SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Tuesday May 23, 2017 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
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Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. |
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Relating to the creation of a matching grant program to support community mental health programs for individuals experiencing mental illness. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to measures to prevent wrongful convictions. 4 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to consideration under the public school accountability system of performance on assessment instruments by certain students formerly receiving special education services. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a review of occupational licensing requirements and an applicant's criminal history. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the use of the skills development fund to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities. |
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Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a recording of certain proceedings of the Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals and the publication of the recordings. |
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Relating to the creation of records of the DNA of certain defendants for inclusion in the DNA database system. |
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Relating to certain reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies and to the creation of a criminal justice web portal by the office of the attorney general; providing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to a grant program for reducing workplace violence against nurses. |
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Relating to a parent's right to view the body of a deceased child before an autopsy is performed. |
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Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals from a motor vehicle. |
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Relating to sound-producing devices on vessels. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the liability of first responders who provide roadside assistance. |
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Relating to the suspension of a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three from public school and to a positive behavior program for public schools. |
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Relating to restricting access to certain information that relates to a person convicted of or granted a dismissal after deferral of disposition for a fine-only misdemeanor offense. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to school marshals for private schools. 1 Committee Amendment |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of providers of driver and traffic safety education. |
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Relating to assisting certain children who are in foster care in the process of applying to institutions of higher education. |
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Relating to liability of certain electric utilities and political subdivisions that contract for certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to coverage for certain breast cancer screening procedures under certain health benefit plans. |
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Relating to the deadline for returning a ballot voted by mail. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of a journeyman lineman. |
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Relating to the required repeal of a state agency rule before adoption of a new state agency rule. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to health benefit coverage for prescription drug synchronization. |
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Relating to the definition of commercial property insurance for purposes of certain provisions governing insurance rates and policy forms. |
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Relating to the establishment of the emergency medical services assistance program. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities or sports venues; creating a criminal offense. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the issuance of a certificate of relief from collateral consequences to certain persons placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for certain criminal offenses. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully complete a term of community supervision. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the definition of the least restrictive environment for the placement of children in foster care. |
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Relating to the provision of services by the Department of Family and Protective Services, including child protective services and prevention and early intervention services. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to permitting a school district that has failed to satisfy performance standards to partner with an institution of higher education to improve district performance. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the appointment of foster parents and other qualified persons to serve as educational decision-makers for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Relating to a withdrawal of a candidate. |
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Relating to certain election officers. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the execution of a declaration for mental health treatment. |
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Relating to application requirements for certain probate proceedings. |
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Relating to properly recorded diacritical marks in vital statistics records, driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to compensation and restitution to crime victims and the disposition of unclaimed restitution payments; providing for an administrative penalty; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to captive insurance companies. |
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Relating to physician assistant services performed as volunteer care. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the eligibility of a first responder for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. |
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Relating to the enforcement of certain warranties for a new motor vehicle. |
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Relating to workers' compensation death benefit eligibility for certain spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. |
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Relating to damages in certain contract claims against the state. |
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Relating to the requirements for a candidate's application or petition for a place on the ballot. |
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Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology. |
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Relating to weight limitations for natural gas motor vehicles. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and Insurance Act in certain counties. |
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Relating to municipal fees charged to public school districts for water and sewer service. |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. 7 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to coverage for certain services related to maternal depression under the Medicaid and child health plan programs. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of the offense of trafficking of persons. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Big Sky Municipal Utility District of Denton County; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility; reducing a surcharge; eliminating a fee. |
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Relating to the right of certain appellants to supersede a judgment or order on appeal. |
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Relating to housing authorities established by municipalities and counties. |
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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. |
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Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts. |
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Relating to the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion. |
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Relating to combined municipal sales tax ballot propositions. |
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Relating to an authorization agreement between a parent and a nonparent relative of the child. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the administration of and eligibility for participation in a veterans treatment court program and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure for certain participants who successfully complete that program. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the production of public information under the public information law. |
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Relating to the retirement systems for and the provision of other benefits to police and fire fighters in certain municipalities; creating a criminal offense. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to certain pretrial procedures in criminal cases. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to health maintenance organization contracts with certain entities to provide health care services. |
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Relating to renaming the instructional materials allotment as the technology and instructional materials allotment and making associated technical changes. 3 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to extension of the timeline for a parent to request a special education impartial due process hearing in certain circumstances. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to confidential communications of victims of certain family violence offenses. |
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Relating to the Texas Crime Stoppers Council. 1 Floor Amendment |
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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. |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. |
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Relating to nonlawyer representation in an appeal of an eviction suit. |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of health-related occupations transferred to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. |
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. |
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Relating to the sale by certain alcoholic beverage permit holders of alcoholic beverages at auction. 1 Floor Amendment |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading: |
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Relating to reporting requirements by certain physicians and health care facilities for abortion complications; authorizing a civil penalty. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the creation, operations, functions, and regulatory authority of certain governmental entities and officials; changes in certain judicial procedures; imposing civil penalties. 48 Floor Amendments |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Urging Congress to enact legislation to expand and extend the current federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. |
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to examine all state open-government laws. |
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Urging Congress to pass a budget. |
The Senate adopted conference committee reports on the following bills: |
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Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. |
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