SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday May 15, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to state financial assistance for a school district to which an academically unacceptable school district is annexed. |
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Relating to the refusal of entry to or ejection from school district property. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a study by the State Board of Education on the instructional day and academic year requirements necessary to complete the required curriculum in public schools. 1 Committee Amendment |
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Relating to the availability of certain school district financial information on certain districts' Internet websites. |
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Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments. |
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Relating to requirements for educator preparation program support for certain candidates for certification. |
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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. |
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Relating to requirements for a representative for a student in a special education due process hearing. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the establishment by the State Board of Education of an advanced computer science program for high school students. |
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Relating to the date and time for the public sale of real property. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to jurisdiction of the Texas Supreme Court. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to confidentiality of reports and related information for a solvency examination of an insurance carrier. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Congratulating Ian Rawn on his fourth place finish in the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games figure skating competition. |
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In memory of Bertha Cuellar Gonzalez. |
The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following: |
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Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
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Relating to prohibiting governmental contracts with a company doing business with Iran, Sudan, or a foreign terrorist organization. |
The Senate refused to concur in House amendments and requested the appointment of a Conference Committee on the following: |
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Relating to a defendant's payment of costs associated with a court-appointed counsel. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose an assessment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose an assessment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5; providing authority to impose an assessment. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the regulation of groundwater. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of certain investigational stem cell treatments to patients with certain severe chronic diseases or terminal illnesses and regulating the possession, use, and transfer of adult stem cells; creating a criminal offense. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain prohibited explosive weapons. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the deadline for returning a ballot voted by mail. State Affairs |
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Relating to information included in the curriculum of each driver education course and driving safety course. Transportation |
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Relating to restrictions on political contributions and political expenditures by general-purpose political committees. State Affairs |
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Relating to the definition of the least restrictive environment for the placement of children in foster care. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an exemption from civil liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to dyslexia screening and testing, the employment of dyslexia specialists by regional education service centers, and the development by the Texas Education Agency of a list of training opportunities for educators regarding dyslexia. Education |
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Relating to enforcement of a lien on property in a self-service storage facility by a sale conducted through an Internet website. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operations, reports, records, communications, information technology, and notice procedures of state agencies and to the electronic publication of certain state legal materials. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to weight limitations for natural gas motor vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to notice to certain insurers by the Texas Department of Insurance regarding supervision or conservatorship of certain insurance agents. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to measures to address and deter certain criminal or other unlawful activity, including trafficking of persons, sexual offenses, prostitution, and activity that may constitute a public nuisance; increasing criminal penalties; creating a criminal offense. State Affairs |
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Relating to the development of certain local government transportation infrastructure projects; authorizing the issuance of bonds. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the Lago Bello Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Administration |
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Relating to certain election practices and procedures. State Affairs |
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Relating to a temporary order appointing a receiver in a suit for dissolution of a marriage. State Affairs |
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Relating to the punishment for the offense of tampering with a governmental record; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the method used in rating public school districts and campuses for accountability purposes. Education |
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Relating to the punishment for a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of status as a peace officer or judge; increasing a criminal penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. Higher Education |
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Relating to the care and transportation provided to a sexual assault survivor by a health care facility. State Affairs |
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Relating to the continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation of a specialty court for certain public safety employees who commit a criminal offense; imposing fees for participation and testing, counseling, and treatment. State Affairs |
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Relating to the investigation of, and release of information concerning, communicable disease, including the Zika virus and other high consequence communicable diseases. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to signs informing motorists of facilities providing alternative fuels and electric vehicle charging stations. Transportation |
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Relating to an application for a new or amended water right submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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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 definition of abortion. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 31 in Navarro County as the Navarro County Vietnam Memorial Loop. Administration |
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