SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Friday

May 29, 2009

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

In memory of Richard F. "Ric" Williamson.

Recognizing the outstanding service of the resolute individuals who came together in a moment of need to render lifesaving assistance to Representative Edmund Kuempel on the night of May 12, 2009.

In memory of former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson.

Congratulating James Alford Davis of Menard on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following:

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.

Relating to the maximum speed limit for a neighborhood electric vehicle being operated on a street or highway.

Relating to accountability of institutions of higher education, including educator preparation programs, and online institution resumes for public institutions of higher education.

Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections in certain health care facilities.

Relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects by certain local governments.

Relating to informal caregiver support services and to the appointment of a successor guardian for certain wards adjudicated as totally incapacitated.

Relating to grant and outreach programs to provide nutrition education to children.

Relating to the membership and activities of local school health advisory councils and to parental involvement in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.

Relating to the billing coordination system for claims submitted for payment from the Medicaid program.

Relating to certain requirements for sunscreening devices that are placed on or attached to a motor vehicle; providing a penalty.

Relating to the liability of in-home service companies and residential delivery companies for negligent hiring.

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation; providing criminal penalties.

Relating to continued health coverage for employees of certain political subdivisions.

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

Relating to the administration of charitable trusts.

Relating to the regulation of the towing and storage of vehicles.

Relating to the provision of a certified copy of a birth certificate for certain minors receiving services from the Department of Family and Protective Services and to the amendment of birth and death certificates.

Relating to long-term care consumer information and Medicaid waiver programs.

Relating to certain standards for group-administered achievement tests used by school districts.

Relating to exemptions from the Texas Structural Pest Control Act; providing penalties.

Relating to the imposition of a disciplinary action on a licensed nursing facility administrator; providing a penalty.

Relating to the accrual of vacation and sick leave for certain state employees on a military leave of absence.

Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a juvenile whose case is transferred to criminal court.

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

Relating to the rights and liabilities of the parties in a suit for dissolution of a marriage and certain post-dissolution proceedings.

Relating to the public school physical education curriculum.

Relating to the certification and regulation of pain management clinics.

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain municipalities to order a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to authorizing a criminal justice agency to disclose certain criminal history record information to the Guardianship Certification Board and offices of the county clerk.

Relating to the establishment of the capital writs committee and the office of capital writs and to the appointment and compensation of certain counsel for indigent defendants in a capital case.

Relating to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of used automotive parts recyclers; providing penalties.

Relating to an affidavit required to be filed in a cause of action against certain licensed or registered professionals.

Relating to the sale and use of unregistered vehicles, including the issuance and use of temporary tags on vehicles and the collection of sales taxes.

Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.

Relating to authorization for school districts to provide mentors for teachers assigned to a new subject or grade level.

Relating to continuation of the intercollegiate athletics fee for students at Prairie View A&M University.

Relating to the creation of a county ethics commission in certain counties; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Relating to annual reports by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission on the operations and conditions of probation services in this state.

Relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a contract with the county elections administrator to perform election services.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers.

Relating to the composition, administration, and duties, including reporting requirements, of the Border Health Institute.

Relating to the establishment of a shared database for deer breeder reporting requirements.

Relating to the assignment of security interests in certain collateral.

Relating to the provision of information by health and human services agencies to assist children with velocardiofacial syndrome.

Relating to the creation of the Council on Children and Families.

Relating to prohibition of certain practices by owners of developments supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.

Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.

Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for wheeled mobility systems for recipients of medical assistance.

Relating to notice to a life insurer of an adverse claim to policy proceeds by a person with a bona fide legal claim.

Relating to the constituting of certain sales of a used motor vehicle as a private disposition for purposes of Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.

Relating to the creation and operation of a council to increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased coordination of housing and health services.

Relating to the fund for veterans' assistance.

Relating to the issuance of a citation to an owner of real property for a violation of a county or municipal rule or ordinance.

Relating to the safe operation of motorcycles and other vehicles in this state; providing penalties.

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

Relating to fees paid to a constable for serving civil process.

Relating to the dedication of certain civil penalties for violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to provide civil legal services to the indigent.

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

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

Relating to safety of children who participate in rodeos.

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 Willacy County Navigation District.

Relating to the board of directors of the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District.

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

Relating to the penalties for the illegal use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities.

Relating to promoting awareness and education about the purchase and availability of health coverage.

Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices.

Relating to the emergency installation and use of a device to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications.

Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs and demand reduction targets; creating an office of energy efficiency deployment in the state energy conservation office.

Relating to the administration of certain housing funds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to interactive water features and fountains.

Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general.

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the theft of certain electronic equipment and interference with certain radio frequencies.

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

Relating to the regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons by certain municipalities; providing a criminal penalty.

Relating to the disposal of unused pharmaceuticals so that they do not enter a wastewater system.

Relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of motor vehicles.

Relating to the adoption of rules by the Texas Water Development Board regarding supplemental funding resulting from federal economic recovery legislation.

Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.

Relating to the postemployment activities of certain local government officers in certain counties; providing a penalty.

The Senate granted the request for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following:

Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce.

Relating to the regulation of certain boarding houses and assisted living facilities; providing penalties.

Relating to creating an exception to the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device.

Relating to regulating employment at or by certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities and to certain acts committed against those individuals.

Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function.

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.

Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants.

Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Relating to the filing of sworn complaints with the Texas Ethics Commission.

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

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

Relating to certain homestead preservation reinvestment zones.

Relating to the disaster contingency fund.

The Senate adopted conference committee reports on the following bills:

Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms.