SENATE FLOOR ACTION Tuesday April 26, 2005 THE SENATE SUSPENDED ALL NECESSARY RULES TO CONSIDER AND FINALLY PASS: SB 39 (CS)(LC) Zaffirini Relating to continuing education in forensic evidence collection for certain physicians and nurses. SB 474 (CS) Barrientos/ West, Royce/ et al. Relating to safety regulations for certain extracurricular school activities. 2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS SB 809 (CS) Averitt Relating to the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool. SB 867 (LC) Staples Relating to the application of the motor vehicle sales tax emissions reduction surcharge on certain recreational vehicles. SB 1022 (CS)(LC) Barrientos Relating to the creation of the Bee Cave Development District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue a bond or similar obligation. 2 FLOOR AMENDMENTS SB 1130 (CS)(LC) Hinojosa Relating to a requirement that a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator report contamination. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT SB 1740 (CS) Staples Relating to construction activities allowed while an application is pending with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. SB 1771 Deuell Relating to the voluntary regulation of persons providing certain ophthalmic goods and services. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT THE SENATE SUSPENDED THE REGULAR ORDER, READ SECOND TIME, AND PASSED TO ENGROSSMENT: SB 127 (CS) Lindsay/ et al. Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases. SB 440 (LC) Ellis/ et al. Relating to compensation for wrongful imprisonment. 1 FLOOR AMENDMENT SB 629 (LC) Lucio Relating to the rights of a purchaser under an executory contract for conveyance of real property. 4 FLOOR AMENDMENTS THE SENATE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS: SR 682 Ogden Recognizing April 26, 2005, as County and District Clerks Day at the State Capitol. HCR 9 Berman SP: Eltife Honoring Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler on its 50th anniversary. THE SENATE CONCURRED IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING: SB 245 Gallegos SP: Phillips Relating to local government authorization of charitable solicitation by a pedestrian. THE SENATE REFUSED TO CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS AND REQUESTED THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON THE FOLLOWING: SB 6 Nelson/ et al. SP: Hupp/ et al. Relating to protective services; providing penalties. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PASSED ON THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR: SB 66 Nelson Relating to the establishment of certain programs and initiatives designed to prevent the manufacture and use of methamphetamine; providing a penalty. SB 99 Ellis/ et al. Relating to the extension of credit to a victim of identity theft. SB 247 West, Royce Relating to permitting samples of produce at certain municipally owned farmers' markets. SB 411 Whitmire Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the abolition of the State Board of Barber Examiners and the Texas Cosmetology Commission. SB 419 Nelson Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners, and Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners and the regulation of health care professions regulated by those state agencies; providing administrative penalties. SB 448 Zaffirini Relating to the Texas Academy of International Studies at Texas A&M International University. SB 465 West, Royce Relating to the administration of psychoactive medication to certain patients. SB 737 Brimer Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving the operating or loading of an overweight vehicle in violation of certain laws. SB 912 Shapiro Relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. SB 920 Van de Putte Relating to creating the Texas Treasure Award to honor businesses that have existed in Texas for 50 years or more. SB 928 Ellis Relating to the effect of annexation of territory on the terms of members of the governing boards of certain junior college districts. SB 929 Ellis Relating to the service area of the Houston Community College System District. SB 998 Madla Relating to contracts with local workforce development boards. SB 1005 Carona Relating to the suspension of sentence and the deferral of final disposition for a defendant younger than 25 in certain misdemeanor traffic cases. SB 1055 Janek Relating to an alternative method of satisfying certain licensing requirements for assisted living facilities. SB 1113 Gallegos Relating to allowing a hospital to release protected health information of a patient to emergency medical services providers for treatment, payment, and health care operations. SB 1118 Ellis Relating to the authority to change the name of component institutions of The Texas A&M University System. SB 1139 Eltife Relating to monitoring by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission and the Legislative Budget Board of the transfer of surplus or salvage property by state agencies. SB 1143 Carona Relating to a loan secured by personal property with limited recourse against the borrower. SB 1153 Harris Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including proceedings for the establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support; providing a civil penalty. SB 1185 West, Royce Relating to the qualifications of and training and continuing education for certain officials and personnel of career schools or colleges. SB 1188 Nelson Relating to the medical assistance program and the provision of related services. SB 1205 Madla Relating to allowing the creation of multi-jurisdictional library districts; authorizing taxes and bonds. SB 1226 Shapiro Relating to a study of the reporting requirements imposed on public institutions of higher education. 1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT SB 1230 Fraser Relating to the authority of the state to fund the operations of the unemployment compensation system. SB 1247 West, Royce Relating to admission to the Joint Admission Medical Program. SB 1318 Staples Relating to projects that may be undertaken by or supported by the tax proceeds of certain development corporations. SB 1336 Madla Relating to a requirement that the Texas Department of Transportation sell or convey the Presidio International Bridge. SB 1340 Madla Relating to the regulation and reimbursement of health care services provided through telemedicine or telepsychiatry under the state Medicaid program. SB 1374 Staples Relating to notice regarding an exception from elementary school class size limits. 1 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT SB 1393 Shapiro Relating to the accountability of regional education service centers. SB 1457 Wentworth Relating to the authority of certain general-law municipalities to annex certain areas. SB 1498 Fraser Relating to the requirement for water district consent to certain actions by municipalities that provide law enforcement or fire protection services. SB 1533 Barrientos Relating to parking by state employees in state-owned garages. SB 1555 Gallegos Relating to taxes, assessments, and impact fees imposed on residential property by the Greater East End Management District. SB 1583 Zaffirini/ et al. Relating to notification of immunization requirements applicable to public school students. SB 1590 Carona Relating to use of electronically readable information from a driver's license or personal identification certificate by a commercial business. SB 1663 Eltife Relating to emergency communication district participation in state travel services contracts. SB 1670 Staples Relating to a motor vehicle financial responsibility verification program; providing a penalty. SB 1792 Wentworth Relating to the South Buda Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE WITHDRAWN FROM THE LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS CALENDAR: SB 1009 (CS)(LC) Harris Relating to reporting of expenditures by persons registered as lobbyists. SB 1010 (CS)(LC) Harris Relating to prohibited conflicts of interest of registered lobbyists. SB 1011 (CS)(LC) Harris Relating to restrictions on and reporting of certain expenditures by registered lobbyists. SB 1161 (CS)(LC) Harris Relating to corrected reports, registrations, and statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE INDICATED: HB 64 McClendon/ Guillen Relating to the automatic admission to public institutions of higher education of certain undergraduate transfer students. S/C on Higher Education HB 126 Berman Relating to the penalty for tampering with a governmental record establishing residency for enrollment in a public school and to residency requirements for public school enrollment. Education HB 148 Harper-Brown Relating to the probationary period of persons appointed to beginning positions in certain fire or police departments. Intergovernmental Relations HB 214 Casteel Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. Intergovernmental Relations HB 252 Goodman Relating to the use of parenting plans and parenting coordinators in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Jurisprudence HB 360 Talton Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault. Criminal Justice HB 370 Farabee Relating to deferred disposition of certain traffic offenses by certain holders of out-of-state driver's licenses. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 410 Goodman Relating to the property interests of spouses in connection with certain separate and community property. Jurisprudence HB 412 Turner/ et al. Relating to the use of credit scoring and credit history by certain telecommunications and electric service providers. Business & Commerce HB 468 Hegar Relating to driver and traffic safety education courses. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 495 Miller/ Hupp Relating to the student enrollment required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as an independent general academic teaching institution. S/C on Higher Education HB 504 Callegari Relating to an offense involving a motor vehicle with an altered or obscured license plate. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 526 Berman Relating to limits placed on coverage amounts of certain group life insurance policies or certificates. State Affairs HB 546 Bailey Relating to certain medical examination requirements in connection with an allegation of sexual assault of a child. Criminal Justice HB 585 Corte Relating to the requirements for the incorporation of a municipality in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain existing municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations HB 614 Puente Relating to foster care payments for certain children. Health & Human Services HB 632 Smith, Wayne Relating to the historical advisory board of the San Jacinto Battleground. Natural Resources HB 698 McCall Relating to the disposal of certain business records that contain personal identifying information; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce HB 720 Berman Relating to the members of a local workforce development board. Business & Commerce HB 805 Martinez Relating to allowing certain emergency and hospital personnel to take the thumbprint of certain people who receive emergency prehospital care. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 808 Driver Relating to exempting an accountant from regulation as a private investigator. Business & Commerce HB 858 Kolkhorst/ Cook, Robby Relating to the issuance of a marriage license to applicants who are unable to personally appear before the county clerk. Jurisprudence HB 881 Seaman Relating to the dissolution of the Aransas County Conservation and Reclamation District. Natural Resources HB 907 Campbell Relating to the membership of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Council. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 943 Geren Relating to evidence establishing ownership of a vessel for a certificate of title issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department. Natural Resources HB 952 Delisi Relating to a pilot program to provide health services to state employees in state office complexes. Government Organization HB 956 Dunnam Relating to the composition of the juvenile board of Leon County. Jurisprudence HB 1011 Hilderbran Relating to the removal of the dedication for certain cemeteries. Administration HB 1018 Noriega, Melissa Relating to the amount of liability insurance required to be maintained on certain school buses owned by a motor carrier. Business & Commerce HB 1179 Dutton Relating to the authority of an associate judge in certain family law cases. Jurisprudence HB 1186 Hartnett Relating to testamentary and nontestamentary transfers of property and other benefits and to jurisdiction of courts over certain probate matters. Jurisprudence HB 1188 Hartnett/ Anchia Relating to the criteria for designation of a reinvestment zone for purposes of tax increment financing and to the powers of a municipality that has created a reinvestment zone. Intergovernmental Relations HB 1191 Hartnett Relating to guardianship matters and proceedings. Jurisprudence HB 1480 Gattis Relating to the issuance of special license plates to benefit certain programs. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 1531 Jackson, Jim/ et al. Relating to telematics services excepted from private security regulation. Business & Commerce HB 1534 Rose Relating to the appointment of a sheriff, municipal police officer, and firefighter to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Council. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 1558 Davis, John Relating to an alternative method of satisfying certain licensing and program participation requirements for assisted living facilities. Health & Human Services HB 1586 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the transaction of business by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District. Jurisprudence HB 1630 McReynolds Relating to an excused absence from a public institution of higher education for a person called to active military service. S/C on Higher Education HB 1646 Hughes Relating to the definition of all-terrain vehicle in the certificate of title and the motor vehicle registration laws. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 1673 Cook, Robby Relating to the procedure for conversion and creation of a special utility district. Natural Resources HB 1690 Keel/ Hill/ Frost/ Hodge/ Nixon/ et al. Relating to common nuisance. State Affairs HB 1695 Hegar Relating to the appointment and jurisdiction of cattle rangers. Criminal Justice HB 1745 Seaman Relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for unemployment compensation benefits. Business & Commerce HB 1759 Keel Relating to the eligibility for jury-recommended community supervision and to the conditions of community supervision for certain defendants convicted of state jail felonies. Criminal Justice HB 1807 Driver Relating to the offense of attack on an assistance animal. Criminal Justice HB 1813 Pickett Relating to historical reenactments on premises permitted or licensed under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. Criminal Justice HB 1820 Otto Relating to the requirements for reporting certain information to the attorney general or the legislature. Government Organization HB 1901 Smith, Wayne Relating to the maximum reservation for certain individual projects of a portion of the state ceiling for private activity bonds. Finance HB 1935 Keffer, Jim Relating to the acceptance of credit cards by a water district for the payment of fees and charges imposed by the district. Natural Resources HB 1937 Ritter Relating to the authority of certain counties to create county assistance districts for certain purposes. Intergovernmental Relations HB 1951 Dawson/ Bonnen Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Brazoria County. Jurisprudence HB 1958 Haggerty Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring suit to require an appraisal district or an appraisal review board to comply with the property tax laws. Intergovernmental Relations HB 1959 McReynolds Relating to the hunting of deer with dogs and the taking of wildlife resources without the consent of the landowner; providing penalties. Natural Resources HB 1981 Blake/ McReynolds Relating to the amount of the fee that the Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District may impose on a well. Natural Resources HB 1987 Bonnen Relating to the regulation of underground and aboveground storage tanks. Natural Resources HB 1996 Hunter Relating to the election of directors of the Wes-Tex Groundwater Conservation District. Natural Resources HB 2024 Hilderbran/ Guillen Relating to hunter education. Natural Resources HB 2032 Hilderbran Relating to the expansion of the operation game thief program to include certain other violations of law. Natural Resources HB 2046 Puente Relating to the applicability of the open meetings law to actions taken by certain directors of a water district; providing a criminal penalty. State Affairs HB 2096 Bonnen Relating to the removal and disposal of certain vessels and structures in certain locations; providing penalties. Natural Resources HB 2172 West, George "Buddy" Relating to eligibility for a license or registration for an exemption to engage in liquefied petroleum gas-related activities and to disciplinary action against licensees and registrants. Natural Resources HB 2174 Phillips Relating to the terms of court of the 15th, 59th, and 336th District Courts. Jurisprudence HB 2195 Madden Relating to the disclosure of certain confidential health information to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice HB 2196 Madden Relating to the transfer of surplus data processing equipment to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Government Organization HB 2256 Gallego Relating to the terms of court of the 112th Judicial District. Jurisprudence HB 2267 Smith, Wayne Relating to the powers of the Coastal Water Authority; providing the authority to impose a tax; affecting the authority to issue bonds. Business & Commerce HB 2298 Smithee Relating to elimination of certain rate rollbacks for insurance premium rates for windstorm insurance. Business & Commerce HB 2331 Morrison Relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children; providing a penalty. Health & Human Services HB 2336 Corte Relating to reimbursement of certain expenses for members of the Texas Military Facilities Commission. Veteran Affairs & Military Installations HB 2384 Madden/ Noriega, Melissa Relating to the composition of the Advisory Committee to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments. Criminal Justice HB 2428 Puente Relating to water and energy saving performance standards for commercial prerinse spray valves. Natural Resources HB 2430 Puente/ Rose Relating to the establishment of a rainwater harvesting evaluation committee. Natural Resources HB 2440 West, George "Buddy" Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of activities associated with multiple accumulations of hydrocarbons from which production by commingling of hydrocarbons is authorized. Natural Resources HB 2555 Kuempel Relating to the humane dispatch of certain game animals and game birds. Natural Resources HB 2584 Hilderbran Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2587 Hilderbran Relating to the Schleicher County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2614 Eiland Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to Lloyd's plans and reciprocal and interinsurance exchanges. Business & Commerce HB 2626 Smith, Wayne Relating to the penalties and fees imposed by municipalities and counties in relation to certain false alarms. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2760 Taylor Relating to regulation of rates for personal automobile and fire and allied lines insurance policies issued by a county mutual insurance company. Business & Commerce HB 2885 Giddings Relating to an arrest warrant or complaint for the issuance of a bad check. Criminal Justice HB 2892 Luna Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain municipalities. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2926 Hamric Relating to the procedure for listing property in the appraisal records following certain ad valorem tax sales. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2961 Paxton Relating to the repeal of certain requirements for the Texas Workforce Commission's administration of federally established day-care programs. Business & Commerce HB 2962 Paxton Relating to the abolition of the work and family policies advisory committee and the work and family policies fund. Business & Commerce HB 3199 Hope Relating to the terms of court of the 410th District Court. Jurisprudence HB 3265 Straus/ Pena Relating to the declaration of a mistrial in the punishment phase of a criminal proceeding. Jurisprudence HB 3340 Hughes Relating to surveys accepted for filing in the official records of the General Land Office. Natural Resources HB 3353 Driver Relating to the continuation of certain offenses and certain statutes involving the interception of certain communications. Criminal Justice HB 3481 Hope Relating to the appointment of magistrates in the district courts and statutory county courts in Montgomery County. Jurisprudence HB 3489 Dawson/ Bonnen Relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in Brazoria County. Jurisprudence HCR 13 Chavez/ Oliveira/ Turner/ Luna/ Castro/ et al. Memorializing Congress to allow Mexican visitors the same six-month length of stay afforded to Canadian travelers. International Relations & Trade HCR 71 Bonnen Designating Texas purple sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) as the official State Native Shrub of Texas. Administration HCR 93 Cook, Robby/ Bohac/ Crabb Designating Schulenburg the Official Home of the Painted Churches of Texas. Intergovernmental Relations