SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Thursday March 16, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles. State Affairs |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of pretrial release of a person accused of a noncapital offense if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense. Criminal Justice |
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Designating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017. Administration |
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Granting Barbara Stegall permission to sue the Texas Municipal League, TML MultiState Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool, Inc., and UMR, Inc. State Affairs |
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Expressing opposition to using eminent domain for the construction of a wall or fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. State Affairs |
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Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Approving the amended 2009 settlement agreement between the State of Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; authorizing a reduction in fees; providing penalties. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to allowing the placement and maintenance of traffic-control signals in municipalities to permit emergency vehicles to safely enter a highway. Transportation |
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Relating to notice of facility fees charged by freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to state financial assistance for a school district to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed. Education |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the calculation of absences for truancy purposes and to attendance at truancy court adjudication hearings by certain parents. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to distracted driving collisions; creating an offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the right of public officers to information of certain governmental entities; creating a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the sunset review of the Legislative Budget Board and a study by the comptroller on the accuracy of fiscal notes prepared by the Legislative Budget Board. Finance |
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Relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products on property owned by or leased for a state agency. State Affairs |
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Relating to the provision to a property owner by certain tax officials of certain information regarding the ad valorem taxes imposed on the owner's property. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to notification and informational materials regarding mutual consent voluntary adoption registries. State Affairs |
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Relating to diaper changing stations in restrooms in buildings operated by a governmental entity. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the dissemination of information about historically underutilized businesses and the expansion of the small business development center network. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to policies and training regarding the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by public institutions of higher education; providing immunity. Higher Education |
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Relating to a study on the provision of vision services benefits to older individuals in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prosecution for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Loop 1604 in Bexar County as the Borinqueneers Memorial Overpass. Transportation |
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Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to honor recipients of the Commendation Medal, Commendation Medal with Valor, and Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation of an electric unicycle. Transportation |
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Relating to the applicability of municipal zoning ordinances to certain open-enrollment charter schools. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the expunction of records in residential eviction suits. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of clinical decision support software and laboratory benefits management programs by physicians and health care providers in connection with provision of clinical laboratory services to health benefit plan enrollees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a joint interim study regarding the state's response to modifications to federal health care laws. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to human trafficking signs at abortion facilities and offenses associated with human trafficking and coerced abortion; increasing criminal penalties. State Affairs |
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Relating to the abatement of a pending sale to foreclose an ad valorem tax lien on a residence homestead. Finance |
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Relating to the additional tax imposed if the use of land located in certain counties and appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as open-space land is changed. Finance |
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Relating to alternative education loans and to the use of higher education private activity bonds by qualified alternative education loan lenders. Higher Education |
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Relating to photo identification for certain debit or credit card transactions. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of local government energy savings performance contracts for measures that avoid expected future operating or maintenance costs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting fluid milk; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of certain legislation on contract carriers as the Justin Little Act. Transportation |
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Relating to enforcement of certain regulations by the acquisition of a conservation easement. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of habitual toll violator remedies by certain toll project entities. Transportation |
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Relating to certain requirements for designation as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the termination by an insurer of a contract with a preferred provider. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a franchise tax credit for enterprise projects for certain capital investments. Finance |
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Relating to taxes and fees imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products, including an exemption to the cigarette tax, related administrative matters, and the elements of certain related offenses. Finance |
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Relating to penalties imposed on a holder of an alcoholic beverage license or permit on the basis of a criminal prosecution. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to groundwater conservation districts. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the services that require a structural pest control license; changing the applicability of an occupational license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the calculation of longevity pay for state judges and justices. State Affairs |
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Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts and port authorities. Transportation |
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Relating to the Clarendon College District. Higher Education |
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Relating to notice by a property owner to a mortgage servicer that the owner intends to enter into a contract with a property tax lender. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the placement and use of video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special education services. Education |
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Relating to the creation of a pretrial drug diversion program Criminal Justice |
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Relating to state banks, state bank holding companies, and branches of foreign banks. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of banks and trust companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of cemeteries and the administration of perpetual care trust funds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of money services businesses. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requiring school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to report certain information regarding voluntary after-school programs and voluntary summer programs. Education |
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Relating to the public sale of real property under a power of sale in a security instrument. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to request a state innovation waiver for certain small group health benefit plans of certain federal actuarial value and level of coverage requirements. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the information required to be included in or with a school district ad valorem tax bill. Finance |
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Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders and volunteer emergency services personnel. State Affairs |
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Relating to a breach of system security of a business that exposes consumer credit card or debit card information; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to establishing a pilot program to assist small business in obtaining capital. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the consumption of alcoholic beverages on certain premises; providing a criminal penalty and authorizing a fee. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the powers and duties of certain prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances and to the regulatory agencies that issue a license, certification, or registration to the prescribers or dispensers. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health maintenance organization contracts with certain entities to provide health care services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a recipient's disenrollment from a Medicaid managed care plan. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to certain procedures in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the requirements for construction contracts for certain water supply projects, treatment works, and flood control measures. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a landlord's duty to maintain property and casualty insurance coverage for loss of or damage to a leased premises. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eliminating the automatic admission of students to certain public institutions of higher education and scholarships for certain students who qualify for automatic admission. Higher Education |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of health clubs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to access to criminal history record information by the Railroad Commission of Texas. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the protection and use of intellectual property by the Railroad Commission of Texas. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the supervision of water districts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty for contempt of court. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the regulation of business entities that provide assistance animals; providing a civil penalty. Business & Commerce |