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Local and Uncontested Bills for 5/10/2019

LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED BILLS



The following bills have been certified for placement on the Local & Uncontested Calendar to be held Friday, May 10, 2019 at 8:00 AM.




SCR 20 (CS) (LC)Fallon

Designating the Bowie knife as the official state knife of Texas.


SB 207 (LC)Kolkhorst

Relating to the offense of money laundering.


SB 732 (CS) (LC)Hughes/ et al.

Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.


SB 1315 (LC)Bettencourt

Relating to periodic zero-based budgeting for certain political subdivisions.


SB 1463 (CS) (LC)Hughes

Relating to the availability of financial information of nonprofit corporations for public inspection.


SB 1543 (CS) (LC)Menéndez

Relating to notice requirements regarding the right to record certain interviews conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.


SB 1570 (CS) (LC)Flores/ et al.

Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of certain corrections employees.


SB 2011 (CS) (LC)Buckingham

Relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician licensing requirements for advanced practice registered nurses.


SB 2045 (LC)Fallon

Relating to the authority of certain local governmental entities to enter into an agreement to create a mutual aid law enforcement task force.


SB 2046 (LC)Fallon

Relating to the photograph on certain forms of state-issued identification.


SB 2083 (LC)Hinojosa

Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem taxes imposed on property for the year in which the property is acquired by a governmental entity.


HB 39 (LC)Zerwas/ Davis, Sarah/ Thompson, Senfronia/ Morrison/ Turner, Chris/ et al. SP: Nelson

Relating to the repeal of certain time limitations on the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.


HB 105 (LC)Minjarez SP: Perry

Relating to the inclusion of information about oversize and overweight vehicles in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.


HB 339 (LC)Murr/ Oliverson/ Landgraf/ Guillen/ Nevárez SP: Perry

Relating to the placement of speed limit signs at the end of construction or maintenance work zones.


HB 392 (LC)Blanco SP: Zaffirini

Relating to long-term care insurance for state employees.


HB 402 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.


HB 405 (LC)Minjarez/ Howard/ Hinojosa/ Ortega/ Bell, Cecil/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to designating June as Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month.


HB 435 (CS) (LC)Shaheen/ Thierry/ Smith SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the maintenance of information entered into a fee record.


HB 559 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to written agreements incident to divorce or annulment.


HB 598 (LC)Price/ Moody SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the use of funds appropriated for the continuing legal education of certain appointed masters, magistrates, referees, and associate judges.


HB 650 (CS) (LC)White/ Klick/ Howard/ Neave/ Meza/ et al. SP: Whitmire

Relating to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


HB 695 (LC)Clardy SP: Nichols

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities.


HB 799 (LC)Landgraf/ Craddick/ Darby/ Canales SP: Nichols

Relating to liability for certain damage caused by vehicles exceeding maximum height limitations; creating a criminal offense.


HB 811 (LC)White/ Wu SP: West

Relating to determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student who is in foster care or who is homeless.


HB 853 (LC)Moody/ González, Mary/ Blanco/ Ortega/ Fierro/ et al. SP: Rodríguez

Relating to the deployment of advanced metering and meter information networks in certain areas outside of ERCOT.


HB 917 (LC)Craddick SP: Flores/ et al.

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities and counties.


HB 986 (LC)Price/ King, Ken/ Springer/ Frullo/ Burrows SP: Perry

Relating to the deployment of advanced metering and meter information networks by certain non-ERCOT utilities.


HB 1064 (LC)Ashby/ Bell, Cecil/ Martinez/ Springer/ Lambert/ et al. SP: Birdwell

Relating to designating May 4 as Texas Firefighters Day.


HB 1142 (LC)Lambert SP: Buckingham

Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.


HB 1218 (LC)Klick/ et al. SP: Perry

Relating to the distribution of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.


HB 1300 (LC)Hunter/ Lucio III/ Phelan/ Cyrier/ Morrison/ et al. SP: Kolkhorst/ et al.

Relating to cultivated oyster mariculture; authorizing fees; requiring a permit; creating a criminal offense.


HB 1331 (LC)Thompson, Ed SP: Miles

Relating to the application fee for a permit for a municipal solid waste facility; imposing a fee.


HB 1385 (LC)King, Tracy O. SP: Hancock

Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.


HB 1415 (LC)Lucio III SP: Lucio

Relating to continuing education training on civil process for constables.


HB 1494 (LC)Guillen SP: Zaffirini

Relating to surety bonds for deputy clerks and other employees of county and district clerks.


HB 1508 (LC)Oliverson/ Miller/ Israel SP: Lucio

Relating to designating March as Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month.


HB 1554 (LC)Smithee SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the language of personal automobile or residential property insurance policy documents and related materials.


HB 1555 (LC)Smithee SP: Zaffirini

Relating to the status of personal automobile or residential property insurance policy summary documents.


HB 1612 (LC)Murphy SP: Huffman

Relating to the authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to invest in certain hedge funds.


HB 1627 (LC)Morrison SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.


HB 1628 (CS) (LC)Morrison SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the authority of coastal counties to adopt certain rules for island parks, beach parks, and public beaches; creating a criminal offense.


HB 1665 (LC)Patterson SP: Paxton

Relating to certain workers' compensation reporting requirements.


HB 1760 (LC)White/ Wu SP: Perry

Relating to the confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records and certain records of at-risk youth.


HB 1785 (LC)Capriglione/ Davis, Sarah SP: Huffman

Relating to the information required to be disclosed in a registration form for lobbyists.


HB 1821 (LC)Cole/ Israel/ Rodriguez/ Bucy/ Talarico/ et al. SP: Watson

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway.


HB 1828 (CS) (LC)Martinez SP: Fallon

Relating to prohibiting the sale and purchase of certain aquatic products; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.


HB 1837 (LC)Hefner SP: Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Titus County as the Titus County World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.


HB 1838 (LC)Hefner SP: Hughes

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 271 in Titus County as the Titus County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.


HB 1854 (LC)Dutton SP: Hughes

Relating to loss of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of a court in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.


HB 1872 (LC)Goldman/ Toth SP: Hancock/ et al.

Relating to public access to certain information included on personal financial statements filed by county judicial officers.


HB 1934 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 229; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 1935 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 168; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.


HB 1944 (LC)Lucio III/ Wu SP: Hancock

Relating to extension of deadlines for claims and related settlement and dispute resolution under the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Act.


HB 1960 (CS) (LC)Price/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ Cyrier/ González, Mary/ et al. SP: Perry

Relating to the creation of the governor's broadband development council.


HB 1996 (LC)Leman SP: Huffman/ et al.

Relating to admonitions given by a court to a defendant before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.


HB 2039 (LC)Shine/ Buckley/ Sheffield/ Cortez/ Miller/ et al. SP: Buckingham

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to Master Army Aviators.


HB 2079 (LC)Coleman/ Guillen/ Fierro SP: Miles

Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses.


HB 2105 (LC)Shine/ Buckley/ Sheffield SP: Buckingham

Relating to the territory and board of directors of the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.


HB 2127 (LC)Harris/ Bailes/ Cain SP: Birdwell

Relating to the licensure and registration of persons engaged in certain activities pertaining to compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas containers and systems.


HB 2228 (LC)Geren/ Cain SP: Huffman

Relating to the inspection of certain boilers.


HB 2235 (LC)Thompson, Senfronia/ Longoria SP: Perry

Relating to the amount credited in a state fiscal year to the judicial fund to provide basic civil legal services.


HB 2298 (LC)Parker/ Button/ Shaheen/ Leach/ Meyer/ et al. SP: West

Relating to designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.


HB 2326 (LC)Meyer/ Button/ Neave/ Turner, John/ Anchia/ et al. SP: Hancock

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Dallas County Hospital District.


HB 2330 (LC)Walle/ Hernandez/ Raymond/ et al. SP: Lucio

Relating to a study of an intake system and state case management system for state and federal disaster assistance.


HB 2471 (LC)Kacal SP: Schwertner

Relating to designating the week that includes the third Saturday in October as Veterinary Technician Week.


HB 2597 (LC)Cyrier/ Talarico SP: Fallon

Relating to designating May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day.


HB 2820 (LC)Flynn SP: Hughes

Relating to the registration and certification of certain investment products made available to public school employees.


HB 2888 (LC)Springer SP: Perry

Relating to a petition filed for a place on the ballot as a candidate for the board of directors of the Wilbarger County Hospital District.


HB 2900 (LC)Fierro/ Springer SP: Hall

Relating to the authority of a commodity producers board or a committee to hold meetings by telephone conference.


HB 3020 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 238; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 3093 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 195; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.


HB 3094 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 198; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.


HB 3095 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 214; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.


HB 3122 (LC)Zerwas SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 235; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 3217 (LC)Ashby/ Huberty SP: Paxton

Relating to certain eligibility requirements for issuance of a teaching certificate.


HB 3246 (LC)Darby/ Geren/ Larson SP: Hancock

Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas.


HB 3422 (LC)Stephenson SP: Kolkhorst

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 231; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 3459 (LC)Coleman/ Rosenthal/ Huberty/ Zerwas/ Walle SP: Miles

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.


HB 3580 (LC)Klick/ Cain SP: Huffman

Relating to the revision or repeal of certain obsolete provisions related to restrictions on political advertising, political contributions, and political expenditures.


HB 4650 (LC)Oliverson SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 441; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.


HB 4651 (LC)Oliverson SP: Bettencourt

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 571; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HB 4654 (LC)Metcalf SP: Creighton

Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 12; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.


HCR 40 (LC)Geren SP: Hughes

Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees.


HCR 59 (LC)Guillen SP: Powell

Designating the second week of November as School Psychologist Appreciation Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.


HCR 122 (LC)Hefner SP: Hughes

Designating Pittsburg as the official Hot Link Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.


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