REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS

Saturday

May 23, 2009

POSTPONED BUSINESS

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Relating to authorizing injunctive relief during proceedings to cancel or suspend certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.

Relating to the imposition of a tax on the gross receipts from admissions fees charged by sexually oriented businesses.

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 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 providing that the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution does not apply to a member of the Texas Transportation Commission.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to replace the attorney general on the legislative redistricting board with the commissioner of agriculture.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

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

Memorializing the U.S. Congress to maintain the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

Memorializing Congress to cease and desist attempting to enact federal legislation impinging on the individual right of every American to keep and bear arms and urging Congress to oppose passage of the Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009.

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

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

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

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

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.

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

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

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

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 requiring a boater education course for certain operators of vessels.

Relating to certain charges included in a retail installment agreement.

Relating to compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned.

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

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

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

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

Relating to the use and management of surface water resources.

Relating to the management of groundwater resources in the state.

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

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

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

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

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

Relating to the regulation of nursing.

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

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

Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.

Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.

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 animal shelter standards; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to regional participation agreements.

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 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 creation and administration of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program.

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 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 degrees awarded by the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to state and municipal actions to ensure compliance with fair housing requirements.

Relating to service charges for certain renewals of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.

Relating to the use by a metropolitan rapid transit authority of the construction manager-at-risk method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

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

Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses.

Relating to reports regarding the provision of emergency ground ambulance services in counties.

Relating to the eligibility of property used in connection with a data center for economic benefits authorized by the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.

Relating to the receipt of death benefits in the workers' compensation system.

Relating to the regulation of employer-based day-care facilities.

Relating to standards for installing fire hydrants in certain residential areas.

Relating to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxes imposed by the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to memorial monuments on the Capitol grounds, including the Tejano monument.

Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance of a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit.

Relating to the establishment of the Interagency Literacy Council for the study, promotion, and enhancement of literacy in this state.

Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

Relating to increased transparency regarding appraisals for ad valorem tax purposes and increased tax rates.

Relating to a requirement to provide sufficient water pressure for fire suppression in certain special utility districts.

Relating to agreements for limitations on appraised value under the Texas Economic Development Act.

Relating to a breach of computer security involving sensitive personal information and the confidentiality of protected health information.

Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike.

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

Relating to obtaining an exemption from the motor vehicle sales tax for motor vehicles driven by persons who have orthopedic handicaps.

Relating to the reporting of certain inventories for ad valorem tax purposes; providing penalties.

Relating to the establishment and operation of a public building mapping information system.

Relating to the regulation of discount health care programs by the Texas Department of Insurance; providing penalties.

Relating to physician staffing requirements for hospitals.

Relating to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country.

Relating to certain powers of the Red River Redevelopment Authority.

Relating to the definition of a playground for purposes of certain places protected from certain criminal activities.

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

Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to governmental agency contracts that involve the production of cement.

Relating to performance standards for plumbing fixtures sold in this state.

Relating to the authority of the San Jacinto River Authority to implement a groundwater reduction plan for the conservation of groundwater and the reduction of groundwater withdrawals in Montgomery County, and to issue bonds of the authority; providing administrative penalties.

Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain research and development activities.

Relating to enhancing penalties for assaulting a family member by strangulation or suffocation.

Relating to the creation of the Reentry Policy Council to review corrections policies, programs, and procedures for inmates released into the community.

Relating to eligibility for an award through the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program.

Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Relating to the sale by textbook publishers of bundled instructional material for use by students at public institutions of higher education; providing a penalty.

Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.

Relating to a prohibition against the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and the suspension of licenses held by certain employers for the knowing employment of those persons.

Relating to protections provided by the Department of Agriculture for certain consumers; providing penalties.

Relating to the licensing of court interpreters.

Relating to outcome measurement and reporting concerning school district and open-enrollment charter school special education programs and grants to public school entities that perform well on the measurements.

Relating to civil racketeering; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the qualifications of surgical technologists; providing penalties.

Relating to the creation of a strategic plan to reform long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities.

Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant and to administration of the TEXAS grant program.

Relating to the marketing of shrimp and aquaculture products.

Relating to the procurement of certain cement by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to a filing fee imposed on a notice of foreclosure sale to fund civil legal services for indigents.

Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a term of deferred adjudication community supervision with respect to the expunction or use of certain criminal history records and files.

Relating to physician education, including repayment assistance for certain physician education loans and requirements for family practice residency programs.

Relating to authorizing injunctive relief during proceedings to cancel or suspend certain alcoholic beverage permits and licenses.

Relating to preferred drug lists adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission and associated requirements regarding supplemental rebates, prior authorization, and public notification.

Relating to creating an account to promote continuing education for certain child care providers.

Relating to the pilot program for reporting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Relating to the powers and duties of counties and emergency services districts.

Relating to the rights of certain county law enforcement officers.

Relating to regulation of prepaid funeral benefits.

Relating to the creation of the Lake Weatherford Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 1 and 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Bastrop County Municipal Utility District No. 2; 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. 524; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

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

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

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

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain sexual offenses and to exempting certain persons from the duty to register as a sex offender in this state.

Relating to certain personnel policies of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to certain related duties of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dolores C. Huerta.

Relating to the designation of May 9 as Willie Velasquez Day.

Relating to the application to political subdivisions of this state of the law governing pooling of mineral interests.

Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.

Relating to the disclosure of certain economic benefits provided to health professionals in the marketing of prescription drugs, medical devices, and medical supplies; providing penalties.

Relating to information related to the performance of an abortion; creating an offense.

Relating to the regulation of certain insurers.

Relating to developing a developmental education plan for students entering public institutions of higher education.

Relating to authorization for an exemption from tuition and fees charged by a junior college district for employees of the district.

Relating to reauthorization of small business incentive program.

Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.

Relating to the review of information technology systems used by a state agency for compatibility with open standards.

Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity from certain suits by certain municipalities.

Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of state financial regulatory agencies; making an appropriation.

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

Relating to the creation of the Rowlett Pecan Grove Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Rowlett Waterfront Entertainment Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.

Relating to the regulation of certain health care rental network contract arrangements; providing a civil penalty.

Relating to the designation of certain areas as banking development districts to encourage the establishment of financial institution branches in those areas.

Relating to political party precinct conventions.

HOUSE BILLS

(Calendar Order)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to require partnering with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies to establish a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley region of the state.

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.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the public taking of private property.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the right of the public to access and use public beaches.

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

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for certain purposes.

HOUSE BILLS

(Second Reading)

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

Relating to the authority of the governor to grant one or more reprieves in a capital case.

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 the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.

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

Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication related offenses; creating the offense of aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Relating to the penalty for certain outdoor burning violations.

Relating to the creation of a Don't Mess with Texas Water program to prevent illegal dumping that affects the surface waters of this state.

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

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

Relating to retrospective utilization review and utilization review to determine the experimental or investigational nature of a health care service.

Relating to the application of laws awarding credit to an inmate for time between release on and subsequent revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.

Relating to the powers of a sheriff's department civil service commission in certain counties regarding an appeal of a disciplinary action.

Relating to the eligibility of certain nonprofit wildlife conservation associations to conduct charitable raffles.

Relating to the registration with the Texas Department of Insurance of certain contract examiners.

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 the licensing of certain nurses who will practice in border counties.

Relating to regulation of certain areas bordering on Falcon Lake and the Rio Grande River.

Relating to participation and credit in, benefits from, and the administration of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.

Relating to the Jim Solis Outpatient Clinic.

Relating to an additional filing fee for civil cases filed in Bexar County.

Relating to the contents of an application for probate of a written will.

Relating to the appointment of additional official court reporters for the district courts in Nueces County.

Relating to the rules governing a motion for new trial in juvenile cases.

Relating to the compensation of certain court administrators.

Relating to the salary of a Duval County Juvenile Board member.

Relating to the salary of a Starr County Juvenile Board member.

Relating to the selection, duties, and compensation of a presiding criminal judge in Travis County.

Relating to the reinstatement of good conduct time suspended during a term of imprisonment.

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to the Veterans' Land Board.

Relating to the permissible sources of funding for memorial markers to designate the Veterans Memorial Highway.

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

Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.

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.

Relating to appeals to the commissioner of education.

Relating to granting charters to public junior colleges for open-enrollment charter schools.

Relating to the collection, dissemination, and correction of certain judicial determinations for a federal firearm background check.

Relating to the collateralization of certain public funds and to custodians with which certain pledged securities may be deposited; providing administrative penalties.

Relating to requirements for expedited credentialing of certain physicians by managed care plans.

Relating to the appointment of election judges.

Relating to requiring the posting of notice of voter complaint information at a polling place.

Relating to the information about certain candidates required to be filed with the secretary of state.

Relating to procedures concerning verification of certain information submitted in a voter registration application.

Relating to the liability of volunteer audiologists and speech-language pathologists who provide certain speech, language, and hearing evaluations.

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

Relating to access to certain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety.

Relating to possession by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of certain alcoholic beverages for cooking purposes.

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

Relating to authorizing the transfer of certain abandoned or forfeited property to groundwater conservation districts.

Relating to the addition of territory to and the amount of production fees imposed by the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.

Relating to persons eligible to be appointed as a receiver for certain mineral interests.

Relating to the authority of a county clerk to electronically send certain financial statement forms.

Relating to the date of the general election for certain political subdivisions.

Relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bingo and the use of bingo proceeds.

Relating to the regulation of stipulated premium insurance companies.

Relating to the powers of certain development corporations related to Hurricane Ike disaster relief and to the validation of certain governmental acts or proceedings of counties affected by Hurricane Ike.

Relating to the establishment of the emergency housing and disaster recovery division within the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to the authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 21 to extend the time limit for holding a confirmation and initial directors' election and to divide into two districts.

Relating to the payment for an appearance as a witness for certain peace officers and firefighters.

Relating to the timing of a referendum election to continue a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.

Relating to the eligibility of certain peace officers and firefighters for legislative leave.

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

Relating to the expansion of the boundaries of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority.

Relating to the removal of an appointed emergency services district board member by a county commissioners court.

Relating to the office of county treasurer.

Relating to the powers and duties of the Reagan Hospital District.

Relating to the Sweeny Hospital District.

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

Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public contracts.

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties; providing penalties.

Relating to the appeal of ad valorem tax determinations.

Relating to the regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists; providing penalties.

Relating to the provision of services to certain individuals with developmental disabilities by a state school or state center.

Relating to exemptions from the requirement to hold a license to practice physical therapy.

Relating to review of certain license examinations for insurance agents.

Relating to requirements for county mutual insurance companies.

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

Relating to minimum habitability standards for multi-family rental buildings in certain municipalities; providing a penalty.

Relating to the holidays for members of fire and police departments in certain municipalities.

Relating to the urban land bank demonstration program in certain municipalities.

Relating to the administration of programs by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in response to or in preparation for a natural disaster.

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

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

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Management District; providing authority to impose a fee or issue bonds.

Relating to the creation of the Kaufman County Parks Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; providing penalties.

Relating to the authority of the governor or a political subdivision to suspend statutory or local deadlines during a disaster.

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

Relating to the participation of this state in the Southern High-Speed Rail Compact.

Relating to the rights and duties of the parties to a motor vehicle retail installment contract or a conditional delivery agreement involving the sale or conditional delivery of a motor vehicle; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the use by a metropolitan rapid transit authority of the construction manager-at-risk method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

Relating to the administration and powers of a coordinated county transportation authority.

Relating to "Welcome to Texas" signs on highways entering Texas and to the placement of Texas flags at international ports-of-entry.

Relating to contracts awarded through competitive bidding by certain port and harbor facilities.

Relating to the issuance of a personal identification certificate to present or former inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to certification of an educator in Texas who is certified in another state or country.

Relating to the designation or appointment of registered agents for service of process, notice, or demand on certain entities or associations.

Relating to telephone or electronic mail notification to a respondent of a complaint filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.

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

Relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue for the construction of a recreational venue near hotels.

Relating to revenue sources for certain venue projects.

Relating to the authority of the Baytown Municipal Development District to use sales tax revenue to promote new or expanded business development.

Relating to the production and taxation of renewable diesel fuel.

Relating to the establishment of a fuel mitigation pilot grant program for fire departments.

Relating to the sale or purchase of certain parts of game animals or birds.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Nursery and Floral Advisory Council and the promotion of Texas nursery and floral industries.

Relating to a disease surveillance program for elk; providing a penalty.

Relating to the funding of the statewide wildfire protection plan at the Texas Forest Service.

Relating to the regulation of residential mortgage loan originators; providing a penalty.

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

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

Relating to the regulation of certain mortgage banker employees who are residential mortgage loan originators; providing penalties.

Relating to acknowledgements required of a purchaser of residential real property in connection with the receipt of a seller's disclosure notice regarding the property.

Relating to regulation of prepaid funeral benefits.

Relating to the obstruction of streets by certain municipalities.

Relating to designating October as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

Relating to civil liability for the trafficking of persons.

Relating to certain services provided by the office of injured employee counsel under the workers' compensation program of this state.

Relating to the requirements for voter registration.

Relating to the use of a description of employment in determining the safety and appropriateness of a return to employment by an injured employee.

Relating to a study regarding insurance coverage of prescription drugs provided under a health benefit plan.

Relating to annuities registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

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

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

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

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

Relating to the abolition of the Texas cultural endowment fund.

Relating to the use of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean and maintain beaches in certain municipalities.

Relating to contracts by governmental entities for professional services relating to geoscience and landscape architecture.

Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.

Relating to covenants not to compete by physicians.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental assistants, including the delegation of certain dental acts.

Relating to leave for certain state employees who volunteer or participate in training for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers.

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

Relating to testing liquefied petroleum gas systems in certain school facilities.

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

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

Relating to indigent health care services that may be provided by a county.

Relating to digital or electronic signatures and witness signatures on advance directives.

Relating to authorizing the conveyance of certain state real property from the Department of State Health Services to Hidalgo County for the provision of outpatient health care services or another public purpose.

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.

Relating to expansion of the electronic eligibility information pilot project operated by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services in certain facilities.

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

Relating to use of school district resources for athletic or instructional facilities.

Relating to information required on pharmacy benefit cards.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests for the early detection of cardiovascular disease.

Relating to the period during which a judicial candidate or officeholder may accept political contributions.

Relating to the abolition of the Texas Incentive and Productivity Commission and the state employee incentive program.

Relating to a recognition week to celebrate Texas native plants.

Relating to changing the name of the South Texas Health Care System to the Rio Grande State Center.

Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development of the Border Region.

Relating to the employment rights of certain individuals with disabilities.

Relating to the Internet broadcasting of Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT public hearings and meetings.

Relating to electric service reliability measures.

Relating to the per diem for members of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of certain abandoned motor vehicles to compensate certain property owners.

Relating to certain offenses that involve impersonating a peace officer or other public servant and misrepresenting the nature of certain property.

Relating to the disposition of property alleged to have been illegally acquired and to the use of the photographic evidence of that property in a criminal action.

Relating to providing municipalities and counties access to criminal history record information for sexually oriented business license applicants.

Relating to notice provided to certain victims or witnesses regarding certain inmates or defendants who are electronically monitored.

Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.

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

Relating to the definition of sight order for purposes of prosecuting certain criminal offenses.

Relating to the punishment for the offense of prohibited sexual conduct.

Relating to taking a deposition of an elderly or disabled victim of or witness to an offense.

Relating to the mandatory testing of persons suspected of exposing employees of a juvenile probation department to certain diseases.

Relating to taking or attempting to take a weapon from a commissioned security officer.

Relating to the payment of temporary housing costs for certain individuals who are released or are eligible for release on parole or to mandatory supervision.

Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to convey certain real property to the City of Dallas in exchange for comparable property.

Relating to a policy regarding the receipt of books by mail by an inmate in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to the documents that are required for the transfer of a defendant from a county to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Relating to sealing court records containing medical information for children who are victims of certain offenses.

Relating to crime victim information in a criminal judgment.

Relating to the course levels offered by the University of Houston-Victoria.

Relating to the administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the East Williamson County Multi-Institution Teaching Center.

Relating to authorizing an increase in the student center fee at Texas Southern University.

Relating to authorizing an increase in the student union fee at the University of Houston.

Relating to the public awareness campaign promoting higher education and to additional financial aid for higher education.

Relating to the conduct of compliance programs by institutions of higher education.

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University.

Relating to the Tax Increment Financing Act.

Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.

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

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

Relating to the absence of a student from school for activities in connection with obtaining United States citizenship.

Relating to a comprehensive schedule of public school reporting requirements.

Relating to textbooks, electronic textbooks, instructional material, and technological equipment in public schools.

Relating to deadlines regarding certain preauthorization requests affecting workers' compensation health care networks.

Relating to creditable service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the transfer of that credit between classes of membership for certain state employees.

Relating to the dismissal of a charge of unlawfully parking a vehicle in a space designated specifically for persons with disabilities.