SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Thursday

March 17, 2011

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

Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.

Relating to civil remedy of violations of certain municipal health and safety ordinances.

Relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from certain regulations.

Relating to the restructuring of fund obligations and accounts of the Texas Municipal Retirement System and related actuarial and accounting procedures.

Relating to indemnification provisions in construction contracts.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for certain projects if the applicant has failed to complete a request for information relevant to the project.

Relating to property and casualty certificates of insurance and approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms by the Texas Department of Insurance; providing penalties.

Relating to projects funded through the Texas emissions reduction plan.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the regulation of the practice of public accountancy.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Eighth Court of Appeals District.

Relating to the repeal of certain legislative oversight committees.

1 Floor Amendment

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

In memory of Mundy Ingalls Peale, Jr., of Lake Kiowa.

Commending the citizens of Uvalde County on their many contributions to our state.

In memory of acclaimed Western novelist Elmer Kelton of San Angelo.

Recognizing March 1, 2011, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.

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

Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.

Relating to the use of restraints in state supported living centers.

Relating to the civil liability of an employer or former employer of a mental health services provider who engages in sexual exploitation of a patient or former patient.

Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty.

Relating to the disposition of surplus or salvage data processing equipment of a university system or an institution or agency of higher education.

Relating to adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies.

Relating to the contents and applicability of a school district's grading policy.

Relating to food manufacturers, food wholesalers, and warehouse operators required to hold a license.

Relating to the duties of the county tax assessor-collector and voter registrar regarding exemptions from jury service.

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

Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.

Relating to minimum public school attendance for class credit or a final grade.

Relating to the eligibility of certain school district employees to participate or be enrolled in certain group health benefit programs.

Relating to health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services and access to certain confidential patient information within the department.

Relating to student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic teaching institutions.

Relating to the service area of the North Central Texas College District.

Relating to human body and anatomical specimen donation.

Relating to the eligibility of certain aliens for a license to practice medicine in this state.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, and surgical assistants.

Relating to disposition of a contested case by the Texas Medical Board.

Relating to patient advocacy activities by nurses and certain other persons; providing an administrative penalty.

Relating to the supervision of certain juvenile case managers.

Relating to the continuing education requirements for certain peace officers.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission to participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization and provide grants.

Relating to the revocation, suspension, or restriction of the license of a physician placed on deferred adjudication community supervision or arrested for certain offenses.

Relating to criminal asset forfeiture, the disposition of proceeds and property from criminal asset forfeiture, and accountability for that disposition; providing civil penalties.

Relating to the requirements for reinsurance contracts covering title insurance policies issued in this state.

Relating to the applicability of certain laws governing corporations to limited liability companies.

Relating to notice of a hospital lien.

Relating to the Lone Star College System District service area.

Relating to the provision of electronic sample copies of a textbook adopted by the State Board of Education.

Relating to the state fire marshal's investigation of the death of a firefighter who dies in the line of duty or in connection with an on-duty incident.

Relating to the amount of outstanding total liability of a mortgage guaranty insurer.

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to contract with another entity to collect certain assessments levied by the municipality or county.

Relating to the liability of and payment of legal fees for court-appointed trustees of certain facilities.

Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.

Relating to the authority of a county to inspect day-care centers and group day-care homes.

Relating to voting practices and elections of property owners' associations.

Relating to the Texas State Technical College System.

Relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain less populous municipalities located on a barrier island.

Relating to the validation of a home-rule charter for certain municipalities.

Relating to a voluntary statewide diabetes mellitus registry.

Relating to meetings of the University of Houston System Board of Regents.

Relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain proceedings concerning mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.

Relating to prohibition of certain extra hazardous coverages by title insurance companies.

Relating to the professions regulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

Relating to business entities and associations.

Relating to reporting on and assessing programs for the prevention and treatment of diabetes in the state.

Committee referral on the following:

Relating to improving state energy conservation, including through the use of thermostat settings and building efficiency.

Natural Resources

Relating to minimum efficiency standards for certain products; providing a civil penalty.

Natural Resources

Relating to voluntary assessment of property owners by a municipality to finance water or energy efficiency improvements.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the creation of a distributed solar generation incentive program.

Natural Resources

Relating to the creation of the Energy Efficiency Coordination Council and to statewide energy efficiency; providing penalties.

Natural Resources

Relating to requiring solar panels to be offered by certain builders of new homes.

Business & Commerce

Relating to energy efficiency programs in institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities.

Business & Commerce

Relating to requirements for businesses that offer plastic checkout bags to customers.

Natural Resources

Relating to energy efficiency reports by municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives.

Business & Commerce

Relating to priorities for restoration of electric service following an extended power outage.

Business & Commerce

Relating to competition in the electric utility market of certain municipalities.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the classification and use of energy storage equipment or facilities and the provision of studies and reports regarding energy storage equipment or those facilities.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the requirement that electric utilities offer a standard retail service package on a standard form with standard terms to a customer.

Business & Commerce

Relating to retail electric provider customer choice information.

Business & Commerce

Relating to energy efficiency market emission reduction credit programs established by emission reduction credit organizations.

Natural Resources

Relating to the regulation of distributed generation of electricity.

Business & Commerce

Committee re-referral on the following:

Relating to the provision of affordable housing in rural communities and small municipalities.

Re-referred from Intergovernmental Relations to International Relations & Trade

Relating to allocation of loans made under the owner-builder loan program.

Re-referred from Intergovernmental Relations to International Relations & Trade

Relating to cemeteries and perpetual care cemetery corporations.

Re-referred from Health & Human Services to Business & Commerce