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Daily House Calendar

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

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********** EMERGENCY CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 5                Huffman / et al.

SP: King, Phil

Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification; providing a criminal penalty.


********** MAJOR STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 314              Schwertner / et al.

SP: Flynn

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Optometry Board; authorizing a reduction in fees.

SB 224              Watson / et al.

SP: Davis, Sarah / Zerwas

Relating to the sunset review date for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and the time for awarding cancer research and prevention grants.

SB 1929             Kolkhorst / et al.

SP: Burkett / Walle

Relating to maternal mortality and morbidity and pregnancy-related deaths, including postpartum depression.


********** CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR **********
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING

SJR 1               Campbell / et al.

SP: Fallon

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

SJR 34              Birdwell

SP: Geren

Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the service of certain officeholders after the expiration of the person's term of office.

SJR 6               Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Schofield

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.


********** GENERAL STATE CALENDAR **********
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING

SB 1148             Buckingham / et al.

SP: Bonnen, Greg / Darby / et al.

Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.

SB 15               Huffines / et al.

SP: Fallon

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

SB 1553             Menéndez / et al.

SP: Bernal

Relating to the refusal of entry to or ejection from school district property.

SB 255              Zaffirini

SP: Simmons

Relating to training for governmental entities and vendors, including purchasing and contract management training; authorizing fees.

SB 679              Hancock / et al.

SP: Dale

Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business entities with certain other professions.

SB 801              Seliger / et al.

SP: King, Ken

Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.

SB 1566             Kolkhorst

SP: King, Ken

Relating to certain powers and duties of the board of trustees of an independent school district and the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school.

SB 807              Creighton

SP: Workman

Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.

SB 1698             Lucio / et al.

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to outreach and awareness for women veterans in this state.

SB 132              Creighton / et al.

SP: Parker

Relating to the savings incentive program for state agencies.

SB 1138             Whitmire / et al.

SP: Krause / Dean / Guillen / Villalba / Blanco / et al.

Relating to the creation of the blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of an individual suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.

SB 1215             Hughes

SP: Shine / Oliveira / Workman / Kacal

Relating to responsibility for the consequences of defects in the plans, specifications, or related documents for the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.

SB 1731             Birdwell / et al.

SP: Meyer

Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities.

SB 1963             Creighton

SP: Phelan

Relating to requirements for educator preparation program support for certain candidates for certification.

SB 196              Garcia / et al.

SP: Coleman

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

SB 195              Garcia / et al.

SP: Allen

Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for public school students subject to a high risk of violence while walking to school.

SB 248              Schwertner

SP: Shine / Wilson

Relating to the dissolution of the Chisholm Trail Special Utility District.

SB 261              Zaffirini

SP: Guillen

Relating to the bulk purchase of information technology commodity items by the Department of Information Resources.

SB 455              Zaffirini

SP: Minjarez

Relating to the operations of the Employment-First Task Force.

SB 468              Lucio

SP: Oliveira

Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities in coastal border counties.

SB 470              West

SP: Neave

Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties.

SB 584              West / et al.

SP: Rose

Relating to guidelines for prescribing opioid antagonists.

SB 490              Lucio

SP: Huberty

Relating to information regarding the number of school counselors in public schools.

SB 491              Watson / et al.

SP: Howard

Relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine.

SB 262              Zaffirini

SP: Guillen

Relating to certain purchasing by state agencies and local governments.

SB 498              Zaffirini

SP: Neave

Relating to the use of person first respectful language instead of the term "ward."

SB 625              Kolkhorst

SP: Stephenson

Relating to public access to financial and tax rate information of certain special purpose districts; imposing a civil penalty.

SB 670              Birdwell / et al.

SP: Price

Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and human services agencies by the governor.

SB 719              Zaffirini

SP: Raney

Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and study data on the participation of persons with intellectual disabilities in workforce education programs.

SB 810              Kolkhorst / et al.

SP: Howard

Relating to the use of open educational resources.

SB 919              Rodríguez

SP: Coleman

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant to sign a death certificate in limited situations.

SB 1016             Creighton

SP: Bell

Relating to the appointment and duties of court investigators for certain courts in guardianship proceedings.

SB 1056             Perry

SP: Murr

Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent's estate resides.

SB 1091             Seliger / et al.

SP: Howard

Relating to limitations on courses that may be offered for dual credit by school districts and public institutions of higher education.

SB 1450             Taylor, Larry

SP: Bonnen, Greg

Relating to the rulemaking authority of the commissioner of insurance with respect to certain agreements and the effect of those agreements on this state's authority to regulate insurance.

SB 1511             Perry

SP: Price

Relating to the state and regional water planning process and the funding of projects included in the state water plan.

SB 1525             Perry

SP: Larson

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of water needs and availability in this state.

SB 1557             Kolkhorst

SP: Shine / Darby

Relating to the administration of gasoline and diesel fuel motor fuels taxes and the fee on the delivery of certain petroleum products.

SB 1592             Schwertner

SP: Oliverson

Relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed against freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

SB 1633             Perry

SP: Oliverson / et al.

Relating to the provision of pharmacy services through a telepharmacy system; establishing a remote dispensing site license.

SB 1663             Huffman

SP: Flynn

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, late fees imposed by, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1664             Huffman

SP: Flynn

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1665             Huffman

SP: Flynn

Relating to the investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 1680             Lucio / et al.

SP: Raymond

Relating to a task force of border health officials.

SB 1780             Zaffirini

SP: Guillen

Relating to the amount of compensation and allowances of a county auditor in certain counties.

SB 1805             Lucio

SP: Lucio III

Relating to the multiuse training and operations center facility.

SB 1090             Lucio

SP: Davis, Sarah / Anderson, Rodney / Minjarez / Laubenberg / Farrar / et al.

Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.

SB 26               Estes / et al.

SP: Landgraf / Pickett / Dale / Reynolds

Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan and other related programs and measures to reduce emissions.

SB 1834             Buckingham / et al.

SP: Cosper

Relating to the allocation of money associated with delays of transportation projects.

SB 1854             Uresti

SP: Allen / Reynolds

Relating to requiring the review of public school district paperwork to limit paperwork requirements.

SB 1897             Perry

SP: Frullo

Relating to the declaration of a local state of disaster.

SB 1922             Schwertner

SP: Raymond

Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and a study regarding Medicaid prior authorization requirements for certain prescription drugs.

SB 1975             Whitmire / et al.

SP: Pickett

Relating to establishing the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony Committee to recognize and honor peace officers who were killed in the line of duty.

SB 1994             Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Ortega

Relating to residential mortgage loans, including the financing of residential real estate purchases by means of a wrap mortgage loan; providing licensing requirements; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 2001             Watson / et al.

SP: Coleman

Relating to the conduct that constitutes the practice of psychology.

SB 2048             Bettencourt

SP: Morrison, Geanie W.

Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the repeal of a related bond program.

SB 2179             Taylor, Larry

SP: Morrison, Geanie W.

Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to certain farm mutual insurance companies.

SB 2188             Taylor, Larry

SP: Huberty

Relating to the average daily attendance calculation for students over 18 years of age who are in an off home campus instructional arrangement.

SB 2238             Garcia

SP: Dale / Moody

Relating to certain sexual offenses and certain other offenses involving conduct of a sexual nature, including the creation of the criminal offenses of sexual coercion, indecent assault, and possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to those offenses.

SB 2270             Lucio / et al.

SP: Lucio III

Relating to expansion of a pilot program under the foundation school program for funding prekindergarten programs provided by certain school districts with early high school graduation programs.

SB 1481             Taylor, Larry

SP: Bohac

Relating to the instructional materials and technology allotment, open education resource instructional materials, and the State Board of Education long-range technology plan.

SB 972              Zaffirini / et al.

SP: King, Tracy O.

Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of real property on which a building completely destroyed by a casualty is located.

SB 1122             Huffines / et al.

SP: Anchia

Relating to abolishing certain county boards of education, boards of county school trustees, and offices of county school superintendent.

SB 41               Zaffirini

SP: Thompson, Senfronia

Relating to the demand for an accounting from an attorney in fact or agent of a principal by certain persons.

SB 521              Creighton

SP: Springer

Relating to the qualifications required of an appraisal district employee in order to testify as to the value of real property in certain ad valorem tax appeals.

SB 38               Zaffirini / et al.

SP: Murr

Relating to certain procedural matters in courts exercising probate jurisdiction.

SB 1504             Taylor, Van

SP: Parker

Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons for an order of nondisclosure.

SB 1512             Taylor, Larry

SP: Faircloth

Relating to replacement cost coverage in policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

SB 1466             Taylor, Larry

SP: Faircloth

Relating to maximum liability limits for windstorm and hail insurance coverage provided through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.


********** RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR **********
SENATE RESOLUTIONS

SCR 26              Estes / et al.

SP: Darby

Urging Congress to review federal regulations on the oil and gas industry.