BILLS REFERRED TODAY

Tuesday

April 30, 2013

Committee referral on the following:

Relating to a justice or judge having an interest in a business entity that owns, manages, or operates a private correctional or rehabilitation facility.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the exercise of urban renewal powers by certain counties.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to aid provided to certain voters; providing criminal penalties.

State Affairs

Relating to requiring notice of a hotel's firearms policy and other guest policies; providing a criminal penalty.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the definition of rural area for purposes of certain housing assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the use of sick leave by state employees who are attending educational activities of their children.

State Affairs

Relating to the ability of a tenant representative to serve as a commissioner of a local housing authority.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the duties of and the application of the professional prosecutors law to the county attorney in Gonzales County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

Economic Development

Relating to the duty of certain professionals to report child abuse or neglect.

Health & Human Services

Relating to restrictions on disaster remediation contracts following a locally declared disaster.

Economic Development

Relating to certain written information the Windham School District must provide to a person before the person enrolls in a district vocational training program.

Criminal Justice

Relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a Class C misdemeanor.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the frequency of water audits by certain retail public utilities.

Natural Resources

Relating to the amount of a chargeback for unemployment compensation benefits paid to a person who is partially unemployed.

Economic Development

Relating to the creation of a task force to investigate and make recommendations regarding mental health workforce shortages.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the creation of Texas Task Force 1 Type 3 Rio Grande Valley.

Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security

Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the production of and use of native seeds.

Transportation

Relating to limiting the liability of persons who employ persons with criminal convictions.

State Affairs

Relating to certain information about housing for persons with mental illness provided through the Texas Information and Referral Network Internet site.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the appointment of bailiffs for certain district courts.

Jurisprudence

Relating to designating October 1 as Influenza Awareness Day.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding certain children who are reported to be missing.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the punishment of the offense of failing to secure a child in a child passenger safety seat system and to procedures for dismissal of charges for that offense.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the sunset review of certain powers and duties performed by the Department of State Health Services.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the exemption of registered dental laboratories from certain distributing and manufacturing licensing requirements.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the collection of surplus lines insurance premium taxes for insurance placed with a managing underwriter.

Business & Commerce

Relating to certain notices, reports, and descriptions provided by or filed with court and county clerks.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the searchable state expenditure database maintained by the comptroller.

Finance

Relating to the appointment of building contractors to certain trade advisory boards of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of a county clerk or district clerk to collect certain fees; imposing certain court fees.

Criminal Justice

Relating to the eligibility of persons with disabilities to use certain public transportation services.

Transportation

Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in Harris County to provide maternity care management to certain women enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to alter speed limits on county roads.

Transportation

Relating to the assumed name of a series limited liability company.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the use of an unsworn declaration, the disposition of certain court exhibits, and the seal of a constitutional county court or county clerk.

Jurisprudence

Relating to the administration of psychoactive medications to persons receiving services in certain facilities.

Health & Human Services

Relating to liability for injuring a trespassing sheep or goat.

Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security

Relating to alcoholic beverage advertising on the outside of certain vehicles.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the payment for liquor by a retailer.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality by agreement.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the provision of water by a public utility or water supply or sewer service corporation for use in fire suppression.

Natural Resources

Relating to the administration of a high school equivalency examination.

Education

Relating to education research centers and the sharing of educational data between state agencies; redesignating certain fees as charges.

Higher Education

Relating to eligibility of certain persons for enrollment in school district summer school courses.

Education

Relating to the creation of the Willacy County Drainage District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to eligibility of charitable organizations to participate in a state employee charitable campaign.

Government Organization

Relating to requesting a replacement voter registration certificate by telephone or electronically.

State Affairs

Relating to the mental health program for veterans.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

Relating to the limitation on the amount that may be charged for certain debt cancellation agreements.

Business & Commerce

Relating to the oath taken by a person who assists a voter.

State Affairs

Relating to the composition of certain regional transportation authority subregional boards.

Transportation

Relating to the issuance of remedial plans to resolve complaints filed with the Texas Optometry Board; authorizing a fee.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the protection and care of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the authority of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System to dispose of real property and mineral interests under its jurisdiction.

Higher Education

Relating to lobbying expenditures that are made jointly.

State Affairs

Relating to fare enforcement officers for metropolitan rapid transit authorities.

Transportation

Relating to the content of photographic traffic monitoring system signs.

Transportation

Relating to the notation of death on a birth certificate.

Health & Human Services

Relating to instruction and continuing education requirements for certain court clerks.

Jurisprudence

Relating to junior college district territory annexation and program approval in certain counties.

Higher Education

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a county hotel occupancy tax.

Economic Development

Relating to an annual term for the 47th District Court.

Jurisprudence

Relating to incentives for using supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase nutritious foods.

Health & Human Services

Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument.

Administration

Relating to the proceedings of certain municipal courts held in the corporate limits of a contiguous incorporated municipality.

Intergovernmental Relations

Relating to the application of restrictions on drivers under 18 years of age.

Transportation

Relating to the board of directors of the Tarrant Regional Water District.

Natural Resources