BILLS REFERRED TODAY
2005-02-22
SB 412 Nelson
Relating to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review
process.
Government Organization
SB 413 Shapleigh
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Examiners of Dietitians.
Government Organization
SB 414 Carona
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board
of Examiners of Professional Counselors; providing an
administrative penalty.
Government Organization
SB 415 Shapleigh
Relating to continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of
Social Worker Examiners.
Government Organization
SB 451 Wentworth
Relating to the qualifications for service as a grand or petit
juror and challenges for cause.
Jurisprudence
SB 452 Wentworth
Relating to transferring the duties of the Texas Building and
Procurement Commission under the public information law to the
attorney general.
Government Organization
SB 453 Armbrister
Relating to the disposition of an abandoned watercraft.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 454 Armbrister
Relating to commercial shrimp boat licenses and to the creation of
a gulf shrimp license management program.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 455 Armbrister
Relating to the construction of artificial reefs.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 456 Fraser
Relating to transportation of loose materials.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 457 Fraser
Relating to procedures for providing notice of intent to obtain
certain permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality.
Natural Resources
SB 458 Fraser
Relating to governmental contingent fee contracts for legal
services entered into by a local governmental entity.
State Affairs
SB 459 Staples
Relating to the valuation of state-owned real property.
Natural Resources
SB 460 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of podiatry.
Health & Human Services
SB 461 Madla
Relating to the confidentiality of and access to certain personal
information in instruments recorded with a county clerk.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 462 Eltife
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M
University--Texarkana.
Finance
SB 463 Shapleigh
Relating to the discharge of certain costs and fines in a criminal
case.
Criminal Justice
SB 464 Ellis
Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state.
Government Organization
SB 465 West, Royce
Relating to the administration of psychoactive medication to
certain patients.
Health & Human Services
SB 466 Fraser
Relating to the creation and authority of municipal development
districts.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 467 Lucio/ Hinojosa
Relating to a risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes.
Education
SB 468 Deuell
Relating to the depository designated by the Hunt Memorial Hospital
District.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 469 Averitt
Relating to time and cost limitations in certain contracts offered
by a health maintenance organization.
State Affairs
SB 470 Averitt
Relating to the portion of designated tuition set aside to fund
financial assistance for resident undergraduate and graduate
students at public institutions of higher education.
Finance
SB 471 Hinojosa
Relating to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 472 Hinojosa
Relating to the abolition of certain water control and improvement
districts.
Natural Resources
SB 473 Jackson, Mike
Relating to a prohibition on the regulation of emissions from
residential water heaters.
Natural Resources
SB 474 Barrientos/ West, Royce
Relating to safety regulations for certain extracurricular school
activities.
Education
SB 475 Ellis
Relating to the offense of tampering with a direct recording
electronic voting machine; providing criminal penalties.
State Affairs
SB 476 Ellis
Relating to the payment of child support obligations on behalf of
persons wrongfully imprisoned.
Criminal Justice
SB 477 Wentworth
Relating to emergency contraception drug therapy initiated and
distributed by a pharmacist to a patient in accordance with drug
therapy protocol.
Health & Human Services
SB 478 Barrientos
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a local tax
on the sale of gasoline and to the use of the tax revenue by a
regional mobility authority.
Finance
SB 479 Barrientos
Relating to protecting students and employees at an institution of
higher education from threatened acts of violence.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 480 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of a city to take certain actions with
regard to certain pipelines.
Natural Resources
SB 481 Wentworth
Relating to creating an offense for the unauthorized operation of a
recording device in a motion picture theater.
State Affairs
SB 482 Shapiro
Relating to the retirement benefits payable to retirees of the
Teacher Retirement System of Texas who are employed as teacher
mentors.
Education
SB 483 Staples
Relating to allowing designated public school libraries to
participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexShare
Library Consortium.
Government Organization
SB 484 Barrientos/ Ellis
Relating to restrictions on the imposition of the operating permit
fee under the Clean Air Act.
Natural Resources
SB 485 Armbrister
Relating to the regulation of underground and aboveground storage
tanks.
Natural Resources
SB 486 Armbrister
Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and
benefits and administration of the Texas County and District
Retirement System.
State Affairs
SB 487 Lucio
Relating to structures on coastal public land.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 488 Lucio/ Madla/ Van de Putte/ West, Royce
Relating to certain low-interest home loan programs administered by
the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 489 Estes
Relating to the license requirements of marine dealers,
distributors, and manufacturers.
Natural Resources
SB 490 Estes
Relating to an action for damages alleging professional negligence
by a registered professional land surveyor.
State Affairs
SB 491 Janek
Relating to the eligibility of certain community supervision and
corrections department employees, retired employees, and dependents
of employees and retired employees to participate in the group
benefits program for state employees.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 492 Van de Putte
Relating to drug compounding by a pharmacy for a practitioner's
office use and to distribution of compounded and repackaged drugs
to pharmacies under common ownership.
Health & Human Services
SB 493 Van de Putte
Relating to reducing paperwork required of school districts and
school district employees.
Education