Bills Referred Today for 4/29/2009

BILLS REFERRED TODAY

Wednesday

April 29, 2009

Committee referral on the following:

SJR 55

Carona

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that the holdover provision of the Texas Constitution does not apply to a member of the Texas Transportation Commission.

Transportation & Homeland Security

SCR 67

Wentworth

Authorizing the Texas Legislative Council to pay membership dues to the Council of State Governments for state officers.

Administration

SB 2565

Averitt

Relating to adjustments of rates of certain telecommunications utilities for changes in certain tax liabilities.

Business & Commerce

SB 2566

Deuell

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

Jurisprudence

SB 2567

Duncan

Relating to state fiscal matters.

Finance

SB 2568

Patrick, Dan

Relating to a prohibition against the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and the suspension of licenses held by certain employers for the knowing employment of those persons.

Transportation & Homeland Security

Committee re-referral on the following:

HB 1918

Darby/ Chisum/ Swinford/ Keffer/ Hardcastle/ et al.

Relating to changing the name of the Office of Rural Community Affairs to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.

Re-referred from Government Organization to Agriculture & Rural Affairs