SENATE FLOOR ACTION Thursday February 3, 2005 THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: SR 84 Carona/ Averitt In memory of Lyle L. Gordon of Midlothian. HCR 43 Giddings SP: Estes Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: SB 96 Shapleigh Relating to the provision of online services to assist a person starting a business in this state. S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev. SB 105 Shapleigh Relating to a report on the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund. S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev. SB 150 Wentworth Relating to authorizing measures to support efforts to attract major motor sports racing events to this state. S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev. SB 201 Gallegos Relating to a prohibition of discrimination by public educational institutions. Education SB 202 Van de Putte Relating to including lactation education in public elementary and secondary school curriculum. Education SB 203 Van de Putte Relating to the amount of money available to certain disabled peace officers from the compensation to victims of crime fund. Criminal Justice SB 204 Van de Putte Relating to additional state funding for certain juvenile justice alternative education programs. Education SB 205 Van de Putte Relating to inclusion of a public school student's body mass index in the student's grade report card. Education SB 206 Van de Putte Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons. Criminal Justice SB 207 Lucio Relating to a school district policy concerning the use of school counselors' work time. Education SB 208 Lucio Relating to health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders, including autism or another pervasive developmental disorder. State Affairs SB 209 Barrientos Relating to the State Preservation Board's authority to prohibit lobbying or political activity on the Capitol grounds. Administration SB 210 Carona Relating to security fees in certain civil and criminal cases. Criminal Justice SB 211 Lindsay Relating to the eligibility of certain officers to serve as election judges or clerks. State Affairs SB 212 Shapleigh Relating to the provision of employment services by the Texas Workforce Commission to the families of military personnel stationed in this state. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations SB 213 Shapleigh Relating to requiring more Spanish language content for online services provided by state agencies. Government Organization SB 214 Van de Putte Relating to providing interpreter services to certain recipients of medical assistance or their parents or guardians. Health & Human Services SB 215 Van de Putte Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental disorders in children. State Affairs SB 216 Van de Putte Relating to the authority of a local child fatality review team to obtain relevant records at no cost to the team. Health & Human Services SB 217 Shapiro Relating to reporting positive alcohol and drug tests of holders of commercial driver's licenses. Transportation & Homeland Security SB 218 Barrientos Relating to the coverage of certain treatments for multiple myeloma and Hodgkin's disease under an evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance organization. State Affairs SB 219 Carona Relating to notaries public. Jurisprudence SB 220 Carona Relating to the maintenance of records by a notary public. Jurisprudence SB 221 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. Education SB 222 Zaffirini Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period. Finance SB 223 Ellis Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions. Criminal Justice SB 224 Ellis Relating to the eminent domain power of certain municipal management districts. Intergovernmental Relations SB 225 Ellis Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Criminal Justice SB 226 Ellis Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a person who is younger than 18 years of age at the time of committing the felony. Criminal Justice SB 227 Ellis Relating to consideration by the Board of Pardons and Paroles of an application for a pardon based on innocence. Criminal Justice SB 228 Ellis Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case. Criminal Justice SB 229 Lucio/ Shapleigh/ Zaffirini Relating to the Advisory Oversight Community Outreach Committee in the Department of Public Safety. International Relations & Trade SB 230 West, Royce Relating to regional funding of indigent health care services. Health & Human Services SB 231 Ellis Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation. Criminal Justice SB 232 Ellis Relating to the State Bar of Texas fee to provide legal services to the indigent. Jurisprudence SB 233 Ellis Relating to state antiquities. Government Organization SB 234 Harris Relating to the appointment of grand jury bailiffs in Tarrant County. Jurisprudence SB 235 Harris Relating to the qualifications of bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs for certain courts. Jurisprudence SB 236 Van de Putte/ Fraser Relating to liability for certain unfair methods of competition or deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. State Affairs SB 237 Carona Relating to disclosure of the total amount of discount provided in a package arrangement by a funeral establishment, cemetery, or crematory. Business & Commerce SB 238 Janek Relating to training for members of the governing boards of public institutions of higher education. S/C on Higher Education SB 239 Janek Relating to an exemption from the fee for a birth or death record requested by a law enforcement agency, a child fatality review team, or the child fatality review team committee. Health & Human Services SB 240 Wentworth Relating to the time allowed for execution of a search warrant issued to obtain a specimen for DNA analysis. Criminal Justice SB 241 Wentworth Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Third Court of Appeals District. Jurisprudence SB 242 Wentworth Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Hays County. Jurisprudence SB 243 Wentworth Relating to requiring disclosure of certain information about the conveyance of real property, including the purchase price of the property, for use in appraising property for taxation; providing penalties. Intergovernmental Relations SB 244 Wentworth Relating to priority of payment relating to property owners' association assessments. Intergovernmental Relations SB 245 Gallegos Relating to local government authorization of charitable solicitation by a pedestrian. Intergovernmental Relations SB 246 Gallegos Relating to the creation of an offense involving certain sales of tickets to events; providing a penalty. Business & Commerce SB 247 West, Royce Relating to permitting samples of produce at certain municipally owned farmers' markets. Health & Human Services SB 248 West, Royce Relating to authorizing the use of approved nonsurgical methods to sterilize dogs and cats. Health & Human Services SB 249 West, Royce Relating to rates for professional liability insurance for physicians and health care providers. State Affairs SB 250 West, Royce Relating to the information contained on a driver's license or personal identification certificate. Transportation & Homeland Security SB 251 West, Royce Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire examination. Jurisprudence SB 252 Estes/ Fraser/ Seliger/ Shapleigh/ Van de Putte/ et al. Relating to a project of a development corporation in connection with a military base or facility. S/C on Base Realignment and Closure SB 253 West, Royce/ Harris Relating to the eligibility of juvenile justice alternative education programs for free textbooks for use in the programs. Education SB 254 Shapiro Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on the programs, enrollment, and admission policies of The University of Texas at Dallas. Education SB 255 Carona Relating to the removal of data from data processing equipment disposed of or transferred by state agencies. Government Organization SB 256 Williams Relating to the release of certain student information by a school district. Education SB 257 Williams Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used or intended to be used in the commission of certain criminal offenses. Criminal Justice SB 258 Williams Relating to the disposition of certain obscene material and child pornography. Criminal Justice SB 259 Williams Relating to the use of excess money in the compensation to victims of crime fund. Criminal Justice SB 260 Williams Relating to the division of legal fees between attorneys in different law firms. Jurisprudence SB 261 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. State Affairs SB 262 Williams Relating to benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas for law enforcement officers commissioned by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. State Affairs SB 263 Williams Relating to use of certain information relating to tax audits; providing penalties. Finance SB 264 Williams Relating to the authority of the Montgomery County Hospital District to issue certain bonds or incur or assume other debt. Intergovernmental Relations SB 265 Williams Relating to certain continuing education requirements for insurance agents. Business & Commerce SB 266 Williams Relating to the release of certain information regarding a workers' compensation claim. State Affairs SB 267 Williams Relating to the exclusion from emergency services districts of certain territory subject to ad valorem assessments. Intergovernmental Relations SB 268 Madla/ Armbrister/ Duncan/ Fraser/ Shapleigh 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. Natural Resources SB 269 Madla Relating to certain administrative fees and taxes collected by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Business & Commerce SB 270 Madla Relating to mass gatherings outside the limits of a municipality. Intergovernmental Relations SB 271 Zaffirini Relating to the issuance of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth on request of a parent. Health & Human Services SB 272 Williams Relating to the creation of an oyster license management program. S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources SB 273 Shapleigh Relating to referring a child with mental illness to an appropriate local mental health authority before completion of probation. Criminal Justice SB 274 Barrientos Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program. Education SB 275 Staples/ Deuell/ Eltife Relating to authorizing The University of Texas at Tyler to offer doctoral degree programs in nursing and human resource development. S/C on Higher Education SB 276 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. S/C on Higher Education SB 277 Lucio/ Shapleigh/ Zaffirini Relating to use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund. S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev. SB 278 Lucio Relating to the provision of financial assistance to counties for roadway projects serving border colonias. International Relations & Trade SB 279 Gallegos Relating to restrictions on the location of certain sex offenders and to notice reflecting that location. Criminal Justice SB 280 Gallegos Relating to an injunction to prevent violations by automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations