LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS




   The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local &
  Uncontested Calendar to be held Thursday, March 31, 2005, at 8:00 a.m.


SB 50 (CS)(LC)    Nelson
Relating to contracts between health care providers and certain
health benefit plan issuers.

SB 53 (LC)        Nelson
Relating to the use of genetic testing information by insurers.

SB 103 (LC)        Zaffirini
Relating to the priority given to the hearing by trial courts of
certain ad valorem tax matters.

SB 117 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to the timely transfer of student information to a school
district in which the student enrolls.

SB 118 (LC)        Shapiro
Relating to the civil service status of certain fire department
employees.

SB 125 (CS)(LC)    Lindsay
Relating to the display of a license plate on a motor vehicle.

SB 129 (CS)(LC)    Barrientos
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 140 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to changing the title of assistant secretary of state to
deputy secretary of state.

SB 148 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of a
photograph of a peace officer.

SB 161 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to the food and fibers research grant program.

SB 164 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to the statutory requirements for the term and residency
of the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

SB 170 (CS)(LC)    Harris/ et al.
Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 20
inside Dallas and Tarrant Counties as the Ronald Reagan Memorial
Highway.

SB 176 (CS)(LC)    Brimer
Relating to the required use of towing safety chains on certain
vehicles.

SB 220 (CS)(LC)    Carona
Relating to the maintenance of records by a notary public.

SB 245 (CS)(LC)    Gallegos
Relating to local government authorization of charitable
solicitation by a pedestrian.

SB 254 (LC)        Shapiro
Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on the
programs, enrollment, and admission policies of The University of
Texas at Dallas.

SB 261 (CS)(LC)    Williams
Relating to the creation of a program to educate the public on the
value of health coverage and to increase public awareness of health
coverage options.

SB 268 (LC)        Madla/ Armbrister/ Duncan/ Fraser/ Shapleigh/
                      et al.
Relating to the repeal of the statutory provision governing the
powers and duties of the Rio Grande watermaster and the delivery of
water down the banks and bed of the Rio Grande.

SB 276 (CS)(LC)    Staples/ Deuell/ Eltife
Relating to authorizing The University of Texas Health Science
Center at Tyler to offer courses and degree programs in allied
health and related fields.

SB 308 (LC)        Duncan
Relating to temporary successors to members of the legislature
during a period of emergency caused by enemy attack.

SB 313 (CS)(LC)    Gallegos
Relating to the training required for certain county jailers.

SB 317 (CS)(LC)    Staples
Relating to the designation of the El Camino Real East/West
Corridor.

SB 346 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to conforming the law concerning the removal of a guardian
of a ward to amendments made by the 78th Legislature.

SB 347 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to the appointment of an appraiser to appraise the
property of a decedent's or ward's estate.

SB 348 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to the availability of judges and magistrates for
proceedings related to chemically dependent persons.

SB 370 (LC)        Jackson, Mike
Relating to expiration dates for certain licenses issued or renewed
by the Department of Agriculture.

SB 372 (LC)        Jackson, Mike
Relating to fees for registration and inspection of certain fuel
measuring and dispensing devices.

SB 373 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to the permitting of structures adjacent to littoral
property.

SB 381 (LC)        Staples
Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers.

SB 382 (LC)        Staples
Relating to disciplinary proceedings and contested cases involving
real estate appraisers and appraiser trainees.

SB 387 (CS)(LC)    Wentworth
Relating to school district employment policies.

SB 393 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to the designation of certain adults to exercise child
visitation and possession rights on behalf of a parent serving in
the armed forces and deployed outside this country.

SB 399 (CS)(LC)    Madla
Relating to liability of certain individuals for certain
governmental fines or penalties.

SB 402 (CS)(LC)    Nelson
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas State
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.

SB 403 (CS)(LC)    Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Examiners of Perfusionists.

SB 407 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 415 (CS)(LC)    Shapleigh
Relating to continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of
Social Worker Examiners.

SB 427 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to providing notification to a county voter registrar of
the change in boundaries of a political subdivision located in the
county.

SB 436 (LC)        Gallegos
Relating to the records of a justice of the peace.

SB 438 (LC)        Gallegos
Relating to service of citation in small claims courts.

SB 439 (LC)        Gallegos
Relating to eviction suits in justice courts.

SB 441 (LC)        Madla
Relating to application of the professional prosecutors law to the
district attorney for the 112th Judicial District.

SB 451 (LC)        Wentworth
Relating to the qualifications for service as a grand or petit
juror and challenges for cause.

SB 464 (CS)(LC)    Ellis
Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state.

SB 471 (LC)        Hinojosa
Relating to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network.

SB 473 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to a prohibition on the regulation of emissions from
residential water heaters.

SB 482 (CS)(LC)    Shapiro
Relating to the retirement benefits payable to retirees of the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas who are employed as teacher
mentors.

SB 483 (LC)        Staples/ et al.
Relating to allowing designated public school libraries to
participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexShare
Library Consortium.

SB 493 (CS)(LC)    Van de Putte
Relating to reducing paperwork required of school districts and
school district employees.

SB 521 (CS)(LC)    Madla/ Eltife
Relating to exemptions from the law governing emergency medical
services for certain transfer vehicles and staff and to the minimum
qualifications for obtaining an emergency medical services provider
license.

SB 523 (CS)(LC)    Deuell/ et al.
Relating to the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center
pilot program.

SB 550 (CS)(LC)    Duncan
Relating to the payment of compensation for the bailiff of the 106th
District Court.

SB 552 (LC)        Duncan
Relating to the creation of magistrates in Nolan County.

SB 563 (LC)        Janek
Relating to the prevention of Medicaid fraud; providing penalties.

SB 573 (LC)        Brimer
Relating to the award of certain highway maintenance contracts by
the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 580 (LC)        Van de Putte
Relating to the installment payment of ad valorem taxes by certain
veterans.

SB 590 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to certificates of veterinary inspection.

SB 591 (LC)        Jackson, Mike
Relating to the inspection of livestock at livestock markets.

SB 626 (CS)(LC)    Zaffirini
Relating to medical assistance in certain alternative
community-based care settings.

SB 632 (CS)(LC)    Nelson
Relating to the requirements for issuance of a dental x-ray
certificate to a dental assistant.

SB 668 (LC)        Seliger
Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the South
Randall County Hospital District to invest district funds.

SB 669 (LC)        Seliger
Relating to the terms of court of the 47th Judicial District.

SB 670 (LC)        Seliger
Relating to the appointment of judges to the City of Amarillo
municipal court.

SB 682 (CS)(LC)    Jackson, Mike
Relating to the development of an animal identification program;
providing a criminal penalty.

SB 684 (CS)(LC)    Lucio
Relating to authorizing certain counties and municipalities to
regulate land development; providing a penalty.

SB 776 (LC)        Van de Putte
Relating to persons eligible to administer or take a high school
equivalency examination.

SB 792 (LC)        Staples
Relating to the duties of the county attorney in Montgomery County.

SB 873 (LC)        Nelson
Relating to a medical information telephone hotline pilot program
under the state Medicaid program.

SCR 2 (CS)(LC)    Staples
Memorializing Congress to enact legislation to provide for federal
deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile within Mexico to
protect United States border states.