Bills Referred Today for 5/12/2009

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Tuesday

May 12, 2009





Committee referral on the following:


SB 2583 West

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

Intergovernmental Relations


SB 2584 Patrick, Dan

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

Criminal Justice


HB 25 Leibowitz/ Coleman/ Lucio III/ Veasey/ Orr

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

Administration


HB 63 Aycock/ Sheffield/ Leibowitz/ Gonzalez Toureilles/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 118 Heflin

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

Administration


HB 124 Jackson, Jim/ Harper-Brown/ Kent/ Anchia/ Davis, John/ et al.

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

Criminal Justice


HB 171 Olivo

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

Administration


HB 300 Isett/ Pickett/ Harper-Brown

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


HB 339 Phillips/ Kolkhorst/ Ortiz, Jr./ Menendez/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 456 Villarreal/ et al.

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

Health & Human Services


HB 537 Berman/ Naishtat/ Bolton

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

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 600 Hughes/ Leibowitz

Relating to appeals from small claims courts.

Administration


HB 610 Naishtat/ Herrero/ Edwards/ Menendez/ Leibowitz/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 764 Hartnett/ et al.

Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge.

Administration


HB 817 Shelton

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

Administration


HB 887 Naishtat/ Menendez/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 1056 Morrison

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

Higher Education


HB 1082 Laubenberg/ Button

Relating to the North Texas Municipal Water District.

Administration


HB 1111 Zerwas

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


HB 1112 Zerwas

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


HB 1162 Orr/ Leibowitz

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

Business & Commerce


HB 1255 Lewis

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

Administration


HB 1462 Pickett/ Herrero/ Moody/ Guillen

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

Administration


HB 1683 Cook

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

Administration


HB 1810 Pickett

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

Administration


HB 1843 Davis, John/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 1935 Villarreal/ Guillen/ Rodriguez/ Chavez/ Flores/ et al.

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


HB 1973 Hamilton

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

Administration


HB 2173 Pickett/ Chavez/ Moody/ Quintanilla/ Marquez

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

Administration


HB 2242 Leibowitz/ Howard, Donna/ Miller, Sid/ Edwards/ et al.

Relating to the abolition of the Texas cultural endowment fund.

Administration


HB 2276 Hunter

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

Administration


HB 2304 Lewis/ Cook/ Guillen/ Gonzalez Toureilles/ et al.

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


HB 2324 Howard, Charlie

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

Administration


HB 2559 Truitt

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

State Affairs


HB 2571 Gonzales/ Smith, Todd/ Lucio III/ Martinez, "Mando"/ Leibowitz

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

Administration


HB 2664 Ritter

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


HB 2697 Gutierrez

Relating to the licensing and regulation of plumbers.

Administration


HB 2737 Bolton/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 2908 Paxton

Relating to the regulation of property tax lenders.

Administration


HB 3450 Legler/ Anchia/ Smith, Wayne/ et al.

Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty.

Administration


HB 3637 Hughes

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


HB 3977 Hunter/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 4100 Eiland

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

Administration


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

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

Administration


HCR 5 Pena/ Vaught/ Turner, Chris/ Maldonado/ Farias/ et al.

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


HCR 171 Guillen

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


HCR 182 Miller, Sid

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

Government Organization