Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/23/2009

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Saturday

May 23, 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 93 Van de Putte/ et al. SP: Castro

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

5-21Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Averitt, Duncan, Ogden, Zaffirini.
5-23House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Castro, Chair; Branch, Farias, Morrison, Pitts.

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.
5-21Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-23Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-21Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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 1011 Estes SP: Harper-Brown

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

5-21Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Fraser, Hegar, Hinojosa, Lucio.

SB 1152 Hinojosa/ et al. SP: Anchia/ et al.

Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse; providing penalties.

5-21Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Averitt, Ellis, Eltife, Harris.
5-23House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Anchia, Chair; Heflin, Marquez, McCall, Smith, Todd.

SB 1206 Hinojosa SP: Edwards

Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program.

5-21Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Hegar, Seliger, Whitmire, Williams.
5-23House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Edwards, Chair; Hodge, Madden, McReynolds, Turner, Sylvester.

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.
5-23Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 2423 Deuell SP: Gonzalez Toureilles

Relating to the transfer or sale of patient information or prescription drug history by discount health care programs.

5-21Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Nichols, Patrick, Dan, Shapiro, Uresti.
5-23House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair; Gonzales, Hopson, King, Susan, Zerwas.

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.
5-21Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Ogden, Patrick, Dan, Van de Putte, Williams.

HB 72 Guillen/ Gonzales/ Thompson/ Rodriguez/ Bolton SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Gonzales, Gonzalez Toureilles, Hunter, Phillips.

HB 1711 Turner, Sylvester/ Guillen/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Veasey/ Marquez SP: Whitmire

Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Turner, Sylvester, Chair; Hodge, Madden, McReynolds, Sheffield.

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.
5-21Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Nelson, Van de Putte, Williams.

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.
5-21Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Lucio, Nichols, Seliger, Zaffirini.

HB 2275 Raymond/ Guillen/ Flynn/ Shelton/ Martinez, "Mando" SP: Zaffirini

Relating to creating a task force to develop uniform standards for subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of counties near the international border and in economically distressed counties.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Raymond, Chair; Flynn, Gonzales, Guillen, Merritt.

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.
5-21Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Williams, Chair; Fraser, Harris, Watson, Whitmire.

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.
5-21Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-21Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Eltife, Hinojosa, Ogden.

HB 4498 Hamilton SP: Nichols

Relating to ballot issues for a local option election to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Hamilton, Chair; Chisum, Geren, Quintanilla, Thompson.