*************************************************************************** LOCAL, CONSENT, AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR Friday, May 13, 2005 9:00 A.M. *************************************************************************** **********HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS********** HB 34 Eissler Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads. HB 39 Eissler Relating to outdoor burning of household refuse in certain counties; creating an offense. HB 58 Hughes Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county court of Harrison County over truancy cases. HB 65 McClendon Relating to establishing a pilot program for Bexar County for the designation and enforcement of drug-free zones; providing penalties. HB 97 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the Ector County Hospital District. HB 133 Brown, Fred Relating to the award of academic credit to a student at an institution of higher education for the completion of certain military training. HB 363 Hegar Relating to the declination of certain property and casualty insurance policies. HB 407 Uresti Relating to coverage for school district employees under certain health benefit plans. HB 502 Guillen / et al. Relating to prohibiting a person from offering to deliver or delivering, or offering to purchase or purchasing, a substance or device with the intent to falsify a drug test. HB 573 Flynn Relating to collateral for deposits of public school funds. HB 580 Smith, Wayne Relating to the authority of a county to provide hazardous materials services. HB 582 Reyna Relating to the prosecution of the offense of taking or attempting to take a stun gun from a peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer. HB 602 Eissler Relating to the designation of a weight enforcement officer by a commissioners court in certain counties. HB 609 Giddings Relating to tuition rebate incentives for persons who complete certain degree and certificate programs without excessive credit hours. HB 637 Goolsby Relating to authorizing an extension of credit secured by a residence homestead in which a minor or ward has an ownership interest. HB 677 Thompson / Anchia / et al. Relating to emergency services for sexual assault survivors. HB 776 Howard / Hegar Relating to the Wharton County Junior College District service area. HB 781 Thompson Relating to the suspension of sentence and deferral of final disposition for a violation of certain state laws or local ordinances committed by a holder of a commercial driver's license. HB 873 Dukes Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain displays on property in a residential subdivision. HB 908 Turner Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission and other state agencies. HB 986 Chavez Relating to information contained on a driver's license or personal identification certificate issued to a health care practitioner. HB 1030 Taylor Relating to availability of preferred providers. HB 1053 Hope Relating to the location of certain municipal solid waste landfills. HB 1075 Menendez Relating to the application of the offense of criminal trespass to certain law enforcement officers. HB 1092 Smith, Wayne Relating to the authority of certain counties to remove property from county roads. HB 1102 Miller Relating to certain student fees at Tarleton State University. HB 1106 Howard Relating to the repeal of the Public School Facilities Funding Act. HB 1173 Brown, Fred Relating to the regulation of the use of postsecondary credits and degrees, persons offering or granting certain postsecondary credits and degrees, and the manner of offering or granting those credits and degrees; providing criminal penalties. HB 1203 Hegar / Howard Relating to the establishment of a tow truck rotation list in certain counties; providing a penalty. HB 1207 Haggerty Relating to the deadline for filing a petition to exclude land from a water district with outstanding bonds for failure to provide sufficient services. HB 1220 Talton Relating to the appointment of mental health masters. HB 1399 Dutton Relating to notice of a landlord's motor vehicle towing or parking rules and policies and to liability arising from certain actions of a towing service; providing a civil penalty. HB 1404 Deshotel Relating to the fees collected by a county clerk for certain filings in pending probate actions. HB 1414 Rodriguez Relating to the acceptance and counting of certain ballots voted by mail. HB 1472 Casteel Relating to the creation of a management trust by a probate court. HB 1474 Eiland Relating to certain information contained in records about members, retirees, annuitants, or beneficiaries of the Texas County and District Retirement System. HB 1475 Eiland Relating to repealing certain authority regarding taxation and financing by the Chambers County Public Hospital District No. 1. HB 1485 Thompson / McCall / Hamric Relating to health benefit plan coverage for screening tests for human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. HB 1502 Davis, John Relating to payment for medical assistance provided to an individual who is dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare. HB 1580 Bohac Relating to the period for preserving precinct election records. HB 1583 Kolkhorst Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to obtain information to determine whether the district's 9-1-1 emergency service fee is correctly billed, collected, and remitted. HB 1632 Hope Relating to the powers of a property owners' association relating to restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions. HB 1648 Hughes Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County. HB 1664 Harper-Brown / et al. Relating to the reporting of political contributions and expenditures by certain political committees. HB 1719 Zedler / et al. Relating to point-of-sale health warnings for tobacco products. HB 1740 Seaman Relating to authorizing the City of Aransas Pass to acquire certain state property. HB 1744 Seaman Relating to the operation of the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Association. HB 1748 Giddings / Hill Relating to African American studies programs and course work at certain public junior colleges. HB 1772 Miller Relating to permitting a general-law municipality to annex land in certain circumstances. HB 1775 Taylor Relating to the meaning of certain terms used in a specified disease insurance policy. HB 1791 Naishtat Relating to application of the hazing statutes to private institutions of higher education; providing penalties. HB 1851 King, Tracy Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads. HB 1885 Van Arsdale Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Transportation to place a sign on the approach to each toll booth on certain turnpikes that describes the improvements the department has made or proposes to make using revenue collected for use of the turnpike. HB 1891 Eiland Relating to certain insurers subject to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. HB 1892 Eiland Relating to excluding certain challenge courses from regulation as amusement rides. HB 1928 Moreno, Joe E. / et al. Relating to the reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by county jailers and detention officers exposed to certain contagious diseases. HB 1931 Turner Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District. HB 2023 Hegar Relating to funding for the continuing education of certain peace officers. HB 2064 Goolsby Relating to private club alcoholic beverage permits issued to a fraternal or veterans organization. HB 2065 Goolsby Relating to operation of the holder of a private club registration permit under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. HB 2101 Delisi Relating to heirloom birth certificates. HB 2109 Berman Relating to the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program. HB 2140 Phillips Relating to the provision of notice to affected political subdivisions regarding the proposed construction of a reservoir. HB 2144 Berman Relating to veteran's employment preferences. HB 2151 Dawson Relating to allowing a political subdivision other than a county to change the date of its general election. HB 2162 Branch Relating to hospital and clinic fees collected by certain public medical schools. HB 2163 Callegari Relating to the use by an active peace officer of the officer's rank or status to advertise or promote certain private businesses. HB 2177 Phillips Relating to the administration of certain traffic safety grants. HB 2235 Baxter Relating to the merger of emergency services districts. HB 2249 Rose Relating to the reporting of loans made for political campaign or officeholder purposes. HB 2254 Rose Relating to reducing the penalty for a failure by a disabled or elderly person to make a timely installment payment of ad valorem taxes imposed on the person's residence homestead. HB 2309 Denny Relating to certain election processes and procedures. HB 2371 King, Tracy Relating to the use of acupuncturists as health care providers under certain health benefit plans. HB 2388 Thompson Relating to insurance fraud reporting requirements. HB 2393 Hill Relating to the creation and authority of municipal development districts. HB 2402 Casteel Relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible from certain roads. HB 2437 Haggerty Relating to rate regulation of certain insurers writing personal automobile insurance. HB 2496 Wong Relating to the publication of the notice of a public hearing on a proposed conversion of a nontoll state highway or highway segment to a turnpike project or toll facility. HB 2524 Coleman Relating to the provision of education and training programs for law enforcement officers regarding persons with mental impairments. HB 2551 Smithee Relating to the subrogation interests of certain political subdivisions or carriers providing reinsurance for subdivisions. HB 2596 Guillen Relating to excusing a member of the legislature from being compelled to testify or give a deposition in a civil suit, including a condemnation proceeding, or in contested administrative case when the legislature is in session. HB 2618 Eiland Relating to county expenditures for certain health care services. HB 2638 Goodman Relating to measures to support efforts of municipalities and counties to recruit or retain special events. HB 2640 Jones, Delwin / Isett Relating to municipal civil service coverage for certain employees of a fire department. HB 2651 Krusee Relating to the regulation of subsurface area drip dispersal systems by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. HB 2701 Crownover Relating to higher education authorities. HB 2750 Hartnett Relating to certain identifying information provided in connection with a decedent's estate or guardianship. HB 2765 Truitt Relating to the definition of a legally authorized representative under the Texas Hospital Licensing Law. HB 2769 Talton Relating to the presentation of state flags to survivors of certain deceased honorably retired peace officers. HB 2791 Hodge Relating to the use of substance abuse treatment facilities and other community corrections facilities for individuals referred for treatment as part of a drug court or similar program. HB 2810 Hochberg Relating to certain inquiries relating to an applicant for individual health benefit plan coverage. HB 2829 Hamric Relating to audits of emergency services districts. HB 2845 Chisum Relating to the Childress County Hospital District. HB 2863 Chisum Relating to certification of compliance with requirements for sales of certain items to metal recycling entities. HB 2875 Solis Relating to a statutory probate court judge's authority to transfer certain proceedings from another court to the statutory probate court and to the venue for certain actions brought by or against a guardian, executor, or other personal representative. HB 2903 Hilderbran Relating to the development of bicycle tourism trails in this state. HB 2943 Eiland Relating to including pension and other postemployment benefits in the computation of rates for electric utilities. HB 2956 Hamric Relating to filing requirements for certain candidates for the board of trustees of a junior college district. HB 2957 Hamric Relating to an exemption from the competitive bidding requirement for certain purchases by an emergency services district. HB 2965 Seaman Relating to insurance premium finance agreements. HB 2999 Morrison Relating to contracts between hospitals and preferred provider benefit plan issuers. HB 3002 Hegar / Olivo / Howard Relating to the revocation of certain waste-related permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. HB 3012 Grusendorf Relating to the investment capital fund for public education. HB 3045 Kolkhorst / Dunnam Relating to the juvenile boards of Grimes, Leon, Madison, and Walker Counties. HB 3073 Driver Relating to certain disclosure requirements regarding inspections of fire extinguishers. HB 3098 Laubenberg Relating to the composition of the Rockwall County Juvenile Board. HB 3122 Giddings Relating to prohibiting the sale or possession of a device that vaporizes alcoholic beverages for the purpose of inhalation; providing criminal penalties. HB 3140 Hughes Relating to exemption of certain electronic access control device or alarm system manufacturers or providers from private security regulation. HB 3271 Keffer, Bill Relating to the provision of dental care benefits in certain health benefit plans. HB 3284 Guillen / Menendez Relating to requiring voter approval for certain rate increases by water and sewer utilities. HB 3299 Seaman Relating to certain fees paid by authorized insurers. HB 3300 Thompson Relating to reinstatement of a personal automobile insurance policy. HB 3302 Corte Relating to the membership and powers and duties of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission. HB 3423 Morrison Relating to the creation of the Victoria County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; abolishing the Crossroads Groundwater Conservation District. HB 3425 Geren Relating to the use of certain exhibition vehicles. HB 3426 Chavez Relating to the establishment of a binational alcohol and substance abuse task force. HB 3428 Elkins Relating to financial institution accounts. HB 3441 Herrero Relating to the exchange of benches between justices of the peace. HB 3450 Coleman Relating to the deposit of municipal sales and use taxes into a tax increment fund. HB 3477 Hupp Relating to the creation of the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. HB 3478 Corte Relating to the exemption of certain municipalities, utilities, and consumers from fees or taxes imposed by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District and to the exemption of certain wells and transactions from regulation by the district. HB 3479 Rose Relating to the South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. HB 3486 Hardcastle Relating to the Nocona Hospital District. HB 3487 Kuempel Relating to the creation of the Schertz Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. HB 3497 Gattis Relating to the creation of the Sonterra Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3508 Crownover Relating to the method of electing directors of the Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority. HB 3513 Luna Relating to the creation of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District. HB 3515 Casteel Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board. HB 3516 Coleman Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 8; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3517 Coleman Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 7; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3518 Coleman Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3520 King, Tracy Relating to the distribution of assessments charged by Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. HB 3524 Gattis Relating to the creation of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 19; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3525 King, Phil Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, functions, operations, and financing of the Parker County Special Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds. HB 3526 Hochberg Relating to the creation of the Greater Sharpstown Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue a bond or similar obligation. HB 3527 Haggerty Relating to the ability of certain water supply or sewer service corporations to dissolve and transfer assets to a municipality. HB 3533 Gonzalez Toureilles Relating to the powers and duties of the Karnes County Hospital District. HB 3537 Keffer, Jim Relating to the board of directors of the Palo Pinto County Hospital District. HB 3542 Cook, Robby Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Fayette County. HB 3543 Farabee Relating to the appointment of the superintendent of juvenile detention facilities in Wichita County. HB 3550 Bailey Relating to the powers and duties of the Aldine Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3552 Brown, Betty Relating to development regulations for certain unincorporated areas associated with the watersheds of Cedar Creek Lake, the Trinity River, and the East Fork of the Trinity River; providing a penalty. HB 3560 Bohac Relating to the boundaries and organization of the Spring Branch Area Management District. HB 3563 King, Phil / Bailey / Morrison / Luna / Swinford / et al. Relating to the use of anabolic steroids by public school students. HCR 34 Kolkhorst Designating San Felipe as the Colonial Capital of Texas. HCR 96 West, George "Buddy" Declaring legislative support for the continued expansion of Texas' energy generation capacity and its leading role in energy generation through the development of liquefied natural gas receiving terminals in the state. HCR 98 Guillen Designating pan de campo the Official State Bread of Texas. HCR 105 Rose Designating Buda as the official Outdoor Capital of Texas. HCR 108 Castro / Strama Designating the Blue Lacy as the official State Dog Breed of Texas. HCR 111 Hopson Honoring the silver anniversary of the East Texas Oil Museum in Kilgore and the diamond anniversary of the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field. HCR 115 Chisum Designating June as Texas Picnic Month. HCR 117 Eiland Designating Elissa the official tall ship of Texas. HCR 131 Gallego Honoring the Friends of Monahans Sandhills State Park for its efforts to promote and sustain this important geological treasure throughout the past half-century. HCR 138 Martinez Memorializing Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the veterans of South Texas by building a veterans hospital in Weslaco, Texas. HCR 153 Dutton Requesting the Texas Legislative Council to schedule a revision of the Family Code during the 2005-2006 interim. HCR 155 Chisum Requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality develop rules to permit and manage dairy-based food production activities. HCR 159 King, Phil Welcoming the World Congress on Information Technology to Austin in May 2006. HR 288 Van Arsdale Encouraging the president of the United States to enact a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.