Regular Order of Business for 3/28/2017

REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS



Tuesday

March 28, 2017




SENATE BILLS

(Calendar Order)



SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SJR 31 Kolkhorst

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items.


SJR 43 Huffman/ et al.

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.


SJR 27 Taylor, Van

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing county authority to provide for manual labor poor houses and farms.


SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS

(Second Reading)



SCR 32 (LC)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast.


SENATE BILLS

(Third Reading)



SB 5 (CS)Huffman/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Buckingham/ Burton/ et al.

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


SB 23 (CS)Schwertner/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Burton/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.


SENATE BILLS

(Second Reading)



SB 535 Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program.


SB 378 (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties.


SB 13 (CS)Huffman/ Bettencourt/ Birdwell/ Burton/ Campbell/ et al.

Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.


SB 18 Seliger/ et al.

Relating to eliminating provisions requiring public institutions of higher education to set aside portions of designated tuition for student financial assistance.


SB 491 (LC)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine.


SB 550 Campbell

Relating to the sale or assignment of tax credits for the certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures.


SB 566 (LC)Perry/ et al.

Relating to the qualifications for a person conducting an adoption evaluation.


SB 532 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to information collected about and purchases of information technology by governmental entities.


SB 73 (LC)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to leave policy and procedures for state employees.


SB 492 (LC)West

Relating to procedures of a county tax assessor-collector for collection of dishonored checks and invoices; authorizing a fee.


SB 258 (CS)Huffines/ et al.

Relating to the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains; imposing a civil penalty.


SB 854 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to the purchase of food and beverages by the Texas Division of Emergency Management for certain persons.


SB 719 (LC)Zaffirini

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 396 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 10 in Guadalupe County as the Texas Game Warden Teyran "Ty" Patterson Memorial Highway.


SB 402 (LC)Zaffirini/ et al.

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


SB 102 (LC)Hall/ et al.

Relating to general officers within the state military department.


SB 94 (CS) (LC)Hall

Relating to a ribbon for certain members of the military forces who served in support of operations to secure the Texas border.


SB 751 (CS) (LC)Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the confidentiality of certain information of and the abolishment date of the military base realignment and closure task force.


SB 277 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the eligibility of certain property for certain ad valorem tax incentives relating to wind-powered energy devices.


SB 712 (LC)Hinojosa/ et al.

Relating to the duration of certain protective orders against family violence.


SB 31 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense; modifying existing criminal penalties.


SB 75 Nelson

Relating to the requirement for parental consent for a minor to join a labor union.


SB 865 (LC)Perry

Relating to a groundwater conservation district's use of electronic fund transfers.


SB 689 (LC)Seliger

Relating to the powers and election dates of the Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District.


SB 77 (CS) (LC)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to involuntary termination of parental rights based on sexual assault of the child's other parent and the child support obligations of the parent whose rights were terminated.


SB 227 (LC)Huffman

Relating to certain substances listed in Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.


SB 581 (LC)Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to the requirements for a change of name for a person with a final felony conviction or a person required to register as a sex offender.


SB 920 (LC)Whitmire

Relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve personal property, including access based on danger of family violence.


SB 1066 (LC)Schwertner/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Huffman/ Nelson/ et al.

Relating to meeting the graduate medical education needs of new medical degree programs offered by public institutions of higher education.


SB 1091 (LC)Seliger/ et al.

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


SB 1033 (LC)Perry

Relating to authorization for the conveyance of certain real property from Texas Tech University to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.


SB 79 (LC)Nelson

Relating to the production of public information available on a publicly accessible website.


SB 87 Hall/ et al.

Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system.


SB 278 Zaffirini/ et al.

Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system.


SB 946 Bettencourt

Relating to deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system.


SB 945 Bettencourt

Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to correct an ad valorem tax appraisal roll.


SB 870 Bettencourt

Relating to the scheduling by an appraisal review board of a hearing on a protest.


SB 330 Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.


SB 88 (CS)Hall/ et al.

Relating to the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.


SB 377 (LC)Perry

Relating to the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program.


SB 680 (CS)Hancock

Relating to step therapy protocols required by a health benefit plan in connection with prescription drug coverage.


SB 507 (CS)Hancock/ et al.

Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing.


SB 343 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper sexual activity with a person under supervision.


SB 325 (CS) (LC)Burton/ et al.

Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted.


SB 669 (CS) (LC)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the system for protesting or appealing certain ad valorem tax determinations; authorizing a fee.


SB 80 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to certain required reports prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.


SB 115 (CS)Huffines/ et al.

Relating to the Internet broadcast of certain open meetings.


SB 407 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the exception from disclosure under the public information law for information related to competition or bidding.


SB 408 (CS)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.


SB 510 (CS) (LC)Zaffirini/ Buckingham/ Campbell/ Watson

Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.


SB 947 (CS)Kolkhorst

Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.


SB 404 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to prohibiting certain health care practitioners from providing alcoholic beverages to certain persons; imposing an administrative penalty.


SB 22 (CS)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program.


SB 27 Campbell/ et al.

Relating to the mental health program for veterans.


SB 726 (LC)Seliger

Relating to elections held by the Panhandle Groundwater Conservation District.


SB 864 (LC)Perry

Relating to the procedure for obtaining a right to use state water if the applicant proposes an alternative source of water that is not state water.


SB 151 Bettencourt

Relating to voter approval of obligations for certain municipal liabilities to a public pension fund.


SB 138 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the exemption from range instruction for certain persons applying to obtain a license to carry a handgun.


SB 263 (LC)Perry

Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun.


SB 657 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to the filing of oaths of office and signed statements by certain judicial officers and judicial appointees with the secretary of state.


SB 936 (LC)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to undertake a study of the public retirement systems of this state.


SB 578 (CS)Lucio/ et al.

Relating to the creation by the Health and Human Services Commission of a veteran suicide prevention action plan.


SB 790 (LC)Miles/ et al.

Relating to the continuation of the women's health advisory committee.


SB 139 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies.


SB 74 (LC)Nelson/ et al.

Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization.


SB 894 (CS) (LC)Buckingham

Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.


SB 1107 (CS)Schwertner/ Perry/ et al.

Relating to telemedicine and telehealth services.


SB 264 (CS)Perry

Relating to an application made by a county jailer or state correctional officer to obtain a license to carry a handgun.


SB 259 (CS) (LC)Huffines

Relating to jury summons questionnaires.


SB 509 (CS)Huffman/ et al.

Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems.


SB 546 (CS) (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the quality of water provided by public drinking water supply systems to state supported living centers.


SB 248 (CS)Schwertner

Relating to the dissolution of a special utility district after the transfer of all obligations and services.


SB 1 (CS)Nelson

General Appropriations Bill.


SB 736 (CS)Hancock

Relating to the authority of the General Land Office to sell retail electric power.


SB 361 Nichols/ et al.

Relating to transportation network companies.


SB 452 Hancock

Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts.


SB 1002 (LC)Hancock

Relating to accounting principles applicable to pension and other postemployment benefit expenses for electric utilities.


SB 884 (CS) (LC)Whitmire/ Bettencourt/ Creighton/ Garcia/ Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to the authority of certain counties to use county revenue or incur debt to improve or redevelop certain sports facilities.


SB 881 (LC)Uresti

Relating to the board of directors of the Maverick County Hospital District.


SB 30 West/ Whitmire

Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school students and in driver education courses and to civilian interaction training for peace officers.


SB 256 (LC)Taylor, Van/ et al.

Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons.


SB 327 (LC)Burton/ et al.

Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.


SB 763 (CS) (LC)Huffman

Relating to the composition of the Texas Historical Commission.


SB 634 (LC)Estes

Relating to reporting requirements for certain skills development fund workforce training program providers.


SB 395 (LC)Campbell

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility.


SB 582 (LC)Whitmire

Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail.


SB 613 (LC)Whitmire/ et al.

Relating to services provided by the Health and Human Services Commission to sexually violent offenders who are incompetent to attend sex offender treatment.


SB 773 (LC)Uresti

Relating to the authority of a judge to compel a criminal defendant who lacks capacity to take psychoactive medication.


SB 998 (LC)West

Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.


SB 843 (CS) (LC)Perry

Relating to disclosure and use of certain information regarding the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.


SB 91 (CS)Hall

Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency.


SB 570 (CS)Rodríguez/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of the retention, storage, transportation, disposal, processing, and reuse of used or scrap tires; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.


SB 579 (LC)Taylor, Van

Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors on private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.


SB 826 (LC)Taylor, Larry

Relating to the sequencing of required English language arts courses and mathematics courses in schools.


SB 515 (CS)Taylor, Van

Relating to the right of certain public officers to access public information, documents, records, and property; creating criminal offenses.


SB 368 (LC)Garcia

Relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties.


SB 385 (CS)Burton

Relating to voter approval of local acceptance and use of federal funds for commuter rail projects.


SB 769 (LC)Watson

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Combat Medical Badge.


SB 1024 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on emergency management or airport security vehicles.


SB 1051 (CS) (LC)Watson

Relating to the accommodation of a deaf or hard of hearing student in driver education; authorizing a fee.


SB 1078 (LC)Burton

Relating to the offense of leaving a motor vehicle unattended.


SB 1099 (LC)Perry

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 84 as the Trooper Jonathan Thomas McDonald Memorial Highway.


SB 1305 Nichols

Relating to the abolishment of the transportation infrastructure fund and the grant program using money from the fund.


SB 705 (CS) (LC)Birdwell

Relating to an exception from disclosure under the public information law for certain personal information of an applicant for an appointment by the governor.


SB 670 (CS) (LC)Birdwell/ Nelson/ Schwertner

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


SB 976 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the dissolution of the Falls County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.


SB 758 (LC)Menéndez

Relating to bill payment assistance programs offered by certain municipalities.


SB 737 Hancock/ et al.

Relating to requirements for new or increased municipal fees.


SB 622 (LC)Burton/ et al.

Relating to itemizing certain public notice expenditures in political subdivision budgets.


SB 601 Campbell

Relating to authorizing an exemption for open-enrollment charter schools from certain municipal drainage requirements.


SB 82 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to prohibiting the temporary closure of segments of the state highway system on days that certain scheduled events are being held in certain municipalities.


SB 2190 (CS)Huffman

Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.


SB 28 (CS)Creighton/ et al.

Relating to the financing of ports in the state.


SB 128 (CS)Garcia

Relating to the inclusion of education and training regarding human trafficking in the curriculum of commercial driver's license training programs offered by public junior colleges and career schools and colleges and to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses.


SB 490 (CS)Lucio

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


SB 3 (CS)Taylor, Larry/ et al.

Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program and a tax credit scholarship and educational expense assistance program.


SB 78 (CS) (LC)Nelson

Relating to the disposition of state surplus or salvage data processing equipment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


SB 9 Hancock/ et al.

Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations.


SB 19 (CS)Seliger/ et al.

Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for and a temporary limitation on the amount of tuition and fees charged by certain public institutions of higher education.


SB 543 (CS)Seliger

Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education and a temporary tuition limitation for those institutions.


SB 667 Zaffirini/ Birdwell/ Creighton/ Estes/ Huffman/ et al.

Relating to establishing a guardianship compliance program.


SB 944 (LC)Hughes

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.


SB 1096 (LC)Zaffirini

Relating to guardianships; authorizing a fee.


SB 416 (LC)Watson/ et al.

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas.


SB 498 (LC)Zaffirini

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


SB 528 (LC)Birdwell

Relating to the term of a chief administrative law judge.


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