SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Wednesday March 29, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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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. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to registration of a motor vehicle alleged to have been involved in a violation detected by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system. |
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Relating to the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the confidentiality of home address information of certain victims of family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to information regarding the number of school counselors in public schools. |
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Relating to itemizing certain public notice expenditures in political subdivision budgets. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of the health and human services agencies by the governor. |
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Relating to an exception from disclosure under the public information law for certain personal information of an applicant for an appointment by the governor. |
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Relating to disclosure and use of certain information regarding the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the authority of certain counties to use county revenue or incur debt to improve or redevelop certain sports facilities. |
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Relating to telemedicine and telehealth services. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations. |
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Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to voter approval of obligations for certain municipal liabilities to a public pension fund. |
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Relating to the disposition of embryonic and fetal tissue remains; imposing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Welcoming members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association to the Capitol. |
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Recognizing March 28 and 29, 2017, as Collin County Days. |
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Recognizing March 29, 2017, as Texas Rural Water Day. |
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Recognizing the Tejano Monument on the occasion of its fifth anniversary. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the abolishment of the County Court at Law No. 3 of Dallas County, County Court at Law No. 4 of Dallas County, and County Court at Law No. 5 of Dallas County and the transfer of cases to the County Court at Law No. 1 of Dallas County and County Court at Law No. 2 of Dallas County. State Affairs |
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Relating to the taxing power of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to requirements for a representative for a student in a special education due process hearing. Education |
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Relating to the repeal of the high school allotment under the Foundation School Program. Education |
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Relating to the basic allotment under the foundation school program. Education |
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Relating to the creation of a commission to recommend improvements to the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to the public school finance system. Education |
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Relating to the application of and use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes imposed by municipalities and counties. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the creation of the offense of engaging in organized election fraud activity. State Affairs |
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Relating to the sale of certain state property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to early in-person voting by voters who reside at a residential care facility. State Affairs |
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Relating to a revocable deed that transfers real property at the transferor's death. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain political contributions by judicial candidates and officeholders and certain political committees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer of certain unused franchise tax credits. Finance |
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Relating to the hours of instruction provided in barbering and cosmetology schools. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the amendment to an existing permit for a municipal solid waste landfill facility to accept increased amounts of Class 1 industrial solid waste. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the issuance or amendment of a permit for a solid waste landfill facility or hazardous waste land disposal unit to be located in a special flood hazard area. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to parking privileges for people with disabilities; authorizing a fee; amending dismissal procedures for a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the requirements for a mass gathering or outdoor music festival permit. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to standards for advertising land for sale in certain border counties before a subdivision plat for the land has been approved; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of earnest money contracts and other offers for the sale of land before a subdivision plat is approved in certain border counties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the approval or disapproval by county referendum of an application for a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a prohibition on the approval by the Railroad Commission of Texas of an application for a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility located near certain reservoirs. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to staff-to-child ratios and group sizes in licensed day-care centers and reporting certain information related to child safety. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to day habilitation services for individuals with an intellectual disability; imposing an administrative penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues in certain municipalities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the collection of consumer debt by debt buyers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the disclosure of records produced in the course of an investigation related to educator misconduct. Education |
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Relating to treating ale and malt liquor in the same manner as beer for purposes of alcoholic beverage regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in hospital districts established under Chapter 281, Health & Safety Code. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the number of emissions inspections performed by certain vehicle inspection stations. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to determination of resident status. State Affairs |
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Relating to the operation and administration of the Texas Bullion Depository; depository agents; and to the appropriation of money from the fees, charges, penalties, and other amounts related to the depository and deposited to the general revenue fund for that purpose. Finance |
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Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to the placement of certain substances in Penalty Groups 1 and 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the purposes of prosecution of criminal offenses involving those substances. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to transition planning for a public school student enrolled in a special education program. Education |
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Relating to judicial review of certain regulations that apply to state licensees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to certain farm mutual insurance companies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to financial records and audits of nonprofit corporations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to measures to increase participation in state programs relating to saving money or prepaying for college. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of an innocence project grant program. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to new capital investment in the state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program and the amount and allocation of state traffic fine funds; authorizing and increasing criminal fines. Transportation |
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Relating to the Live Oak Underground Water Conservation District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the average daily attendance calculation for students over 18 years of age who are in an off home campus instructional arrangement. Education |
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Relating to the appointment of an attorney pro tem for certain criminal proceedings. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain sexual offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the economic impact of closures on the state highway system during certain periods. Transportation |
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Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to physician assistant services performed as volunteer care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a health care entity making available to patients and prospective patients charges for certain health care services, goods, or procedures; authorizing administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the requirements for annexation by a municipality of certain municipal utility districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to documentation of proof of identification for voting. State Affairs |
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Relating to interest that accrues under the Property Tax Code. Finance |
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Relating to the powers and duties of a county or municipality to impose taxes on behalf of a navigation district. Transportation |
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Relating to improving the quality of teachers employed by a school district, teacher performance appraisals, and the hiring of mentor teachers. Education |
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Relating to curriculum requirements in American history at institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the authority of school districts and school district students to participate in University Interscholastic League competitions. Education |
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Relating to the business of title insurance. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the administration of the certified capital company program by the office of the comptroller of public accounts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the research and testing of motor vehicles with automated driving systems on highways in this state. Transportation |
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Relating to information required to be disclosed by certain investors of publicly traded companies whose headquarters are located in this state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the appeal of a determination of the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. Finance |
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Relating to the transfer of the regulation of property tax professionals from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to the comptroller of public accounts; providing civil and administrative penalties. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of package store permit holders. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to requirements for updating information provided by certain health benefit plans through the Internet. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a demonstration program for real-time processing of workers' compensation authorizations of payment for medical services and medical bills. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to certain real estate brokerage and advertising activities and to certain functions of the Texas Real Estate Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to state fiscal matters related to general government. Finance |
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Relating to state fiscal matters related to health and human services and state agencies administering health and human services programs. Finance |
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Relating to state fiscal matters related to public education. Finance |
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Relating to state fiscal matters regarding business and economic development. Finance |
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Relating to state fiscal matters. Finance |
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Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in the state treasury, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. Finance |
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Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations. Finance |
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Relating to the distribution of the consolidated court cost. State Affairs |
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain sexual offenses committed against a child with a disability. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to speech protections for student newspapers in public schools. Education |
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Relating to the renewal of the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver under Medicaid. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an increase in the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of eye health care by certain professionals and institutions as providers in the Medicaid managed care program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to directing Blinn College to transfer control and custody of the Washington-on-the-Brazos Museum Building and its contents to the Texas Historical Commission. Administration |
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Relating to the transfer of the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission. Administration |
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Relating to directing Blinn College to transfer control and custody of the Washington-on-the-Brazos Museum Building and its contents to the Parks and Wildlife Department. Administration |
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Relating to the emergency scheduling of certain controlled substances for the purpose of the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; expanding the application of certain criminal offenses. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to contracting and purchasing of certain governmental entities and development corporations. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the collection of past due assessments and certain other charges by a property owners' association. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a mental health jail diversion and crisis stabilization unit pilot program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the independent ombudsman for county jails. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to prescription medications for the care and treatment of inmates and prisoners in county jails. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to certain sexual offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to ad valorem taxation. Finance |
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Relating to health care information provided by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. Business & Commerce |
Committee re-referral on the following: |
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Relating to confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records. Re-referred from State Affairs to Criminal Justice |
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