BILLS REFERRED TODAY |
Tuesday March 28, 2017 |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Relating to a human papillomavirus immunization report. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the administration of a medication, immunization, or vaccination by a pharmacist. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the number of days that certain tangible personal property that is exempt from ad valorem taxation due to its location in this state for a temporary period may be located in this state for the purpose of qualifying for the tax exemption. Finance |
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Relating to the use of tax proceeds for lobbying activities or lobbyists. State Affairs |
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Relating to the reporting by local governmental entities of expenditures for lobbying. State Affairs |
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Relating to voting by the qualified voters of a water or sewer district wholly or partly annexed by a municipality. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation, territory, and operation of municipal management districts and public improvement districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and to the repeal of a related bond program. Higher Education |
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Relating to the adoption and administration of certain assessment instruments in primary and secondary education. Education |
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Relating to staff development and continuing education requirements for public school educators regarding digital education methods. Education |
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Relating to evaluating public school performance. Education |
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Relating to the first day of the school year for public schools. Education |
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Relating to the distribution of the consolidated court cost. State Affairs |
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Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. State Affairs |
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Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. Finance |
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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 the creation, administration, and funding of a state infrastructure endowment fund outside of the state treasury. Finance |
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Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. State Affairs |
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Relating to compensation and restitution to crime victims and the disposition of unclaimed restitution payments; providing for an administrative penalty. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll. Finance |
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Relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to eligibility for designation as and to accountability for districts of innovation. Education |
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Relating to unconscionable prices charged by certain health care facilities for medical care. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain occupations and activities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the attachment of a hospital lien on a cause of action or claim of an injured person who receives hospital services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the plugging or capping of abandoned, deteriorated, open, or uncovered water wells in the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the management and operation of certain municipally owned electric utilities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to limitations on the use of municipal electric utility system revenues by certain municipalities. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the first day of instruction for an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to the appeal to the commissioner of education of certain actions or decisions of an open-enrollment charter school governing body. Education |
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Relating to a mechanic's or materialman's lien for retained funds under certain construction contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to vehicle registration. Transportation |
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Relating to the titling of motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense and authorizing fees. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision of protective services and the conduct of certain investigations through the adult protective services program of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the duties of school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Education Agency regarding multihazard emergency operations plans and other school safety measures. Education |
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Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. Higher Education |
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Relating to a requirement that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools report certain information regarding children with disabilities who reside in residential facilities. Education |
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Relating to information regarding the number of public school students receiving certain special education services. Education |
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Relating to the work-study student mentorship program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Higher Education |
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Relating to the sale of beer and ale by the holders of Manufacturer's Licenses and Brewer's permits. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to attendance of public school students in blended learning programs and attendance through the state virtual school network. Education |
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Relating to certain identifying information regarding career school or college students. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students and course credit within the public higher education system. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of a temporary health insurance risk pool. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the reimbursement of rural hospitals in the Texas Medicaid program. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs. Education |
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Relating to procedures for uniform procedures for conducting an election. State Affairs |
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Relating to an election authorizing the issuance of bonds or an increase in taxes by a political subdivision. State Affairs |
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Relating to the process for review after a decision to terminate a teacher's contract or suspend a teacher without pay. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and distributors. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to establishment of the immigration authority delegation training grant program for local law enforcement agencies. State Affairs |
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Relating to regulation of steroid use by students participating in athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. Education |
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Relating to the regulation of the conduct of certain counseling professions. State Affairs |
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Relating to the use of gold and silver coins and bullion. Finance |
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Relating to requirements for underground facility damage prevention and safety. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to enforce requirements for the prevention of damage to interstate and intrastate underground facilities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a study of the fees charged by the Railroad Commission of Texas. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to the inspection, maintenance, and repair of guardrails by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to lower speed limits on certain highways. Transportation |
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Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to alter prima facie speed limits. Transportation |
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Relating to a study on the feasibility of using the statewide system of health care data collection to create a public database of charges billed by health care providers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission provide certain employment information for secondary school students. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to authorizing a fee for certain pretrial intervention programs. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the requirements for the issuance of identification documentation for foster care youth. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to registration and regulation of real-time captioning providers; imposing a civil penalty; authorizing fees. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a requirement that each public institution of higher education develop and implement a strategic plan for the prevention of sexual assault and unplanned pregnancy. Higher Education |
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Relating to the composition of the Port Authority Advisory Committee. Transportation |
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Relating to creating an offense for the administration of illegal drugs to breeder deer. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to creating a single countywide school district in certain counties. Education |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to conduct a study regarding school district consolidation in Cameron County. Education |
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Relating to certain duties of a parent or guardian regarding information in reports prepared by the Department of Family and Protective Services in adoption cases. State Affairs |
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Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle towing and booting. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a revision of rules applicable to hospital construction by the Department of State Health Services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the City of Amarillo Hospital District. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. Higher Education |
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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 continuation of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a defense against a libel claim based on the claimant's status as a public official or public figure. State Affairs |
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Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop and implement transfer policy for lower division courses among Texas public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the creation of a pilot program to allow high schools in certain counties to connect to high-speed fiber-optic networks. Education |
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Relating to a pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits with gaining self-sufficiency. Finance |
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Relating to the period for which a defendant with an intellectual disability who is found incompetent to stand trial may be civilly committed before the court holds a hearing to determine whether the defendant's release is appropriate. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to limitations on reporting of certain consumer credit information. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's procurement and oversight of managed care organization contracts serving individuals in Texas Medicaid with serious mental illness. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of a program for marketing, promotion, research, and education efforts regarding Texas wine; authorizing assessments. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. Education |
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Relating to requirements for providing postsecondary education counseling to high school students. Education |
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Relating to certain identifying information regarding career school or college students. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the political activities of certain county elections administrators. State Affairs |
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Relating to a plan to increase the use of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in this state. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to services provided to veterans who have been arrested for a misdemeanor or felony offense. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the establishment of a matching grant program for community development in certain municipalities and counties. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to a fee associated with a required inspection of a motor vehicle for certain title transfers; authorizing a fee. Transportation |
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Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the issuance of digital driver's licenses. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and charge fees; creating a criminal offense. Transportation |
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Relating to the provision by the Texas Water Development Board of financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas. Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers; creating a criminal offense; creating a civil penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the transfer of certain powers and duties from the Health and Human Services Commission. Health & Human Services |