SENATE BILLS RETURNED FROM HOUSE WITH AMENDMENTS

Thursday

May 28, 2009

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.

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

Relating to the participation of students in funding awarded under the advanced research program.

Relating to the penalties for the illegal use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.

Relating to promoting awareness and education about the purchase and availability of health coverage.

Relating to the maximum speed limit for a neighborhood electric vehicle being operated on a street or highway.

Relating to accountability of institutions of higher education, including educator preparation programs, and online institution resumes for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to a prohibition against certain activities by a person employed in the financial aid office of a public institution of higher education or of a career school or college.

Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections in certain health care facilities.

Relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects by certain local governments.

Relating to the appointment of a successor guardian for certain wards adjudicated as totally incapacitated.

Relating to grant and outreach programs to provide nutrition education to children.

Relating to the membership and activities of local school health advisory councils.

Relating to the requirement that licensed physicians provide emergency contact information to the Texas Medical Board.

Relating to eliminating or modifying certain mandates on school districts.

Relating to the term of a reinvestment zone and to the assessment and payment of tax increments under the Tax Increment Financing Act.

Relating to the requirement that certain water service providers ensure emergency operations during an extended power outage.

Relating to an annual report by the Texas Fusion Center regarding criminal street gangs and gang-related crime.

Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.

Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.

Relating to the billing coordination system for claims submitted for payment from the Medicaid program.

Relating to the emergency installation and use of a device to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications.

Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.

Relating to certain requirements for sunscreening devices that are placed on or attached to a motor vehicle; providing a penalty.

Relating to the liability of in-home service companies and residential delivery companies for negligent hiring.

Relating to the authority of a county or other local governmental entity to receive local sales tax information.

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to continued health coverage for employees of certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the creation of the Caldwell County Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.

Relating to the administration of certain housing funds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.

Relating to the regulation of the towing and storage of vehicles.

Relating to the provision of a certified copy of a birth certificate for certain minors receiving services from the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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

Relating to long-term care consumer information and Medicaid waiver programs.

Relating to certain standards for group-administered achievement tests used by school districts.

Relating to exemptions from the Texas Structural Pest Control Act; providing penalties.

Relating to the determination of the value of property for ad valorem tax purposes, including appeals through binding arbitration of appraisal review board orders determining protests of property value determinations.

Relating to the imposition of a disciplinary action on a licensed nursing facility administrator; providing a penalty.

Relating to the accrual of vacation and sick leave for certain state employees on a military leave of absence.

Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a juvenile whose case is transferred to criminal court.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the rights and liabilities of the parties in a suit for dissolution of a marriage and certain post-dissolution proceedings.

Relating to the duties of the interagency obesity council and the Department of Agriculture relating to health, wellness, and prevention of obesity.

Relating to the public school physical education curriculum.

Relating to the certification and regulation of pain management clinics.

Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Texas Education Agency and the Department of Family and Protective Services addressing exchange of information regarding students in foster care.

Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for machinery and equipment used in an agricultural aircraft operation.

Relating to interactive water features and fountains.

Relating to the creation and financing of public improvement districts.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations and the administrative attachment of that agency to the office of the governor.

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain municipalities to order a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to authorizing a criminal justice agency to disclose certain criminal history record information to the Guardianship Certification Board and offices of the county clerk.

Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general.

Relating to the establishment of the capital writs committee and the office of capital writs and to the appointment and compensation of certain counsel for indigent defendants in a capital case.

Relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of used automotive parts recyclers; providing penalties.

Relating to requirements regarding employer liability for certain group health benefit plan premiums.

Relating to protocol for folding the state flag.

Relating to refunds of and credits for certain sales and use taxes paid by certain exempt organizations.

Relating to an affidavit required to be filed in a cause of action against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to the sale and use of unregistered vehicles, including the issuance and use of temporary tags on vehicles and the collection of sales taxes.

Relating to the imposition of the municipal hotel occupancy tax by certain eligible central municipalities.

Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.

Relating to certain mass transit entities.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the theft of certain electronic equipment and interference with certain radio frequencies.

Relating to authorization for school districts to provide mentors for teachers assigned to a new subject or grade level.

Relating to notice to students of a public institution of higher education of the required use of a portion of a student's tuition payments to provide student financial aid.

Relating to education and examination requirements for the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons.

Relating to continuation of the intercollegiate athletics fee for students at Prairie View A&M University.

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

Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem.

Relating to annual reports by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission on the operations and conditions of probation services in this state.

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

Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers.

Relating to orders and judgments rendered by associate judges in child support and child protection cases.

Relating to the appointment of a receiver to remedy hazardous properties.

Relating to the authority of the governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county to enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement.

Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in the areas of the state covered by the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council and to the recovery of certain transmission costs by electric utilities in those areas and to the provision of power during a natural disaster or declared emergency.

Relating to the composition, administration, and duties, including reporting requirements, of the Border Health Institute.

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

Relating to the assignment of security interests in certain collateral.

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

Relating to the fees for certain license plates.

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

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.

Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing separate reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for certain pharmacy care management services.

Relating to the creation of the Council on Children and Families.

Relating to the organization, duties, and functions of the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities and poultry litter.

Relating to prohibition of certain practices by owners of developments supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.

Relating to the employment and commissioning of law enforcement personnel to provide security services to certain educational institutions.

Relating to the regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons by certain municipalities; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the disposal of unused pharmaceuticals so that they do not enter a wastewater system.

Relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of motor vehicles.

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.

Relating to the dissemination of information regarding the cost of attending public and private institutions of higher education and regarding the availability of financial aid to assist in paying that cost.

Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for wheeled mobility systems for recipients of medical assistance.

Relating to notice to a life insurer of an adverse claim to policy proceeds by a person with a bona fide legal claim.

Relating to the constituting of certain sales of a used motor vehicle as a private disposition for purposes of Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.

Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.

Relating to revenue received from the provision of pay telephone service to inmates confined in facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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.

Relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

Relating to the fund for veterans' assistance.

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

Relating to a study regarding a supervised reentry program for certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the safe operation of motorcycles and other vehicles in this state; providing penalties.

Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties.

Relating to adoption of a school district grading policy.

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

Relating to the issuance of state and local government securities, including the powers and duties of the Bond Review Board and the issuance of private activity bonds.

Relating to the establishment of a strategy for reducing child abuse and neglect and improving child welfare.

Relating to the creation of and the powers of a comprehensive multimodal urban transportation authority, including the power to impose taxes, issue bonds, and exercise limited eminent domain authority.

Relating to the establishment of a smart growth policy work group and the development of a smart growth policy for this state.

Relating to fees paid to a constable for serving civil process.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate platting requirements near an international border.

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

Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to provide civil legal services to the indigent.

Relating to the adoption of rules by the Texas Water Development Board regarding supplemental funding resulting from federal economic recovery legislation.

Relating to the classification of certain types of marital property in regards to claims for payment of a criminal restitution judgment.

Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain charitable organizations.

Relating to the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

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

Relating to the postemployment activities of certain local government officers in certain counties; providing a penalty.

Relating to the Parklands Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to safety of children who participate in rodeos.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the enforcement of rules by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District; providing penalties.

Relating to jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Hunt County and the composition and operation of the Hunt County Juvenile Board.

Relating to the governing body of the Willacy County Navigation District.

Relating to the board of directors of the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District.