SENATE FLOOR ACTION
Tuesday
February 15, 2005
THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
SR 121 Nelson/ Estes/ Harris
Recognizing February 14 and 15, 2005, as Denton County Days at the State
Capitol.
SR 131 Williams/ Janek
Recognizing February 15, 2005, as Chambers County Day at the State
Capitol.
SR 132 Williams/ Janek
Recognizing February 13 through February 15, 2005, as Jefferson County
Days at the State Capitol.
SR 136 Duncan
Recognizing February 15, 2005, as Concho County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 138 Ogden
Recognizing February 15, 2005, as Walker County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 139 Ogden
Commending Ron Randleman for his contributions as head coach of the Sam
Houston State University Bearkats.
SR 140 Ogden
Commending the players and coaches of the Sam Houston State University
Bearkats football team.
SR 143 Fraser/ Averitt/ Van de Putte
Recognizing Fort Hood and its vital role to the welfare of the citizens
of the greater Fort Hood area.
HCR 50 Hilderbran SP: Fraser
Honoring Leadership Kerr County on its 20th anniversary.
HCR 68 Davis, John SP: Jackson, Mike
Congratulating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on their
many accomplishments.
THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED:
HCR 35 Hamric
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and the speaker to appoint
interim joint committees.
Administration
SB 346 Wentworth
Relating to conforming the law concerning the removal of a guardian
of a ward to amendments made by the 78th Legislature.
Jurisprudence
SB 347 Wentworth
Relating to the appointment of an appraiser to appraise the
property of a decedent's or ward's estate.
Jurisprudence
SB 348 Wentworth
Relating to the availability of judges and magistrates for
proceedings related to chemically dependent persons.
Jurisprudence
SB 349 Wentworth
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court with respect to an action
involving a testamentary trust.
Jurisprudence
SB 350 Lindsay
Relating to the establishment and use of a columbarium by a church
in certain municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 351 Van de Putte
Relating to the use of credit scoring and credit history by certain
telecommunications and electric service providers.
Business & Commerce
SB 352 Madla/ Duncan/ Fraser/ Lucio/ Seliger/ et al.
Relating to the management of state-owned land, including the lease
of the right to produce groundwater from certain state-owned land.
Natural Resources
SB 353 Fraser
Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district and the
jurisdiction of the existing district courts in Bell County.
Jurisprudence
SB 354 Fraser
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Tarleton State
University.
Finance
SB 355 Fraser
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality over the issuance of certain district bonds.
Natural Resources
SB 356 Ellis
Relating to an urban land bank demonstration program in certain
municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 357 Van de Putte
Relating to infection rates at hospitals; providing a civil
penalty.
Health & Human Services
SB 358 Gallegos
Relating to the collection and reporting of employment information
regarding beneficiaries of certain health care services.
State Affairs
SB 359 Harris
Relating to notice regarding rental car damage waivers.
Business & Commerce
SB 360 Carona
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation by certain
counties of the property of organizations engaged primarily in
performing charitable functions.
Finance
SB 361 Carona
Relating to criteria for voluntary admission to state schools for
persons with mental retardation.
Health & Human Services
SB 362 Carona
Relating to certain condominium owners' right to redeem real
property following certain foreclosure sales.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 363 Lindsay
Relating to the general powers, authority, and directors of the
West Harris County Regional Water Authority.
Natural Resources
SB 364 Lucio
Relating to birth records of adopted children.
Jurisprudence
SB 365 Staples
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of
coin-operated or coin collection machines.
Criminal Justice
SB 366 Staples
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles.
Criminal Justice
SB 367 Shapleigh
Relating to the statutory probate courts of El Paso County.
Jurisprudence
SB 368 Duncan
Relating to the compensation of state judges and to the computation
of retirement benefits for members of the elected class of the
Employees Retirement System of Texas.
State Affairs
SB 369 Barrientos
Relating to the prohibition of signs on Farm-to-Market Road 3238.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 370 Jackson, Mike
Relating to expiration dates for certain licenses issued or renewed
by the Department of Agriculture.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 371 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the Interstate Pest Control Compact.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 372 Jackson, Mike
Relating to fees for registration and inspection of certain fuel
measuring and dispensing devices.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 373 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the permitting of cabins adjacent to littoral property.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 374 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.
Natural Resources
SB 375 Van de Putte
Relating to prohibiting the sale or use of unsafe children's
products; providing a civil penalty.
State Affairs
SB 376 Madla
Relating to a pilot program for language interpreter services under
the medical assistance program.
Health & Human Services
SB 377 Deuell
Relating to authorizing a county, city, town, school district, or
other political subdivision to provide an additional exemption from
ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain
surviving spouses of peace officers and firefighters.
Finance
SB 378 Deuell
Relating to the State Board of Education review of public school
textbooks.
Education
SB 379 Wentworth/ Jackson, Mike/ Williams
Relating to authorizing the issuance of not more than $10 million
in revenue bonds for the purchase and retirement of certain
commercial fishing, shrimping, and crabbing licenses.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 380 Wentworth/ Jackson, Mike/ Williams
Relating to commercial bay shrimping boat licenses, commercial bay
shrimp boat licenses, and commercial bait-shrimp boat licenses.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 381 Staples
Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers.
Business & Commerce
SB 382 Staples
Relating to disciplinary proceedings and contested cases involving
real estate appraisers and appraiser trainees.
Business & Commerce
SB 383 Ellis/ Gallegos
Relating to the exemption from the sales tax for clothing and
footwear.
Finance
SB 384 Ellis/ Gallegos
Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for certain school
supplies and instructional materials.
Finance
SB 385 Carona
Relating to the regulation of funeral homes, cemeteries, and
crematories.
Business & Commerce
SB 386 Wentworth
Relating to the ability of public school employees to communicate
with members of a school district board of trustees.
Education
SB 387 Wentworth
Relating to school district employment policies.
Education
SB 388 Wentworth
Relating to emergency services for sexual assault survivors.
Health & Human Services
SB 389 Wentworth
Relating to providing information and other services relating to
emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors.
Health & Human Services
SB 390 Wentworth
Relating to the order of succession to the office of governor.
State Affairs
SB 391 Armbrister
Relating to the degree programs offered by the University of
Houston-Victoria.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 392 Van de Putte
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee
exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 393 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.
Jurisprudence
SB 394 Seliger
Relating to the definition of criminally injurious conduct for
purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
Criminal Justice
SB 395 Seliger
Relating to the submission of certain pleas and waivers by closed
circuit video teleconferencing.
Criminal Justice
SB 396 Seliger
Relating to the interagency exchange of information regarding
certain offenders with special needs.
Criminal Justice
SB 397 Seliger
Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used or intended to be
used in the commission of certain criminal offenses.
Criminal Justice
SB 398 Averitt
Relating to rates and rating plans for automobile insurance.
Business & Commerce
SB 399 Madla
Relating to liability of certain individuals for certain
governmental fines or penalties.
Government Organization
SB 400 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers'
compensation system of this state and to the abolition of the Texas
Workers' Compensation Commission, the establishment of the office
of employee assistance, and the transfer of the powers and duties
of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to the Texas
Department of Insurance, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the
office of employee assistance; providing administrative violations.
Government Organization
SB 401 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of
Chiropractic Examiners; providing a criminal penalty.
Government Organization
SB 402 Nelson
Relating to the administration and functions of the Texas State
Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.
Government Organization
SB 403 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Examiners of Perfusionists.
Government Organization
SB 404 Shapleigh
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Optometry Board and
to contact lens prescriptions and the dispensing of contact lenses.
Government Organization
SB 405 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Lottery
Commission.
Government Organization
SB 406 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Examiners of Psychologists.
Government Organization
SB 407 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of
Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Government Organization
SB 408 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility
Commission of Texas.
Government Organization
SB 409 Nelson
Relating to the continuation and functions of the office of public
utility counsel.
Government Organization
SB 410 Whitmire
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Pharmacy.
Government Organization
SB 411 Whitmire
Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the
Texas Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and the abolition of the
State Board of Barber Examiners and the Texas Cosmetology
Commission.
Government Organization
SB 423 Carona
Relating to the issuance of a limited license to practice medicine
to certain applicants.
Health & Human Services
SB 424 Carona
Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license
to practice medicine in this state.
Health & Human Services
SB 425 Hinojosa
Relating to subdivision platting requirements and assistance for
certain counties near an international border.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 426 Shapleigh
Relating to the health of school-age children.
Education
SB 427 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.
State Affairs
SB 428 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.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 429 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.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 430 Lindsay
Relating to the regulation of fireworks by certain counties;
providing a criminal penalty.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 431 Staples
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass on
certain property.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 432 Staples
Relating to the abolition of the Public Safety Radio Communications
Council and the transfer of certain functions to the office of the
governor.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 433 Wentworth
Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the
issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the
authorities.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 434 Duncan
Relating to the powers and duties of the Lockney General Hospital
District.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 435 Gallegos
Relating to the education requirements for a justice of the peace.
Jurisprudence
SB 436 Gallegos
Relating to the records of a justice of the peace.
Jurisprudence
SB 437 Gallegos
Relating to the suspended execution of the sentence for a tobacco
offense committed by a minor.
Criminal Justice
SB 438 Gallegos
Relating to service of citation in small claims courts.
Jurisprudence
SB 439 Gallegos
Relating to eviction suits in justice courts.
Jurisprudence
SB 440 Ellis
Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment.
Criminal Justice
SB 441 Madla
Relating to application of the professional prosecutors law to the
district attorney for the 112th Judicial District.
Jurisprudence
SB 442 Hinojosa
Relating to certain claims and civil actions against sales agents.
State Affairs
SB 443 Staples
Relating to the regulation of industrialized buildings.
Business & Commerce
SB 444 Staples
Relating to registration fee credits for the owners of certain dry
cleaning facilities that do not participate in the dry cleaning
facility release fund.
Natural Resources
SB 445 Carona
Relating to indemnification provisions in construction contracts.
State Affairs
SB 446 Carona
Relating to the reduction in value of a gift card.
Business & Commerce
SB 447 Janek
Relating to the sale of tax receivables by a local government.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 448 Zaffirini
Relating to the Texas Academy of International Studies at Texas A&M
International University.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 449 Wentworth
Relating the conversion of certain mutual life insurance companies
to insurance holding companies and stock life insurance companies.
State Affairs
SB 450 Wentworth
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information
regarding the employees of a prosecutor's office.
State Affairs
SJR 12 Janek
Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of
county treasurer of Fort Bend County.
Intergovernmental Relations
SJR 13 Deuell
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county, city,
town, school district, or other political subdivision to provide an
additional exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence
homesteads of certain surviving spouses of peace officers and
firefighters.
Finance