BILLS REFERRED TODAY 2005-05-05 HB 135 Solomons/ Jackson, Jim Relating to regulation of health spas. Business & Commerce HB 159 Talton Relating to expenditures of funds by a school district to advertise a referendum. Education HB 283 Hope/ Goolsby/ Raymond/ et al. Relating to admission, assignment, and conduct of certain public school students. Education HB 629 Solomons/ et al. Relating to notice required for a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien in certain circumstances. Business & Commerce HB 664 Isett Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal and school district contracts. Intergovernmental Relations HB 853 Solomons/ Leibowitz/ et al. Relating to the return of merchandise; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce HB 1048 Chisum Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used or intended to be used in the commission of certain criminal offenses. Criminal Justice HB 1095 Menendez Relating to the offense of harassment by persons in certain correctional facilities and to creating the offense of harassment of public servant. Criminal Justice HB 1172 Brown, Fred Relating to the tuition charged to resident undergraduate students of institutions of higher education for excess credit hours and to related formula funding. S/C on Higher Education HB 1235 Paxton Relating to the notice required for a sale of real property under a contract lien. Business & Commerce HB 1249 Reyna/ et al. Relating to criminal punishment for aggressive driving that results in the death of a person. Criminal Justice HB 1426 Anderson Relating to the confidentiality of certain information in a rabies vaccination certificate. State Affairs HB 1579 Kolkhorst/ Eiland/ Griggs/ Smith, Todd/ Berman/ et al. Relating to contributions and eligibility for benefits of and reports concerning certain retired members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; imposing a penalty. State Affairs HB 1706 Denny/ Pitts/ Woolley/ Nixon/ Bohac/ et al. Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification. State Affairs HB 1919 Allen, Ray Relating to notice in certain real property transactions concerning public improvement districts. Intergovernmental Relations HB 1986 Solomons Relating to the administration and powers of a coordinated county transportation authority. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 2135 Phillips/ Hamric/ Truitt/ Homer/ Woolley Relating to the creation of a tourist-oriented directional sign program. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2241 Callegari Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to require a contract between a municipal utility district and the municipality before the district issues obligations. Intergovernmental Relations HB 2405 Keel/ Hodge Relating to prohibiting a person not entitled to receive an early voting ballot by mail from casting that ballot; providing a criminal penalty. State Affairs HB 2581 Solomons Relating to the regulation of a perpetual care cemetery and the sale of interment rights in a mausoleum before completion of construction. Business & Commerce HB 2623 Phillips/ Cook, Robby Relating to the distribution by the Texas Department of Transportation of certain assistance for the repair and maintenance of county roads. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 2799 Talton Relating to the removal of vehicles and property from a roadway in a political subdivision, to the authority of a political subdivision to establish a traffic incident management program, and to procedures regarding the removal and storage of certain vehicles. Transportation & Homeland Security HB 2966 Seaman Relating to the criminal penalty for violating certain statutes enforceable by, or ordinances, rules, or regulations of, navigation districts or port authorities. Intergovernmental Relations HB 3115 Corte Relating to certain homeland security activities, including the operation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Council by the office of the governor. Transportation & Homeland Security