governor      10/13/2003    
E   Sent to the Governor      10/13/2003    
S   Signed in the Senate      10/12/2003     483
H   Signed in the House      10/12/2003    
H   Reported enrolled       10/12/2003   06:12 PM 
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      10/12/2003     482
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2003    
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#57   10/12/2003    
H   House adopts conference committee report      10/12/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#56   10/12/2003    
H   Motion to suspend rules fails   Rule 5, Sec 28   10/12/2003    
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      10/12/2003    
H   Point of order overruled      10/12/2003    
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      10/10/2003    
S   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      10/10/2003     475
S   Record vote      10/10/2003     475
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      10/10/2003     475
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 132   10/10/2003     472
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/10/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#52   10/10/2003    
H   Motion to suspend rules fails   Rule 13, Sec 10   10/10/2003    
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 344   10/10/2003    
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       10/09/2003   07:57 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      10/09/2003     478
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      10/02/2003    
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      10/02/2003    
S   Senate appoints conferees      09/29/2003     432
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      09/29/2003     432
S   House appoints conferees-reported      09/29/2003     424
S   House requests conference committee-reported      09/29/2003     424
S   House refuses to concur-reported      09/29/2003     424
H   House appoints conferees with instructions      09/29/2003    
H   Motion withdrawn      09/29/2003    
H   Motion to instruct conferees      09/29/2003    
H   House requests conference committee      09/29/2003    
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      09/29/2003    
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed       09/25/2003   08:40 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      09/25/2003    
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     419
S   Passed as amended      09/25/2003     419
S   Amended   FA5 Ratliff   09/25/2003     419
S   Amended   FA4 Armbrister   09/25/2003     419
S   Amended   FA3 Carona   09/25/2003     416
S   Amended   FA2 Janek   09/25/2003     414
S   Amended   FA1 Armbrister   09/25/2003     414
S   Laid before the Senate      09/25/2003     413
S   Read 3rd time      09/25/2003     412
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     412
S   Three day rule suspended      09/25/2003     412
S   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      09/25/2003     411
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      09/25/2003     411
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     411
S   Amendment amended   FA12A Barriento   09/25/2003     411
S   Vote reconsidered      09/25/2003     411
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     411
S   Amendment amended   FA5A Duncan   09/25/2003     411
S   Vote reconsidered      09/25/2003     405
S   Amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     405
S   Point of order withdrawn      09/25/2003     405
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     404
S   Amendment amended   FA47A Gallegos   09/25/2003     404
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA47 Gallegos   09/25/2003     404
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     403
S   Amendment tabled   FA17 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     403
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     402
S   Amendment amended   FA15A Duncan   09/25/2003     402
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA15 Estes   09/25/2003     402
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA64 Barrientos   09/25/2003     402
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     402
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     401
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA64A Barriento   09/25/2003     401
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA64 Barrientos   09/25/2003     401
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA61 Wentworth   09/25/2003     400
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     400
S   Amendment amended   FA60A Barriento   09/25/2003     400
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA60 Wentworth   09/25/2003     398
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA59 Wentworth   09/25/2003     398
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA57 Hinojosa   09/25/2003     394
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     393
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     393
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA56A Lindsay   09/25/2003     392
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA56 Lindsay   09/25/2003     392
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     392
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     392
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA55 Carona   09/25/2003     391
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     391
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     391
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA54 Wentworth   09/25/2003     389
S   Amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     389
S   Amendment to amendment withdrawn   FA52A Barriento   09/25/2003     389
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA52 Barrientos   09/25/2003     387
S   Amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     387
S   Point of order withdrawn      09/25/2003     387
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     387
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA51 Lucio   09/25/2003     384
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA50 Wentworth   09/25/2003     383
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     383
S   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   FA50A Wentworth   09/25/2003     382
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA50 Wentworth   09/25/2003     382
S   Amended   FA49 Ratliff   09/25/2003     382
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA48 Jackson   09/25/2003     382
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     380
S   Amendment amended   FA46A Carona   09/25/2003     380
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA46 Carona   09/25/2003     380
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA44 Staples   09/25/2003     380
S   Amended   FA43 Harris   09/25/2003     378
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA41 Wentworth   09/25/2003     378
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     353
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     353
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA40 Gallegos   09/25/2003     351
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA39 Madla   09/25/2003     351
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA38 Jackson   09/25/2003     351
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     350
S   Amendment tabled   FA18 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     350
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA37 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     350
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA36 Ellis   09/25/2003     347
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA35 Carona   09/25/2003     346
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     344
S   Amendment amended      09/25/2003     344
S   Point of order withdrawn      09/25/2003     344
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     344
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA31A Staples   09/25/2003     344
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA31 Staples   09/25/2003     344
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     344
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     344
S   Amendment to amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     343
S   Point of order withdrawn      09/25/2003     343
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     343
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA34A Bivins   09/25/2003     340
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA34 Bivins   09/25/2003     334
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     334
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     334
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA33 Jackson   09/25/2003     333
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     333
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     333
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA32 Carona   09/25/2003     330
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA30 Armbrister   09/25/2003     330
S   Amended   FA28 Armbrister   09/25/2003     328
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA27 Brimer   09/25/2003     328
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA26 Madla   09/25/2003     327
S   Amended   FA25 Jackson   09/25/2003     326
S   Amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     326
S   Point of order withdrawn      09/25/2003     326
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     326
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA24 Janek   09/25/2003     325
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     325
S   Amendment fails of adoption   FA23 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     325
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA22 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     323
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA21 Staples   09/25/2003     322
S   Amendment withdrawn      09/25/2003     322
S   Point of order sustained      09/25/2003     322
S   Point of order      09/25/2003     322
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA20A Staples   09/25/2003     321
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA20 Staples   09/25/2003     320
S   Amended   FA19 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     320
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA18 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     319
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA17   09/25/2003     319
S   Amendment to amendment withdrawn   FA17A Shapleigh   09/25/2003     319
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Shapleigh   09/25/2003     317
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA15 Estes   09/25/2003     317
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA14 Janek   09/25/2003     316
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     316
S   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   FA14B Shapleigh   09/25/2003     316
S   Amendment amended   FA14A Madla   09/25/2003     315
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA14 Janek   09/25/2003     315
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     315
S   Amendment amended   FA13A Ellis   09/25/2003     315
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA13 Ellis   09/25/2003     314
S   Amended   FA12 Barrientos   09/25/2003     313
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     313
S   Amendment fails of adoption   FA11 Barrientos   09/25/2003     313
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA29 Armbrister   09/25/2003     313
S   Amendment amended   FA29A Armbriste   09/25/2003     312
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA29 Armbrister   09/25/2003     310
S   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      09/25/2003     310
S   Amended   FA6 Ogden   09/25/2003     310
S   Record vote      09/25/2003     310
S   Motion to table fails   FA6 Ogden   09/25/2003     310
S   Amended   FA5 Ogden   09/25/2003     309
S   Amended   FA4 Ogden   09/25/2003     309
S   Amended   FA3 Ogden   09/25/2003     308
S   Amendment withdrawn   FA2 Ogden   09/25/2003     307
S   Amendment adopted as amended      09/25/2003     307
S   Amendment amended   FA1A Ogden   09/25/2003     307
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Ogden   09/25/2003     306
S   Read 2nd time      09/25/2003     306
S   Laid before the Senate      09/25/2003     306
S   Committee report printed and distributed       09/22/2003   11:31 AM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      09/22/2003     32
S   Testimony taken in committee      09/19/2003    
S   Considered in public hearing      09/19/2003    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      09/19/2003    
S   Referred to Finance      09/17/2003     11
S   Read first time      09/17/2003     11
S   Received from the House      09/17/2003     10
H   Reported engrossed       09/17/2003   08:17 AM 
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      09/17/2003    
H   Passed      09/17/2003    
H   Read 3rd time      09/17/2003    
H   Passed to engrossment      09/16/2003    
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      09/16/2003    
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   4-Solis+   09/16/2003    
H   Amendment(s) offered   4-Solis+   09/16/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#16   09/16/2003    
H   Amendment tabled   3-Alonzo,Wise   09/16/2003    
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/16/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#15   09/16/2003    
H   Amendment tabled   2-Coleman   09/16/2003    
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/16/2003    
H   Record vote   RV#14   09/16/2003    
H   Amendment tabled   1-Coleman   09/16/2003    
H   Read 2nd time      09/16/2003    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      09/16/2003    
H   Considered in Calendars      09/15/2003    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      09/15/2003    
H   Committee report printed and distributed       09/15/2003   05:36 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      09/15/2003    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      09/15/2003    
H   Considered in formal meeting      09/15/2003    
H   Referred to Government Reform      09/15/2003    
H   Read first time      09/15/2003    
H   Filed      09/12/2003