Status of Bills in Conference Committee for 5/30/2009

STATUS OF BILLS IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE



Saturday

May 30, 2009




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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Coleman, Chair; Branch, Harless, King, Susan, Zerwas.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part 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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Smithee, Chair; Eiland, Isett, Thompson, Zerwas.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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

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 313 Wentworth SP: Kuempel/ et al.

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Deuell, Hinojosa, Ogden, Zaffirini.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hamilton, Chair; Coleman, Hartnett, Isett, Villarreal.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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

SB 379 Carona SP: Guillen

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Huffman, Patrick, Dan, Shapleigh, Whitmire.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Corte, Flynn, Gonzales, Raymond.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hartnett, Chair; Hughes, Jackson, Jim, Martinez, "Mando", McReynolds.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Vaught, Chair; Fletcher, Kent, Moody, Riddle.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Anchia, Chair; Geren, Keffer, Rose, Strama.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

SB 636 Seliger SP: Rose

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Deuell, Eltife, West, Williams.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Rose, Chair; Hartnett, Lucio III, Strama, Thompson.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Davis, Yvonne, Chair; Fletcher, Menendez, Miklos, Pierson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hughes, Chair; Bolton, Hopson, Orr, Pitts.
5-30Conference 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.
5-25Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.
5-28Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Truitt, Chair; Harper-Brown, Kent, Kolkhorst, Miller, Doug.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Isett, Chair; Hancock, Martinez Fischer, Smithee, Thompson.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Harper-Brown, Chair; Davis, Yvonne, Laubenberg, McClendon, Paxton.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Christian, Fletcher, Miklos, Moody.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part 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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1263 Watson SP: Rodriguez

Relating to certain mass transit entities.

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Carona, Ellis, Shapleigh, Wentworth.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Rodriguez, Chair; Coleman, Gattis, Kleinschmidt, Thompson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary 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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Fletcher, Chair; Cook, Gallego, Miklos, Phillips.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1449 West SP: Deshotel

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Ellis, Eltife, Wentworth, Williams.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Deshotel, Chair; Anderson, Elkins, Guillen, Pena.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Paxton, Chair; Bohac, Hilderbran, Pena, Taylor.

SB 1645 Van de Putte SP: Hopson

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Duncan, Nelson, Nichols, Zaffirini.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hopson, Chair; Frost, Gonzalez Toureilles, Smith, Wayne, Swinford.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Paxton, Chair; Laubenberg, Madden, McCall, Parker.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Howard, Donna, Chair; Aycock, Burnam, Hopson, Shelton.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Chisum, Guillen, Menendez, Otto.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 1833 Patrick, Dan SP: Bohac

Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Patrick, Dan, Chair; Eltife, Harris, Ogden, Williams.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Smith, Wayne, Chair; Callegari, Dutton, Harless, Taylor.

SB 1970 Duncan SP: Smith, Todd

Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties.

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Duncan, Chair; Estes, Hinojosa, Van de Putte, Williams.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Smith, Todd, Chair; Anchia, Bohac, Heflin, Hilderbran.

SB 2080 Uresti/ et al. SP: McClendon

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Averitt, Huffman, West, Williams.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McClendon, Chair; Coleman, Davis, John, Gattis, Kolkhorst.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2096 Wentworth SP: McClendon

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.

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Davis, Wendy, Nichols, Watson.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McClendon, Chair; Farias, Gutierrez, Leibowitz, Martinez Fischer.

SB 2274 Seliger SP: Chisum

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Ogden, Shapiro, Watson, Whitmire.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Chisum, Chair; Aycock, Eissler, Gallego, Hochberg.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Creighton, King, Tracy O., Lucio III, Ritter.

SB 2423 Deuell SP: Gonzalez Toureilles

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

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Corte, Chair; Leibowitz, Martinez Fischer, Menendez, Ritter.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

SB 2442 Uresti SP: Gallego

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

5-30Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Ogden, Shapiro, Williams, Zaffirini.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Farabee, Miklos, Moody, Naishtat.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Coleman, Chair; Davis, John, Hernandez, Smith, Wayne, Walle.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30House granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Dunnam, Chair; Anderson, Farrar, Miller, Sid, Veasey.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HJR 14 Corte/ Hilderbran/ Anderson/ Paxton/ Hughes/ et al. SP: Duncan

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the taking of property for transfer to a private entity for certain purposes.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Corte, Chair; Bonnen, Hilderbran, Pena, Woolley.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Duncan, Chair; Estes, Hegar, Van de Putte, Whitmire.

HJR 127 King, Phil/ Chavez SP: Carona

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Flynn, Guillen, Pena, Vaught.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Averitt, Deuell, Jackson, Mike, Watson.
5-30Conference 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.
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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 51 Branch/ McCall/ Coleman/ McClendon/ Madden/ et al. SP: Zaffirini

Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities in developing and maintaining programs of the highest tier, to the abolition of the higher education fund, and to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Branch, Chair; Cohen, Eiland, Madden, McCall.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Duncan, Van de Putte, Watson, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 103 Brown, Fred SP: Patrick, Dan

Relating to the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers of certain institutions of higher education.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Brown, Fred, Chair; Branch, McClendon, Patrick, Villarreal.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Patrick, Dan, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Deuell, Duncan, Ogden.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Duncan, Harris, Hinojosa, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 171 Olivo SP: Gallegos

Relating to consideration of mitigating factors in determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Olivo, Chair; Allen, Aycock, Eissler, Patrick.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Gallegos, Chair; Ogden, Shapiro, Watson, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Duncan, Ogden, Shapleigh, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 431 Lucio III/ Alvarado/ Kent/ et al. SP: Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Lucio III, Chair; Anchia, Keffer, Maldonado, Otto.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Averitt, Nelson, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 432 Lucio III/ Anchia/ Strama/ Leibowitz/ et al. SP: Estes

Relating to the acquisition by state agencies of low-emissions vehicles and vehicles using alternative fuels.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Lucio III, Chair; Cook, Menendez, Otto, Strama.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Averitt, Van de Putte, Watson, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 451 Allen/ Lucio III/ Thompson SP: Lucio

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Allen, Chair; Bolton, Cohen, Herrero, Leibowitz.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Lucio, Chair; Carona, Deuell, Shapiro, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 459 Leibowitz/ Quintanilla/ Marquez/ Pickett SP: Zaffirini

Relating to county abatement and regulation of nuisances.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Leibowitz, Chair; Bohac, Harless, King, Tracy O., Walle.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Carona, Ellis, Eltife, Hinojosa.

HB 469 King, Phil/ Anchia/ Hughes/ Lewis/ Strama/ et al. SP: Seliger

Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester in geological formations carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Anchia, Hardcastle, Lewis, Strama.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Averitt, Fraser, Ogden, Shapleigh.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 498 McClendon/ Thompson/ Gallego/ Hodge/ Pierson/ et al. SP: Ellis

Relating to the creation of a commission to investigate and prevent wrongful convictions.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McClendon, Chair; Hodge, Moody, Pierson, Thompson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Carona, Hegar, Huffman, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 537 Berman/ Naishtat/ Bolton SP: Eltife

Relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles; creating an offense.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Berman, Chair; Bolton, Darby, Naishtat, Weber.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Eltife, Chair; Deuell, Huffman, Shapleigh, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Huffman, Nichols, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 635 Guillen/ Rodriguez/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Flores SP: Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, determine eligibility for, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public education.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Hochberg, Hughes, Parker, Rodriguez.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Averitt, Lucio, Ogden, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Hinojosa, Seliger, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 715 King, Phil/ Callegari SP: Estes

Relating to motor vehicle inspection stations that perform emissions inspections using only the onboard diagnostic system of inspected vehicles.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: King, Phil, Chair; Callegari, Davis, Yvonne, Gonzales, Harper-Brown.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Shapleigh, West.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 746 Brown, Fred/ Aycock/ Branch/ Giddings/ Rodriguez/ et al. SP: Patrick, Dan

Relating to expanding the availability of classrooms and other facilities for use by public colleges and universities.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Brown, Fred, Chair; Alonzo, Aycock, Branch, Rodriguez.
5-30The House concurred in Senate amendments and discharged its conferees.

HB 756 Martinez Fischer SP: Ellis

Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in certain office buildings owned by or leased to the state.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Martinez Fischer, Chair; Anchia, Corte, Gutierrez, Laubenberg.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Deuell, Duncan, Wentworth, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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".
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Harris, Hinojosa, Watson, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 770 Howard, Donna/ Eiland/ Ritter/ Elkins/ Taylor/ et al. SP: Jackson, Mike/ et al.

Relating to the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Howard, Donna, Chair; Christian, Eiland, Hamilton, Taylor.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Jackson, Mike, Chair; Eltife, Huffman, Wentworth, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Hinojosa, Nelson, Whitmire.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Eltife, Chair; Deuell, Seliger, Van de Putte, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 963 Guillen SP: Whitmire

Relating to a criminal history evaluation letter determining occupational license eligibility.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Guillen, Chair; Gutierrez, Madden, McReynolds, Thompson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Whitmire, Chair; Carona, Fraser, Jackson, Mike, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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 1030 Callegari SP: Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the scheduling of hearings before appraisal review boards on property tax protests.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Bohac, Fletcher, Howard, Charlie, Turner, Sylvester.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Nichols, Patrick, Dan, Shapleigh, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1041 Parker/ Shelton/ Chavez SP: West

Relating to school district policies addressing sexual abuse of children.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Parker, Chair; Chavez, Rose, Shelton, Zerwas.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Averitt, Nelson, Shapiro, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Harris, Chair; Eltife, Lucio, Van de Putte, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1218 Howard, Donna SP: Watson

Relating to a pilot project to exchange secure electronic health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and local or regional health information exchanges.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Howard, Donna, Chair; Coleman, Davis, John, Kolkhorst, Rose.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Averitt, Deuell, Nelson, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1320 Christian/ et al. SP: Ellis

Relating to creating an offense for engaging in certain conduct relating to cockfighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Christian, Chair; Berman, Chisum, Flynn, King, Phil.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Hinojosa, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1322 Hochberg SP: Watson

Relating to the establishment of an online resource for teachers of students with special health needs.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hochberg, Chair; Allen, Farias, Jackson, Jim, Shelton.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Ogden, Shapiro, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Hinojosa, Patrick, Dan, Shapiro, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1357 Isett/ Rios Ybarra/ Laubenberg/ et al. SP: Deuell/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities; providing an administrative penalty; creating an offense.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Isett, Chair; King, Susan, Laubenberg, McReynolds, Rios Ybarra.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Patrick, Dan, Uresti, Van de Putte, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1506 Herrero/ Leibowitz/ Bolton/ Gattis/ et al. SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Herrero, Chair; Gallego, Gattis, Otto, Pierson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Averitt, Seliger, West, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1795 Pierson/ Vaught/ Dukes/ Kent/ Naishtat/ et al. SP: Uresti/ et al.

Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Pierson, Chair; Eiland, Gonzales, McCall, Zerwas.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Averitt, Huffman, Williams, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Averitt, Davis, Wendy, Duncan, Eltife.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1801 Bohac/ Martinez Fischer/ Castro/ Patrick/ Oliveira/ et al. SP: Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bohac, Chair; Castro, Martinez Fischer, Oliveira, Patrick.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Duncan, Hinojosa, Seliger, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1831 Corte/ Edwards/ Eiland SP: Carona

Relating to disaster preparedness and emergency management and to certain vehicles used in emergencies; providing a penalty.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Corte, Chair; Edwards, McClendon, Oliveira, Taylor.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Ellis, Nichols, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Nichols, Chair; Patrick, Dan, Shapleigh, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1924 Heflin SP: Seliger

Relating to the performance of pharmacy services in certain rural areas.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Heflin, Chair; Chisum, Gonzalez Toureilles, Hopson, Swinford.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Nelson, Nichols, Uresti, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1935 Villarreal/ Guillen/ Rodriguez/ Chavez/ Flores/ et al. SP: Duncan

Relating to the establishment of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to support adult and postsecondary education and workforce development.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Villarreal, Chair; Eissler, Lucio III, McReynolds, Naishtat.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Duncan, Chair; Averitt, Ellis, Shapiro, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 1959 Isett/ McCall SP: Hegar

Relating to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Isett, Chair; Cook, Hunter, McCall, McReynolds.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hegar, Chair; Averitt, Estes, Hinojosa, Huffman.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2000 McCall SP: Van de Putte

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McCall, Chair; Bohac, King, Susan, Madden, Pierson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Deuell, Duncan, Watson, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2003 McCall/ Castro/ Orr SP: Watson

Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McCall, Chair; Castro, King, Susan, Madden, Pierson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Ellis, Seliger, Wentworth, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2012 Vaught/ Kent/ King, Susan/ Gattis/ Bohac SP: Carona

Relating to the criminal consequences of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Vaught, Chair; Bohac, Gattis, Kent, King, Susan.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Deuell, Watson, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 2086 Moody SP: Whitmire

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Moody, Chair; Fletcher, Gallego, Miklos, Riddle.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Whitmire, Chair; Carona, Ellis, Ogden, Seliger.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2093 Driver SP: Hegar

Relating to the certification of a county jailer as a special officer for offenders with mental impairments.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Driver, Chair; Chisum, Hunter, Isett, Pena.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hegar, Chair; Patrick, Dan, Seliger, West, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2139 McClendon/ Alonzo/ Gutierrez/ Farias/ et al. SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McClendon, Chair; Dukes, Hodge, Marquez, Moody.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Ellis, Huffman, Seliger, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2153 Edwards/ Turner, Chris SP: Shapiro

Relating to certain registration requirements imposed on sex offenders.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Edwards, Chair; Fletcher, Kent, Riddle, Vaught.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Duncan, Ellis, Hinojosa.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2163 Turner, Sylvester/ Allen/ Crabb/ Marquez SP: Uresti

Relating to a study regarding the provision of certain medications through the Medicaid vendor drug program to children younger than 16 years of age.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Turner, Sylvester, Chair; Edwards, Giddings, Kolkhorst, Zerwas.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Deuell, Nelson, West, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2169 Chavez/ Moody/ Harless/ Pickett/ Button SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development fund.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Chavez, Chair; Davis, Yvonne, Eissler, Morrison, Strama.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Eltife, Shapiro, Watson, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

HB 2240 Lewis/ Vaught/ Moody/ Guillen SP: Nelson

Relating to creating the offense of continuous violence against the family.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Lewis, Chair; Guillen, Howard, Donna, Moody, Vaught.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Nelson, Chair; Patrick, Dan, Seliger, Shapiro, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2347 Thibaut/ Guillen SP: Whitmire

Relating to tuition and laboratory fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers enrolled in criminal justice or law enforcement management-related course work.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Thibaut, Chair; Coleman, Driver, Fletcher, Guillen.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Whitmire, Chair; Duncan, Gallegos, Ogden, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2521 Pickett/ Solomons SP: West

Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain media-related services offered by businesses based in Texas.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Pickett, Chair; Farabee, Harless, Menendez, Solomons.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Deuell, Eltife, Harris, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Eltife, Harris, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2553 Hilderbran SP: Davis, Wendy

Relating to the registration and operation of certain motor vehicles.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hilderbran, Chair; Corte, King, Tracy O., Phillips, Villarreal.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Davis, Wendy, Chair; Carona, Ogden, Watson, Williams.

HB 2555 Hilderbran/ Guillen SP: Ogden

Relating to the length of time certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hilderbran, Chair; Chisum, Darby, Hughes, Rose.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Deuell, Harris, Wentworth, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Carona, Nelson, Williams, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2582 Gonzalez Toureilles/ Leibowitz/ Moody/ Hardcastle SP: Hegar

Relating to the production and taxation of renewable diesel fuel.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair; Alonzo, Herrero, Hughes, Swinford.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hegar, Chair; Averitt, Eltife, Hinojosa, Patrick, Dan.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Carona, Nelson, Nichols, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Eltife, Gallegos, Nichols, West.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Jackson, Mike, Lucio, Watson, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Carona, Davis, Wendy, Ellis, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2730 Kolkhorst/ Merritt/ Driver SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Private Security Board; providing penalties.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Kolkhorst, Chair; Burnam, Driver, Frost, Merritt.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Carona, Hegar, Nelson, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2752 Eiland SP: Averitt

Relating to independent audits of insurer financial statements and insurer internal controls.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Eiland, Chair; Hancock, Martinez Fischer, Smithee, Taylor.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Ellis, Estes, Van de Putte, Williams.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Van de Putte, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2833 Marquez/ et al. SP: Shapleigh

Relating to certain building code standards applicable to the unincorporated areas of certain counties; providing a penalty.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Marquez, Chair; Chisum, Deshotel, Harless, Ritter.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapleigh, Chair; Averitt, Gallegos, Huffman, Nichols.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Averitt, Ellis, Hinojosa, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Eltife, Watson, Whitmire, Williams.

HB 2917 McReynolds SP: Shapiro

Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McReynolds, Chair; Frost, Hopson, Kolkhorst, Truitt.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Carona, Fraser, Huffman, Nelson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 2919 King, Susan/ Vaught SP: Fraser

Relating to the regulation of land use to ensure compatible development with military facilities in certain counties.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: King, Susan, Chair; Corte, Isett, McClendon, Vaught.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Fraser, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Uresti, Van de Putte, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3065 Bohac SP: Ellis

Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain counties; providing a penalty.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Bohac, Chair; Crownover, Hopson, Jackson, Jim, Solomons.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ellis, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Wentworth, West.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3076 Deshotel/ Eissler/ et al. SP: West

Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness program used in the health curriculum for public schools.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Deshotel, Chair; Allen, Eissler, Hochberg, Patrick.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Averitt, Patrick, Dan, Shapiro, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3220 Hancock SP: Patrick, Dan

Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hancock, Chair; Dutton, Eissler, Jackson, Jim, Lucio III.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Patrick, Dan, Chair; Lucio, Shapiro, Van de Putte, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Averitt, Harris, Hegar, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Whitmire, Chair; Hegar, Seliger, Van de Putte, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3287 McReynolds SP: Ogden

Relating to the amendment of restrictions affecting real property in certain subdivisions.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McReynolds, Chair; Bonnen, Darby, Hardcastle, Homer.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Eltife, Nichols, West, Williams.

HB 3309 Gattis SP: Ogden

Relating to consolidation of certain proceedings on an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gattis, Chair; Hamilton, Kolkhorst, Lucio III, Ritter.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Estes, Fraser, Lucio, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3335 Callegari/ Miller, Doug SP: Averitt

Relating to the creation and powers of certain groundwater and surface water districts.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Hilderbran, Miller, Doug, Ritter, Zerwas.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Deuell, Duncan, Uresti, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3389 Harper-Brown/ Merritt SP: Deuell

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Harper-Brown, Chair; Driver, Fletcher, Frost, King, Phil.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Carona, Hegar, West, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3452 Gattis/ Isett/ Veasey/ Truitt/ Lucio III/ et al. SP: Ogden/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gattis, Chair; Aycock, Geren, Vaught, Veasey.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Davis, Wendy, Estes, Huffman, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3454 Otto/ et al. SP: Williams

Relating to the determination of the value of property for ad valorem tax purposes, including appeals of appraisal review board orders determining protests of property value determinations, and the use of certain values by school districts in adopting tax rates.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Otto, Chair; Farabee, Hardcastle, Heflin, Keffer.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Williams, Chair; Deuell, Ellis, Eltife, Uresti.

HB 3461 Orr SP: Watson

Relating to the powers and duties of the School Land Board and the commissioner of the General Land Office.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Orr, Chair; Bonnen, Chisum, Gattis, Gonzalez Toureilles.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Watson, Chair; Averitt, Carona, Ogden, Seliger.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3479 Gallego SP: Uresti

Relating to filing of instruments conveying real property in certain counties.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Castro, Chisum, Christian, Herrero.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Uresti, Chair; Patrick, Dan, Shapleigh, Wentworth, West.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3526 Callegari SP: Averitt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Water Development Board and related entities, including the funding of projects by the board and the composition, duties, recommendations, and expenses of entities created to study and provide advice regarding environmental flows.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Callegari, Chair; Creighton, King, Tracy O., Lucio III, Ritter.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Hegar, Hinojosa, Lucio, Seliger.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3612 Otto/ Oliveira/ Villarreal/ Gattis/ Truitt/ et al. SP: Williams

Relating to the creation of a pilot program that allows taxpayer appeals from certain appraisal review board determinations in certain counties to be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Otto, Chair; Darby, Gattis, Heflin, Quintanilla.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Williams, Chair; Carona, Hinojosa, Patrick, Dan, West.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3621 Solomons SP: Carona

Relating to certain charges included in a motor vehicle installment agreement.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Solomons, Chair; Deshotel, Elkins, Farabee, Flynn.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Carona, Chair; Averitt, Davis, Wendy, Watson, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3632 Geren SP: Averitt

Relating to the authority of the state to acquire, sell, or exchange certain land.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Geren, Chair; Hamilton, Harless, Homer, Ritter.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Averitt, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Hegar, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3646 Hochberg/ Eissler/ Aycock/ Pitts/ Patrick/ et al. SP: Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to public school finance.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hochberg, Chair; Allen, Aycock, Eissler, Patrick.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Duncan, Ogden, Patrick, Dan, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3653 Marquez/ Olivo/ King, Susan/ Madden/ Ortiz, Jr./ et al. SP: Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to the use of restraints to control the movement of pregnant women and female children confined in certain correctional facilities in this state.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Marquez, Chair; Guillen, King, Susan, Olivo, Strama.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Davis, Wendy, Chair; Carona, Seliger, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3676 Heflin/ Swinford/ Strama/ Kolkhorst/ Gallego SP: Seliger

Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Heflin, Chair; Hartnett, Oliveira, Ritter, Swinford.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Eltife, Shapiro, Shapleigh, Watson.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3689 McClendon/ Kolkhorst/ Isett/ Madden SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the functions and continuation of the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and to the functions of the Office of Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: McClendon, Chair; Kolkhorst, Madden, McReynolds, Turner, Sylvester.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Hinojosa, Chair; Hegar, Ogden, West, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3737 Anchia/ Moody SP: Davis, Wendy

Relating to criminal history checks for employees of, and applicants for employment at, special care facilities.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Anchia, Chair; Elkins, Naishtat, Rose, Walle.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Davis, Wendy, Chair; Carona, Eltife, Nelson, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3751 Gallego/ Moody SP: Shapiro/ et al.

Relating to the conditions of bond for a defendant charged with committing certain offenses against a child and to the denial of bail pending trial with respect to certain defendants who violate those conditions.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gallego, Chair; Christian, Miklos, Moody, Riddle.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Shapiro, Chair; Averitt, Hinojosa, Ogden, Patrick, Dan.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Averitt, Eltife, Watson, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3827 Hancock SP: Deuell

Relating to the delivery of regulated substances into underground storage tanks; providing a penalty.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hancock, Chair; Chisum, Farabee, Legler, Ritter.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Deuell, Chair; Averitt, Estes, Hegar, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3864 Smithee SP: Seliger

Relating to the acceptance of certain donated building projects by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Smithee, Chair; Heflin, Homer, McCall, Swinford.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Seliger, Chair; Deuell, Eltife, Hinojosa, Shapleigh.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3872 Gattis SP: Estes

Relating to the qualifications to be a veterans county service officer.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Gattis, Chair; Corte, Kleinschmidt, Sheffield, Vaught.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Estes, Chair; Jackson, Mike, Lucio, Patrick, Dan, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 3876 Phillips SP: Harris

Relating to certain enforcement actions alleging the failure to pay child support.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Phillips, Chair; Hodge, Hughes, Lewis, Pena.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Harris, Chair; Eltife, Hinojosa, Watson, Wentworth.

HB 3907 Madden SP: Whitmire

Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants and to the release of those defendants from certain facilities.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Madden, Chair; Marquez, McCall, McReynolds, Sheffield.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Whitmire, Chair; Hegar, Hinojosa, Seliger, Zaffirini.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 4009 Weber/ Anchia/ Thompson/ Naishtat/ Alvarado/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to the establishment of a victim assistance program to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Weber, Chair; Anchia, Hughes, Hunter, Thompson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Van de Putte, Chair; Hinojosa, Ogden, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 4244 Hochberg SP: Zaffirini

Relating to certain competitive scholarship recipients at public institutions of higher education.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hochberg, Chair; Aycock, King, Susan, Morrison, Villarreal.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Zaffirini, Chair; Averitt, Seliger, Shapleigh, Uresti.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 4275 Menendez/ Kent/ Leibowitz SP: West

Relating to the application process and scoring for the low income housing tax credit program.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Menendez, Chair; Bohac, Kent, Leibowitz, Thompson.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: West, Chair; Nichols, Shapleigh, Whitmire, Williams.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Jackson, Mike, Chair; Fraser, Huffman, Nichols, Van de Putte.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

HB 4424 Hernandez SP: Gallegos

Relating to operations fees and child support service fees assessed by domestic relations offices.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hernandez, Chair; Creighton, Hughes, Lucio III, Martinez, "Mando".
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Gallegos, Chair; Harris, Hinojosa, Uresti, Wentworth.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Conference Committee report adopted on the part of the House.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Duncan, Eltife, Hinojosa, Whitmire.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.

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.
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Ogden, Chair; Nichols, Watson, West, Williams.

HB 4833 Hunter/ et al. SP: Wentworth/ et al.

Relating to the creation of district courts and statutory county courts and to the composition of juvenile boards in certain counties.

5-30House refused to concur in Senate amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30House conferees appointed: Hunter, Chair; Craddick, Hughes, Leibowitz, Martinez, "Mando".
5-30Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee.
5-30Senate conferees appointed: Wentworth, Chair; Duncan, Ellis, Harris, Hinojosa.
5-30Conference Committee report read and filed with Secretary of the Senate.