Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/21/2009

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Thursday

May 21, 2009




SB 1 Ogden SP: Pitts

General Appropriations Bill.

4-24Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-24Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Hinojosa, Shapiro, West, Williams.
4-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-28House conferees appointed: Pitts, Chair; McClendon, Otto, Raymond, Zerwas.

SB 58 Zaffirini SP: Vaught

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

5-14Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Hinojosa, Watson, Wentworth.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Vaught, Chair; Jones, Madden, McReynolds, Strama.

SB 297 Van de Putte/ Ogden/ et al. SP: Corte/ et al.

Relating to resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain veterans and their spouses and children.

4-15Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-15Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Duncan, Ogden, Patrick, Dan, Zaffirini.
4-22House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
4-22House conferees appointed: Corte, Chair; Aycock, Branch, Flores, Veasey.

SB 434 Wentworth SP: Bolton

Relating to the establishment and operation of a public transit motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.

5-18Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Shapiro, Shapleigh, Watson.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Bolton, Chair; Corte, Paxton, Pickett, Rodriguez.

SB 482 Ellis/ Shapiro/ et al. SP: Chisum/ et al.

Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission.

5-04Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-04Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Carona, Lucio, Seliger, Shapiro.
5-15House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Branch, Cohen, Naishtat, Thompson.
5-20Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 562 Jackson, Mike SP: Bonnen

Relating to the inclusion on the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill of a statement directing the United States Postal Service to return the bill if it is not deliverable as addressed.

5-14Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14Senate conferees appointed: Jackson, Mike, Chair; Deuell, Duncan, Fraser, Lucio.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Bonnen, Chair; Alvarado, Deshotel, Flynn, Menendez.

SB 727 Patrick, Dan SP: Vaught

Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system.

5-15Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15Senate conferees appointed: Patrick, Dan, Chair; Carona, Hegar, Seliger, Whitmire.
5-18House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18House conferees appointed: Vaught, Chair; Anchia, Geren, Moody, Riddle.

SB 956 West/ et al. SP: Branch

Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.

5-18Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Duncan, Hinojosa, Ogden, Shapiro.

SB 1237 Estes SP: Heflin

Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms.

5-20Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Deuell, Hegar, Seliger, Whitmire.
5-21House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21House conferees appointed: Heflin, Chair; Darby, Frost, Hopson, Lewis.

SB 1495 Williams SP: Oliveira

Relating to the taxation of motor fuels; providing penalties.

5-15Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15Senate conferees appointed: Williams, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Hinojosa, West.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Oliveira, Chair; Hartnett, Keffer, Otto, Pena.

SB 2298 Watson SP: Farabee

Relating to compensation of certain state employees.

5-15Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Carona, Ellis, Eltife, Whitmire.
5-20House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Farabee, Chair; Gallego, Harless, Hilderbran, Maldonado.

SB 2306 Williams SP: Miller, Doug

Relating to rates and methods of depreciation applied to a retired class of property for regulated water utilities.

5-14Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-14Senate conferees appointed: Williams, Chair; Averitt, Davis, Wendy, Eltife, Hinojosa.
5-18House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18House conferees appointed: Miller, Doug, Chair; Button, Laubenberg, Martinez Fischer, Ritter.
5-20Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3 Eissler/ Hochberg/ Keffer/ Dutton/ Raymond/ et al. SP: Shapiro

Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements.

5-18House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18House conferees appointed: Eissler, Chair; Dutton, Hochberg, Keffer, Villarreal.

HB 2030 Zerwas SP: Deuell

Relating to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Program and prescription drug use under the Medicaid program.

5-18House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-18House conferees appointed: Zerwas, Chair; Davis, John, Hopson, Howard, Donna, King, Susan.

HB 2196 Truitt SP: Deuell

Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the integration of health and behavioral health services.

5-20House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-20House conferees appointed: Truitt, Chair; Darby, Herrero, Isett, Rose.

HB 2310 Kuempel SP: Williams

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including the power to issue emergency orders and temporary and emergency licenses.

5-15House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15House conferees appointed: Geren, Chair; Gutierrez, Hamilton, Jones, Menendez.

HB 2626 Naishtat/ Kent/ Rios Ybarra/ Leibowitz/ et al. SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.

5-15House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-15House conferees appointed: Naishtat, Chair; Bolton, Driver, Kent, Merritt.