SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Wednesday

April 6, 2011

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

Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant and to administration of the TEXAS grant program.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis.

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

Relating to high-value data sets of state agencies posted on the Internet.

Relating to state-issued certificates of franchise authority to provide cable service and video service.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.

Relating to certain offenses involving unauthorized recordings.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to energy and efficiency conservation programs administered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

The Senate adopted the following resolutions:

Recognizing April 6, 2011, as Burnet County Day at the State Capitol.

Welcoming members of the Texas Catholic Conference delegation and recognizing April 6, 2011, as Texas Catholic Conference Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

In memory of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Jose Luis Saenz III of Pleasanton.

The Senate confirmed all nominees as reported by the Committee on Nominations with the exception of Charles Eugene Roy, Office of State-Federal Relations.