REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Thursday

March 19, 2009

SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

Relating to juror questions and juror note-taking during civil trials.

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

Relating to disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.

Relating to the appointment of magistrates to hear truancy cases in certain counties.

Relating to a prohibition against certain court orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship during a parent's military deployment.

Relating to the use of certain court costs in a criminal case for municipal programs enhancing public safety and security.

Relating to safety regulations for certain contract carriers.

Relating to the establishment of railroad quiet zones outside the boundaries of certain municipalities.

Relating to the repeal of the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to regulate air carriers.

Relating to the Texas Transportation Commission's authority to establish advisory committees.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to county traffic officers.

Relating to compensation for the use of the public transportation system of a regional transportation authority.

Relating to a notification requirement if a nurse is not assigned to a public school campus.

Relating to the eligibility of certain aliens for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Relating to the use of electronic prescribing data transmission systems under the state Medicaid program.

Relating to ensuring that health information technology used in the medical assistance and child health plan programs conforms to certain standards.

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

Relating to certain qualified alien physicians practicing medicine in this state.

Relating to provisional licensing of physicians to practice in underserved areas.

Relating to a health passport for Medicaid recipients.

Relating to the review of a Medicaid recipient's electronic medication history by a provider of Medicaid acute care services.

Relating to hepatitis B vaccination for students enrolled in certain health-related courses of study at an institution of higher education.

Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to study the retail availability of healthy foods in certain underserved areas of this state.

Relating to creation of the Early Childhood Health and Nutrition Interagency Council.

Relating to the civil liability of an employer or former employer of a mental health services provider who engages in sexual exploitation of a patient or former patient.

Relating to eligibility for the small and mid-sized district adjustment under the public school finance system.

Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty.

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

Relating to the use of land on the main campus of Texas A&M University in College Station.

Relating to the pledge of certain revenue of a regional transportation authority to the payment of bonds.

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

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

Relating to the authority of a county or the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to enforce compliance with posted speed limits by an automated traffic control system.

Relating to the Texas Department of Transportation's memorial sign program.

Relating to intermunicipal commuter rail districts.

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

Relating to the detention and transportation of a person with a mental illness.

Relating to training and other human resources functions of health and human services agencies.

Relating to the limitation on paid leave for state employees at health and human services agencies pending a criminal history background check.

Relating to certain providers of subsidized child care.

Relating to human body and anatomical specimen donation.

Relating to the receipt and release of immunization information by the immunization registry in connection with a disaster; providing penalties.

Relating to the establishment and use of a mausoleum beneath certain religious buildings.

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

Relating to real property subject to restrictive covenants.

Relating to prohibiting a restrictive covenant granting a right of first refusal to a property owners' association in certain circumstances.

Relating to the regulation of solar energy devices by a property owners' association.

Relating to notice requirements in certain enforcement actions initiated by property owners' associations.

Relating to methods of payment for reimbursement of jury service expenses.

Relating to eligibility to take the entrance examination for a beginning position in the fire department.

Relating to the grounds for removal of a member of the board of directors of the Lynn County Hospital District.

Relating to the disposition of cash in possession of a deceased pauper.

Relating to the hours worked during a week by firefighters in certain municipalities.

Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.

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

Relating to the number of counties or municipalities necessary to establish a regional drug court program.

Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases.

Relating to the application of the child support guidelines in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

Relating to the performance evaluation criteria for judges employed by a municipality.

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

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

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

Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.

Relating to a rebuttable presumption regarding liability of an in-home service company or residential delivery company for negligent hiring.

Relating to injury leave and related benefits for certain state peace officers injured in the course of performance of duty.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of amusement redemption machines at certain locations; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to the prohibition on certification of sex offenders as emergency medical services personnel.

Relating to certain mammography systems that fail certification standards.

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

Relating to the required public notice of the name of each finalist for the position of superintendent of a public school district.

Relating to the use of personal leave by a public school employee.

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

Relating to eliminating or modifying certain mandates on school districts.

Relating to professional staff salaries paid by school districts that establish a local minimum hiring schedule.

Relating to the implementation of a project plan or financing plan for a reinvestment zone under the Tax Increment Financing Act and the granting of exemptions from ad valorem taxes imposed on real property in a reinvestment zone under that Act.

Relating to jurisdiction over a wage claim filed after the deadline.

Relating to adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies.

Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services, including protective services and investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation for certain adults who are elderly or disabled; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to screening health care personnel of home and community support services agencies for tuberculosis.

Relating to information submitted to and maintained in the immunization registry after an individual becomes an adult.

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

Relating to requiring the Department of State Health Services to implement a provider choice system.

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

Relating to notification to a patient of a state-operated mental health facility or resident of a residential care facility of the exemption of certain trusts from liability to pay for support.

Relating to state travel policies and procedures for the reimbursement or payment of travel expenses.

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

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

Relating to the abolishment of the Office of State-Federal Relations as an independent agency and the transfer of the duties and functions of that agency to the office of the governor.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the board of directors of the official cotton growers' boll weevil eradication foundation.

Relating to the powers, duties, and financing of cultural education facilities finance corporations.

Relating to the sale and use of certain alcoholic beverages manufactured by holders of a winery permit.

Relating to creating a winery festival permit.

Relating to the sale of certain alcoholic beverages to private club registration permit holders.

Relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to consumers.

Relating to filing a wage claim.

Relating to training and continuing education for licensed electrical apprentices.

Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Relating to the adoption and amendment of model building codes by municipalities.

Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon.

Relating to conduct constituting the offense of dog fighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense.

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

Relating to a fee imposed as a condition of community supervision for an offense involving family violence.

Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child.

Relating to providing access to certain information relating to the discretionary transfer of a child from a juvenile court to a criminal court.

Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.

Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District.

Relating to the qualifications to serve as an associate judge or visiting associate judge in certain family law proceedings.

Relating to disclosure of the individual vote of each member of the Texas Supreme Court on a petition for review.

Relating to reimbursement of expenses incurred by court reporters for the 506th Judicial District.

Relating to the name of Stephen F. Austin State University.

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