Senate Floor Action for 3/31/2009

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Tuesday

March 31, 2009




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


SB 451 (CS)Van de Putte/ et al.

Relating to staff development requirements in public schools.


SB 847 (LC)Averitt/ et al.

Relating to applicability of fee exemptions for military personnel and their children to certain course fees charged by public technical institutes and public state colleges.


SB 1278 Huffman/ Deuell

Relating to the authority of a judge to suspend the imposition of a sentence and place a defendant on community supervision.


The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed:


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.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SR 344 Deuell

Welcoming the ministers of the Respect Life and Family Life delegation on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol.


SR 539 Uresti

Recognizing Loving County Day and welcoming the delegation from Loving County to the State Capitol.


SR 540 Uresti

Recognizing Culberson County Day and welcoming the delegation from Culberson County to the State Capitol.


SR 543 Davis, Wendy

Recognizing March 31, 2009, as REALTOR Appreciation Day at the State Capitol.


SCR 53 Fraser

Recognizing March 31, 2009, as West Texas Day at the State Capitol.


HCR 92 Crownover SP: Nelson

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Denton Chamber of Commerce.


Committee referral on the following:


SJR 36 Duncan

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the governor, and the lieutenant governor when acting as governor, retain executive authority unless the person becomes unavailable as provided by law.

State Affairs


SJR 37 Van de Putte

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in amounts equal to or less than amounts previously authorized.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SJR 38 Williams

Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the Lamar Institute of Technology to participate in the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds for capital improvements at agencies and institutions of higher education.

Finance


SJR 39 Averitt

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide and guarantee loans to encourage advanced clean energy projects.

Finance


SJR 40 Patrick, Dan

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right of freedom of conscience.

State Affairs


SJR 41 Duncan

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

State Affairs


SJR 42 Duncan

Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the taking of property for certain economic development purposes.

State Affairs


SJR 43 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.

Finance


SJR 44 Duncan

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.

State Affairs


SJR 45 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of additional general obligation bonds and notes to provide financial assistance to counties for roadway projects to serve border colonias.

Finance


SJR 46 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for affordable housing.

Finance


SJR 47 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to regulate land development if approved by a majority vote in a countywide election.

Intergovernmental Relations


SJR 48 Williams

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.

Finance


SJR 49 Williams

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Finance


SJR 50 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SJR 51 West

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas power source fund.

Finance


SJR 52 Davis, Wendy

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the expenditure of motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees for passenger rail, transit, and freight rail.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SJR 53 Lucio

Proposing a constitutional amendment to entitle The University of Texas at Brownsville to participate in the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund.

Finance


SJR 54 Uresti

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state.

State Affairs


SR 416 Shapleigh

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

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SR 447 Davis, Wendy

Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services.

Finance


SCR 42 Van de Putte

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

Administration


SCR 43 Seliger

Granting Jimmy Glen Riemer, Richard Coon, Jr., June Meetze Coon Trust, Johnson Borger Ranch Partnership, and W. R. Edwards, Jr., permission to sue the State of Texas and the General Land Office.

Jurisprudence


SCR 45 Ellis

Granting certain current and former residents of Texas state schools and state centers who have been injured as a result of their residency in those facilities, and the guardians or family members of those current and former residents, permission to sue the State of Texas and the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Jurisprudence


SCR 46 Hinojosa

Directing the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency to educate parents of adolescent Texans regarding the importance of adolescents' receiving regular physical exams and updated immunizations.

Health & Human Services


SCR 47 Hegar

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

Jurisprudence


SCR 48 Van de Putte

Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

State Affairs


SCR 49 Shapleigh

Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Finance


SCR 51 Patrick, Dan

Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation.

State Affairs


SB 2026 Watson

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Essential Workers Program.

Economic Development


SB 2027 Watson

Relating to gestational agreements.

Jurisprudence


SB 2028 Watson

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2029 Watson

Relating to issuance of qualified energy conservation bonds.

Natural Resources


SB 2030 Watson

Relating to the regulation of certain research.

Health & Human Services


SB 2031 Watson

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for child health plan coverage or medical assistance on placement, detention, or commitment in and release from certain facilities or other settings.

Health & Human Services


SB 2032 Nelson

Relating to hospitals' submission of uncompensated hospital care data and hospital audits related to federal funding provided for that care.

Health & Human Services


SB 2033 Nelson

Relating to adoption of a school district grading policy.

Education


SB 2034 Shapiro

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal sexual offenses and the registration of sex offenders in this state.

Criminal Justice


SB 2035 Shapiro

Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal sexual offenses and the registration and civil commitment of certain sex offenders in this state; providing a penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 2036 Duncan

Relating to the admissibility of a statement made by an accused in a criminal case.

Criminal Justice


SB 2037 Shapiro

Relating to the sex offender civil commitment program and to the creation of a state agency to perform the functions relating to the sex offender civil commitment program that are currently performed by the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.

Criminal Justice


SB 2038 Duncan

Relating to statutory revision and construction of revised statutes.

State Affairs


SB 2039 Ellis

Relating to requiring certain critical facilities to be capable of operating with alternative electrical power; providing a criminal penalty.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2040 Ellis

Relating to the authority of municipal management districts to consolidate.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2041 Ellis/ Carona

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2042 Ellis

Relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Government Organization


SB 2043 Williams

Relating to the closure of certain man-made passes between the Gulf of Mexico and inland bays by the commissioner of the General Land Office.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2044 Williams

Relating to membership on the district-level and campus-level planning and decision-making committees in public school districts.

Education


SB 2045 Williams

Relating to the allocation of certain constitutionally dedicated funds to the Lamar Institute of Technology.

Finance


SB 2046 Williams

Relating to requiring criminal history background checks for employees of public institutions of higher education.

Criminal Justice


SB 2047 Williams

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2048 Williams

Relating to the establishment of a centralized sex offender registration authority in certain counties in this state.

Criminal Justice


SB 2049 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2050 Averitt

Relating to the disposition of certain fees collected by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Natural Resources


SB 2051 Averitt

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.

Natural Resources


SB 2052 Estes

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2053 Williams

Relating to regional participation agreements.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2054 Williams

Relating to contracts and purchases by certain navigation districts.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2055 Williams

Relating to safety rules for gas pipeline facilities and public awareness.

Natural Resources


SB 2056 Williams

Relating to membership of certain advisory bodies to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Business & Commerce


SB 2057 Williams

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including the power to issue emergency orders and temporary and emergency licenses.

Business & Commerce


SB 2058 Williams

Relating to the Harris County Road Law.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2059 Williams

Relating to the use of a public right-of-way by a telephone or telegraph corporation.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2060 Lucio

Relating to school bus safety, including the authority of a school district to implement a monitoring system that captures images of vehicles passing illegally; creating an offense and providing for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2061 Van de Putte

Relating to financial assistance for voluntary caregivers of a child during an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Health & Human Services


SB 2062 Shapiro

Relating to elimination of the awards for student achievement program.

Education


SB 2063 Duncan

Relating to workers' compensation insurance coverage regarding certain contractors.

State Affairs


SB 2064 West

Relating to the issuance of state and local government securities, including the powers and duties of the Bond Review Board and the issuance of private activity bonds.

Finance


SB 2065 Davis, Wendy

Relating to acknowledgement of written instruments.

Jurisprudence


SB 2066 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the place for the convening of a county convention.

State Affairs


SB 2067 Davis, Wendy

Relating to access to precinct conventions by the elderly and persons with physical disabilities.

State Affairs


SB 2068 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the creation of the Kennedale TownCenter Development District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2069 Davis, Wendy

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2070 Duncan

Relating to the authority of counties and certain intergovernmental pools to require reimbursement for punitive damage coverage.

State Affairs


SB 2071 Duncan

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.

Administration


SB 2072 Duncan

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

State Affairs


SB 2073 Duncan

Relating to eligibility to hold the office of notary public.

Jurisprudence


SB 2074 Duncan

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

State Affairs


SB 2075 Hinojosa

Relating to the consequences of community supervision and to petitions and procedures for the expunction of criminal records and files and to orders of nondisclosure.

Criminal Justice


SB 2076 Uresti

Relating to health insurance coverage for diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint.

State Affairs


SB 2077 Uresti

Relating to physician shortage residency programs.

Higher Education


SB 2078 Uresti

Relating to newborn hearing screenings.

Health & Human Services


SB 2079 Uresti

Relating to the continuing care plan for persons being discharged from state hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2080 Uresti

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2081 Uresti

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2082 Shapiro

Relating to determining a student's eligibility for a school district's special education program on the basis of the student's visual impairment.

Education


SB 2083 Shapiro/ Lucio

Relating to surveys concerning school district and open-enrollment charter school special education programs and grants to districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools that perform well on the surveys and on other indicators.

Education


SB 2084 Ogden

Relating to changing the eligibility for a tuition and fees exemption under the TEXAS grant program to accommodate the amount of funding available.

Finance


SB 2085 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the expenditure of funds for political advertising by a political subdivision.

State Affairs


SB 2086 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the essential high school program and to the curriculum requirements for the recommended and advanced public high school programs.

Education


SB 2087 Davis, Wendy

Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.

Education


SB 2088 Whitmire

Relating to state and local court costs and fees associated with criminal cases.

Criminal Justice


SB 2089 Whitmire

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

Natural Resources


SB 2090 Deuell

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

Natural Resources


SB 2091 Harris

Relating to adoption of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; providing criminal penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 2092 Duncan

Relating to the Irion County Water Conservation District.

Natural Resources


SB 2093 Duncan

Relating to the North Wheeler County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2094 Wentworth

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of criminal trespass.

Criminal Justice


SB 2095 Wentworth

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2096 Wentworth

Relating to the creation of and the powers of a comprehensive multimodal urban transportation authority.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2097 Wentworth

Relating to granting counties authority to regulate certain land use; providing penalties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2098 Wentworth

Relating to the release of certain property from a certificate of public convenience and necessity for water service and sewer service.

Natural Resources


SB 2099 Wentworth

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2100 Wentworth

Relating to granting certain counties regulatory authority around military facilities in certain circumstances; providing a penalty.

S/C on Base Realignment and Closure


SB 2101 Wentworth

Relating to the regulation of fireworks by counties; providing a criminal penalty.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2102 Wentworth

Relating to an exemption from permitting requirements of the Edwards Aquifer Authority for certain wells owned by a charitable organization.

Natural Resources


SB 2103 Whitmire

Relating to the expulsion and removal of students from schools.

Education


SB 2104 Uresti

Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed operators for certain veterans organizations; providing penalties.

State Affairs


SB 2105 Uresti

Relating to limiting the liability of space flight entities.

State Affairs


SB 2106 Uresti

Relating to the sealing of juvenile records.

Criminal Justice


SB 2107 Uresti

Relating to the qualifications of juvenile probation officers in certain counties.

Criminal Justice


SB 2108 Uresti

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.

Natural Resources


SB 2109 Uresti

Relating to the establishment of a voluntary hands-on recycling program for students in public schools.

Education


SB 2110 West

Relating to the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles; providing penalties.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2111 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2112 Lucio

Relating to coordinated health education for certain public school principals and superintendents.

Education


SB 2113 Lucio

Relating to the state employee wellness program.

State Affairs


SB 2114 Lucio/ et al.

Relating to studying the costs and benefits of a pilot program for employment and community integration services for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2115 Lucio

Relating to the jurisdiction of criminal law hearing officers in Cameron County.

Criminal Justice


SB 2116 Nichols

Relating to a pilot program to provide community-based alternatives under the Medicaid program for certain individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Health & Human Services


SB 2117 Nichols

Relating to physician staffing requirements for certain hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2118 Seliger

Relating to the statute of limitations for an action under the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Law.

Business & Commerce


SB 2119 Seliger

Relating to desired future condition requirements for certain groundwater conservation districts.

Natural Resources


SB 2120 Seliger

Relating to the management, operation, and review of groundwater conservation districts.

Natural Resources


SB 2121 West

Relating to the persons entitled to redeem property after the foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2122 West

Relating to a limitation on the use of the power of eminent domain by certain water districts.

State Affairs


SB 2123 West

Relating to the administration of certain county services and duties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2124 West

Relating to public improvement districts designated by a county or municipality.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2125 West

Relating to the selection of party officers, convention delegates, convention alternates, and convention officials by political parties.

State Affairs


SB 2126 Estes

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

Natural Resources


SB 2127 Estes

Relating to consumer protections for clients of exchange facilitators for tax-deferred exchanges of real property.

Business & Commerce


SB 2128 Davis, Wendy

Relating to fixed price contracts for residential retail electric service.

Business & Commerce


SB 2129 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the certification of retail electric providers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2130 Davis, Wendy

Relating to providers of last resort.

Business & Commerce


SB 2131 Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of credit services organizations.

Business & Commerce


SB 2132 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the election and qualifications of the commissioner of insurance.

State Affairs


SB 2133 Wentworth

Relating to license renewal requirements for licensed professional counselors.

Health & Human Services


SB 2134 Wentworth

Relating to the composition of the Comal County Juvenile Board.

Jurisprudence


SB 2135 Lucio

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

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2136 Eltife

Relating to provision of surplus lines insurance.

Business & Commerce


SB 2137 Wentworth

Relating to filing with the Texas Ethics Commission disclosure reports relating to local governmental entities and local government officers.

State Affairs


SB 2138 Wentworth

Relating to civil liability for domestic violence.

State Affairs


SB 2139 Wentworth

Relating to allowing persons acquiring a new residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption on the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired.

Finance


SB 2140 Wentworth

Relating to requests to inspect or be provided with copies of information under the public information law.

State Affairs


SB 2141 Wentworth

Relating to the statute of repose for engineers and architects.

State Affairs


SB 2142 Wentworth

Relating to amending the Texas Mortgage Banker Registration Act to provide for licensing and regulation of mortgage banker employees who are residential mortgage originators and providing enforcement and penalties.

Business & Commerce


SB 2143 Duncan

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to determine whether certain transporters of natural or synthetic gas are gas utilities.

Natural Resources


SB 2144 West

Relating to the manner of sale of bonds issued by municipal utility districts.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2145 West

Relating to publication of notice for certain transactions involving local government entities.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2146 Duncan

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

Finance


SB 2147 Patrick, Dan

Relating to the priority of transferred tax liens.

Finance


SB 2148 Patrick, Dan

Relating to information and assistance provided by the chief appraiser to emergency management authorities.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2149 Patrick, Dan

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

Finance


SB 2150 Patrick, Dan

Relating to the creation of a commission to study the practices and procedures of the Texas Legislature.

Administration


SB 2151 Patrick, Dan

Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups.

Health & Human Services


SB 2152 Patrick, Dan

Relating to an exception to the wealth per student limitation for certain school districts.

Education


SB 2153 Whitmire

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2154 Wentworth

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

State Affairs


SB 2155 Shapiro

Relating to resuming certain state contributions for new members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 2156 Shapiro

Relating to the number of persons who may be appointed to the classification immediately below department head in a police department covered by municipal civil service.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2157 Shapiro

Relating to the total revenue exemption from the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 2158 Shapiro

Relating to the evaluation of highway or other mobility projects as toll projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2159 Shapiro

Relating to the number of families served by the nurse-family partnership competitive grant program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2160 Harris

Relating to multidistrict litigation.

State Affairs


SB 2161 Ellis

Relating to an activity that constitutes maintaining a common nuisance.

Criminal Justice


SB 2162 Ellis

Relating to the appointment of counsel for the purposes of community supervision revocation or appellate proceedings.

Criminal Justice


SB 2163 Ellis

Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Texas Veterans Commission.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2164 Ellis

Relating to information technology security practices of state agencies.

Government Organization


SB 2165 Ellis/ et al.

Relating to the disclosure of electricity generation offers received by ERCOT.

Business & Commerce


SB 2166 Ellis

Relating to access to cemeteries; providing for penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 2167 Ellis

Relating to the repeal of the indigent defense representation fund.

Criminal Justice


SB 2168 Ellis

Relating to the use of behavioral analysis or scoring in certain consumer contracts.

Business & Commerce


SB 2169 Ellis

Relating to the establishment of a smart growth policy work group and the development of a smart growth policy for this state.

Government Organization


SB 2170 Seliger

Relating to the amount and use of certain fees imposed in connection with oil and gas activities.

Natural Resources


SB 2171 Van de Putte

Relating to the maintenance of health care provider lists under the Medicaid and child health plan programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 2172 Harris

Relating to proof of title to breeding deer for certain purposes of deer breeding operations.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 2173 Harris

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use hotel occupancy tax revenue for certain venue projects.

Economic Development


SB 2174 Harris

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to enter into an agreement with a school district to dedicate revenue from a tax increment fund to the district for the acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of an educational facility.

Economic Development


SB 2175 Shapleigh

Relating to authorizing certain counties to regulate land development; providing a penalty.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2176 Shapleigh

Relating to the timely transfer of inmates from certain county jails to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 2177 Shapleigh

Relating to the establishment of a nonprofit organization for the acquisition of historic art pieces for the Capitol.

Administration


SB 2178 Shapleigh

Relating to the establishment by the commissioner of education of a computer lending pilot program for public schools.

Education


SB 2179 Shapleigh

Relating to the termination of employment by school districts of district or campus administrators who exempt students from administration of statewide assessment instruments under certain circumstances.

Education


SB 2180 Shapleigh

Relating to transfer of a student of limited English proficiency out of a public school bilingual or special language program and to public school accountability for those programs.

Education


SB 2181 Shapleigh

Relating to the establishment of regional advisory councils on state educational grant funding to review and report concerning state grants awarded for public educational programs.

Education


SB 2182 Shapleigh

Relating to an environmental service fee at public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2183 Gallegos

Relating to the appointment of an interoperability coordinator in the division of emergency management in the office of the governor.

S/C on Flooding & Evacuations


SB 2184 Gallegos

Relating to the imposition of county or municipal occupation taxes on certain coin-operated amusement gaming devices.

State Affairs


SB 2185 Gallegos

Relating to contracting practices of certain large nonprofit corporations.

Business & Commerce


SB 2186 Gallegos

Relating to a reporting requirement for certain nonprofit corporations that award college scholarships.

Business & Commerce


SB 2187 Gallegos

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2188 Lucio

Relating to a collateral guarantee program to aid small contractors in participating in public works projects.

Government Organization


SB 2189 Lucio

Relating to the degrees awarded by the Texas State Technical College System.

Higher Education


SB 2190 Lucio

Relating to an interim study to determine public school facility needs.

Education


SB 2191 Lucio

Relating to certain billing practices by businesses in this state.

Business & Commerce


SB 2192 Wentworth

Relating to the regulation of certain consumer transactions involving plumbing, air conditioning, and electrical services.

Business & Commerce


SB 2193 Huffman

Relating to the creation and evaluation of certain pilot projects of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals.

Jurisprudence


SB 2194 Whitmire

Relating to the reporting and recording of a motor vehicle accident involving an official vehicle driven by a peace officer, fire fighter, or an emergency medical services employee in the course of official duties.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2195 Williams

Relating to the creation of and penalties for certain offenses that take place at or involve an attempt to cross an international border.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2196 Williams

Relating to the employment of peace officers by certain law enforcement agencies.

Criminal Justice


SB 2197 Williams

Relating to service of civil process by constables.

Jurisprudence


SB 2198 Williams/ Van de Putte

Relating to the criminal prosecution of racketeering; providing penalties.

Criminal Justice


SB 2199 Duncan

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

Business & Commerce


SB 2200 Duncan

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

State Affairs


SB 2201 Wentworth

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

Jurisprudence


SB 2202 Wentworth

Relating to authorizing municipalities and counties to regulate land development in certain unincorporated areas; providing a penalty.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2203 Uresti

Relating to the qualifications of surgical technologists; imposing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 2204 Shapiro

Relating to the enhancement of services for certain students with autism or autism spectrum disorder and training and support for educators who serve students with autism.

Education


SB 2205 Van de Putte

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

State Affairs


SB 2206 Van de Putte

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

Education


SB 2207 Hinojosa

Relating to retirement qualifications for appellate judges.

State Affairs


SB 2208 Hinojosa

Relating to the purchase, donation, and sale of promotional items by the Texas Water Development Board.

Natural Resources


SB 2209 Hinojosa

Relating to applications regarding the issuance of private activity bonds by certain governmental entities for projects with multiple sites.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2210 West

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

Higher Education


SB 2211 West

Relating to enrollment requirements for the operation of the University of North Texas at Dallas as a general academic teaching institution and the issuance of bonds for that institution.

Higher Education


SB 2212 Lucio

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.

Finance


SB 2213 Lucio

Relating to the imposition by an emergency services district of an impact fee on new development to be used for capital improvements and equipment.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2214 Ellis

Relating to a fee imposed on foreclosure filings to fund civil legal services to indigent Texans.

Jurisprudence


SB 2215 Ellis

Relating to the regulation of the storage of coal ash.

Natural Resources


SB 2216 Ellis

Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination.

State Affairs


SB 2217 Ellis

Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Harris County and the preference given by the district court to domestic violence cases.

Jurisprudence


SB 2218 Ellis

Relating to certain criminal penalties and civil consequences for defendants convicted of an offense of graffiti and for juveniles adjudicated as having engaged in conduct involving graffiti.

Criminal Justice


SB 2219 Ellis

Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose a civil penalty on the owner of certain motor vehicles parked on a highway under the jurisdiction of the municipality that do not display a valid registration insignia or inspection certificate.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2220 Lucio

Relating to school bus safety.

Education


SB 2221 Carona

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure.

Jurisprudence


SB 2222 Van de Putte

Relating to authorizing the creation of regional military sustainability commissions around military installations and requiring certain property disclosures.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2223 Van de Putte

Relating to allowing a municipality to create a defense base regulatory authority.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2224 West

Relating to orders of nondisclosure for the records of children convicted of certain offenses punishable by fine only.

Jurisprudence


SB 2226 Duncan

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.

State Affairs


SB 2227 Averitt

Relating to authorizing the issuance of bonds for the reimbursement of the cost of public improvements located in public improvement districts in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2228 Averitt

Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Coryell County.

Criminal Justice


SB 2229 Averitt

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.

Jurisprudence


SB 2230 Averitt

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

Jurisprudence


SB 2231 Averitt

Relating to the authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones in Ellis County.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2232 Averitt

Relating to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's authority to regulate certain nonalcoholic beverage business activities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2233 Eltife

Relating to the regulation of debt management services providers; providing a penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2234 Whitmire

Relating to hearings under the Texas Education Code.

Education


SB 2235 Seliger

Relating to the definition of "operator" in relation to the regulation of a solid waste facility.

Natural Resources


SB 2236 Seliger

Relating to exempting electric cooperatives and their subsidiaries that store natural gas underground and offer or provide gas storage services to the public for hire from status as a gas utility, public utility, common carrier, or common purchaser.

Natural Resources


SB 2237 Seliger

Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a medical education building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Finance


SB 2238 Zaffirini

Relating to revenue and expenses of certain financial regulatory agencies.

Business & Commerce


SB 2239 Zaffirini

Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency.

Criminal Justice


SB 2240 Zaffirini

Relating to the financing of educational facilities by higher education authorities and the governance of certain higher education authorities.

Finance


SB 2241 Zaffirini

Relating to a Medicaid hospital level of care waiver program for certain medically fragile individuals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2242 Zaffirini

Relating to disclosure reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission concerning political contributions and expenditures made in connection with offices of and measures proposed by local governmental entities.

State Affairs


SB 2243 Zaffirini

Relating to the repayment of certain education loans for licensed physicians and dentists.

Higher Education


SB 2244 Zaffirini

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.

Higher Education


SB 2245 Zaffirini

Relating to eliminating certain reporting requirements of university systems and institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2246 Zaffirini

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

Higher Education


SB 2247 Zaffirini

Relating to the use of pro re nata psychoactive medications in certain residential health care facilities.

Health & Human Services


SB 2248 Zaffirini

Relating to public school students placed in foster care.

Education


SB 2249 Zaffirini

Relating to a certification program for teachers of students with visual impairments.

Education


SB 2250 Zaffirini

Relating to the Karnes County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2251 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to a Tejano memorial monument on the Capitol grounds.

Administration


SB 2252 Zaffirini

Relating to service creditable in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

State Affairs


SB 2253 Zaffirini

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate subdivisions near an international border.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2254 Zaffirini

Relating to the exercise of urban renewal powers by certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2255 Zaffirini

Relating to allowing multiple methods of voting at the same polling place.

State Affairs


SB 2256 Zaffirini/ Van de Putte

Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2257 Zaffirini

Relating to the exemption of certain counties from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes.

Finance


SB 2258 Zaffirini

Relating to intensive summer programs for public school students and to college readiness programs at public institutions of higher education.

Education


SB 2259 Zaffirini

Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


SB 2260 Zaffirini

Relating to the licensing and regulation of post-acute care traumatic brain injury rehabilitation facilities; providing penalties.

Health & Human Services


SB 2261 Zaffirini

Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2262 Zaffirini

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

Higher Education


SB 2263 Williams

Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, benefits from, and administration of the Texas County and District Retirement System.

State Affairs


SB 2264 Gallegos

Relating to the provision of a community telephone emergency notification system as part of the 9-1-1 system.

S/C on Flooding & Evacuations


SB 2265 Gallegos

Relating to the disciplinary suspension or demotion of a firefighter or police officer under municipal civil service.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2266 Gallegos

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

Natural Resources


SB 2267 Gallegos

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

Higher Education


SB 2268 Gallegos

Relating to the issuance of an alcoholic beverage license or permit in good faith reliance on a governmental error.

Business & Commerce


SB 2269 Gallegos

Relating to the use of historically underutilized businesses by utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2270 Gallegos

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

Education


SB 2271 Gallegos

Relating to the use of historically underutilized businesses by utilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2272 Jackson, Mike

Relating to a lender's release of insurance proceeds.

Business & Commerce


SB 2273 Seliger

Relating to certain reporting duties of the attorney general.

Health & Human Services


SB 2274 Seliger

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

Finance


SB 2275 Seliger/ Averitt/ Ellis/ Wentworth

Relating to the adoption of the public school curriculum and textbooks; transferring authority from the State Board of Education to the commissioner of education.

Education


SB 2276 Ellis

Related to parole board rules regarding inmates claiming actual innocence.

Criminal Justice


SB 2277 Ellis

Relating to authorizing certain state agencies to provide student loan repayment assistance to attorneys.

Administration


SB 2278 Ellis

Relating to charity care provided by certain nonprofit hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2279 Ellis

Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Business & Commerce Code to provide civil legal services to the indigent.

Jurisprudence


SB 2280 Ellis

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2281 Ellis

Relating to the creation of a public defender subaccount in the fair defense account of the general revenue fund.

Finance


SB 2282 Ellis

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2283 Lucio

Relating to the use of the state participation account of the water development fund.

Natural Resources


SB 2284 Lucio

Relating to the issuance of grants by the Texas Water Development Board for water and wastewater system improvements in economically distressed areas.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2285 Lucio

Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the connection of residences in economically distressed areas to public water supply and sanitary sewer systems.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2286 Lucio

Relating to the issuance of additional state general obligation bonds and notes to provide financial assistance to counties for roadway projects to serve border colonias.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2287 Lucio

Relating to the creation of the small municipality and rural area housing development fund.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2288 Lucio

Relating to the provision of affordable housing in this state.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2289 Lucio

Relating to the housing trust fund and the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to provide money for the fund.

Finance


SB 2290 Lucio

Relating to providing housing assistance to rural communities and small municipalities.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2291 Lucio

Relating to the creation and support of community development corporations by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2292 Lucio

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

International Relations & Trade


SB 2293 Lucio

Relating to the provision of accounting statements by a seller who finances the sale of residential real property owned by the seller; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce


SB 2294 Lucio

Relating to the administration and allocation of private activity bonds.

Finance


SB 2295 Lucio

Relating to the minimum change interval at an intersection at which a photographic traffic monitoring system is in use.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2296 Duncan

Relating to the timing of submittal of groundwater management plans.

Natural Resources


SB 2297 Watson

Relating to service of process for delinquent taxes on a nonresident.

Jurisprudence


SB 2298 Watson

Relating to compensation of certain state employees.

Government Organization


SB 2299 Williams

Relating to registration and regulation of certain discount health care programs.

Health & Human Services


SB 2300 Williams

Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.

Finance


SB 2301 Williams

Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem rollback tax rates of certain taxing units.

Finance


SB 2302 Williams

Relating to the payment in installments of ad valorem taxes on certain property owned by a business entity and located in a disaster area.

Finance


SB 2303 Williams

Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation for a motor vehicle used for the production of income and for personal activities.

Finance


SB 2304 Williams

Relating to hazardous duty pay for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Criminal Justice


SB 2305 Williams

Relating to the sales tax treatment of a fundraising sale by a qualified organization.

Finance


SB 2306 Williams

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

Natural Resources


SB 2307 Williams

Relating to the preservation and maintenance of the governor's mansion.

Administration


SB 2308 Gallegos

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

Education


SB 2309 Whitmire

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

Criminal Justice


SB 2310 Averitt

Relating to the transfer of funds to the water infrastructure fund from the economic stabilization fund.

Finance


SB 2311 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2312 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2313 Averitt

Relating to the creation of the water plan projects fund to assist the Texas Water Development Board in the funding of certain projects identified in the state and regional water plans.

Natural Resources


SB 2314 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2315 Averitt

Relating to water audits by retail public utilities.

Natural Resources


SB 2316 Averitt

Relating to the annual water quality fee for wastewater discharge permit holders and water right users through permit or contract.

Natural Resources


SB 2317 Averitt

Relating to the composition, duties, and expenses of certain entities created to study and provide advice regarding environmental flows.

Natural Resources


SB 2318 Averitt

Relating to the use and management of surface water resources.

Natural Resources


SB 2319 Averitt

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

Natural Resources


SB 2320 Averitt

Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to assess production fees.

Natural Resources


SB 2321 Averitt

Relating to the management of groundwater resources in the state.

Natural Resources


SB 2322 Duncan

Relating to plan provisions required for maintaining retirement plan qualification for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs


SB 2323 Carona

Relating to the functions of the Texas School Safety Center and safety at public educational institutions.

Education


SB 2324 Duncan

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

State Affairs


SB 2325 Hinojosa

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

Jurisprudence


SB 2326 Hegar

Relating to the sale, recovery, and recycling of certain television equipment; providing administrative penalties.

Natural Resources


SB 2327 Hegar

Relating to a prohibition on the possession or smoking of a burning tobacco product in certain motor vehicles in which a person younger than 16 is present; providing a penalty.

Criminal Justice


SB 2328 Hegar

Relating to the development of environmental flow regimes by the Environmental Flows Advisory Group and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Natural Resources


SB 2329 Hegar

Relating to the abolition of the Edwards Aquifer Legislative Oversight Committee.

Natural Resources


SB 2330 West

Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2331 West

Relating to the establishment of the Texas power source fund.

Finance


SB 2332 Duncan

Relating to the regulation of preferred provider benefit plans regarding network adequacy, contracting and reimbursement activities.

State Affairs


SB 2333 Lucio

Relating to the marketing of shrimp and aquaculture products.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 2334 Lucio/ Hinojosa

Relating to a county's eligibility to receive state assistance for health care expenditures that exceed eight percent of the county's general revenue levy for the year.

Health & Human Services


SB 2335 Patrick, Dan

Relating to auditing procedures and authority relating to county education departments in certain populous counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2336 Patrick, Dan

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board and the creation of a commission to advise the board.

Health & Human Services


SB 2337 Whitmire

Relating to procedures for applications for writs of habeas corpus based on scientific evidence establishing the innocence of a criminal defendant.

Criminal Justice


SB 2338 Shapiro

Relating to the creation, operations and financing of tax increment reinvestment zones.

Economic Development


SB 2339 Shapiro

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2340 Averitt

Relating to the electronic monitoring of certain defendants as an alternative to confinement.

Criminal Justice


SB 2341 Averitt

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

Business & Commerce


SB 2342 Averitt

Relating to the regulation of certain insurers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2343 Uresti

Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.

Education


SB 2344 Uresti

Relating to examination requirements in certain guardianship matters concerning persons with mental retardation.

Jurisprudence


SB 2345 Uresti

Relating to county regulation of sound levels; providing a criminal penalty.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2346 Hinojosa

Relating to delegation by a physician of certain cosmetic and dermatological medical treatments.

Health & Human Services


SB 2347 Hinojosa

Relating to the establishment of a laser and intense pulsed light device registry; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 2348 Ogden

Relating to the composition and appointment of the board of directors of a corporation to which the board of regents of The University of Texas System delegates investment authority for the permanent university fund or other funds under the control of the board of regents, and to the administration of that corporation.

Higher Education


SB 2349 Ogden

Relating to distributed generation of electric power.

Business & Commerce


SB 2350 Ogden

Relating to the payment of cy pres funds in an action by the attorney general.

Finance


SB 2351 Ogden

Relating to limiting increases in a student health services fee at Texas A&M University-College Station, and to authorizing the financing, construction, maintenance and improvement of health facilities with a student health services fee at a component institution of the Texas A&M University System.

Higher Education


SB 2352 Estes

Relating to marriage education courses for certain couples filing for divorce on the grounds of insupportability.

Jurisprudence


SB 2353 Ogden

Relating to improving efficiency in state government and reducing state government spending.

Finance


SB 2354 Ogden

Relating to ensuring that Texas state government has sufficient general law authority to apply for and receive the maximum amount of federal funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and any subsequent federal economic stimulus legislation that may make funds available to this state during the current or during the next state fiscal biennium.

Finance


SB 2355 Hinojosa

Relating to the creation of the pipeline safety fund.

Finance


SB 2356 Whitmire

Relating to procedures applicable to the provision of special education services to public school students.

Education


SB 2357 Gallegos

Relating to the curriculum that must be provided by a disciplinary alternative education program.

Education


SB 2358 Gallegos

Relating to the guaranteed benefits of a public school educator.

Education


SB 2359 Gallegos

Relating to restrictions on the location of certain sex offenders and to notice reflecting that location.

Criminal Justice


SB 2360 Ellis

Relating to reducing state school commitments and increasing community services for persons with mental retardation.

Health & Human Services


SB 2361 Ellis

Relating to the operation of certain three-wheeled vehicles in this state.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2362 Ellis

Relating to an award of attorney's fees to a prevailing property owner in a property tax dispute resolved by binding arbitration.

Finance


SB 2363 Ellis

Relating to the award of attorney's fees to a property owner who prevails in a property tax appeal.

Finance


SB 2364 Ellis

Relating to good cause for rescheduling a hearing by an appraisal review board.

Finance


SB 2365 Ellis

Relating to certain individuals entitled to notice from an appraisal district.

Finance


SB 2366 Ellis

Relating to incorrect or unequal appraised value of a property.

Finance


SB 2367 Uresti

Relating to an annual report by the Border Security Council regarding criminal street gangs and expanding gang prevention efforts.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2368 Uresti

Relating to monetary assistance for substitute care provided to a child by a relative caregiver.

Health & Human Services


SB 2369 Uresti

Relating to a preference for road construction bids that provide for the use of rubberized asphalt paving material.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2370 Uresti

Relating to eligibility of certain dependents for health insurance coverage.

State Affairs


SB 2371 Carona

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2372 Ellis

Relating to property and evidence technicians.

Criminal Justice


SB 2373 Van de Putte

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain journeyman and apprentice sheet metal workers.

Business & Commerce


SB 2374 Van de Putte

Relating to state assistance to fund public school instructional facilities in fast-growing school districts.

Education


SB 2375 Lucio

Relating to the number of students eligible to participate in a special education program who may be enrolled in a foundation curriculum course.

Education


SB 2376 Lucio

Relating to the change of the name of Texas A&M University--Kingsville to Texas A&I University.

Higher Education


SB 2377 Nichols

Relating to engineering and design contracts for the Texas Department of Transportation.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2378 Nichols

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2379 Jackson, Mike

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

Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 2380 Jackson, Mike

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

Natural Resources


SB 2381 West

Relating to the fee charged for the master bidders list.

Government Organization


SB 2382 Shapleigh

Relating to the implementation by the comptroller of a low-emission vehicle program for the state vehicle fleet.

Natural Resources


SB 2383 Shapleigh

Relating to universal health coverage for Texans.

State Affairs


SB 2384 Shapleigh

Relating to children's exposure to area-wide soil contamination.

Natural Resources


SB 2385 Shapleigh

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

Jurisprudence


SB 2386 Harris

Relating to the designation of the Diamond Interchange.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2387 Harris

Relating to regulation of certain credit transactions and lenders.

Business & Commerce


SB 2388 Lucio

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes for ecological tourism events.

Economic Development


SB 2389 Nichols

Relating to physician staffing requirements for hospitals.

Health & Human Services


SB 2390 Shapleigh

Relating to the physician licensing requirements for foreign medical graduates.

Health & Human Services


SB 2391 Shapleigh

Relating to the management and control of utility system.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2392 Shapiro/ Ogden

Relating to public school finance.

Education


SB 2393 Gallegos

Relating to the creation of a statewide autism spectrum disorders resource program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2394 Gallegos

Relating to criminal offenses applicable to gambling and gambling devices.

State Affairs


SB 2395 Nelson

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2396 Nelson

Relating to the repeal of obsolete or redundant reporting requirements of health and human services agencies.

Health & Human Services


SB 2397 Nelson

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

Health & Human Services


SB 2398 Nelson

Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board.

Health & Human Services


SB 2399 Duncan

Relating to the authority of a political subdivision other than a county to change the date of its general election.

State Affairs


SB 2400 Averitt

Relating to a prevailing wage survey conducted under an interlocal agreement between two or more political subdivisions of the state.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2401 Davis, Wendy

Relating to detecting and repairing leakage from natural gas pipelines.

Natural Resources


SB 2402 Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate the exploration for and development and production of natural gas; providing a penalty.

Natural Resources


SB 2403 Davis, Wendy/ et al.

Relating to making a voluntary contribution to the fund for veterans' assistance when registering a motor vehicle.

Finance


SB 2404 Zaffirini

Relating to certain agreements between insurers, policyholders, and motor vehicle storage persons or facilities.

Business & Commerce


SB 2405 Zaffirini

Relating to a pilot program to expand access to career and technical education partnerships in rural areas.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs


SB 2406 Zaffirini

Relating to additional compensation for certain state employees.

Administration


SB 2407 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the provision of services to individuals with mental retardation.

Finance


SB 2408 Ellis

Relating to the authority of certain school districts to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Education


SB 2409 Lucio

Relating to the higher education fund and the allocation and distribution of certain constitutional revenues to The University of Texas at Brownsville.

Finance


SB 2410 Deuell

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.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2411 Deuell

Relating to the definition of a switchblade knife for purposes of the offense of prohibited weapons.

Criminal Justice


SB 2412 Deuell

Relating to the authority of Las Lomas Municipal Utility District Nos. 3 and 4 of Kaufman County to undertake road projects.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2413 Deuell

Relating to the authority of the Kaufman County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to undertake road projects.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2414 Deuell

Relating to the regulation and practice of engineering.

Business & Commerce


SB 2415 Deuell

Relating to license plates created by the Texas Department of Transportation for professional firefighters.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2416 Deuell

Relating to the authority of certain insurers to engage in the business of health insurance in this state.

State Affairs


SB 2417 Deuell

Relating to the operation in certain counties of an integrated care management model under the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2418 Deuell

Relating to availability of professional liability insurance under a self-insurance trust for health care.

State Affairs


SB 2419 Deuell

Relating to preventative treatment for state employees exposed to HIV while performing duties of employment.

Health & Human Services


SB 2420 Deuell

Relating to the location at which a certification examination for interpreters for the deaf or hard of hearing may be conducted.

Health & Human Services


SB 2421 Deuell

Relating to the confidentiality of newborn screening information.

Health & Human Services


SB 2422 Deuell

Relating to the dispensing of drugs by physicians.

Health & Human Services


SB 2423 Deuell

Relating to the definitions of a discount health care program and a discount care health care program operator.

Health & Human Services


SB 2424 Deuell

Relating to the authorization of certain nonemergency ambulance services under the Medicaid program.

Health & Human Services


SB 2425 Deuell

Relating to the powers and duties of the Hopkins County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2426 Deuell

Relating to the establishment of a laser and intense pulsed light device registry; providing a civil penalty.

Health & Human Services


SB 2427 Deuell

Relating to delegation by a physician of certain cosmetic and dermatological medical treatments.

Health & Human Services


SB 2428 Hinojosa

Relating to the use of Supplemental Environmental Projects to protect lands of significant natural resource and hazard mitigation value.

Natural Resources


SB 2429 Zaffirini

Relating to the appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Finance


SB 2430 Davis, Wendy

Relating to public school finance and certain limitations on the ad valorem tax rate of a school district.

Education


SB 2431 Davis, Wendy

Relating to excellence exemptions available to school districts.

Education


SB 2432 Davis, Wendy

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

Natural Resources


SB 2433 Davis, Wendy

Relating to condemnation of municipal property for and municipal regulation of pipeline operations.

Natural Resources


SB 2434 Davis, Wendy

Relating to the appointment of guardians ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

Jurisprudence


SB 2435 Uresti

Relating to medical assistance program reimbursement for guardianship expenses of certain recipients.

Jurisprudence


SB 2436 Uresti

Relating to exemption from application of the Private Security Act of certain peace officers employed by a law enforcement agency.

Criminal Justice


SB 2437 Uresti

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.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2438 Uresti

Relating to imposing a duty on a sheriff to report certain warrant or capias information to a national database.

Criminal Justice


SB 2439 Uresti

Relating to granting certain local governments general zoning authority around certain military facilities; providing a penalty.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


SB 2440 Uresti

Relating to providing an oversight mechanism for the Bexar Metropolitan Water District, including enforcement authority, and authorizing a dissolution election.

Natural Resources


SB 2441 Uresti

Relating to the enforceability of covenants not to compete and to certain procedures and remedies in actions to enforce those covenants.

Business & Commerce


SB 2442 Uresti

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

Finance


SB 2443 Uresti

Relating to the Sutton County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2444 Uresti

Relating to calculation of the net resources of a person ordered to pay child support.

Jurisprudence


SB 2445 Uresti

Relating to the disposal of sewage by boats.

Natural Resources


SB 2446 Uresti/ Van de Putte

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2447 Uresti/ Van de Putte

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2448 Huffman

Relating to the powers and duties of the Sienna Plantation Management District; providing authority to manage a public transit system and parking facilities and to impose a fee or issue bonds for that purpose.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2449 Wentworth

Relating to the administration of certain provisions affecting the licensing of persons to carry a concealed handgun.

Criminal Justice


SB 2450 Ellis

Relating to the sovereign immunity of certain local governmental entities regarding certain contracts.

International Relations & Trade


SB 2451 Wentworth

Relating to authorizing certain counties to adopt buffer zone regulations and comprehensive land development plans; providing a penalty.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2452 Wentworth

Relating to granting Travis County authority to regulate certain land use and impose certain development fees; providing penalties.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2453 Williams

Relating to the East Montgomery County Improvement District.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2454 Harris

Relating to preferences of certain district courts in Tarrant County.

Jurisprudence


SB 2455 Patrick, Dan

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.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2456 Hinojosa

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

Natural Resources


SB 2457 Deuell

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2458 Fraser

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2459 Averitt

Relating to the study and assessment of the transport of groundwater in the area regulated by the Edwards Aquifer Authority.

Natural Resources


SB 2460 Jackson, Mike

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.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2461 Williams

Relating to deadlines for elections to confirm the creation of East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 100 and 101, and Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 5.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2462 Carona

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

Natural Resources


SB 2463 Wentworth

Relating to the creation of the Comal County Water Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Natural Resources


SB 2464 Wentworth

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

Natural Resources


SB 2465 Seliger

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.

Higher Education


SB 2466 Harris

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2467 Patrick, Dan/ et al.

Relating to the creation of Waller Town Center Management District; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; and granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2468 Gallegos

Relating to the post-employment activities of county and other local public officials.

State Affairs


SB 2469 Hinojosa

Relating to the creation of two additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.

Jurisprudence


SB 2470 Estes

Relating to the creation of the Maverick Improvement District of Palo Pinto County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2471 Wentworth

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

Natural Resources


SB 2472 Patrick, Dan

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 14; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2473 Patrick, Dan

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 13; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2474 Watson

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

Natural Resources


SB 2475 Hinojosa

Relating to the powers and duties of the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; providing powers of eminent domain.

Natural Resources


SB 2476 Deuell

Relating to the creation of the North Texas Trauma and Burn Authority in Trauma Service Area E.

Health & Human Services


SB 2477 Wentworth

Relating to the authority of a municipality to lower the speed limit on certain highways in the municipality.

Transportation & Homeland Security


SB 2478 Wentworth

Relating to the Parklands Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2479 Jackson, Mike

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2480 Hegar

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

International Relations & Trade


SB 2481 Hegar

Relating to an exception to prohibition of fees for future transfer of real property.

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2482 Harris

Relating to local regulation of distance requirements for businesses selling alcoholic beverages near certain establishments.

Business & Commerce


SB 2483 Williams

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.

Intergovernmental Relations


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