Bills Referred Today for 5/4/2011

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Wednesday

May 4, 2011





Committee referral on the following:


SCR 51 Ellis/ West

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


SB 1928 Ellis/ West

Relating to an African American Texans memorial monument on the Capitol grounds.

Administration


HB 143 Laubenberg

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


HB 627 Woolley

Relating to a fee collected by a district clerk for certain certified copies.

Jurisprudence


HB 790 Kuempel

Relating to the continuing issuance of freshwater fishing stamps by the Parks and Wildlife Department.

Agriculture & Rural Affairs


HB 831 Craddick

Relating to the authority of certain local governmental entities to borrow money for a public hospital.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 850 Craddick

Relating to the Rankin County Hospital District.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1060 Kleinschmidt

Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.

Natural Resources


HB 1209 Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to a probate fee exemption for estates of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and others killed in the line of duty.

Jurisprudence


HB 1343 Carter/ Solomons/ Laubenberg/ Gallego/ et al.

Relating to proper venue for certain criminal prosecutions of mortgage fraud.

Jurisprudence


HB 1390 Deshotel/ Bohac

Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts.

Business & Commerce


HB 1648 Smith, Wayne

Relating to the purchase of plastic bulk merchandise containers by certain businesses; providing a civil penalty.

Natural Resources


HB 1812 Phillips

Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of notice in certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1866 Gonzalez, Naomi

Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 2002 Marquez

Relating to the county ethics commission for certain counties.

International Relations & Trade


HB 2040 Hamilton

Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 2122 Lozano

Relating to certain state attorneys called into active duty military service.

Jurisprudence


HB 2141 Guillen

Relating to enforcement of laws related to water safety.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 2342 Truitt

Relating to certain violations of and offenses under The Securities Act; providing penalties.

Business & Commerce


HB 2488 Scott

Relating to access to a child's medical records by the child's attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, or amicus attorney.

Jurisprudence


HB 2495 Hernandez Luna

Relating to cemeteries and perpetual care cemetery corporations; providing a penalty.

Business & Commerce


HB 2538 Vo

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


HB 2771 Smith, Wayne

Relating to the purchasing powers and duties of a navigation district or port authority.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 2870 Harper-Brown/ Price

Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.

Finance


HB 2964 Naishtat

Relating to the lease of property or hospital facilities by certain hospital districts.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 3004 Nash

Relating to prepaid funeral benefits contracts and the prepaid funeral contract guaranty fund.

Business & Commerce


HB 3255 Strama/ Anchia

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


HB 3421 Miller, Doug

Relating to the designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a historic highway.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HB 3487 Taylor, Van

Relating to regulations concerning certain service animals; providing a criminal penalty.

Business & Commerce


HB 3823 Thompson

Relating to the regulation of certain telecommunicators; providing penalties.

Transportation & Homeland Security


HCR 99 Truitt

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:


HB 2717 Darby

Relating to the duties and responsibilities of certain county officials and the functions of county government.

Re-referred from Intergovernmental Relations to Jurisprudence