BILLS REFERRED TODAY
2005-04-06
HB 7 Solomons/ Giddings/ Hamric/ Dunnam
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 injured employee counsel, and the transfer of the powers and
duties of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission to the Texas
Department of Insurance and the office of injured employee counsel;
providing administrative violations.
State Affairs
HB 75 Hope
Relating to the selection of a jury in criminal and civil cases.
Jurisprudence
HB 87 Reyna
Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits
in an urban district within the municipality.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 132 Hilderbran
Relating to the rate of the county health services sales and use
tax.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 210 Solomons
Relating to the regulation of certain telemarketing calls.
Business & Commerce
HB 224 Corte
Relating to the treatment of certain persons younger than 18 years
of age admitted for voluntary inpatient mental health services and
discharge from that treatment for those persons.
Health & Human Services
HB 330 Berman/ Guillen
Relating to exempting health savings accounts from seizure for
satisfaction of debts.
Jurisprudence
HB 364 Hegar/ Guillen
Relating to an offense of possession of certain devices affecting
operation of a traffic-control signal.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 369 Farabee/ Martinez Fischer
Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of racing a motor
vehicle on a public highway in this state.
Criminal Justice
HB 388 Smith, Todd
Relating to the qualifications of bailiffs and grand jury bailiffs
for certain courts.
Jurisprudence
HB 389 Smith, Todd
Relating to the appointment of grand jury bailiffs in Tarrant
County.
Jurisprudence
HB 473 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to examinations for licenses to engage in certain
liquefied petroleum gas-related activities.
Natural Resources
HB 475 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to the exemption of the sale of certain liquefied
petroleum gas containers from the liquefied petroleum gas-related
activities for which a person is required to obtain a license from
the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Natural Resources
HB 496 Miller
Relating to jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Erath
County.
Jurisprudence
HB 749 Jones, Delwin/ et al.
Relating to size and weight limitations for certain vehicles
transporting agricultural products and equipment.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 775 Gonzales/ Martinez/ Pena/ Chavez/ et al.
Relating to the allocation of certain community development block
grant program money for the installation of street lights in
colonias.
International Relations & Trade
HB 874 Kuempel
Relating to designating a portion of State Highway 123 as the
Senator John Traeger Memorial Highway.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 961 Smith, Wayne
Relating to the location of a sale of real property under a
contract lien.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 965 Haggerty
Relating to a prohibition on the regulation of emissions from
certain residential water heaters.
Natural Resources
HB 1058 Pickett/ Guillen/ King, Tracy
Relating to high school diplomas for certain veterans.
Education
HB 1097 Bonnen
Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding,
official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port
authority or a corporation of the district or authority.
Natural Resources
HB 1119 Frost
Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Cass County.
Jurisprudence
HB 1190 Hartnett
Relating to trusts.
Jurisprudence
HB 1236 Paxton
Relating to an exemption from The Real Estate License Act for
persons who conduct foreclosure sales.
Business & Commerce
HB 1267 Cook, Robby
Relating to changing the name of the Texas Industrial Fire Training
Board to the Texas Industrial Emergency Services Board.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 1323 Swinford/ Brown, Betty
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of credit card or debit
card abuse.
Criminal Justice
HB 1393 Flores/ et al.
Relating to the regulation of certain investigators by the Texas
Private Security Board.
Business & Commerce
HB 1428 Isett/ Menendez/ et al.
Relating to injury leave and related benefits for certain state
peace officers injured in the course of performance of duty.
State Affairs
HB 1562 Chavez
Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an
interlocal contract with a federally recognized Indian tribe.
State Affairs
HB 1705 Bonnen
Relating to the release of hazardous waste in connection with
dredging and placement or storage of dredged materials by a port
authority or navigation district.
Natural Resources
SB 1836 Barrientos
Relating to the creation of Pflugerville Municipal Management
District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue
bonds.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1837 Wentworth
Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.
Jurisprudence
SB 1838 Barrientos
Relating to the creation of the Hill Country Heritage and
Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and
issue a bond or similar obligation.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 1839 Lucio
Relating to the creation of the Kleberg County Groundwater
Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and
issue bonds and granting the power of eminent domain.
Natural Resources
SB 1840 Lucio
Relating to the Willacy County Drainage District No. 1.
Natural Resources