Notice of Intent for 4/22/2009

NOTICE OF INTENT



Wednesday

April 22, 2009




HB 670 (CS) (LC)Martinez Fischer/ Pitts/ Gallego/ Berman/ Lucio III/ et al. SP: Ellis

Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:55 PM, 04/20/09


SJR 25 (LC)Harris/ Shapiro/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain revenue collected by a public entity from the use of a tolled highway project in this state to be used only for transportation projects.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:32 PM, 04/14/09


SJR 48 Williams/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; and authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:44 PM, 04/21/09


SJR 50 Averitt

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:33 PM, 04/15/09


SCR 47 Hegar

Granting permission for Grandfather's Blind, Ltd., and Donner Properties to sue the State of Texas, General Land Office, and School Land Board.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:41 PM, 04/16/09


SB 31 (CS)Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to financial assistance for students who complete certain coursework at two-year public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:53 AM, 04/21/09


SB 42 Zaffirini

Relating to the eligibility of certain postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to participate in health benefit programs at public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:13 PM, 04/17/09


SB 48 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:53 PM, 03/23/09


SB 58 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the administration of the Juvenile Justice Case Management System.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:38 PM, 04/14/09


SB 116 (CS) (LC)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:06 PM, 04/02/09


SB 174 (CS) (LC)Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to online institution resumes for public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:09 PM, 04/15/09


SB 182 (CS)Patrick, Dan/ et al.

Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:16 PM, 03/26/09


SB 187 (CS)Deuell/ et al.

Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for certain children with disabilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:17 AM, 04/21/09


SB 263 (CS)Carona/ et al.

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:17 PM, 04/17/09


SB 265 (CS)Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:32 PM, 04/17/09


SB 294 (CS)Hinojosa

Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by a county.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:29 PM, 04/08/09

(On Third Reading)


SB 315 Wentworth

Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:15 AM, 03/13/09

(On Third Reading)


SB 350 (CS)Shapleigh

Relating to the application for and continuation of certain health benefit plan coverage; providing a civil penalty.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:33 PM, 04/20/09


SB 469 (CS) (LC)Carona/ Hinojosa/ Shapleigh/ Uresti/ Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:19 PM, 04/14/09


SB 472 (CS)Estes/ Van de Putte

Relating to notice required before and period to vacate after foreclosure sale of real property.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:23 PM, 04/17/09


SB 473 Estes

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:16 PM, 04/16/09


SB 612 (LC)Shapleigh

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to rail facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:40 AM, 04/08/09


SB 666 (CS)Shapleigh

Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:20 PM, 04/14/09


SB 704 (CS)Nelson

Relating to disclosure of the prices charged to state agencies in connection with pharmacy benefit manager services.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:04 PM, 04/15/09


SB 712 Hegar

Relating to the requirement that certain defendants in a criminal case undergo testing for HIV infection and other diseases.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:16 AM, 04/20/09


SB 726 (CS) (LC)Eltife

Relating to the creation of the Harrison County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:10 PM, 04/17/09


SB 780 (LC)Watson/ Davis, Wendy/ Ellis/ Gallegos/ Harris/ et al.

Relating to disclosure of the individual vote of each member of the Supreme Court of Texas on a petition for review.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:44 PM, 03/19/09


SB 819 (CS)Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of certain first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:46 PM, 04/20/09


SB 867 (CS)Lucio

Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:19 PM, 04/16/09


SB 871 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the state employee wellness program, including health risk assessments of state employees.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:01 AM, 04/21/09


SB 894 Nelson/ et al.

Relating to municipal investment of public funds received from the management and development of mineral rights.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:11 PM, 04/17/09


SB 902 (CS)Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to restrictions on the release into the air of natural gas and associated vapors from a gas well.

Corrected Comm. report printed and distributed 02:17 PM, 04/15/09


SB 920 (CS)Harris

Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:07 PM, 04/14/09


SB 921 Fraser

Relating to access by the members of electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:31 PM, 04/08/09


SB 935 Seliger

Relating to authorizing a judge of a municipal court to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:07 PM, 04/16/09


SB 992 (CS)Duncan

Relating to the jurisdiction and administration of, and procedures relating to, certain courts in this state, including procedures for appeals.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:30 AM, 04/21/09


SB 1021 (LC)Gallegos

Relating to a prohibition on parking a commercial motor vehicle in certain residential subdivisions.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:59 PM, 03/30/09


SB 1022 (CS)Ellis/ et al.

Relating to death benefits for the survivors of certain members of the Texas National Guard.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:07 AM, 04/21/09


SB 1061 (LC)Shapiro

Relating to improving the accuracy of reporting concerning certain criminal history.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:21 AM, 04/20/09


SB 1062 (CS)Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to creating an online resource center for individuals handling child abuse and neglect cases.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:02 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1070 (CS) (LC)Wentworth

Relating to jury assembly and administration.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:59 PM, 04/06/09

(On Third Reading)


SB 1106 (LC)Van de Putte

Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:06 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1119 Hinojosa

Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:54 AM, 03/25/09


SB 1166 (LC)Duncan

Relating to the duties and salary of the county attorney of Swisher County and the election and duties of the district attorney for the 64th Judicial District.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:31 AM, 04/14/09


SB 1179 (LC)Patrick, Dan

Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer health benefit plans to students.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:23 PM, 04/16/09


SB 1181 (CS)Patrick, Dan

Relating to the employment of certain persons by amusement parks.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:26 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1188 (LC)Estes

Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:19 AM, 04/20/09


SB 1200 (CS)Ogden

Relating to disclosure of contracts between a member of the legislature, or a business entity in which the member has a substantial interest, and a state agency.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:33 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1212 (LC)West

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:23 PM, 04/16/09


SB 1214 (CS)Deuell

Relating to consumption advisories for mercury contamination in fish, crustaceans, molluscan shellfish, and other aquatic and terrestrial animals.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:24 AM, 04/21/09


SB 1230 (CS) (LC)Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Committee on Aging and other initiatives relating to the aging population of this state.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:31 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1240 (LC)Van de Putte/ Shapleigh

Relating to the temporary occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:22 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1299 (LC)Watson

Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:36 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1350 (CS)Carona/ et al.

Relating to the creation, administration, financing, and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund; granting the authority to issue bonds.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:16 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1353 (CS)Carona

Relating to contract provisions in comprehensive development agreements.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:24 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1360 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the deadlines for commencement and completion of the Lake Columbia reservoir project.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:01 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1378 (CS)Duncan/ Averitt

Relating to the plugging of certain inactive oil or gas wells.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:46 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1387 (CS) (LC)Seliger

Relating to the implementation of projects involving the capture, injection, sequestration, or geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:05 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1402 (CS)Hinojosa

Relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a contract with the county elections administrator to perform election services.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:46 PM, 04/15/09


SB 1432 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the investigation, prosecution, and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud and certain other offenses related to Medicaid fraud; providing penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:26 AM, 04/14/09


SB 1448 (CS)West

Relating to actions in a justice court regarding the repair of residential rental property.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:22 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1459 (CS)Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to education initiatives for students of limited English proficiency and students at risk of dropping out of school.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:09 PM, 04/07/09


SB 1460 (CS)Shapiro

Relating to professional development academies designed for public school teachers who provide instruction to certain students of limited English proficiency.

Committee report printed and distributed 05:06 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1520 (LC)Shapleigh

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation residing in certain residential care facilities.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:23 AM, 04/14/09


SB 1548 (CS) (LC)Ogden

Relating to the monitoring and oversight of certain public retirement systems and public investments; providing civil penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:16 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1553 (CS) (LC)Wentworth

Relating to the creation of district courts in certain counties.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:09 PM, 04/15/09


SB 1554 (LC)Gallegos

Relating to the authority of officers in certain counties to designate a person to receive fees, commissions, or costs.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:07 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1586 Harris

Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:22 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1612 (CS) (LC)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the provision of information by health and human services agencies to assist children with velocardiofacial syndrome.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:43 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1629 (CS)Wentworth

Relating to the persons exempted from the required prepayment of the personnel costs incurred by a governmental body in responding to requests from a requestor under the public information law that require large amounts of personnel time.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:23 PM, 04/15/09


SB 1647 (CS) (LC)Averitt

Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit unions.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:00 PM, 04/14/09


SB 1661 (CS) (LC)Harris

Relating to child support liens on real property.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:45 PM, 04/14/09


SB 1666 (CS)Estes

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:44 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1667 (CS)Estes

Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:14 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1687 (CS)Hinojosa

Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:12 AM, 04/21/09


SB 1693 (CS) (LC)Ogden

Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities and poultry litter.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:28 PM, 04/20/09


SB 1760 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:58 PM, 04/16/09


SB 1823 (CS)Seliger

Relating to the state's statutory and contractual liens to secure the payment of unpaid royalty and other amounts due under oil and gas leases of state land.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:48 PM, 04/16/09


SB 1837 (LC)Patrick, Dan

Relating to the continuation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:24 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1848 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the provision of reentry, reintegration, and other services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:16 PM, 04/02/09


SB 1862 (LC)Ellis

Relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly items.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:35 PM, 04/07/09


SB 1872 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the use of information and records acquired during a fatality review and investigation.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:04 PM, 04/16/09


SB 1878 (CS)Nelson

Relating to the creation and operation of a council to increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased coordination of housing and health services.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:41 PM, 04/17/09


SB 1923 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to funding sources for the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:38 PM, 04/06/09


SB 1945 (CS) (LC)West

Relating to the issuance of a citation to an owner of real property for a violation of a county or municipal rule or ordinance.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:50 AM, 04/21/09


SB 2014 (CS)Duncan/ Ellis/ et al.

Relating to compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:58 PM, 04/09/09


SB 2017 (CS) (LC)Watson/ et al.

Relating to public participation in the development of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:34 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2046 (CS) (LC)Williams

Relating to requiring criminal history background checks for employees of public institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:42 AM, 04/21/09


SB 2047 (LC)Williams

Relating to the interception or the collection of information from certain communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:20 AM, 04/20/09


SB 2053 (CS) (LC)Williams

Relating to regional participation agreements.

Committee report printed and distributed 10:03 PM, 04/17/09


SB 2065 (CS)Davis, Wendy

Relating to proof that is acceptable for identifying individuals acknowledging written instruments.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:45 PM, 04/14/09


SB 2111 (CS)Averitt

Relating to the implementation of and incentives for projects involving the capture, transportation, injection, sequestration, geologic storage, or abatement of carbon dioxide; providing for the issuance of bonds.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:56 PM, 04/17/09


SB 2146 (CS) (LC)Duncan

Relating to the annual allocation of certain constitutional funds to eligible agencies and institutions of higher education.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:12 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2153 (CS) (LC)Whitmire

Relating to the booting of vehicles by private entities in parking facilities; providing penalties.

Committee report printed and distributed 09:35 PM, 04/17/09


SB 2154 Wentworth

Relating to the confidentiality of certain travel vouchers submitted by certain peace officers.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:11 PM, 04/17/09


SB 2210 (LC)West

Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:56 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2225 (CS) (LC)Carona/ et al.

Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct involving the transporting or transferring of a firearm and to creating the offense of firearm smuggling.

Committee report printed and distributed 04:18 PM, 04/15/09


SB 2229 (LC)Averitt

Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Bosque County and the composition of the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton Counties juvenile board.

Committee report printed and distributed 03:18 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2274 (LC)Seliger

Relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes.

Committee report printed and distributed 12:49 PM, 04/21/09


SB 2285 (LC)Lucio

Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the connection of residences in economically distressed areas to public water supply and sanitary sewer systems.

Committee report printed and distributed 02:14 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2292 (CS) (LC)Lucio

Relating to the establishment of a natural disaster housing reconstruction initiative.

Committee report printed and distributed 01:43 PM, 04/14/09


SB 2308 (CS) (LC)Gallegos

Relating to the use of discretionary funds raised by public school campuses.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:39 PM, 04/15/09


SB 2341 (CS) (LC)Averitt

Relating to authorizing individuals to leave certain permitted premises and other areas with alcoholic beverages.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:42 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2378 (CS) (LC)Nichols

Relating to the purposes and designation of a transportation reinvestment zone.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:02 PM, 04/14/09


SB 2445 (CS)Uresti

Relating to the disposal of sewage by certain boats.

Committee report printed and distributed 08:50 PM, 04/14/09


SB 2453 (LC)Williams

Relating to the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

Committee report printed and distributed 11:08 AM, 04/15/09


SB 2465 (LC)Seliger

Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with educational programs of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Committee report printed and distributed 06:57 PM, 04/16/09


SB 2503 (LC)Nichols

Relating to the powers and duties of the Lake View Management and Development District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting certain powers relating to navigation improvements; and granting powers of a road district.

Committee report printed and distributed 07:24 PM, 04/20/09


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