SENATE FLOOR ACTION |
Monday April 29, 2019 |
The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass: |
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Relating to policies, procedures, and measures for school safety and mental health promotion in public schools. 7 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to the installation of unsafe motor vehicle tires; providing a civil penalty. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to criminal or juvenile procedures regarding persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. |
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Relating to the appointment of a local public defender's office to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. |
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Relating to dangerous wild animals; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee. |
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Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools. |
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Relating to requiring an independent school district to post a superintendent's annual compensation on its Internet website. |
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Relating to eligibility to serve as an interpreter in an election. |
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Relating to the establishment of a border public health initiative by the Department of State Health Services. |
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Relating to health professional continuing education to address communicable and other diseases in border counties. |
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Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the liability of and issuance of titles and permits for motor vehicles purchased from motor vehicle dealers that go out of business. |
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Relating to an appropriation of money from the general revenue fund to the State Soil and Water Conservation Board for the purpose of eradicating Carrizo cane, contingent on the receipt of federal funds for the same purpose. |
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Relating to the prosecution of limited liability companies and other business entities under the Penal Code. |
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Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in certain municipalities and counties. |
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Relating to the creation of accelerated campus excellence turnaround plans for low-performing schools and the authority of the commissioner of education. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to training by the Texas Department of Transportation on the recognition and prevention of smuggling and trafficking of persons. |
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Relating to the inclusion of certain students as students at risk of dropping out of school. |
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Relating to student loan repayment assistance under the math and science scholars loan repayment program. |
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Relating to excess wear and use waivers in connection with the lease of motor vehicles; providing a civil penalty. |
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Relating to security for state agency information and information technologies. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to purchasing and contracting by governmental entities; authorizing fees. |
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Relating to the calculation of costs in interagency contracts between certain state agencies and the State Office of Administrative Hearings. |
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Relating to firearms training for county jailers. |
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Relating to regulation of the production of retail public utility wells by a groundwater conservation district. |
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Relating to the contents of a notice of appraised value sent to a property owner by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district. |
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Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grease or grit trap waste. |
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Relating to public school compliance with dyslexia screening, reading instrument requirements, and a requirement that a school district notify certain parents or guardians of a program providing students with reading disabilities the ability to borrow audiobooks free of charge. |
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Relating to information a law enforcement agency is required to share with a school district about a person who may be a student. 1 Floor Amendment |
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Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to retain certain money received by the commission to administer certain Medicaid programs. |
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Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. |
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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 definition of a common paymaster. |
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Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; creating a criminal offense. 2 Floor Amendments |
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Relating to paid leave for a state employee who is a search and rescue volunteer. |
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Relating to pharmacist communications to prescribing practitioners regarding certain dispensed biological products. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read third time and finally passed: |
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Relating to the places where certain knives are prohibited. |
The Senate suspended the regular order, read second time and passed to engrossment: |
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Relating to eligibility for service on the board of directors of an appraisal district. |
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Relating to eligibility to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement. |
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Relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer services. |
The Senate adopted the following resolutions: |
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Recognizing Laurie Brubaker for her contribution to Texas 4000. |
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Recognizing the members of the 10th class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program. |
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Recognizing April 2019 as Financial Literacy Month. |
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Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Committee referral on the following: |
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Condemning the systematic, state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China. State Affairs |
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Relating to the modernization of the law governing the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas. Texas Ports, Select |
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to vest the power to invest and manage certain public funds in certain officers, boards, and entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the repeal of certain time limitations on the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee. Administration |
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Relating to the right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease after a tenant's death. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material. State Affairs |
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Relating to the registration and regulation of health clubs. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration to be used by a regional mobility authority. Transportation |
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Relating to student access to public school instructional materials and technology. Education |
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Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools. Education |
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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 the use of certain weapons in or on the beds or banks of certain rivers and streams in particular counties. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties. Transportation |
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Relating to the retention by hospitals and physicians of certain medical records of a sexual assault victim. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a period of deferred adjudication community supervision. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to reimbursement for a certain portion of a forensic medical examination of a sexual assault survivor and for the evidence collection kit required for the examination. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to notice and request for a hearing regarding a vehicle that has been towed or booted. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities. Transportation |
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Relating to employment and referral services for veterans and military service members. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the sale by certain municipalities of leased land located near the shoreline of a lake. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the inclusion of satisfactory performance on certain postsecondary readiness assessment instruments in the indicators for evaluating the performance of public schools. Education |
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Relating to financial assistance paid to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers and other public employees killed in the line of duty. State Affairs |
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Relating to the exemption of rural transit districts from motor fuel taxes. Finance |
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Relating to posting of election information on the secretary of state's and each county's Internet website. State Affairs |
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Relating to proficiency certification of law enforcement officers with military service. Veteran Affairs & Border Security |
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Relating to the procedures for protests and appeals of certain ad valorem tax determinations. Property Tax |
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Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools. Education |
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Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area or an evacuated area. State Affairs |
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Relating to a petition by residents of certain counties for an election regarding voter approval of municipal annexation. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the feasibility of certain improvements to Interstate Highway 27. Transportation |
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Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax. Finance |
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Relating to fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; eliminating a fee; eliminating a minimum fee. Business & Commerce |
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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 technical defects in instruments affecting real property. State Affairs |
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Relating to the prizes awarded in certain pull-tab bingo games. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts. State Affairs |
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Relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not subject to inspection. Transportation |
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Relating to the assignment of a public school student to an uncertified teacher. Education |
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Relating to the provision of mental health services to persons younger than 18 years of age. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to persons who may be prosecuted for the criminal offense of improper contact with a victim. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the eligibility requirements for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to grants for the development and operation of pretrial intervention programs for pregnant defendants and defendants who are the primary caretaker of a child. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to continuing education training on civil process for constables. Administration |
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Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--San Antonio; authorizing a fee. Higher Education |
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Relating to the certification of an area's wet or dry status for the purpose of an alcoholic beverage permit or license. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the audit of wholesale invoices during certain audits of pharmacists and pharmacies. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to surety bonds for deputy clerks and other employees of county and district clerks. Administration |
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Relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to the delivery of certain medical transportation services, including under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs; imposing a mandatory payment; authorizing an administrative penalty. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the provision of state death benefits to certain members of the Texas military forces. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of false report of criminal conduct committed by emergency responder. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election and terms for officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to the availability of dates of birth under the public information law. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the regulation of salvage vehicle dealers. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a comprehensive plan for increasing and improving the workforce in this state that serves persons with mental health and substance use issues. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services. State Affairs |
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Relating to limitations on food regulations at farms, farmers' markets, and cottage food production operations. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to a person holding office as a municipal judge in more than one municipality at the same time. State Affairs |
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Relating to sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking at public and private postsecondary educational institutions; providing an administrative penalty. Higher Education |
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Relating to the mediation of the settlement of certain health benefit claims involving balance billing by out-of-network laboratories. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the additional ad valorem tax and interest imposed as a result of a change of use of certain land. Property Tax |
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Relating to the confidentiality, sharing, sealing, and destruction of juvenile records and certain records of at-risk youth. Administration |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 287 as the Honorable Teel Bivins Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the dismissal of certain actions relating to Medicaid fraud. Administration |
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Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to individuals and organizations providing certain services and liability in connection with prescribed burns. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses. Administration |
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Relating to creating an electronic application system for state student financial assistance. Higher Education |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 62 in Seminole as the Dell Ross Claiborne Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to controlled substance prescriptions and reimbursement for treatment for certain substance use disorders; authorizing a fee. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to an active shooter emergency policy for school districts and required active shooter training for school district peace officers and school resource officers. Education |
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Relating to the operations of certain municipal housing authorities. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day. Administration |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 385 in Seagraves as the Irvin "Butch" Hill Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 173; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to permitting a hunter education component as part of a school district's physical education curriculum offered to certain students. Education |
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Relating to the use of a biometric identity verification device to verify the age of an individual purchasing an alcoholic beverage. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation regarding the transportation needs of the Middle Rio Grande region of this state. Transportation |
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Relating to the coordination of certain broadband projects by the Texas Department of Transportation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the broadband office within the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the establishment of a broadband service investment grant program. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of a micro-credential certification program for public school educator continuing education. Education |
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Relating to complaints filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the operation and administration of the Texas Bullion Depository. Finance |
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Relating to the territory of and fees imposed by certain emergency communication districts. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain required disclosures and prohibited practices of certain employee benefit plans and health insurance policies that provide benefits for dental care services. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality. Natural Resources & Economic Development |
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Relating to a mandatory term of confinement for defendants placed on community supervision for the criminal offense of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death of a person. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the energy efficiency performance standards for construction of industrialized housing. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to cosigners on driver's license applications of minors. Transportation |
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Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of self-liquidating navigation districts. Transportation |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 180 in Gaines County as the Bob Ford Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to designating May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day. Administration |
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Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 84 in McLennan County as the Waco Police Sgt. Bobby Vicha Memorial Highway. Transportation |
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Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving fraud. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to physician and health care provider directories for certain health benefit plans. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the procedure for the sale by auction of real property pursuant to foreclosure of a tax lien. Property Tax |
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Relating to the authority of certain insurers to make investments in bond exchange-traded funds. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to county jailer training and continuing education requirements regarding interacting with pregnant women confined in jail. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to authorized investments for governmental entities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the content of the Healthy Texas Women program provider list. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the rule of decision in a court of this state. State Affairs |
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Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material. State Affairs |
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Relating to certain requirements for and limitations on design-build contracts for highway projects of the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation |
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Relating to the operation of and equipment for vehicles. Transportation |
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Relating to a study by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute on the impacts to state and local roads and bridges from increasing maximum weight limits for certain vehicles transporting sand. Transportation |
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Relating to the necessity of hearings regarding the dissolution or conversion of certain conservation and reclamation districts. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to oversight of specialty court programs. State Affairs |
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Relating to procedures for the issuance of certain private activity bonds. Higher Education |
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Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the technology applications curriculum. Education |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to provide to a school district certain information used in determining academic accountability ratings for the district. Education |
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Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide to a school district certain information used in determining academic accountability ratings for the district. Higher Education |
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Relating to requiring the incorporation of instruction in digital citizenship into the curriculum of certain school districts. Education |
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Relating to grants for emergency assistance under the rural volunteer fire department assistance program. Water & Rural Affairs |
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Relating to investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of home and community support services agencies providing inpatient hospice services. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on best practice standards for the detention of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to an occupational and life skills associate degree program offered by the Lone Star College System District. Higher Education |
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Relating to the retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police officers. State Affairs |
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Relating to juveniles committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to the services provided by assisted living facilities. Health & Human Services |
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Relating to court reporter service fees in certain counties. State Affairs |
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Relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for certain services and procedures performed by pharmacists. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 566; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to certain increases in benefits under the firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities. State Affairs |
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Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to DeWitt County. Criminal Justice |
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Relating to a license to carry a handgun for active and retired railroad peace officers and for special rangers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. State Affairs |
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Relating to a study conducted by counties on the effectiveness of establishing a family drug court; establishing a family drug court grant program. State Affairs |
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public institutions of higher education. Higher Education |
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Relating to the requirement that certain state and local government employees and state contractors complete a cybersecurity training program certified by the Department of Information Resources. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in primary and secondary schools. Education |
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Relating to the financial security requirement for providers obligated under certain service contracts. Business & Commerce |
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Relating to accountability intervention provisions applicable to school district campuses, including the conditions under which a closed campus may be repurposed to serve students at that campus location and the creation of accelerated campus excellence turnaround plans. Education |
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Relating to retaliation for municipal annexation disapproval. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to a school district's scope and sequence for subjects in the required curriculum for public school students. Education |
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Relating to state recognition of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation. State Affairs |
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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 powers and duties of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 100. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the powers and duties of Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 101. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Bear Creek Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 176 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 177 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the effect of municipal annexation of territory in the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 147. Intergovernmental Relations |
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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. Administration |
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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. Administration |
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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. Administration |
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Relating to the board of directors and powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 436; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Relating to the creation of the Chambers County Municipal Utility District No. 2; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Intergovernmental Relations |
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Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees. Administration |
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Designating the second week of November as School Psychologist Appreciation Week for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. Administration |
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