Senate Floor Action for 3/30/2009

SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Monday

March 30, 2009

The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:

SB 261 (CS)

Deuell/ et al.

Relating to the taking of a specimen of the breath or blood of a person arrested for an intoxication offense under certain circumstances.

3 Floor Amendments

SB 538 (LC)

Estes

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

SB 540 (CS)

Estes/ et al.

Relating to notice of an application for a permit to dispose of oil and gas waste in a disposal well.

SB 899 (LC)

Deuell

Relating to the participation in state travel service contracts by certain local governmental entities.

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment:

SB 298 (CS)

Carona/ et al.

Relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and certain local law enforcement agencies to establish a checkpoint on a highway or street to determine whether persons are driving while intoxicated.

7 Floor Amendments

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

SR 542

Patrick, Dan

Urging all Texans to work to reduce the incident of drunk driving in our state.

(CS)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

(LC)

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