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LOCAL, CONSENT, AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR
Friday, April 29, 2005
9:00 A.M.
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**********HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS**********
HB 161 McCall / Strama / Edwards / Paxton
Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for nonvehicular fuel
cells.
HB 175 Chisum
Relating to allowing a lodge or other local organization affiliated
with a grand lodge or similar charitable or benevolent institution
or order incorporated under state law to hold a charitable raffle.
HB 312 McReynolds
Relating to the additional tax imposed on land appraised for ad
valorem taxation as timber land that is claimed as part of a
residence homestead or diverted to certain other uses.
HB 381 Kolkhorst
Relating to the service area of the Blinn College District.
HB 506 Hilderbran
Relating to hunting on or over certain submerged land; providing a
penalty.
HB 703 Elkins
Relating to the deferral of adjudication in cases involving certain
misdemeanor traffic offenses.
HB 788 Hardcastle
Relating to the jurisdiction of the district court and the transfer
of cases from the county courts in the 50th Judicial District to
the district court.
HB 831 Gonzales / Hartnett
Relating to the eligibility of certain appellate judges to retire
with full benefits.
HB 841 Kolkhorst
Relating to the rates charged by a municipally owned utility to
certain recreational vehicle parks for potable water or wastewater
service.
HB 868 Ritter
Relating to the establishment of a Center for Excellence in Deaf
Studies and Deaf Education at Lamar University.
HB 1118 Eiland
Relating to operating a motor vehicle with a person riding in a
boat or personal watercraft being drawn by the vehicle; creating an
offense.
HB 1244 Hopson
Relating to specialty license plates for classic travel trailers.
HB 1248 Villarreal / Leibowitz
Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible
from certain roads.
HB 1255 Coleman
Relating to an increased penalty for certain privileged parking
offenses.
HB 1274 Hardcastle
Relating to the service area of the Ranger Junior College District.
HB 1391 Leibowitz / et al.
Relating to the creation and availability of a list of builders who
provide certain types of building services.
HB 1398 Jackson, Jim
Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest on a delinquent ad
valorem tax.
HB 1403 Deshotel
Relating to the board of port commissioners of the Port of Beaumont
Navigation District of Jefferson County.
HB 1409 Coleman / Hegar
Relating to the authority to change the name of component
institutions of The Texas A&M University System.
HB 1455 King, Tracy
Relating to hospital and medical care required to be provided by
the Maverick County Hospital District.
HB 1458 Bailey
Relating to the creation of the Airline Improvement District;
providing authority to impose a tax and issue a bond or similar
obligation.
HB 1508 Denny
Relating to reporting of expenditures by persons registered as
lobbyists.
HB 1606 Thompson
Relating to the level of municipal participation in contracts with
developers for public improvements.
HB 1647 Hughes
Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and the filing
of reports by a political party's county executive committee that
accepts or makes a certain amount of political contributions or
expenditures.
HB 1653 Chisum
Relating to the approval, certification, and oversight of the
private sector prison industries program.
HB 1659 Chavez
Relating to the designation of certain areas of this state as
enterprise zones under the enterprise zone program.
HB 1698 Puente
Relating to the authority of certain municipal electric utilities
to invest funds held in a decommissioning trust.
HB 1800 Denny / Jones, Jesse
Relating to corrected reports, registrations, and statements filed
with the Texas Ethics Commission.
HB 1893 Eiland
Relating to authorizing a consumer credit reporting agency to
provide certain information if the information is needed to avoid a
violation of federal law.
HB 1997 Keffer, Jim
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the
Eleventh Court of Appeals District.
HB 2027 Hilderbran
Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks
of certain rivers and streams in particular counties; providing a
penalty.
HB 2045 Puente
Relating to incorporation of a water supply and sewer service
corporation as a nonprofit corporation.
HB 2068 Anderson
Relating to the designation of certain state agencies as voter
registration agencies.
HB 2069 Anderson
Relating to contracts to provide election services to a political
party.
HB 2071 Rose
Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 281 as the American
Legion Memorial Highway.
HB 2200 Thompson
Relating to the appointment of certified court interpreters.
HB 2202 Hughes
Relating to prohibited conflicts of interest of registered
lobbyists.
HB 2243 Jackson, Jim
Relating to the regulation of locksmiths and locksmith companies
under the Private Security Act.
HB 2257 Gallego
Relating to the speed limit on certain highways in rural counties.
HB 2293 Cook, Robby
Relating to the disposition of seized weapons.
HB 2322 Anchia / et al.
Relating to the electronic administration of state funds used for
voter registration.
HB 2335 Corte
Relating to certain duties of state agencies with regard to members
of the United States armed forces and their dependents and the
communities in which they reside.
HB 2348 Raymond
Relating to construction on a highway under the jurisdiction of the
Texas Department of Transportation by certain transit departments.
HB 2374 McClendon
Relating to the retirement system for firefighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
HB 2401 Campbell / et al.
Relating to the eligibility of certain spouses of military
personnel for unemployment compensation.
HB 2414 Keffer, Jim
Relating to jury service in certain counties.
HB 2466 Swinford
Relating to recycling market development.
HB 2518 Coleman / et al.
Relating to the requirements of a mental health court program.
HB 2574 Hamric
Relating to the waiver of civil process continuing education
requirements for constables and deputy constables by the Commission
on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
HB 2581 Solomons
Relating to the regulation of a perpetual care cemetery and the
sale of interment rights in a mausoleum before completion of
construction.
HB 2622 Phillips
Relating to boating safety.
HB 2656 Krusee
Relating to the establishment of a state airport in Central Texas
by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 2671 Hughes
Relating to the assignment of certain visiting judges.
HB 2685 Gallego
Relating to the acceptance of gratuities by certain employees of
the Parks and Wildlife Department.
HB 2746 Deshotel
Relating to the examination requirements for mold assessors and
remediators.
HB 2807 Morrison / Berman / Corte / Escobar
Relating to vouchers for tuition and required fees at certain
institutions of higher education for students who sound "Taps" at a
veteran's funeral.
HB 2828 Hamric
Relating to the powers and duties of a navigation district or port
authority.
HB 2900 Hilderbran
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for burial in the
state cemetery.
HB 2918 Kuempel
Relating to resumption of employment within the Texas Municipal
Retirement System by a person who has filed an application for
retirement.
HB 2942 Eiland
Relating to license fees for commercial fish dealers and shrimp
boats.
HB 3113 Corte
Relating to performance incentive awards for certain employees of
state agencies who provide services to veterans.
HB 3163 Noriega, Melissa
Relating to the membership of the Texas Military Preparedness
Commission.
HB 3227 Swinford
Relating to the management of state agency vehicle fleets.
HB 3262 Escobar
Relating to the validation of a governmental act or proceeding of
the Town of South Padre Island.
HB 3263 Hegar / Howard / Olivo
Relating to the powers and duties of the district attorney and
county attorney in Fort Bend County.
HB 3485 Oliveira
Relating to the establishment of criminal law hearing officers in
Cameron County.
**********SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS**********
SB 129 Barrientos
SP: Dukes
Relating to certain exceptions to the requirement that the operator
of a motor vehicle operated on a turnpike project pay the proper
toll or the full amount of the toll.
SB 177 Brimer
SP: Veasey
Relating to the composition of a board of adjustment in certain
municipalities.
SB 541 Seliger
SP: Keffer, Jim
Relating to posting on the Internet information regarding certain
residential property held by an appraisal district.
SB 692 Madla / et al.
SP: Puente
Relating to the fee a county tax assessor-collector may charge for
assessing and collecting ad valorem taxes for certain river
authorities.
SB 1342 Van de Putte
SP: Campbell
Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks
regarding certain spouses of military personnel.