SENATE FLOOR ACTION Thursday April 21, 2005 THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS: SB 30 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini Relating to a pilot project to award incentives to students contracting to graduate in a timely manner from public institutions of higher education. SB 302 (CS)(LC) Ellis/ et al. Relating to reports regarding participation in higher education. SB 442 (CS) Hinojosa Relating to immunity from liability for certain civil actions and civil actions against sales agents. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT SB 579 (LC) Van de Putte Relating to the eligibility of children of certain military personnel to receive Texas B-On-time loans. SB 740 Janek Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to erect or maintain shore protection structures and the location of the line of vegetation in relation to those structures. SB 1032 Ellis Relating to the elimination of certain alternative fuels programs of this state. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT SB 1069 (CS) Madla Relating to organizing certain data collected by the Department of State Health Services. SB 1309 (CS) Ellis Relating to member restrictions for commissioners of the Texas Workforce Commission. THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ THIRD TIME, AND PASSED: SB 729 Wentworth Relating to a weighted caseload study of the district courts. THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED TO ENGROSSMENT: SB 1320 (CS)(LC) Staples Relating to the sovereign immunity and liability to be sued of a junior college district. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: SR 654 Nelson/ Brimer Commending the members of the Leadership Fort Worth Class of 2005. SR 662 Williams Honoring the brave soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 1-9, and commending Specialist Jonathan Page. HCR 146 Craddick/ Merritt/ Thompson/ Dunnam/ Hochberg/ et al. SP: Armbrister Honoring Pope Benedict XVI on his election to the papacy. HCR 151 Craddick SP: Seliger Honoring Jim M. Alsup of Midland for his lifelong commitment to philanthropy. THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING: SB 581 Van de Putte SP: Corte Relating to the powers and duties of the Veterans' Land Board. THE SENATE CONFIRMED ALL NOMINEES AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR: SB 14 Jackson, Mike/ et al. Relating to disapproval by the commissioner of insurance of certain property and casualty insurance rates; providing penalties. SB 42 Nelson/ et al. Relating to health education and physical activity in public primary and secondary schools. SB 122 Hinojosa/ et al. Relating to the prevention and punishment of identity theft and the rights of certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties. SB 150 Wentworth Relating to authorizing measures to support efforts to attract major motor sports racing events to this state. SB 297 Wentworth Relating to the rates charged by a municipally owned utility to certain recreational vehicle parks for potable water or wastewater service. SB 304 Armbrister Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass. SB 318 Staples Relating to creating a recognition day in remembrance of the Texian Navy. SB 325 Zaffirini Relating to the management of behavior of residents of certain facilities; providing an administrative penalty. 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. SB 361 Carona Relating to the provision of information relating to the programs and services available for persons with mental retardation seeking residential services. SB 394 Seliger Relating to the definition of criminally injurious conduct for purposes of the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. SB 425 Hinojosa/ et al. Relating to subdivision platting requirements and assistance for certain counties near an international border. SB 434 Duncan Relating to the powers and duties of the Lockney General Hospital District. SB 489 Estes Relating to the license requirements of marine dealers, distributors, and manufacturers. SB 526 Hinojosa Relating to a county's authority to impose a records archive fee. SB 565 Deuell Relating to the posting of a list of employees in certain child-care facilities and family homes. SB 578 Staples Relating to the authority of certain honorably retired peace officers to carry certain weapons. SB 588 Jackson, Mike Relating to the publication of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a facility located or proposed to be located in certain populous counties. SB 592 Jackson, Mike Relating to the creation of a Texas Gulf Coast Legislative Working Group and a Multistate Gulf Coast Legislative Working Group. SB 611 Nelson Relating to the electronic creation, transmission, and use of certain documents related to the prosecution of a criminal offense. SB 621 Janek Relating to the territory of certain 9-1-1 emergency communication districts. SB 665 Barrientos Relating to work-related exposure to a reportable disease. SB 679 Duncan Relating to the procedure for determining the incompetency of a defendant to stand trial. SB 738 Lucio Relating to emergency order authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. SB 739 Lucio Relating to the payment of certain administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under an installment payment schedule. SB 756 Ogden/ Whitmire Relating to providing notice to county law enforcement before a parole panel considers the release of an inmate to that county. SB 781 Fraser Relating to the prosecution of certain acts that constitute the unauthorized business of insurance. SB 782 Fraser Relating to abolition of certain fraud reporting requirements regarding motor vehicle insurance. SB 805 Averitt Relating to certain small and large employer health cooperatives. SB 840 Wentworth Relating to park and recreation districts. SB 854 Lucio/ et al. Relating to the jurisdiction of certain home-rule municipalities on a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. SB 894 Carona Relating to certain procedures for filing documents and service of process. SB 895 Carona Relating to the processing of certain election ballots voted early. SB 909 Whitmire Relating to the maintenance and contents of certain computerized information systems relating to the criminal justice system. SB 919 Duncan Relating to the grounds and procedures for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District. SB 925 Duncan Relating to competency to be executed in a capital case. SB 935 West, Royce Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. SB 959 Shapiro/ et al. Relating to notice to educators of a public school student's misconduct and to placement of a student who has assaulted a teacher. SB 995 Averitt Relating to donees of anatomical gifts. SB 996 Averitt Relating to the use of personal leave by a public school employee. SB 1002 Madla Relating to creating a TexasOnline project concerning grant assistance provided by state agencies. SB 1017 Staples Relating to the creation of the Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds. SB 1052 Van de Putte Relating to the disclosure of certain information from an early voting roster; providing a penalty. SB 1068 Madla Relating to an electronic requisition system for counties. SB 1091 Madla Relating to noxious and invasive plants; providing a criminal penalty. SB 1106 Madla Relating to continuing education courses for a county treasurer. SB 1112 Eltife Relating to debt management services; providing a penalty. SB 1116 Wentworth Relating to the authority of a water and sewer utility to acquire property by eminent domain. SB 1126 Hinojosa Relating to the confidentiality of records regarding sex offense victims. SB 1146 Shapiro/ et al. Relating to an early college education program to provide at-risk and other students accelerated high school graduation and college credit. SB 1147 Harris Relating to the appointment of visiting associate judges. SB 1151 Harris Relating to the use of a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. SB 1178 West, Royce Relating to the availability of genetic testing in the determination of parentage by the Title IV-D agency. SB 1202 Lucio/ et al. Relating to the coordination of colonia initiatives and services to colonia residents. SB 1203 Madla Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds. SB 1215 Eltife Relating to financial records and to audits or reviews of certain charitable nonprofit corporations; providing a penalty. SB 1224 Duncan Relating to a landowner's liability for injuries incurred during certain recreational activities. SB 1252 Janek Relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in Brazoria County. SB 1257 Lindsay Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle by a person who holds a driver's license or a commercial driver's license. SB 1264 Whitmire Relating to authorizing a fee for certain inspections conducted by the Commission on Jail Standards. SB 1265 Whitmire Relating to establishing standards for analysis of tests for controlled substances required of defendants placed on community supervision. SB 1283 Armbrister Relating to the application of certain laws to certain insurance holding company systems. SB 1290 Wentworth Relating to the sale or use of certain refrigerants. SB 1305 Brimer Relating to the time a person may be detained in custody for a preliminary examination. SB 1307 Staples Relating to the authority of the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, receive evidence, and gather information. SB 1329 Nelson Relating to the Interagency Council for Genetic Services and the provision of genetic counseling services. SB 1339 Madla Relating to the limitation on the sales and use tax rate of a political subdivision in an advanced transportation district. SB 1353 Williams Relating to the powers and duties of the Town Center Improvement District of Montgomery County, Texas, and of governmental entities and peace officers that interact with the district; providing a penalty. SB 1376 Staples Relating to the authority of a parent to designate a child-care facility or grandparent's residence for purposes of transportation provided by a public school transportation system. SB 1384 Shapiro Relating to regional tollway authorities. SB 1413 Shapleigh/ et al. Relating to county brownfield cleanup and economic redevelopment programs. SB 1421 Gallegos Relating to eligibility for beginning positions in certain police and fire departments. SB 1424 Gallegos Relating to filing fees in a civil matter in a justice court or small claims court. SB 1426 Gallegos Relating to fees charged to persons applying for the expunction of certain offenses committed by minors. SB 1434 Madla Relating to use of money of an advanced transportation district to finance advanced transportation or mobility enhancement by a county, municipality, or local government corporation. SB 1436 Madla Relating to audits of emergency services districts. SB 1454 Wentworth Relating to the definition of professional surveying. SB 1455 Wentworth Relating to the establishment of regional habitat conservation plans by political subdivisions of this state. SB 1459 Wentworth Relating to the assignment of certain visiting judges. SB 1461 Seliger Relating to the offenses for which the use of wire, oral, or electronic interception devices may be authorized. SB 1465 Whitmire Relating to the use of certain electronically readable information on a driver's license or identification certificate to comply with certain alcohol and tobacco related laws; providing a penalty. SB 1473 Lindsay Relating to the provision of education and training programs for law enforcement officers regarding persons with mental impairments. SB 1518 Deuell Relating to validation of the creation of and certain acts taken by the Rockwall County Public Safety and Fire Assistance District. SB 1551 Estes Relating to the continuation of certain statutes authorizing the interception of certain communications for law enforcement purposes. SB 1552 Estes Relating to the continuation of criminal offenses involving the interception of certain communications for law enforcement purposes. SB 1558 Lucio Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to Lloyd's plans and reciprocal and interinsurance exchanges. SB 1573 Williams Relating to the state employee incentive program, including abolishing the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission. SB 1591 Carona Relating to accountant practice requirements for certain audits of insurer financial reports. SB 1592 Carona Relating to special deposits required of certain insurers. SB 1604 Staples Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operations of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District. SB 1635 Duncan Relating to the Schleicher County Hospital District. SB 1668 Estes Relating to the consideration of payments to an affiliate in computing rates for electric utilities. SB 1707 Staples Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities. SB 1708 Staples Relating to assessments levied on certain owners of cattle and used for marketing, education, research, and promotion of Texas beef. SB 1709 Staples Relating to the regulation of a poultry operation that does not use a liquid waste handling system. SB 1747 Fraser Relating to the interest rate to be paid on utility deposits. SB 1754 Duncan Relating to the Childress County Hospital District. SCR 9 Armbrister/ et al. Designating the cast iron Dutch oven as the official State Cooking Implement. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REMOVED FROM THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR: SB 449 (LC) Wentworth Relating the conversion of certain mutual life insurance companies to insurance holding companies and stock life insurance companies. SB 629 (LC) Lucio Relating to the rights of a purchaser under an executory contract for conveyance of real property. SB 697 (LC) Estes Relating to the validation of the boundaries of certain school districts. SB 728 (CS)(LC) Wentworth Relating to the liability of certain entities that enter agreements with a metropolitan rapid transit authority. SB 1067 (LC) Madla Relating to the salaries of assistant county auditors. SB 1130 (CS)(LC) Hinojosa Relating to a requirement that a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator report contamination. SB 1272 (CS)(LC) Jackson, Mike Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county election precinct. SB 1282 (CS)(LC) Armbrister Relating to insurance and regulatory requirements for certain amusement rides. SB 1417 (CS)(LC) Gallegos Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain municipalities. SB 1423 (CS)(LC) Gallegos Relating to the adoption of certain residential building codes in municipalities. SB 1500 (LC) Lucio Relating to the allocation of federal funds directed to be used to support graduate medical education in connection with the state Medicaid program. SB 1559 (LC) Lucio Relating to prohibiting rebates regarding certain insurance coverage. SB 1586 (CS)(LC) Carona Relating to community-based assisted living services for certain elderly residents. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: HB 56 Denny/ Bohac/ Hughes/ Branch Relating to the offense of tampering with a direct recording electronic voting machine; providing criminal penalties. State Affairs HB 57 Denny/ Branch Relating to the dates on which elections may be held and certain procedures involving the uniform election held in May. State Affairs HB 248 Goodman Relating to the amendment of certain qualified domestic relations orders. Jurisprudence HB 291 Goolsby Relating to victim notification regarding the release of certain defendants following acquittal by reason of insanity. Criminal Justice HB 311 McReynolds Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a false report to a peace officer or law enforcement employee. Criminal Justice HB 348 Chisum Relating to limiting the authority of a property owner to erect a gate on certain third-class and neighborhood roads. Intergovernmental Relations HB 383 Dutton/ et al. Relating to the right of certain persons to discipline a child. Jurisprudence HB 571 Hegar/ Howard Relating to the establishment of auxiliary county facilities in the unincorporated area of a county. Intergovernmental Relations HB 649 Krusee Relating to the funding of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 678 Goodman/ et al. Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support. Jurisprudence HB 758 Denny/ Rodriguez/ Hegar/ Coleman/ Alonzo/ et al. Relating to a pilot program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections. State Affairs HB 856 Callegari Relating to the general powers, authority, and directors of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority. Natural Resources HB 942 Geren Relating to the registration of antique boats with the Parks and Wildlife Department. Natural Resources HB 1015 Truitt/ Solomons/ Hamric Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Government Organization HB 1088 Thompson Relating to an automobile club membership offered in connection with a loan. Business & Commerce HB 1126 Uresti Relating to emergency medical services vehicles and personnel. Health & Human Services HB 1155 Truitt/ Solomons/ Hamric Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians. Government Organization HB 1185 Smithee/ Branch Relating to the exemptions from ad valorem taxation of real and personal property of a religious organization or a school. Finance HB 1262 Farabee Relating to the collection and dissemination by the Department of Public Safety of information relating to certain threats against detention officers. Criminal Justice HB 1304 Wong Relating to sanitation requirements for certain barbering and cosmetology services. Business & Commerce HB 1347 Isett Relating to the power of a local authority to enforce compliance with a traffic-control signal on a highway under its jurisdiction by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. Intergovernmental Relations HB 1685 Dukes/ Naishtat/ et al. Relating to the establishment of an interagency coordinating council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Health & Human Services HB 2131 Phillips/ Hardcastle Relating to the demonstration of financial assurance by a local government in relation to the operation of a municipal solid waste landfill facility. Natural Resources HB 2191 Wong Relating to the treatment of social security numbers under the public information law. State Affairs HB 2194 Madden Relating to the review of the results of competency examinations in criminal cases by the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments. Criminal Justice HB 2199 Madden/ Branch/ et al. Relating to the salaries of a county elections administrator and the administrator's employees. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2274 Cook, Byron/ Quintanilla/ Branch Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. Government Organization HB 2382 Hegar Relating to training requirements for certain chief appraisers of appraisal districts. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2392 Hill Relating to the property tax situs and rendition requirements for motor vehicles located at a place of business of a wholesale motor vehicle auction. Finance HB 2650 Krusee Relating to local government participation in the financing of turnpike projects. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 2653 Krusee Relating to the use of tax increment financing to pay certain costs associated with certain transportation or transit projects. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 3016 Hill Relating to the determination of the market value of certain drug supplies for ad valorem property tax purposes. Finance HB 3036 Deshotel Relating to the number, terms, and removal of directors of certain development corporations. S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev. HB 3250 Ritter Relating to the acquisition of unemployment compensation experience after the transfer of an employing unit; providing penalties. Business & Commerce HCR 24 Kolkhorst Designating Navasota the Blues Capital of Texas. Intergovernmental Relations HCR 37 Delisi Memorializing Congress to increase the presence of federal health and human services agencies, improve coordination of health and human services programs, and increase related funding in Texas. Health & Human Services HCR 63 Noriega, Melissa/ Herrero/ et al. Memorializing Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. State Affairs HCR 88 Crabb Urging the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, as necessary, to develop rules relating to the random assignment to courts of appeals of cases pending or on appeal from counties with overlapping appellate jurisdictions and relating to determining the court of appeals precedent applicable in such randomly assigned cases. Jurisprudence HCR 128 Dunnam Designating Madisonville the Mushroom Capital of Texas. Intergovernmental Relations SB 12 Zaffirini/ Barrientos/ Brimer/ Deuell/ Janek/ et al. Relating to contracting and ethics issues of state agencies; providing a civil penalty. Finance SB 1869 Gallegos Relating to the Harris County Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults. Health & Human Services SB 1874 Whitmire/ Armbrister/ Averitt/ Barrientos/ Brimer/ et al. Relating to the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority. Criminal Justice SB 1875 Hinojosa Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County. Jurisprudence SB 1876 Brimer Relating to the powers, duties, administration, governance, and functions of the Benbrook Water and Sewer Authority. Natural Resources SB 1877 Whitmire Relating to the creation of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 406; providing authority to impose taxes and standby fees and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. Intergovernmental Relations SCR 29 Ellis Encouraging managers of Texas public pension funds to divest their portfolios of any stock in publicly-traded companies doing business in Sudan. Finance SCR 30 Lucio/ Eltife/ Estes/ Zaffirini Urging the State of Texas to continue to pursue increased trade with Mexico and to develop a plan with Mexico to mitigate delays at border crossings. International Relations & Trade THE FOLLOWING BILL WAS REREFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: SB 426 Shapleigh/ et al. Relating to the health of school-age children. Rereferred from Education to Health & Human Services