Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/29/2009

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Friday

May 29, 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.
5-26Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.
5-29Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 52 Zaffirini/ et al. SP: Coleman

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Eltife, Uresti, Wentworth.

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.
5-29Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 78 Nelson SP: Smithee

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Nelson, Chair; Deuell, Duncan, Lucio, Van de Putte.

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 328 Carona SP: Phillips

Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of operating a motor vehicle or a watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Nichols, Shapleigh, Watson, Zaffirini.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Phillips, Chair; Fletcher, Gattis, Moody, Pena.

SB 333 Carona SP: Jackson, Jim

Relating to the retention by a county or municipality of certain court costs for maintaining and supporting a certified breath alcohol testing program.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Nichols, Shapleigh, Watson, Zaffirini.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Jackson, Jim, Chair; Christian, Fletcher, Kent, Miklos.

SB 408 Carona SP: Hughes

Relating to the jurisdiction of and appeals from certain courts.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Hinojosa, Lucio, Watson, Wentworth.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Anderson, Hunter, Jackson, Jim, Smithee.

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 472 Estes/ Van de Putte/ et al. SP: Deshotel/ et al.

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

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Huffman, Van de Putte.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Deshotel, Chair; Darby, Hopson, Solomons, Thibaut.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 488 Ellis/ Carona/ et al. SP: Harper-Brown

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Carona, Davis, Wendy, Patrick, Dan, Watson.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Harper-Brown, Chair; Chisum, Cohen, Laubenberg, Paxton.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 497 Wentworth SP: Hartnett

Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Duncan, Gallegos, Watson.

SB 537 Carona SP: Vaught/ et al.

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Hinojosa, Patrick, Dan, Seliger, Whitmire.

SB 546 Fraser SP: Anchia

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Fraser, Chair; Ellis, Estes, Harris, Whitmire.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 679 Lucio/ et al. SP: Davis, Yvonne

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Lucio, Chair; Duncan, Estes, West, Williams.

SB 686 Davis, Wendy/ et al. SP: Orr

Relating to the installation, maintenance, or operation of natural gas pipelines on state highways and highway rights-of-way.

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Davis, Wendy, Chair; Carona, Nichols, Shapiro, Watson.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Orr, Chair; Parker, Pierson, Taylor, Turner, Chris.

SB 726 Eltife SP: Hughes

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

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Eltife, Chair; Deuell, Hinojosa, Seliger, Uresti.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-25House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Branch, Chair; Anchia, Crownover, Giddings, McCall.

SB 968 West SP: Truitt/ et al.

Relating to interactive water features and fountains.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Carona, Nichols, Patrick, Dan, Van de Putte.

SB 1001 Deuell SP: Isett

Relating to the continuation and operation of the office of public insurance counsel.

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Averitt, Hegar, Hinojosa, Williams.

SB 1009 Deuell SP: Harper-Brown

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Eltife, Estes, Hegar, Whitmire.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Harper-Brown, Chair; Coleman, Davis, John, Marquez, Morrison.

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 1068 Wentworth SP: Gallego

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.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Ellis, Eltife, Williams.

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.
5-27Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 1182 Wentworth SP: Ortiz, Jr.

Relating to the open records steering committee, reports by the attorney general on costs of copies, and certain deadlines, costs, and suits filed under the public information law.

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Duncan, Eltife, Whitmire.
5-28House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Ortiz, Jr., Chair; Anchia, Creighton, Eiland, Howard, Charlie.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1219 Averitt/ et al. SP: Deshotel

Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the health curriculum used in public high schools.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Shapiro, Van de Putte, West, Williams.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Deshotel, Chair; Allen, Eissler, Hochberg, Patrick.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.
5-29Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 1273 Carona SP: Fletcher/ et al.

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Averitt, Duncan, Seliger, West.

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 1557 Duncan SP: Gallego

Relating to the early identification of criminal defendants who are or may be persons with mental illness or mental retardation.

5-23Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23Senate conferees appointed: Duncan, Chair; Carona, Hinojosa, Seliger, Whitmire.
5-29House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Christian, Fletcher, Miklos, Moody.

SB 1620 Wentworth SP: Paxton

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Averitt, Eltife, Watson, Whitmire.

SB 1742 Shapiro/ Nelson SP: Paxton

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Deuell, Nelson, Nichols, West.

SB 1757 Watson SP: Howard, Donna

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Averitt, Deuell, Ellis, Seliger.

SB 1759 Watson SP: Pickett

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Averitt, Huffman, Uresti, Williams.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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 2314 Averitt SP: Callegari

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Uresti, Watson.

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.
5-26Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

SB 2440 Uresti SP: Corte/ et al.

Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Averitt, Hegar, Van de Putte, Wentworth.

SB 2468 Gallegos/ et al. SP: Coleman/ et al.

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

5-29Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Gallegos, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Jackson, Mike, Whitmire.

SB 2513 Averitt SP: Dunnam

Relating to the name and confirmation of, and to certain fees imposed by, the McLennan County Groundwater Conservation District.

5-28Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Uresti, Williams.

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.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Eltife, Hinojosa, Wentworth.

HB 148 Smith, Todd SP: Wentworth

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Smith, Todd, Chair; Branch, Hartnett, Hunter, Leibowitz.

HB 216 Menendez/ Naishtat/ Davis, Yvonne/ Kent/ Leibowitz SP: Shapleigh

Relating to the regulation of certain boarding houses and assisted living facilities; providing penalties.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Menendez, Chair; Davis, John, Hughes, Naishtat, Rose.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Shapleigh, Chair; Nelson, Nichols, Uresti, Wentworth.

HB 269 Lucio III/ Marquez/ Rios Ybarra/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to course credit for certain students at a public institution of higher education.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Lucio III, Chair; Berman, Corte, Flores, Vaught.

HB 300 Isett/ Pickett/ Harper-Brown SP: Hegar

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation, including the transfer of certain functions to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing penalties.

5-27House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-27House conferees appointed: Isett, Chair; Harper-Brown, McClendon, Pickett, Smith, Wayne.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Hegar, Chair; Carona, Hinojosa, Nichols, Watson.

HB 548 Pickett SP: Carona

Relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Callegari, Guillen, Merritt, Smith, Todd.

HB 666 Gutierrez/ Moody/ Hodge/ Leibowitz SP: Uresti

Relating to certain costs used to fund drug court programs.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Gutierrez, Chair; Geren, King, Susan, McReynolds, Moody.

HB 764 Hartnett/ et al. SP: Wentworth

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Hartnett, Chair; Hughes, Hunter, Leibowitz, Martinez, "Mando".

HB 853 Laubenberg/ Rodriguez/ Gutierrez/ Leibowitz/ Chavez/ et al. SP: Uresti

Relating to inclusion of pets and other companion animals in protective orders; providing a penalty.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Laubenberg, Chair; Castro, Harper-Brown, Kleinschmidt, Leibowitz.

HB 882 Rodriguez/ Thompson/ Leibowitz/ Naishtat SP: Eltife

Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies after certain determinations or unlawful conduct.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Rodriguez, Chair; Bolton, Harless, Hughes, Thompson.

HB 987 Creighton SP: West

Relating to competitive procurement requirements for local governments.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Creighton, Chair; Coleman, Flynn, Gonzalez Toureilles, Solomons.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Duncan, Ellis, Nichols, Wentworth.

HB 1161 Geren/ Maldonado SP: Harris

Relating to local regulation of distance requirements for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages near certain establishments.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Geren, Chair; Chisum, Giddings, Hamilton, Thompson.

HB 1343 Menendez/ McClendon SP: Van de Putte

Relating to blind and disabled pedestrians and failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Menendez, Chair; McClendon, Naishtat, Phillips, Pickett.

HB 1659 King, Phil SP: Patrick, Dan

Relating to creating an exception to the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Driver, Frost, Lewis, Vo.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Patrick, Dan, Chair; Ellis, Hegar, Huffman, Williams.

HB 1722 Castro/ et al. SP: Uresti

Relating to the proceedings that may be referred to and the powers of a criminal law magistrate in Bexar County.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Castro, Chair; Gallego, Hunter, Moody, Phillips.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Hegar, Hinojosa, Huffman, Seliger.

HB 1796 Chisum/ Hancock/ Burnam/ Hartnett/ et al. SP: Watson

Relating to the offshore geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Cook, Dunnam, Veasey, Weber.

HB 1914 McReynolds/ Christian SP: Nichols

Relating to abolishing the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority and to the certification and operation of private sector prison industries programs.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: McReynolds, Chair; Christian, England, Hodge, Madden.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-26Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Averitt, Eltife, Estes, Lucio.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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 2328 Guillen/ Moody/ Riddle/ Leibowitz/ Marquez/ et al. SP: Carona

Relating to regulating employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities and to certain acts committed against those individuals.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Creighton, Leibowitz, Raymond, Riddle.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Averitt, Patrick, Dan, Van de Putte, Whitmire.

HB 2330 Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; King, Susan, Kolkhorst, Naishtat, Zerwas.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Deuell, Nichols, Shapleigh, Van de Putte.

HB 2374 Guillen/ Lucio III/ Pena/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Herrero/ et al. SP: 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.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Berman, Chisum, Martinez Fischer, Ritter.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Lucio, Chair; Duncan, Estes, Seliger, Zaffirini.

HB 2531 Chavez/ Pitts/ Harless/ Castro/ Leibowitz/ et al. SP: Shapiro

Relating to a reporting requirement regarding the Texas emerging technology fund.

5-28House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28House conferees appointed: Chavez, Chair; Davis, Yvonne, Harless, Herrero, Pitts.

HB 2571 Gonzales/ Smith, Todd/ Lucio III/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Leibowitz SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the licensing and regulation of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities; providing penalties.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Gonzales, Chair; McClendon, Phillips, Pickett, Smith, Todd.

HB 2591 Thompson SP: Hegar

Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Thompson, Chair; Gutierrez, Hamilton, Jones, Menendez.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Hegar, Chair; Deuell, Eltife, Harris, West.

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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

HB 2644 Kent/ Shelton/ Kuempel/ Marquez/ Lewis/ et al. SP: Deuell

Relating to the designation of the Bankhead Highway as a historic highway.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Kent, Chair; Anchia, Frost, Marquez, Shelton.

HB 2647 Kent/ Miklos SP: Deuell

Relating to the quasi-judicial enforcement of certain health and safety ordinances.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Kent, Chair; Button, Driver, Miklos, Vaught.

HB 2649 Smith, Wayne/ Callegari SP: Deuell

Relating to the regulation and practice of engineering and lighting design.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Smith, Wayne, Chair; Anderson, Callegari, Harless, Homer.

HB 2682 Alvarado/ Guillen/ McClendon/ Merritt/ et al. SP: Wentworth

Relating to the authority of municipalities to alter speed limits.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Alvarado, Chair; Bohac, Guillen, McClendon, Merritt.

HB 2774 Truitt SP: Wentworth

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending; providing a penalty.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Truitt, Chair; Darby, Flynn, Hernandez, Hopson.

HB 2854 Hughes/ Harper-Brown SP: Deuell

Relating to license plates created by the Texas Department of Transportation for professional firefighters.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Anderson, Frost, Harper-Brown, Pickett.

HB 2888 Martinez, "Mando" SP: West

Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Martinez, "Mando", Chair; Gonzalez Toureilles, Hardcastle, Swinford, Villarreal.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Duncan, Ellis, Gallegos, Wentworth.

HB 2908 Paxton SP: Wentworth

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders and the confidentiality of certain information obtained or compiled by the consumer credit commissioner on examination of property tax lenders and certain other license holders or registrants.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Paxton, Chair; Giddings, Isett, King, Phil, Menendez.

HB 3218 Naishtat SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the filing of sworn complaints with the Texas Ethics Commission.

5-23House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-23House conferees appointed: Naishtat, Chair; Herrero, King, Tracy O., Patrick, Phillips.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Deuell, Duncan, Van de Putte.

HB 3221 Hancock SP: Van de Putte

Relating to certain required notifications regarding insurance claims and premiums.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Hancock, Chair; Eiland, Martinez Fischer, Smithee, Taylor.

HB 3224 Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of arson.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Madden, Chair; Bohac, Miklos, Moody, Riddle.

HB 3347 Truitt SP: Duncan

Relating to plan qualification provisions for and certain health insurance deductions under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Truitt, Chair; Eiland, McClendon, Otto, Pitts.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Duncan, Chair; Ogden, Van de Putte, West, Williams.

HB 3637 Hughes SP: Wentworth

Relating to filing fees for civil actions or proceedings in a district, county, justice, or small claims court.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Eiland, Lewis, Smithee, Turner, Sylvester.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Duncan, Hinojosa, Watson, Williams.

HB 3768 Paxton SP: Wentworth

Relating to title insurance coverage of property transferred into an inter vivos trust.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Paxton, Chair; Gonzalez Toureilles, Hughes, King, Phil, Kleinschmidt.

HB 3983 Rodriguez SP: Watson

Relating to certain homestead preservation reinvestment zones.

5-26House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-26House conferees appointed: Rodriguez, Chair; Harless, Howard, Donna, Maldonado, Patrick.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Carona, Eltife, Harris, Shapleigh.

HB 4102 Eiland/ Guillen SP: Carona/ et al.

Relating to the disaster contingency fund.

5-25House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-25House conferees appointed: Eiland, Chair; McCall, Ortiz, Jr., Ritter, Taylor.
5-29Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Ellis, Patrick, Dan, Shapiro, Williams.

HB 4409 Taylor/ Eiland/ Guillen SP: Jackson, Mike

Relating to emergency preparation and management.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Taylor, Chair; Eiland, Guillen, Hunter, Smithee.

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.
5-28Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-28Senate conferees appointed: Nichols, Chair; Eltife, Jackson, Mike, Patrick, Dan, Shapleigh.
5-29Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 4583 Pitts SP: Ogden

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in the state treasury, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Pitts, Chair; Edwards, Hochberg, Morrison, Otto.

HB 4817 Gattis SP: Ogden

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

5-29House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-29House conferees appointed: Gattis, Chair; Callegari, Creighton, Frost, Ritter.