BILLS REFERRED TODAY
2005-05-16
HB 51 Smith, Todd/ Pena/ et al.
Relating to the punishment prescribed for and conditions of
community supervision imposed on certain persons who commit
intoxication offenses.
Criminal Justice
HB 211 Guillen/ Noriega, Melissa/ Martinez/ Leibowitz/
Alonzo/ et al.
Relating to the effect that certain orders relating to family
violence and certain decisions regarding military service have on
residential leases.
Business & Commerce
HB 251 Eissler
Relating to the release of certain information regarding a workers'
compensation claim.
State Affairs
HB 295 McClendon/ Leibowitz
Relating to the removal of a member of a junior college district
board of trustees for failure to attend board meetings.
Education
HB 867 Allen, Ray
Relating to the registration and supervision of sex offenders;
providing penalties.
Criminal Justice
HB 1037 Isett
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawfully carrying a
handgun, illegal knife, or club.
Criminal Justice
HB 1111 King, Phil/ Zedler
Relating to admission to open-enrollment charter schools that
specialize in performing arts.
Education
HB 1232 Castro
Relating to the payment of certain expenses of a public project
financed by certificates of obligation.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 1270 Bohac
Relating to the qualifications and duties of a deputy voter
registrar.
State Affairs
HB 1330 Chisum
Relating to the creation of a dispute resolution program for state
building construction contracts.
Government Organization
HB 1462 Flores
Relating to the referral by the Texas Water Development Board of
certain persons to another state agency, office, or division for
investigation or enforcement action.
Natural Resources
HB 1763 Cook, Robby/ Hope
Relating to the notice, hearing, rulemaking, and permitting
procedures for groundwater conservation districts.
Natural Resources
HB 1765 Morrison/ Ritter/ Kolkhorst/ Deshotel/ McCall/
et al.
Relating to the creation of programs and funding for emerging
technology industries.
Business & Commerce
HB 1795 Crownover/ Isett/ Taylor/ Eissler/ Seaman/ et al.
Relating to the creation of health savings accounts for certain
individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage
provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their
dependents.
State Affairs
HB 1823 Dutton/ Farrar/ Smith, Wayne/ Leibowitz
Relating to the rights of parties to an executory contract for
conveyance of real property and certain other real property
transactions.
Business & Commerce
HB 1826 Grusendorf
Relating to the use of school district resources for the
maintenance of real property not owned or leased by the district.
Education
HB 1854 Giddings
Relating to requiring debt collectors to provide a copy of a
dishonored check to certain consumers; providing a civil penalty.
Business & Commerce
HB 2026 Hilderbran
Relating to the recovery of certain enforcement-related costs, the
operation of certain accounts in the Parks and Wildlife Department,
the penalties for certain criminal offenses involving certain
animals, and the taking and possession of certain wildlife or eggs,
including requirements related to taxidermy and tanning and to
harmful aquatic plants; imposing penalties.
Natural Resources
HB 2099 Dutton
Relating to investigations of reports of child abuse and neglect.
Health & Human Services
HB 2139 Phillips
Relating to certain agreements by the Texas Department of
Transportation involving pass-through tolls.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 2201 Hughes/ Hopson/ Cook, Robby/ Kolkhorst/ Homer/
et al.
Relating to implementing a clean coal project in this state.
Natural Resources
HB 2233 Keffer, Jim
Relating to state and certain local fiscal matters; providing a
penalty.
Finance
HB 2330 Morrison/ Woolley/ Branch/ Goolsby/ Eissler/ et al.
Relating to the admission of undergraduate students to general
academic teaching institutions and to practices of school districts
that concern the admissions process to institutions of higher
education.
Education
HB 2339 Corte/ Baxter
Relating to the provision of mail ballots to overseas voters and to
conforming adjustments to related dates, deadlines, and procedures.
State Affairs
HB 2420 Chavez/ Solis/ Escobar/ Leibowitz
Relating to the allocation of federal funds directed to be used to
support graduate medical education in connection with the state
Medicaid program.
International Relations & Trade
HB 2492 Puente
Relating to the authority of certain persons to bring suit to
require an appraisal district or appraisal review board to comply
with applicable law.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 2630 Hill
Relating to procedures regarding the removal and storage of
vehicles.
Criminal Justice
HB 2639 Geren
Relating to the powers and duties of the Tarrant Regional Water
District.
Natural Resources
HB 2702 Krusee
Relating to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance,
management, operation, ownership, and control of rail and highway
transportation facilities in this state and to the operation of
pocket bikes and minimotorbikes.
Transportation & Homeland Security
HB 2716 Swinford
Relating to equal employment opportunity reports.
Business & Commerce
HB 2842 Chisum
Relating to the provision of false information to an independent
public accounting firm by a public interest entity; providing a
criminal penalty.
Criminal Justice
HB 2866 Bailey/ Edwards
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local
control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 2876 Callegari/ Gattis/ Hope/ Howard/ Smith, Wayne/
et al.
Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for
water service and sewer service.
Natural Resources
HB 2933 Delisi/ Isett/ Callegari/ Strama
Relating to standards of conduct for and conflicts of interest of
state officers and employees.
State Affairs
HB 2941 Eiland
Relating to compensation of insurance agents.
Business & Commerce
HB 2945 Eiland
Relating to the predicted retirement of and participation in the
optional retirement program by certain employees of institutions of
higher education.
State Affairs
HB 2959 Paxton/ et al.
Relating to the use of federal child care and development block
grant funds by local workforce development boards.
Business & Commerce
HB 2984 West, George "Buddy"
Relating to the composition of and use of money in the oil-field
cleanup fund.
Natural Resources
HB 2988 Nixon
Relating to waiver of sovereign immunity.
State Affairs
HB 3047 Veasey
Relating to communication district or emergency communication
district participation in state travel services contracts.
Government Organization
HB 3048 Hopson
Relating to insurance coverage for certain structures.
Business & Commerce
HB 3071 Goodman
Relating to the administration and collection of ad valorem taxes
and the administration of appraisal districts; making procedural
and technical corrections and clarifications to the Tax Code,
Property Code, and Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 3318 Brown, Betty
Relating to continuing education requirements for renewal of a
structural pest control business license.
Business & Commerce
HB 3333 Chavez
Relating to the sale or transfer of interest of real property to
certain federally recognized Indian tribes.
Intergovernmental Relations
HB 3468 Isett
Relating to an intensive reading and language intervention pilot
program.
Education
HB 3514 Eissler
Relating to the powers and duties of the Southwest Montgomery
County Improvement District.
Intergovernmental Relations
SB 19 Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of certain development corporations to undertake
projects for sewage or solid waste facilities, recycling facilities, or
air or water pollution control facilities.
Business & Commerce
SCR 37 Staples
Supporting Texas' application for a Mental Health Transformation State
Incentive Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Health & Human Services
SR 880 Janek
Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education to
facilitate the offering of high school elective courses on the Bible in
Texas public schools.
Education