REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS
SENATE BILLS
(Calendar Order)
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
SJR 5 Harris
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for
the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical
value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on
behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and
contributions to purchase such items.
SJR 14 (CS) Seliger/ et al.
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing certain counties to
abolish and reinstate the office of constable in the county or in a
precinct of the county.
SJR 17 Staples
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail
to a criminal defendant who violates a condition of the defendant's
release pending trial.
SJR 21 Averitt
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to
define rates of interest for commercial loans.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
(Second Reading)
SCR 7 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Urging the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals
of Texas to adopt rules providing for the random assignment to courts
of appeals of cases pending or on appeal from counties with
overlapping appellate jurisdictions and adopt rules determining the
court of appeals precedent applicable in such randomly assigned cases.
SENATE BILLS
(Third Reading)
SB 46 (CS) Nelson
Relating to the establishment of a method to integrate benefits
issuance and recipient identification for health and human services
programs.
SENATE BILLS
(Second Reading)
SB 21 Harris
Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of
the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.
SB 340 Whitmire/ et al.
Relating to the authority of a municipality to require the removal
of certain vehicles from a freeway without the consent of the owner
or person in charge of the vehicle.
SB 244 Wentworth/ et al.
Relating to priority of payment relating to property owners'
association assessments.
SB 168 Wentworth
Relating to the funding of alternative dispute resolution systems.
SB 186 Lindsay
Relating to suspension of a provisional license for certain
offenses.
SB 490 Estes
Relating to an action for damages alleging professional negligence
by a registered professional land surveyor.
SB 547 (LC) Madla
Relating to voter eligibility and registration in El Paso County
Water Improvement District No. 1.
SB 294 (CS) Duncan
Relating to procedures relating to the doctrine of forum non
conveniens in a civil cause of action.
SB 47 (CS) Nelson
Relating to the Medicaid fraud reduction pilot program.
SB 118 (LC) Shapiro
Relating to the civil service status of certain fire department
employees.
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 161 (CS)(LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to the food and fibers research grant program.
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 487 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to structures on coastal public land.
SB 684 (CS)(LC) Lucio
Relating to authorizing certain counties and municipalities to
regulate land development; providing a penalty.
SB 317 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the designation of the El Camino Real East/West
Corridor.
SB 431 (CS)(LC) Staples
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass on
certain property.
SB 486 Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas County and District
Retirement System.
SB 60 (CS) Lucio/ Ellis/ Hinojosa
Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.
SB 670 (LC) Seliger
Relating to the appointment of judges to the City of Amarillo
municipal court.
SB 716 Gallegos
Relating to payroll deductions for certain employees who are peace
officers.
SB 248 (CS)(LC) West, Royce
Relating to authorizing the use of approved nonsurgical methods to
sterilize dogs and cats.
SB 627 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to a pilot program for the transfer of money appropriated
for certain institutional care for children to provide
community-based services to those children.
SB 288 (CS) Shapleigh
Relating to the transfer of certain surplus or salvage property to
another state, certain states in the United Mexican States, or the
Republic of South Africa.
SB 669 (LC) Seliger
Relating to the terms of court of the 47th Judicial District.
SB 253 (CS)(LC) West, Royce/ Harris
Relating to the eligibility of juvenile justice alternative
education programs for free textbooks for use in the programs.
SB 274 (CS) Barrientos
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
SB 502 (CS)(LC) West, Royce
Relating to common undergraduate admission application forms for
public institutions of higher education in this state.
SB 531 (CS)(LC) West, Royce/ et al.
Relating to the tuition charged for certain courses repeated by
students attending public junior colleges.
SB 310 (CS) Deuell/ et al.
Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters
and emergency medical technicians.
SB 587 Jackson, Mike
Relating to operation of certain machinery or equipment near
high-voltage lines.
SB 591 (LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to the inspection of livestock at livestock markets.
SB 473 (CS)(LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to a prohibition on the regulation of emissions from
residential water heaters.
SB 590 (CS)(LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to certificates of veterinary inspection.
SB 682 (CS)(LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to the development of an animal identification program;
providing a criminal penalty.
SB 183 (CS)(LC) Lucio/ Shapleigh/ Zaffirini
Relating to the appointment, operation, and recommendations of the
Border Trade Advisory Committee.
SB 185 (CS) Lucio/ Shapleigh/ Zaffirini
Relating to the powers and duties of the border commerce
coordinator.
SB 229 (CS) Lucio/ Shapleigh/ Zaffirini
Relating to the Advisory Oversight Community Outreach Committee in
the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
SB 766 (LC) Wentworth
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.
SB 554 (LC) Duncan
Relating to the liability of an ERISA-regulated employee benefit
plan under certain state law.
SB 87 (LC) Ellis/ et al.
Relating to the administrative procedure for compensation for
wrongful imprisonment.
SB 903 (LC) Whitmire
Relating to certain persons that are special investigators.
SB 910 (LC) Whitmire
Relating to the repeal of certain obsolete laws defining and
regulating nitrous oxide as a volatile chemical.
SB 506 (CS) Shapleigh
Relating to the sale of life insurance to military personnel;
providing an administrative penalty.
SB 461 (LC) Madla
Relating to the confidentiality of and access to certain personal
information in instruments recorded with a county clerk.
SB 644 (LC) Wentworth
Relating to the eligibility of persons to participate in the public
sale in certain counties of certain real property.
SB 693 (LC) Ogden
Relating to vacancies on municipal utility district boards.
SB 718 (LC) Eltife
Relating to boundaries of emergency services districts.
SB 1014 (LC) Harris
Relating to records on appeal in municipal courts of record.
SB 1088 (LC) Madla
Relating to the retirement system for firefighters and police
officers in certain municipalities.
SB 747 Carona/ Lindsay/ Wentworth/ Zaffirini/ et al.
Relating to establishing a demonstration project for women's health
care services.
SB 127 (CS) Lindsay/ et al.
Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain
communicable diseases.
SB 812 (LC) Deuell
Relating to the powers of a community center.
SB 424 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license
to practice medicine in this state.
SB 492 (CS)(LC) Van de Putte
Relating to drug compounding by a pharmacy for a practitioner's
office use and to distribution of compounded and prepackaged drugs to
pharmacies under common ownership.
SB 568 (CS) Deuell
Relating to personal emergency response system providers; providing
penalties.
SB 603 (CS)(LC) Ellis/ et al.
Relating to the right of a foreign national to contact a foreign
consular official.
SB 307 (CS)(LC) Duncan
Relating to a mental health court program.
SB 732 (CS)(LC) Williams
Relating to the administration of polygraph examinations to certain
applicants for positions in the Department of Public Safety of the
State of Texas.
SB 355 (LC) Fraser
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality over the issuance of certain district bonds.
SB 374 (LC) Jackson, Mike
Relating to the repeal of the statutory provision regarding the
adoption and use by the Texas Water Development Board of a capital
spending plan for certain state-funded water-related programs under
the board's jurisdiction.
SB 496 Williams
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding,
official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port
authority or a corporation of the district or authority.
SB 945 (LC) Armbrister
Relating to the filing of a disclosure statement by a vendor or
member of a governing body of a port authority or navigation
district; imposing a penalty.
SB 986 (LC) Duncan
Relating to the election of directors of the Wes-Tex Groundwater
Conservation District.
SB 522 (CS)(LC) Armbrister
Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System;
providing an administrative penalty.
SB 40 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to permanency planning procedures for children residing in
state institutions.
SB 32 (CS) Zaffirini
Relating to certain special tuition rates at institutions of higher
education.
SB 126 (CS) Lindsay
Relating to the discipline of public school students.
SB 188 (LC) Zaffirini
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Texas School
for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas Education Agency.
SB 189 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the operation of the Texas School for the Blind and
Visually Impaired.
SB 221 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the possession and self-administration of certain
prescription medications by public school students while on school
property or at a school-related event or activity.
SB 283 (LC) Staples
Relating to a recreational sports fee at Stephen F. Austin State
University.
SB 511 (LC) Deuell
Relating to public testimony at regular meetings of the governing
board of a general academic teaching institution.
SB 527 (LC) Hinojosa
Relating to authorizing a sports recreation and wellness facility
fee at The University of Texas--Pan American.
SB 702 (CS) Deuell
Relating to authorizing certain uses for student center complex
fees charged to students enrolled in component institutions of The
Texas A&M University System.
SB 730 (CS) West, Royce/ Armbrister/ Averitt/ Barrientos/
Carona/ et al.
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the City of Dallas
by the University of North Texas System.
SB 777 Van de Putte
Relating to the powers and duties of the boards of trustees and
superintendents of independent school districts.
SB 961 (LC) Shapiro
Relating to a clearinghouse of energy and water conservation
information and programs for school districts.
SB 963 (LC) Shapiro
Relating to the establishment of and liability for failing to
comply with certain administrative and instructional ratios for
public school districts.
SB 851 (A) Shapleigh
Relating to a financial literacy pilot program in public schools.
SB 98 (A)(LC) Shapleigh/ et al.
Relating to determining and reporting the health insurance status
of children attending public schools.
SB 879 (CS) Gallegos
Relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by
the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
SB 149 (CS)(LC) Wentworth
Relating to the recording of certain aircraft repair and
maintenance liens; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 673 (CS)(LC) Seliger
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Randall
County.
SB 291 (LC) West, Royce
Relating to the index of court fees and costs.
SB 671 (LC) Seliger
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Randall County.
SB 672 (LC) Seliger
Relating to the Randall County Juvenile Board.
SB 599 Staples
Relating to the eligibility of a criminal defendant for release
from jail after a delay in prosecution.
SB 695 Ogden
Relating to the forfeiture of good conduct time from inmates who
file frivolous applications for writ of habeas corpus.
SB 907 (LC) Whitmire
Relating to authority of a peace officer to make an arrest outside
of the officer's jurisdiction or to seize property while making the
arrest.
SB 726 Deuell
Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to prescribe and
administer fluoride varnish.
SB 872 Nelson
Relating to a study regarding the impact of niche hospitals on
other general hospitals and to certain disclosure requirements
regarding niche hospitals.
SB 465 (LC) West, Royce
Relating to the administration of psychoactive medication to
certain patients.
SB 1641 (LC) Lucio
Relating to the continuation of the law authorizing the issuance of
oversize or overweight vehicle permits by certain port authorities.
SB 282 (CS) Madla/ Brimer/ Lucio/ Van de Putte/ Zaffirini/
et al.
Relating to disclosure and use of sales price information for ad
valorem tax purposes; creating an offense.
SB 428 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the repeal of the requirement that the creation of the
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 388 be confirmed by a
specific date.
SB 429 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the repeal of the requirement that the creation of the
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387 be confirmed by a
specific date.
SB 748 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to the use of funds received under a contract with a
municipality by a conservation and reclamation district.
SB 171 (LC) Harris
Relating to the emergency service fee rate in certain 9-1-1
emergency service districts.
SB 255 (LC) Carona
Relating to the removal of data from data processing equipment
disposed of or transferred by state agencies.
SB 265 (LC) Williams
Relating to certain continuing education requirements for insurance
agents.
SB 495 (LC) Williams
Relating to the fee paid to the attorney general for examining the
record of proceedings authorizing the issuance of a public security
or related credit agreement.
SB 709 (LC) Carona
Relating to the amount of a late charge or reinstatement fee under
a rental-purchase agreement.
SB 796 (LC) Lucio
Relating to the combative sports program.
SB 807 (LC) Averitt
Relating to interest rate ceilings on certain commercial loans.
SB 810 (LC) Averitt
Relating to the regulation of the sale and inspection of real
estate.
SB 876 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to financial reporting requirements of a nonprofit
corporation.
SB 96 (CS)(LC) Shapleigh
Relating to the provision of online services to assist a person
starting a business in this state.
SB 359 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to notice regarding rental car damage waivers.
SB 602 (CS)(LC) Ellis
Relating to the development of bicycle tourism trails in this
state.
SB 988 (CS)(LC) Carona
Relating to education courses required for a mortgage broker or
loan officer license.
SB 11 (CS) Staples
Relating to security in public schools.
SB 250 West, Royce
Relating to the information contained on a driver's license or
personal identification certificate.
SB 338 (LC) Carona
Relating to the amount of the use tax imposed on certain motor
vehicles brought into this state by a new resident.
SB 637 (CS)(LC) Lindsay
Relating to the precedence of certain county highway access rules
and ordinances over highway access management orders of the Texas
Transportation Commission.
SB 821 (LC) Lindsay
Relating to an administrative cost for the enforcement of the
collection of tolls in certain counties.
SB 866 (LC) Staples
Relating to the operation of authorized emergency vehicles
conducting a police escort.
SB 56 (CS)(LC) Nelson
Relating to requiring notice before the amount of bail set in certain
cases is reduced.
SB 159 (CS)(LC) Eltife
Relating to the authority to require a convicted person to perform
manual labor for a nonprofit organization.
SB 166 (CS)(LC) West, Royce
Relating to the effect of an expunction.
SB 37 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini
Relating to the right of certain sexual assault victims to a forensic
medical examination.
SB 396 (CS)(LC) Seliger
Relating to the interagency exchange of information regarding
certain offenders with special needs.
SB 651 (CS)(LC) Harris
Relating to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at
Fort Worth Missing Persons DNA Database.
(A) AMENDED IN COMMITTEE
(CS) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
(LC) RECOMMENDED FOR LOCAL CALENDAR