BILLS REFERRED TODAY
2005-03-02
SB 641 Van de Putte
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses
prohibiting animal fighting.
Criminal Justice
SB 642 Lucio
Relating to offenses involving use of safety belts or a child
passenger safety seat.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 643 Lucio
Relating to funding for safety or lap belts in public school buses.
Finance
SB 644 Wentworth
Relating to the eligibility of persons to participate in the public
sale in certain counties of certain real property.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 645 Barrientos
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate the use
of outdoor lighting.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 646 Barrientos
Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of campus peace officers
commissioned by The University of Texas at Austin and law
enforcement agencies of the state and political subdivisions of the
state.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 647 Lucio
Relating to the allocation of certain community development block
grant program money for the installation of street lights in
colonias.
International Relations & Trade
SB 648 Lucio
Relating to the transfer of adult education and literacy programs
from the Texas Education Agency to the Texas Workforce Commission.
Education
SB 649 Hinojosa
Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing
civil and criminal penalties.
State Affairs
SB 650 Harris
Relating to the continuation of the Texas emissions reduction plan,
including the funding for the plan.
Natural Resources
SB 651 Harris
Relating to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at
Fort Worth Missing Persons DNA Database.
Criminal Justice
SB 652 Lucio
Relating to the exemption of the residence homesteads of elderly
persons from ad valorem taxation and the deferral or abatement of
the collection of delinquent taxes on the residence homesteads of
elderly and disabled persons.
Finance
SB 653 Van de Putte
Relating to point-of-sale health warnings for tobacco products.
State Affairs
SB 654 Van de Putte
Relating to swimming pool safety.
State Affairs
SB 655 Van de Putte
Relating to the establishment of a prescription drug consumer
information and technical assistance program by the Department of
State Health Services.
Health & Human Services
SB 656 Van de Putte
Relating to reducing the time management burdens imposed on
classroom teachers.
Education
SB 657 Madla
Relating to the expiration of the other events trust fund
established to support local efforts to recruit or retain certain
sports events.
S/C on Emerging Technologies & Economic Dev.
SB 658 Madla
Relating to the scheduling of certain University Interscholastic
League competitions.
Education
SB 659 Ellis
Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding, and
the admissibility of testimony by, a witness for the state in a
criminal case.
Criminal Justice
SB 660 Ellis
Relating to domestic preparedness training programs for certain law
enforcement officers.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 661 Ellis
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated assault.
Criminal Justice
SB 662 Ellis
Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations and the
admissibility of certain statements made by a juvenile or a
criminal defendant.
Criminal Justice
SB 663 Ellis
Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in
criminal cases.
Criminal Justice
SB 664 Ellis
Relating to the unlawful carrying of a handgun on certain premises
used for law enforcement.
Criminal Justice
SB 665 Barrientos
Relating to work-related exposure to a reportable disease.
Criminal Justice
SB 666 Gallegos
Relating to the regulation of service of process; providing
criminal and administrative penalties.
Jurisprudence
SB 667 Shapleigh
Relating to certain circumstances under which the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality is required or authorized to deny or amend
a permit under the Texas Clean Air Act.
Natural Resources
SB 668 Seliger
Relating to the authority of the board of directors of the South
Randall County Hospital District to invest district funds.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 669 Seliger
Relating to the terms of court of the 47th Judicial District.
Jurisprudence
SB 670 Seliger
Relating to the appointment of judges to the City of Amarillo
municipal court.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 671 Seliger
Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in
Randall County.
Jurisprudence
SB 672 Seliger
Relating to the Randall County Juvenile Board.
Jurisprudence
SB 673 Seliger
Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law of Randall
County.
Jurisprudence
SB 674 West, Royce
Relating to limiting the use of customers' social security numbers
by persons; providing a civil penalty.
Business & Commerce
SB 675 West, Royce
Relating to agreements that waive the right to demand a jury trial.
Jurisprudence
SB 676 West, Royce
Relating to identifying which public institutions of higher
education in this state are comprehensive research universities of
the first class.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 677 West, Royce
Relating to rates for certain insurance within certain rating
territories.
Business & Commerce
SB 678 Van de Putte
Relating to the designation of part of Interstate Highway 35 as the
Purple Heart Trail.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 679 Duncan
Relating to the procedure for determining the incompetency of a
defendant to stand trial.
Jurisprudence
SB 680 Duncan
Relating to the requirements for post-conviction DNA testing.
Criminal Justice
SB 681 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the offense of failing to certify compliance of an
underground storage tank before accepting delivery of the regulated
substance to be stored in the tank.
Natural Resources
SB 682 Jackson, Mike
Relating to the development of an animal identification program;
providing a criminal penalty.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SB 683 Lucio
Relating to migrant labor housing facilities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 684 Lucio
Relating to authorizing certain counties and municipalities to
regulate land development; providing a penalty.
International Relations & Trade
SB 685 Carona
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of other similar offenses
in the prosecution of certain sexual offenses.
Criminal Justice
SB 686 Carona
Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration
technicians.
Business & Commerce
SB 687 Carona
Relating to the use of title insurance to insure certain interests
in personal property.
Business & Commerce
SB 688 Carona
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of sexual assault and
aggravated sexual assault.
Criminal Justice
SB 689 Zaffirini
Relating to a feasibility study regarding the creation of a federal
criminal history record clearinghouse at the Department of Public
Safety.
Criminal Justice
SB 690 Zaffirini
Relating to the required posting by a governmental body of a
meeting of the governmental body that is continued to the following
regular business day.
State Affairs
SB 691 Madla
Relating to the creation and functions of an arthritis control and
prevention program.
Health & Human Services
SB 692 Madla
Relating to the fee a county tax assessor-collector may charge for
assessing and collecting ad valorem taxes for certain river
authorities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 693 Ogden
Relating to vacancies on municipal utility district boards.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 694 Ogden
Relating to requiring notice to the prosecuting attorney before a
parole panel determines whether to release an inmate on medically
recommended intensive supervision.
Criminal Justice
SB 695 Ogden
Relating to the forfeiture of good conduct time from inmates who
file frivolous applications for writ of habeas corpus.
Criminal Justice
SB 696 Ogden
Relating to testing and examination fee requirements for persons
completing certain driver education courses.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 697 Estes
Relating to the validation of the boundaries of certain school
districts.
Education
SB 698 Van de Putte
Relating to restrictions on balance billing by certain health care
providers; providing an administrative penalty.
State Affairs
SB 699 Hinojosa
Relating to the relationship between the amount of an
administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to
the alleged violator.
Natural Resources
SB 700 Hinojosa
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi.
Finance
SB 701 Deuell
Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M
University--Commerce.
Finance
SB 702 Deuell
Relating to authorizing certain uses for student center complex
fees charged to students enrolled in component institutions of The
Texas A&M University System.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 703 West, Royce
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the
University of North Texas, the University of North Texas System
Center at Dallas, and the Universities Center at Dallas.
Finance
SB 704 West, Royce
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Finance
SB 705 West, Royce
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The Texas
A&M University System Health Science Center Baylor College of
Dentistry.
Finance
SB 706 Barrientos
Relating to the conditions of employment for emergency medical
services personnel employed by certain municipalities.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 707 Van de Putte
Relating to the issuance of an electrician license to certain
members of the armed forces.
Business & Commerce
SB 708 Shapiro
Relating to the funding of highway projects in Texas Department of
Transportation districts in which a turnpike project is located.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 709 Carona
Relating to the amount of a late charge or reinstatement fee under
a rental-purchase agreement.
Business & Commerce
SB 710 Carona
Relating to establishing a state goal for electric generation
capacity using certain emerging generation technologies.
Business & Commerce
SB 711 Carona
Relating to metering services provided to certain electricity
customers.
Business & Commerce
SB 712 Carona
Relating to the legislature's goal for energy efficiency in this
state and related energy efficiency programs.
Business & Commerce
SB 713 Barrientos
Relating to the prohibition of certain waivers by an employee of an
employer who does not subscribe to workers' compensation insurance.
State Affairs
SB 714 Barrientos
Relating to prohibiting discrimination against certain employees
who sustain an injury in the course and scope of their employment.
State Affairs
SB 715 Barrientos
Relating to the prohibition of certain required arbitration
agreements and employee waivers.
State Affairs
SB 716 Gallegos
Relating to payroll deductions for certain employees who are peace
officers.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 717 Eltife
Relating to the definition of all-terrain vehicle in the motor
vehicle registration law.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 718 Eltife
Relating to boundaries of emergency services districts.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 719 Deuell
Relating to the operation of mail order prescription plans for
certain public employees and retirees.
State Affairs
SB 720 Deuell
Relating to required patient counseling regarding mail order
prescription plans for certain public employees and retirees.
State Affairs
SB 721 Lucio
Relating to establishing a health science center and medical school
in the Rio Grande Valley.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 722 Lucio/ Armbrister/ Barrientos/ Brimer/ Carona/
et al.
Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay
tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students
enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in
this state.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 723 Lucio
Relating to a study of affordable housing needs and potential
revenue sources for affordable housing.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 724 Lucio
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem taxation of certain
property used to provide low-income housing.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 725 Deuell
Relating to the additional exit conference required following
inspection, survey, or investigation of certain facilities.
Health & Human Services
SB 726 Deuell
Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to prescribe and
administer fluoride varnish.
Health & Human Services
SB 727 Wentworth
Relating to the public information law.
State Affairs
SB 728 Wentworth
Relating to the liability of certain operators that contract with a
metropolitan rapid transit authority.
State Affairs
SB 729 Wentworth
Relating to a weighted caseload study of the district courts.
Jurisprudence
SB 730 West, Royce/ Armbrister/ Averitt/ Barrientos/
Carona/ et al.
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas
by the University of North Texas System.
S/C on Higher Education
SB 731 Williams
Relating to initial training and continuing education requirements
for a constable.
Criminal Justice
SB 732 Williams
Relating to the administration of polygraph examinations to certain
applicants for positions in the Department of Public Safety.
Criminal Justice
SB 733 Williams
Relating to the certification of the amount of excess money in the
compensation to victims of crime fund.
Finance
SB 734 Williams
Relating to municipal regulation of the discharge of firearms and
certain other weapons.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 735 Williams/ Janek/ Staples
Relating to delay in the deregulation of certain electric utilities
outside of ERCOT.
Business & Commerce
SB 736 Brimer
Relating to county authority to adopt fire codes in unincorporated
areas.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 737 Brimer
Relating to the prosecution of offenses involving the operating or
loading of an overweight vehicle in violation of certain laws.
Transportation & Homeland Security
SB 738 Lucio
Relating to emergency order authority of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
Natural Resources
SB 739 Lucio
Relating to the payment of certain administrative penalties
assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under an
installment payment schedule.
Natural Resources
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.
S/C on Agriculture & Coastal Resources
SCR 6 Fraser
Urging the United States Congress to establish a domestic energy
policy to ensure an adequate supply of natural gas and the
appropriate infrastructure, to promote greater energy efficiency,
and to open promising new areas for environmentally responsible
natural gas production.
Business & Commerce
SCR 7 Duncan
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
SJR 18 Ellis
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing casino gaming and
requiring creation of a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate gaming
and casino-based development projects in this state.
State Affairs
SJR 19 Janek
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow state or local peace
officers, firefighters, and emergency service personnel to serve in
the legislature.
State Affairs
SJR 20 West, Royce
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to
grant a pardon to a person who successfully completes a term of
deferred adjudication community supervision.
Criminal Justice
SR 255 Armbrister
Memorializing congress to express its commitment to clean air and
economic development by passing the Clear Skies Act of 2005.
Natural Resources