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