SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Tuesday

May 12, 2009

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

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Health Services Authority.

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

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 200; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to notice to students of a public institution of higher education of the required use of a portion of the tuition paid by the student to provide student financial aid.

Relating to the evaluation of certain regional planning commissions.

Relating to the availability of information under the public information law.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to certification of a person in certain counties as eligible for disabled parking privileges.

Relating to authorizing the creation of regional military sustainability commissions around military installations.

1 Floor Amendment

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

Relating to the powers of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority.

Relating to the enforcement of rules by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and the Fort Bend Subsidence District; providing penalties.

Relating to the composition and operation of the Hunt County Juvenile Board.

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

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

Relating to including information on sudden infant death syndrome in a resource pamphlet for parents of newborn children.

Relating to a grant program to provide children at risk of hunger or obesity with increased access to nutritious foods.

Relating to parking privileges for veterans with disabilities.

Relating to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Program and prescription drug use under the Medicaid program.

3 Floor Amendments

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

2 Floor Amendments

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

1 Floor Amendment

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

Relating to eligibility requirements for the tuition equalization grant program.

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

Relating to incentives for Texas renewable energy jobs and manufacturing.

Relating to the disregard or violation of a resident's advance directive by a nursing institution; providing penalties.

1 Floor Amendment

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

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

1 Floor Amendment

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

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing PATHS Forward in Tarrant County.

Congratulating the Blackland Research and Extension Center on its 100th anniversary.

The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following:

Relating to debt cancellation agreements offered in connection with motor vehicle retail installment contracts.

The following bills were passed on the Local and Uncontested Bills Calendar:

Relating to refunds of overpayments or erroneous payments of ad valorem taxes.

Relating to the provision of money from a county's general fund to disaster victims.

Relating to the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry.

Relating to the statute of repose for engineers and architects.

Relating to the financing of educational and related facilities by higher education facility authorities or nonprofit corporations performing the functions of those authorities and to the governance of certain higher education facility authorities.

Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 118; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of Chambers County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Chambers County Improvement District No. 3; granting road powers; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 6; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.

Relating to the governing body of the Agua Special Utility District.

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

Relating to compensation of certain persons by a domestic insurance company.

Relating to fall prevention awareness.

Relating to the jurisdiction of a court over a child in the managing conservatorship of the state after the child's 18th birthday.

Relating to filing a wage claim.

Relating to a memorandum of understanding between certain authorized entities to share suicide data that does not identify a deceased individual.

Relating to requiring posting of certain information regarding nursing homes and related institutions on the Department of Aging and Disability Services website.

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

Relating to mutual aid agreements for newborn screening laboratory services.

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

Relating to the safety of the fresh fruit and vegetables produced in this state.

Relating to the regulation of commercial fertilizer.

Relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.

Committee referral on the following:

Relating to coverage under a meet and confer agreement for certain municipal firefighters and police officers.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the reporting of felons incarcerated in Texas jails to federal authorities.

Criminal Justice

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

Administration

Relating to possession of or access to a child by a parent who is deployed by the military.

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to the punishment for the offense of employment harmful to children.

Criminal Justice

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

Administration

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation, including the governance of the department and the transfer of certain functions of the department to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and the office of the governor; providing penalties.

Transportation & Homeland Security

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

Administration

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

Health & Human Services

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

Transportation & Homeland Security

Relating to appeals from small claims courts.

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

Administration

Relating to the time for dissolution of crime control prevention districts.

Administration

Relating to a court's authority to order a proposed patient to receive extended outpatient mental health services.

Administration

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

Higher Education

Relating to the North Texas Municipal Water District.

Administration

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 163; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 161; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to regulating the collection or solicitation of donated goods subsequently sold by for-profit entities or individuals; providing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce

Relating to an interlocal contract for a relief highway route around certain municipalities.

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to the election, and validation of acts, of members of the board of directors of Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District.

Administration

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

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to the establishment of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to support adult and postsecondary education and workforce development.

Higher Education

Relating to the licensing and regulation of pool-related electrical maintenance.

Administration

Relating to the exemption of certain counties and school districts from the drainage charge imposed by a municipal drainage utility system.

Administration

Relating to the abolition of the Texas cultural endowment fund.

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Administration

Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to sell certain real property for municipal airport expansion.

Administration

Relating to the powers and duties of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

State Affairs

Relating to the licensing and regulation of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities; providing penalties.

Administration

Relating to creating a defense to prosecution for the offense of unlawful carrying of a handgun by a license holder on the premises of certain businesses.

Administration

Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers.

Administration

Relating to the sale of used, surplus, or salvage property and firefighting equipment by an emergency services district.

Administration

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

Administration

Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.

Administration

Relating to filing fees in civil actions and proceedings, to fees charged on conviction in certain courts, to the preservation of court records, to money paid into the registry of a court in certain counties, and to the appointment of counsel in certain suits.

Administration

Relating to the capture and transport of certain deer; providing a penalty.

Administration

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

Administration

Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard.

Administration

Posthumously conferring the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on Pedro Cano of Hidalgo County for his heroic actions in World War II.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

Memorializing Congress to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a public health region for the counties along the Texas-Mexico border.

Health & Human Services

Designating March 29, 2010, as Vietnam Veterans Day in the State of Texas.

Government Organization