REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Wednesday

April 22, 2009

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

Relating to the supervision by the Texas Department of Transportation of money appropriated by the federal government for the construction and maintenance of rail facilities.

Relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts.

Relating to designation of Midwestern State University as a public liberal arts university.

Relating to the date for electing directors of the Goliad County Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer.

Relating to plans by local governments in coastal areas for reducing public expenditures for erosion and storm damage losses to public and private property.

Relating to the duty of the General Land Office to clean, maintain, and clear debris from a public beach affected by a declared disaster.

Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

Relating to the designation by the commissioner of the General Land Office of critical coastal erosion areas for purposes of the coastal erosion response plan.

Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to undertake coastal erosion studies and projects in conjunction with qualified project partners.

Relating to the authority of the Lower Neches Valley Authority to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve the Devers Canal System, its water rights, and associated property.

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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain revenue collected by a public entity from the use of a tolled highway project in this state to be used only for transportation projects.

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.

Proposing a constitutional amendment for filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, for partisan elections for all judicial offices, and for subsequent nonpartisan retention elections for all judicial offices.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead solely on the basis of the property's value as a residence homestead; and authorizing the legislature to authorize a single board of equalization for two or more adjoining appraisal entities that elect to provide for consolidated equalizations.

SENATE RESOLUTIONS

Supporting the establishment of a veterans' hospital in the city of El Paso.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Designating the Texas toad as the official State Amphibian of Texas.

Designating Bridgeport as the official Stagecoach Capital of Texas.

Recognizing the City of Grapevine as the Christmas Capital of Texas.

Renaming Building G at the Department of State Health Services Central Complex as the Dr. Robert Bernstein Building.

Granting permission for Grandfather's Blind, Ltd., and Donner Properties to sue the State of Texas, General Land Office, and School Land Board.

SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)

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

Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by a county.

Relating to jury assembly and administration.

SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to filing a wage claim.

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

Relating to the requirements for a plumber's apprentice to obtain a plumber's license.

Relating to the offense of hazing.

Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.

Relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.

Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.

Relating to informed consent to an abortion.

Relating to certain procedures and requirements for the operation of property owners' associations.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the maintenance and operation of a coliseum in the county.

Relating to a prohibition on parking a commercial motor vehicle in certain residential subdivisions.

Relating to posttrial psychological counseling for jurors in a criminal trial or juvenile adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony.

Relating to the composition of the jury in certain adjudication hearings in juvenile court.

Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.

Relating to imposition of the motor vehicle sales tax on motor vehicles transferred as the result of a gift.

Relating to the enforcement of rules by a groundwater conservation district.

Relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts.

Relating to the supervision by the Texas Department of Transportation of money appropriated by the federal government for the construction and maintenance of rail facilities.

Relating to abolishing the office of inspector of hides and animals.

Relating to education and examination requirements for the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons.

Relating to the calculation of current market value of certain water rights by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to recruit automotive manufacturing facilities.

Relating to electronically recording certain interrogations.

Relating to the provision of reentry, reintegration, and other services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility.

Relating to delinquent payment of an alcoholic beverage retailer's account for liquor.

Relating to changing the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Energy Commission.

Relating to the election and terms of office of directors of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in capital cases.

Relating to process server certification and the establishment of a certification division within the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

Relating to premium discounts for certain participants in the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to related tax credits for health benefit plan issuers.

Relating to funding sources for the Texas rail relocation and improvement fund.

Relating to notice by a governmental entity regarding certain geospatial data products.

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

Relating to the authority of two or more municipalities to designate a joint tax increment financing reinvestment zone.

Relating to modifications, adjustments, and reimbursements under the public school finance system and contract delegation authority for a school district located in a disaster area.

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.

Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.

Relating to state purchasing of certain environmentally friendly items.

Relating to education initiatives for students of limited English proficiency and students at risk of dropping out of school.

Relating to the creation of a task force to study and develop uniform reentry procedures for essential personnel entering an area evacuated during a disaster or other emergency.

Relating to certain civil consequences of engaging in organized crime.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Transportation related to rail facilities.

Relating to certain reporting requirements in connection with the transportation of hazardous materials by a railroad company.

Relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

Relating to the submission of reports on certain convictions or adjudications relating to the operation of motor vehicles to the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

Relating to the coordination of the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of a statewide passenger rail system by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to compensation for certain emergency services personnel.

Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the issuance of bonds and the exercise of eminent domain by the authorities.

Relating to offenses involving boating safety and the disposition of fines for certain water safety offenses.

Relating to privately funded memorials honoring certain peace officers killed in the line of duty.

Relating to requiring an applicant for a driver's license to demonstrate knowledge of motorists' rights and responsibilities in relation to bicyclists.

Relating to projects that may be undertaken by development corporations for the development, retention, or expansion of certain transportation facilities.

Relating to the naming of the Texas Department of Public Safety Garland Laboratory in Garland as the Representative Fred Hill Center for Forensic Analysis.

Relating to designating the first week of October as Monarch Butterfly Week.

Relating to the creation of the Texas Physician Health Program.

Relating to the authority of certain governmental entities to receive local sales tax information.

Relating to the regulation of stipulated premium insurance companies.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the office of the attorney general.

Relating to access by the members of electric cooperatives to meetings of the boards of directors and certain information of the electric cooperatives.

Relating to late fees under a residential lease.

Relating to records of certain frivolous complaints maintained by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.

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

Relating to funding for the continuing education of certain peace officers.

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

Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only.

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

Relating to the Texas Rangers' unsolved crimes investigation team.

Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties.

Relating to the automatic suspension of the driver's license of a person convicted of certain organized crime offenses; providing penalties.

Relating to the adjudication of certain gang-related delinquent conduct.

Relating to authorizing consecutive sentencing for certain offenses committed by a member of a criminal street gang.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain criminal offenses involving the use of a false or fictitious identity or identifying documents.

Relating to information contained in an intelligence database used to investigate and prosecute offenses committed by criminal street gangs.

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

Relating to the evidence required for the release of a motor vehicle after impoundment of the vehicle for failure to maintain evidence of financial responsibility.

Relating to the conditions of community supervision that may be imposed on a defendant with regard to association with a member of a criminal street gang.

Relating to the powers and duties of a regional tollway authority, including the establishment of an administrative adjudication hearing procedure; creating an offense.

Relating to the appointment of a communications coordination group.

Relating to driver education and driver's licensing requirements for minors.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of used automotive parts recyclers; providing penalties.

Relating to the use of certain vehicles for law enforcement purposes.

Relating to parking placard or specialty license plate applications by persons with a mobility problem caused by an impairment of vision.

Relating to the authority of certain transportation and transit authorities to enforce compliance with high occupancy vehicle lane restrictions by an automated enforcement system; providing for the imposition of penalties.

Relating to requiring a boater education course for certain operators of vessels.

Relating to certain charges included in a retail installment agreement.

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

Relating to the inclusion of professional staff who educate students with disabilities on district-level and campus-level planning and decision-making committees.

Relating to consistency among certain secretary of state filings.

Relating to the franchise arrangements excluded from the Business Opportunity Act.

Relating to methods of delivery used by the secretary of state.

Relating to coverage of drivers under a personal automobile insurance policy.

Relating to access to certain counselors and therapists.

Relating to compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

Relating to the safe operation of motorcycles and other vehicles in this state; providing penalties.

Relating to the Harris County Road Law.

Relating to the duties and salary of the county attorney of Swisher County and the election and duties of the district attorney for the 64th Judicial District.

Relating to the disclosure of criminal history record information to the Court Reporters Certification Board.

Relating to the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

Relating to the joinder of a tax lien transferee in a suit to collect a delinquent ad valorem tax.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information pertaining to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Relating to the time allowed for execution of a search warrant issued to obtain a specimen for DNA analysis.

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

Relating to the crediting and charging of investment gains and losses on the assets held in trust by the Texas Municipal Retirement System and providing a guaranteed minimum credit to employee accounts.

Relating to the pension retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police.

Relating to the use of a confidential identity for the plaintiff in a civil action involving sexual abuse of a minor.

Relating to contracting with the secretary of state for the filing of personal financial statements by officers and employees of certain counties.

Relating to the delivery of proposed state agency rules to the lieutenant governor, a member of the legislature, or a legislative agency.

Relating to training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.

Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination or medical treatment related to contraception.

Relating to the administration of psychoactive medications to persons receiving services in a residential care facility.

Relating to authorization for the Department of Aging and Disability Services to conduct a desk review instead of an inspection when issuing a license after a change in ownership of certain facilities.

Relating to certain health-related reports, records, and information.

Relating to the investigation, prosecution, and punishment of criminal Medicaid fraud and certain other offenses related to Medicaid fraud; providing penalties.

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation residing in certain residential care facilities.

Relating to the authority of the voters of a municipality or a county to adopt a one-quarter cent sales and use tax in the municipality or county to provide property tax relief.

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans and to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled based on disability rating.

Relating to a requirement that certain appraisal districts provide for electronic filing of and electronic communications regarding a protest of appraised value by the owner of a residence homestead.

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.

Relating to the establishment of a natural disaster housing reconstruction initiative.

Relating to the board of navigation and canal commissioners of the Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1.

Relating to the statute of limitations on prosecution of the offense of bigamy.

Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for certain criminal offenses involving a criminal street gang.

Relating to the arrest and release on bail or other form of bond of certain criminal defendants with a mental illness or with mental retardation.

Relating to criminal asset forfeiture, the disposition of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture, and accountability for that disposition; providing civil penalties.

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

Relating to permitting certain military attorneys to represent military personnel and their dependents in civil proceedings before the courts of this state.

Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.

Relating to child support liens on real property.

Relating to the creation of independent assigned counsel programs.

Relating to disbursement of child support payments in Title IV-D cases.

Relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for purposes of determining child support liability.

Relating to gestational agreements.

Relating to proof that is acceptable for identifying individuals acknowledging written instruments.

Relating to a specialty insurance agent license for certain vendors of portable electronic devices.

Relating to the regulation of staff leasing services.

Relating to the administration, operation, and regulation of credit unions.

Relating to the regulation of health spas.

Relating to the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and punishment for certain gang-related and other criminal offenses and to the consequences and costs of engaging in certain activities of a criminal street gang or certain other criminal activity; providing penalties.

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

Relating to emergency management.

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.

Relating to the purposes and designation of a transportation reinvestment zone.

Relating to the approval of certain construction, repair, or rehabilitation projects at public institutions of higher education in this state.

Relating to certifying the eligibility of certain educational aides to receive an exemption from tuition and fees charged by public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the status of liquefied natural gas marine terminals.

Relating to the regulation of certain water wells by the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District.

Relating to the designation of a courthouse square or a courthouse or other real property in a courthouse square as a state archeological landmark.

Relating to the issuance of a certificate for a municipal setting designation.

Relating to the compensation of a member of the board of directors of the Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Relating to the Irion County Water Conservation District.

Relating to the use of certain refrigerants in motor vehicle air conditioning units.

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

Relating to the disposal of sewage by certain boats.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Falcon's Lair Utility and Reclamation District relating to the issuance of bonds.

Relating to changes in the territory, board of directors, and water use fees of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the authority of the Lower Neches Valley Authority to acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve the Devers Canal System, its water rights, and associated property.

Relating to restrictions on the release into the air of natural gas and associated vapors from a gas well.

Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility.

Relating to a uniform and statewide 9-1-1 emergency services fee on the retail sale of prepaid wireless telecommunications services to consumers.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 5; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Municipal Utility District No. 7; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 525; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the grievance procedure for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.

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

Relating to the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

Relating to the designation of a candidate as an incumbent on a primary ballot.

Relating to the creation of a law enforcement integrity unit in the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

Relating to the use of restraints in state schools.

Relating to the authority of a county to inspect day-care centers and group day-care homes.

Relating to the investigation of child abuse or neglect.

Relating to regulation of certain license holders to control food-borne illnesses.

Relating to financial assistance programs in connection with certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and to certain training for caregivers of children.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, and surgical assistants.

Relating to child support enforcement.

Relating to the creation of district courts in certain counties.

Relating to the power of a licensing authority to revoke, suspend, or deny a license on the basis of certain criminal proceedings.

Relating to the establishment and determination of financial responsibility for a motor vehicle; providing a penalty.

Relating to the collection by the Parks and Wildlife Department of taxes imposed on the sales and use of boats and boat motors and to the disposition of those taxes.

Relating to Texas Water Development Board surveys for water infrastructure financing.

Relating to eligibility for funds from the water infrastructure fund from the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the administration of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.

Relating to water audits by retail public utilities.

Relating to the use and management of surface water resources.

Relating to the creation of a groundwater conservation district in a priority groundwater management area.

Relating to the management of groundwater resources in the state.

Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct involving the transporting or transferring of a firearm and to creating the offense of firearm smuggling.

Relating to the persons exempted from the required prepayment of the personnel costs incurred by a governmental body in responding to requests from a requestor under the public information law that require large amounts of personnel time.

Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.

Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to railroads; including conforming amendments.

Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to decedents' estates and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.

Relating to online institution resumes for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the tuition and fee exemption available to certain military personnel and their dependents and to permitting those personnel to transfer the exemption to a child.

Relating to the administration and operation of the state's programs for prepaying or saving toward the costs of attending an institution of higher education.

Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, to conforming codifications enacted by the 80th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature, and to the repeal of certain unconstitutional laws.

Relating to standards of conduct and ethics policies for metropolitan planning organizations.

Relating to inclusion in a public school campus improvement plan of goals and objectives for the campus coordinated health program.

Relating to the use of discretionary funds raised by public school campuses.

Relating to swimming pool and spa safety.

Relating to civil liability for criminal street gang activity that violates a court-ordered injunction.

Relating to disclosure of the prices charged to state agencies in connection with pharmacy benefit manager services.

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.

Relating to an affidavit required to be filed in a cause of action against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a contract with the county elections administrator to perform election services.

Relating to the time for bringing an action on a consumer debt.

Relating to limiting the liability of space flight entities.

Relating to the powers of certain hospital districts and to the retirement benefits of employees of the districts and related entities.

Relating to the construction of nonsubstantive codifications and revisions of statutes.

Relating to forfeiture of remedy for nonpayment of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the offense of failing to secure a child passenger in a motor vehicle and to fines for the offense.

Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Relating to the titling and registration of certain motor vehicles.

Relating to public participation in the development of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.

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.

Relating to authorizing a judge of a municipal court to conduct a marriage ceremony.

Relating to certain proceedings relating to an individual's will.

Relating to the use of information and records acquired during a fatality review and investigation.

Relating to eligibility to hold the office of notary public.

Relating to the composition and voting procedures of the Comal County Juvenile Board.

Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Bosque County and the composition of the Bosque, Comanche, and Hamilton Counties juvenile board.

Relating to the jurisdiction and operation of the district courts in McLennan County.

Relating to preferences of certain district courts in Tarrant County.

Relating to notice to a life insurer of an adverse claim to policy proceeds by a person with a bona fide legal claim.

Relating to summer nutrition programs provided for by school districts.

Relating to rules adopted and reporting required under the school district college credit program.

Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students enrolled in certain interinstitutional academic programs.

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas.

Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer health benefit plans to students.

Relating to the disposition of surplus data processing equipment of a university system or an institution or agency of higher education.

Relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committees.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.

Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.

Relating to the eligibility of employees of certain businesses or organizations established as part of the state's economic development program and of dependents of those employees to pay resident tuition at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

Relating to the administration of mathematics, science, and technology teacher preparation academies at institutions of higher education.

Relating to the payment of certain costs associated with educational programs of the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Relating to the use of hazardous and solid waste remediation fee funds for lead-acid battery recycling activities.

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

Relating to claims for excess proceeds of a tax sale of real property.

Relating to the annual allocation of certain constitutional funds to eligible agencies and institutions of higher education.

Relating to the sale of glassware and nonalcoholic beverages by certain wholesalers and distributors.

Relating to authorizing individuals to leave certain permitted premises and other areas with alcoholic beverages.

Relating to fees for certain licenses issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of methods for disposing of unused pharmaceuticals so that they do not enter a wastewater system.

Relating to the state's statutory and contractual liens to secure the payment of unpaid royalty and other amounts due under oil and gas leases of state land.

Relating to the idling of motor vehicles.

Relating to community-based programs for juveniles in certain counties.

Relating to the monitoring and oversight of certain public retirement systems and public investments; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the screening of newborns for sickle-cell trait and other disorders by the Department of State Health Services.

Relating to the requirement that an orthotist or a prosthetist be licensed as a device manufacturer if fabricating or assembling without an order from certain health care professionals.

Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.

Relating to the continuation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council.

Relating to the creation and operation of a council to increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased coordination of housing and health services.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors; providing penalties.

Relating to the regulation of nursing.

Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Transportation Commission of general obligation bonds for highway improvement projects.

Relating to the creation, administration, financing, and use of a Texas Transportation Revolving Fund; granting the authority to issue bonds.

Relating to professional development academies designed for public school teachers who provide instruction to certain students of limited English proficiency.

Relating to the terms of the members of the Texas Transportation Commission.

Relating to contract provisions in comprehensive development agreements.

Relating to the submission of groundwater management plans to the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.

Relating to the plugging of certain inactive oil or gas wells.

Relating to the implementation of projects involving the capture, injection, sequestration, or geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

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

Relating to the implementation of and incentives for projects involving the capture, transportation, injection, sequestration, geologic storage, or abatement of carbon dioxide; providing for the issuance of bonds.

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

Relating to a title insurance company affidavit as a release of lien.

Relating to the delay of retail electric competition in the areas of the state covered by the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council and to the recovery of certain transmission costs by electric utilities in those areas.

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Relating to the employment of certain persons by amusement parks.

Relating to notice of acceptance or rejection of an insurance claim.

Relating to the compilation, maintenance, and release of information in a criminal street gang intelligence database by law enforcement agencies and criminal justice agencies.

Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.

Relating to a monument dedicated to members of the armed forces from this state who died in combat.

Relating to protocol for folding the state flag.

Relating to the temporary occupational licensing of members of the military and their spouses.

Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Vietnam veterans.

Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Committee on Aging and other initiatives relating to the aging population of this state.

Relating to the provision of information by health and human services agencies to assist children with velocardiofacial syndrome.

Relating to obsolete or redundant reporting requirements applicable to health and human services agencies.

Relating to the acceptance of durable powers of attorney by third parties.

Relating to the creation and administration of the Texas Local Participation Transportation Program.

Relating to the offense of operating or riding in a passenger vehicle while not secured by a safety belt.

Relating to the booting of vehicles by private entities in parking facilities; providing penalties.

Relating to the eligibility of certain postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to participate in health benefit programs at public institutions of higher education.

Relating to insurance coverage for certain devices that facilitate insulin therapy and enhance glucose control in the treatment of diabetes.

Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.

Relating to the filing by political committees of reports of political contributions and expenditures in connection with a runoff election.

Relating to the method of delivery of notices relating to sworn complaints filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to notification sent by the Texas Ethics Commission to certain persons regarding deadlines to file reports.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain travel vouchers submitted by certain peace officers.

Relating to filling vacancies in appellate judicial offices by appointment, partisan elections for all judicial offices, and nonpartisan elections for the retention or rejection for all judicial offices.

Relating to the classification of certain types of marital property in regards to claims for payment of a criminal restitution judgment.

Relating to the establishment of veterans court programs in this state.

Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 9; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

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

Relating to municipal investment of public funds received from the management and development of mineral rights.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 478; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the authority of officers in certain counties to designate a person to receive fees, commissions, or costs.

Relating to the creation of the Twin Lakes Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Kaufman County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 495; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 65; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Cypress Waters Municipal Management District; providing the authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Country Place Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the authority of the Harris-Montgomery Counties Municipal Utility District No. 386, formerly known as Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 386, to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to finance recreational facilities.

Relating to actions in a justice court regarding the repair of residential rental property.

Relating to the powers of a recreation district board in a county with frontage on the Guadalupe and Comal Rivers.

Relating to the authority and policies and procedures of the Dallas County Hospital District with regard to appointing, contracting for, or employing physicians, dentists, and other health care providers.

Relating to animal shelter standards; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to regional participation agreements.

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

Relating to the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications.

Relating to fees charged by a justice of the peace for certain documents in a criminal case.

Relating to certain peace officers commissioned by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Relating to the requirement that certain defendants in a criminal case undergo testing for HIV infection and other diseases.

Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to improving the accuracy of reporting concerning certain criminal history.

Relating to the interstate purchase of certain firearms.

Relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of certain intoxicated driver offenses on the driver's license of certain persons who complete a drug court program.

Relating to the administration of the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund.

Relating to the disposal of certain exhibits used in criminal proceedings in certain counties.

Relating to the interception or the collection of information from certain communications in an investigation of criminal conduct.

Relating to the control of access to state highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to the fees for certain license plates.

Relating to a manifest system to record the transportation of certain liquid wastes.

Relating to the deadlines for commencement and completion of the Lake Columbia reservoir project.

Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to assist the Texas Water Development Board in incorporating the potential effects of climate variability into the state water plan.

Relating to the authority of owners and managers of apartment houses to assess a service charge for the submetering of water and wastewater services.

Relating to eligibility requirements to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Bee Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to contracts for the disposal of dredged material from a portion of the Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway.

Relating to the creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.

Relating to liens for certain veterinary care charges for large animals.

Relating to the establishment of the official citrus producers' pest and disease management corporation; providing penalties.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee.

Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.

Relating to the eligibility of nonprofit organizations that partner with certain schools to receive grants for agricultural projects.

Relating to the regulation of commercial fertilizer.

Relating to the issuance and execution of agriculture warrants; creating an offense.

Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants.

Relating to the sale or transportation of certain desert plants; providing a penalty.

Relating to responsibility and criminal penalties for certain violations committed by commercial oyster boat crews.

Relating to the regulation of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, including enforcement measures against fictitious or fraudulently obtained licenses or certificates; providing a criminal penalty.

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

Relating to judicial instruction for judges who hear complaints against children alleging violations of certain misdemeanor offenses.

Relating to the regulation and certification of medical examiners and the conduct of autopsy and inquest investigations by justices of the peace and medical examiners; providing penalties.

Relating to birth records of adopted children.

Relating to the jurisdiction and administration of, and procedures relating to, certain courts in this state, including procedures for appeals.

Relating to creating an online resource center for individuals handling child abuse and neglect cases.

Relating to the regulation of heir finders by the Texas Private Security Board; providing penalties.

Relating to the creation of a district court records technology fund.

Relating to the designation of a judicial district in Harris County as the district court for domestic violence cases in that county.

Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to provide civil legal services to the indigent.

Relating to information regarding the relative or designated caregivers for a child in the managing conservatorship of the state.

Relating to the trapping and transport of surplus white-tailed deer.

Relating to the regulation of poultry facilities and poultry litter.

Relating to the confidentiality of information and documents collected, developed, or produced during a school district security audit.

Relating to public school students placed in substitute care.