SENATE FLOOR ACTION

Tuesday

May 21, 2019

The Senate suspended the necessary rules to consider and finally pass:

Relating to the regulation of meat and other food products.

Relating to a requirement that a public or private institution of higher education include a notation on a student's transcript under certain circumstances.

Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents.

Relating to traumatic injury response protocol and the use of bleeding control kits in public schools.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to an adult education program provided under an adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school program and reporting requirements regarding certain students.

Relating to the disposition of real property interests by the Willacy County Navigation District.

2 Floor Amendments

Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

Relating to fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; eliminating a fee; eliminating a minimum fee.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the transportation or storage of a handgun or other firearm or ammunition by a handgun license holder in a school parking area.

Relating to the carrying of handguns by license holders on property owned or leased by a governmental entity.

Relating to temporary branch polling place hours of operation.

Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve a certain score on a high school equivalency examination.

Relating to the period for which a school district's participation in certain tax increment financing reinvestment zones may be taken into account in determining the total taxable value of property in the school district.

Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.

Relating to controlled substance prescriptions and reimbursement for treatment for certain substance use disorders; authorizing a fee.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to permitting certain foster homes to store firearms and ammunition in the same locked location.

Relating to the deposit and allocation of certain funds to the horse industry escrow account and to the maximum balance of that account.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the business of travel insurance.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to certain notice requirements applicable to massage therapy.

Relating to adoption of a uniform swimming pool and spa code for use in municipalities in this state.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to election practices and procedures; creating a criminal offense.

3 Floor Amendments

Relating to authorizing the sale or transfer of the G. J. Sutton Building Complex in San Antonio.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the administration of the mixed beverage sales tax.

Relating to an interim study by the Texas Commission on Judicial Selection regarding the method by which certain trial and appellate judges are selected.

Relating to investigating and prosecuting the criminal offense of operating an unmanned aircraft over or near certain facilities.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the administration and oversight of investigational adult stem cell treatments administered to certain patients.

Relating to the licensing of, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission's duties with respect to, and the administrative penalties for home and community support services agencies.

Relating to merger agreements among certain hospitals; authorizing fees.

Relating to liability coverage for certain vehicles provided by certain automobile repair facilities.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the electronic submission of forms, data, and documents to the Commission on Jail Standards; imposing a fee.

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future.

Relating to the recognition by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of competency-based education degree plans for members of the Texas military forces.

Relating to certain public health data maintained by the Department of State Health Services and shared with certain local health entities.

Relating to the collection of local permit and license fees authorized under the Alcoholic Beverage Code; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the maximum amount of an administrative penalty assessed on certain long-term care facilities.

Relating to the limitations period for personal injury claims that arise from certain offenses involving child sexual abuse.

Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties.

Relating to use of an electronic device for accepting voters; authorizing a fee.

Relating to the cemeteries in certain counties.

Relating to the organization and efficient operation of the legislative branch of state government.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to youth camp abuse complaints and compliance orders.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to mental health first aid training for veterans and immediate family members of veterans.

Relating to reports by persons involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages for purposes of sales and use taxes.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 28; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the creation of the North Celina Municipal Management District No. 3; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

1 Floor Amendment

Relating to the creation of the City of El Paso Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.

Relating to the creation of the Rose City Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

The Senate suspended the regular order, read the second time, and passed to third reading:

Relating to the number of school marshals that may be appointed to serve on a public school campus or at a private school.

The Senate concurred in House amendments to the following:

Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

Relating to broadband service or facilities provided by an electric cooperative.

Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products.

Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.

Relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous claims and regulatory actions by state agencies.

Relating to payment for the use of a highway toll project.

Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to propose a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district.

Relating to information, outreach, and other actions regarding hurricane preparedness and mitigation.

Relating to indefinite quantity contracts for the provision of certain services to declared disaster areas following a natural disaster.

Relating to outdoor advertising signs regulated by the Texas Department of Transportation.

Relating to court-ordered mental health services.

Relating to an advisory body on the security of the electric grid.

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Relating to the operations and functions of the Veterans' Land Board and the sunset review date for and programs administered by the board.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the School Land Board.

Relating to the operations and functions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the sunset review date for and programs administered by the association; authorizing a fee.

Relating to making permanent the former temporary increases in records archive fees and records management and preservation fees charged by district and county clerks.

Relating to telemedicine and telehealth services.

Relating to the licensing and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies.

Relating to retail public utilities that provide water or sewer service.

Relating to a cybersecurity monitor for certain electric utilities.

Relating to the operation of personal delivery and mobile carrying devices.

Relating to the payment of certain fees to municipalities by entities that provide telecommunications and cable or video services.

Relating to certain deceptive advertising of legal services.

Relating to credit in, benefits from, and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to annexation by certain municipalities of a special district under a strategic partnership agreement.

Relating to the registration and regulation of brokers by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

Relating to the apportionment of infrastructure costs in regard to certain property development projects.

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

Relating to governmental immunity for and adjudication of claims arising from a local governmental entity's disaster recovery contract.

Relating to benefits for peace officers relating to certain diseases or illnesses.

Relating to purchasing and contracting by governmental entities; authorizing fees.

Relating to the creation of the Channelview Improvement District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.

Relating to abolishing a dissolution committee established to abolish certain county boards of education or boards of county school trustees and appointing commissioners courts to assume the duties of the dissolution committee.

Relating to the imposition and use of a hotel occupancy tax by certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission to obtain criminal history record information.

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