Bills Referred Today for 4/28/2015

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Tuesday

April 28, 2015





Committee referral on the following:


SB 2065 Estes

Relating to the rights of certain religious organizations and individuals relating to a marriage that violates a sincerely held religious belief.

State Affairs


HB 698 King, Tracy O.

Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments.

Health & Human Services


HB 744 Huberty

Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts.

Education


HB 824 Kuempel

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours.

Business & Commerce


HB 1042 Frank/ Springer

Relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir.

Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs


HB 1049 Rodriguez, Eddie/ Koop

Relating to the classification of licensed massage therapy programs as postsecondary education programs.

Business & Commerce


HB 1246 Koop/ et al.

Relating to the methods of delivery for required financial statement forms sent to certain municipal officeholders and candidates for municipal office.

State Affairs


HB 1378 Flynn/ Murphy/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ et al.

Relating to the fiscal transparency and accountability of certain entities responsible for public money.

Finance


HB 1717 Oliveira

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes by certain municipalities for ecological and space exploration-related tourism.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 1804 Naishtat

Relating to notice by campuses and open-enrollment charter schools about events that may significantly impact the education of certain foster children.

Health & Human Services


HB 1833 Pickett

Relating to agreements of certain counties to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge.

Transportation


HB 1933 Darby

Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.

Finance


HB 1937 Darby

Relating to procedures and eligibility for terminating participation in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas deferred retirement option plan.

State Affairs


HB 2019 Craddick

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

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2089 Darby/ Harless/ Gonzales, Larry/ Flynn/ Thompson, Senfronia/ et al.

Relating to the repeal of certain occupational license fees and taxes.

Finance


HB 2133 Raymond/ Larson

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain equipment and supplies associated with diabetes treatment.

Business & Commerce


HB 2152 Fletcher

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning service members of the state military forces.

Veteran Affairs & Military Installations


HB 2213 Metcalf

Relating to the tow rotation list in certain counties.

Business & Commerce


HB 2491 Pickett

Relating to licensing and appointment of title insurance escrow officers; changing the limit applicable to a fee; authorizing a fee.

Business & Commerce


HB 2538 Oliveira/ Lucio III

Relating to the designation of certain customer bill payment assistance program costs as an expense of operation that is a first lien against revenue securing certain public securities or obligations in certain municipalities.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2628 Clardy

Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs.

Higher Education


HB 2717 Goldman/ Gutierrez/ Simmons/ Collier

Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding.

Business & Commerce


HB 3545 Oliveira

Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment.

Intergovernmental Relations