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LOCAL, CONSENT, AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR
Thursday, May 17, 2001
10:00 A.M.
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**********HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS**********
HCR 213 Chavez
Memorializing congress to urge the Environmental Protection Agency
to redesignate El Paso from a nonattainment to an attainment area.
HCR 234 Swinford
Urging congress to recognize the importance of the development of
the Ports-to-Plains Corridor.
HCR 262 Chisum
Urging federal and state reconsideration of the necessity of
designating the Arkansas River shiner as a threatened species and
the necessity of designating critical habitat in Texas for the
Arkansas River shiner.
HCR 265 Walker
Designating Balmorhea as the "Oasis of West Texas."
**********SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS**********
SB 12 Nelson / et al.
SP: McCall
Relating to a prohibition of discrimination based on the use of
certain information in the determination of eligibility for
employment, an occupational license, or insurance coverage.
SB 148 Shapiro
SP: Turner, Bob
Relating to the violation of certain traffic laws by a person
licensed by the United States Department of State or who claims
diplomatic or consular immunity.
SB 275 Shapleigh
SP: Solis, Jim
Relating to requiring information from the comptroller of public
accounts about state and local activities relating to economic
development.
SB 326 Lucio / et al.
SP: Solis, Jim
Relating to the creation of an initiative unit to develop a
Texas-Mexico Commerce and International Relations Coordinated Plan.
SB 453 Armbrister
SP: Brimer
Relating to the use of sick or annual leave before receiving
workers' compensation benefits by an employee of the Texas
Department of Transportation.
SB 477 Bernsen
SP: Ritter
Relating to credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for
certain out-of-state service.
SB 542 Nelson / et al.
SP: Truitt
Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to
meet and transact business in a location other than the county
seat.
SB 587 Duncan
SP: Christian
Relating to the analysis of, and certain measures that address, the
staffing needs of state agencies.
SB 714 Sibley
SP: Averitt
Relating to the regulation of certain warrantors of vehicle
protection products; providing penalties.
SB 757 Jackson
SP: Eiland
Relating to creating the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day
Medal.
SB 790 Barrientos
SP: Naishtat
Relating to participation in and benefits and administration of
retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.
SB 877 Van de Putte / et al.
SP: Uresti
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee for the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
SB 907 Shapleigh / et al.
SP: Hawley
Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Transportation to
conduct a study of strategic deployment routes and highways and
intermodal facilities used by the military.
SB 990 Sibley
SP: Smithee
Relating to the applicability of the Health Insurance Portability
and Availability Act.
SB 992 Sibley
SP: Averitt
Relating to coverage and assessments under the Texas Health
Insurance Risk Pool.
SB 1002 Zaffirini
SP: Raymond
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to the Border
Region MHMR Community Center.
SB 1015 West, Royce / et al.
SP: Driver
Relating to the regulation of persons engaged in the sale of
portable cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas.
SB 1061 Lindsay
SP: Janek
Relating to the power of certain rapid transit authorities to call
an election.
SB 1091 Ellis, Rodney
SP: Junell
Relating to limitations on payments for certain settlements or
judgments.
SB 1125 Armbrister
SP: Hartnett
Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the
comptroller of public accounts.
SB 1146 Shapleigh
SP: Chisum
Relating to the creation of an information link for state agencies
with jurisdiction over environmental and natural resources matters.
SB 1164 Truan / et al.
SP: Luna, Vilma
Relating to a five-year strategic infrastructure plan for state
military installations.
SB 1246 Gallegos
SP: Solis, Jim / Olivo
Relating to the establishment of a community health center
revolving loan fund program.
SB 1371 Brown, J. E. "Buster"
SP: Hamric
Relating to denial of renewal of a driver's license for failure to
appear for certain offenses or to pay certain fines.
SB 1394 Fraser / et al.
SP: Hawley
Relating to the operation of a statewide rural health care system.
SB 1491 Shapleigh
SP: Danburg
Relating to the public inspection of certain information on an
early voting roster.
SB 1563 Shapleigh
SP: Naishtat
Relating to the issuance of Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing license plates.
SB 1575 Gallegos
SP: Farrar
Relating to contracts with the Texas Department of Transportation
for the removal of certain property from a state highway.
SB 1588 Moncrief
SP: Lewis, Glenn
Relating to a preliminary examination for emergency detention
because of mental illness.
SB 1656 Sibley
SP: Keffer
Relating to the duties and responsibilities of the Council on
Workforce and Economic Competitiveness.
SB 1667 Cain
SP: Haggerty
Relating to records retained for taxation purposes by alcoholic
beverage permittees.
SB 1707 Van de Putte
SP: Thompson
Relating to certain practices of title insurance companies in
providing area and boundary coverage.
SB 1735 Cain
SP: Dunnam
Relating to special education programs and the educational rights
of minors with disabilities and other minors whose disabilities are
removed for general purposes.
SB 1772 Bernsen
SP: Hope
Relating to the boundaries and operation of the East Montgomery
County Improvement District.
SB 1799 Bernsen
SP: Deshotel
Relating to the final report and abolishment of the Spindletop
Centennial Celebration Commission.
SB 1811 Sibley
SP: Miller
Relating to the dissolution of the DeLeon Hospital District and the
Comanche County Hospital District and the creation of the Comanche
County Consolidated Hospital District.
SB 1814 Ellis, Rodney
SP: Rangel
Relating to the tuition for law school and graduate and
professional pharmacy courses at public institutions of higher
education.
SCR 22 Brown, J. E. "Buster"
SP: Chisum / Bonnen / Uher / Howard / Geren
Requesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide
maximum flexibility to the states in dealing with federal
environmental programs.
SCR 23 Brown, J. E. "Buster"
SP: Chisum / Uher / Bonnen / Howard / Geren
Urging TNRCC to expand its coordination efforts to increase flexibility of
federal regulations delegated to the states.