Senate Floor Action for 5/23/2009

SENATE FLOOR ACTION



Saturday

May 23, 2009




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


HB 431 (CS) (LC)Lucio III/ Alvarado/ Kent/ et al. SP: Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.

6 Floor Amendments


HB 461 (CS) (LC)Eissler/ Chisum/ Button/ Leibowitz/ Bohac SP: Huffman/ et al.

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


HB 537 (LC)Berman/ Naishtat/ Bolton SP: Eltife

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 829 (LC)Hochberg SP: Shapiro

Relating to appeals to the commissioner of education.


HB 1151 (LC)Thompson SP: West

Relating to temporary orders and orders for modification in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

2 Floor Amendments


HB 1290 (A)Oliveira/ Guillen/ et al. SP: Lucio

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

2 Committee Amendments

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1462 (CS) (LC)Pickett/ Herrero/ Moody/ Guillen SP: Uresti

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


HB 1614 (LC)Brown, Betty/ et al. SP: Patrick, Dan

Relating to the punishment for the offense of criminal mischief.


HB 1831 (CS) (LC)Corte/ Edwards/ Eiland SP: Carona

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

12 Floor Amendments


HB 1914 (LC)McReynolds/ Christian SP: Nichols

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 1959 (CS) (LC)Isett/ McCall SP: Hegar

Relating to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2003 (LC)McCall/ Castro/ Orr SP: Watson

Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment.

2 Floor Amendments


HB 2113 (CS) (LC)Walle/ et al. SP: Gallegos

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2161 (A) (LC)Turner, Sylvester/ Marquez SP: Whitmire

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

1 Committee Amendment

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2169 Chavez/ Moody/ Harless/ Pickett/ Button SP: Hinojosa

Relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development fund.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2344 (CS) (LC)Giddings/ Davis, Yvonne SP: West

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


HB 2570 (CS) (LC)Hancock SP: Jackson, Mike

Relating to the regulation of stipulated premium insurance companies.


HB 2941 (LC)Paxton SP: Williams/ et al.

Relating to the disclosure of certain ad valorem tax appraisal information and other confidential information.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 2954 Coleman SP: Ellis

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3201 (LC)King, Phil SP: Wentworth

Relating to the designation of certain fire marshals and related officers, inspectors, and investigators and certain railroad peace officers as peace officers.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3226 (LC)Madden/ Edwards/ McReynolds/ Christian SP: Seliger

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.


HB 3330 (LC)Aycock SP: Estes

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


HB 3452 (CS)Gattis/ Isett/ Veasey/ Truitt/ Lucio III/ et al. SP: Ogden/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3481 (CS) (LC)Veasey/ Hodge SP: Harris

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

1 Floor Amendment


HB 3632 (CS) (LC)Geren SP: Averitt

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 4009 (LC)Weber/ Anchia/ Thompson/ Naishtat/ Alvarado/ et al. SP: Van de Putte

Relating to the establishment of a victim assistance program to provide services to domestic victims of trafficking.

1 Floor Amendment


HB 4294 (CS)Branch/ Eissler/ Strama/ Oliveira/ Aycock/ et al. SP: Shapiro/ et al.

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

2 Floor Amendments


HB 4501 Coleman SP: Ellis

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University.


HB 4529 (LC)Chavez SP: Shapleigh

Relating to court reporter service fees in certain counties.


The Senate adopted the following resolutions:


SCR 78 Averitt

In memory of James Michael Grant of Gatesville.


HCR 161 (LC)Burnam SP: Davis, Wendy

Granting John Cook permission to sue the Benbrook Water Authority.


The Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:


SB 472 (CS)Estes/ Van de Putte/ et al. SP: Deshotel/ et al.

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


SB 488 (CS)Ellis/ Carona/ et al. SP: Harper-Brown

Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.


SB 686 (CS) (LC)Davis, Wendy/ et al. SP: Orr

Relating to the installation, maintenance, or operation of natural gas pipelines on state highways and highway rights-of-way.


SB 1001 (LC)Deuell SP: Isett

Relating to the continuation and operation of the office of public insurance counsel.


SB 1182 (CS) (LC)Wentworth SP: Ortiz, Jr.

Relating to the open records steering committee, reports by the attorney general on costs of copies, and certain deadlines, costs, and suits filed under the public information law.


SB 1557 (LC)Duncan SP: Gallego

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


Committee referral on the following:


HB 3411 Chisum

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

Natural Resources


HB 4742 Naishtat SP: Watson

Relating to the preservation of a record in a proceeding in a municipal court of record in Austin.

Jurisprudence


Committee re-referral on the following:


HB 836 Miller, Sid/ Christian/ Guillen

Relating to hunting of feral hogs by helicopter.

Re-referred from Agriculture & Rural Affairs to Natural Resources


HB 999 Dutton/ Edwards

Relating to the closure of a school campus by the board of trustees of certain school districts.

Re-referred from Education to Higher Education


HB 4576 Martinez, "Mando"/ Lucio III/ Gonzales/ Hodge SP: Lucio

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

Re-referred from Administration to International Relations & Trade


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