BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Wednesday May 4, 2011 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a monument to African American Texans on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location approved by the State Preservation Board for a Juneteenth monument. Administration |
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Relating to an African American Texans memorial monument on the Capitol grounds. Administration |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to certain family members of a person who dies while serving in the United States armed forces. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to a fee collected by a district clerk for certain certified copies. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to the continuing issuance of freshwater fishing stamps by the Parks and Wildlife Department. Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the authority of certain local governmental entities to borrow money for a public hospital. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the Rankin County Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. Natural Resources |
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Relating to a probate fee exemption for estates of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and others killed in the line of duty. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to proper venue for certain criminal prosecutions of mortgage fraud. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the purchase of plastic bulk merchandise containers by certain businesses; providing a civil penalty. Natural Resources |
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Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of notice in certain counties. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the county ethics commission for certain counties. International Relations & Trade |
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Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to certain state attorneys called into active duty military service. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to enforcement of laws related to water safety. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to certain violations of and offenses under The Securities Act; providing penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to access to a child's medical records by the child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney. Jurisprudence |
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Relating to cemeteries and perpetual care cemetery corporations; providing a penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain identifying information regarding students of career schools or colleges and other educational entities; providing a criminal penalty. Open Government, Select |
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Relating to the purchasing powers and duties of a navigation district or port authority. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education. Finance |
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Relating to the lease of property or hospital facilities by certain hospital districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to prepaid funeral benefits contracts and the prepaid funeral contract guaranty fund. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of guidelines for the Office of the State Demographer to encourage the inclusion of a broad variety of racial/ethnic groups in estimates and projections. State Affairs |
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Relating to the designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a historic highway. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Relating to regulations concerning certain service animals; providing a criminal penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of certain telecommunicators; providing penalties. Transportation & Homeland Security |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the benefits, including health insurance, retirement programs, and other benefits, of active and retired state employees. State Affairs |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government. Re-referred from Intergovernmental Relations to Jurisprudence |