Bills Referred Today for 4/30/2019

BILLS REFERRED TODAY



Tuesday

April 30, 2019





Committee referral on the following:


HB 23 Lambert

Relating to the designation of State Highway Loop 322 in Taylor County as the Officer Rodney T. Holder Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 87 Minjarez

Relating to information provided to minors during the driver's license application process.

Transportation


HB 137 Hinojosa/ Metcalf/ Phelan/ Cyrier/ Zwiener

Relating to reports by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality about dams that have certain hazard classifications.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 368 Cain/ Capriglione/ Toth/ Howard/ Thierry/ et al.

Relating to the use of legislatively produced audio or visual materials in political advertising.

State Affairs


HB 415 Guerra/ Guillen

Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses, micro-businesses, and rural communities.

Business & Commerce


HB 504 Dutton

Relating to employment protections for a person serving as a grand juror.

State Affairs


HB 519 Thierry

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 288 in Harris County as the Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway.

Transportation


HB 587 Stephenson/ Middleton/ Kacal

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County as the Game Warden Justin Hurst Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 621 Neave

Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 635 Dutton

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 59 in Harris County as the Commissioner El Franco Lee Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 693 Harris

Relating to the designation of the portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Freestone County as the Trooper Damon Allen Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 819 Leach

Relating to the issuance of China Service Medal specialty license plates.

Transportation


HB 1039 Clardy

Relating to the designation of U.S. Highway 59 in Garrison as the Constable Darrell Lunsford Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1078 Oliverson

Relating to waiving certain driver's license and handgun license fees for certain applicants who hold a certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

State Affairs


HB 1249 Kacal

Relating to the designation of the portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Limestone County as the Trooper Damon Allen Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1379 Oliverson

Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 565; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 1398 Smith

Relating to the appointment of bailiffs by the district courts and county courts at law in Grayson County.

State Affairs


HB 1496 Metcalf/ Allen/ Bonnen, Greg/ Huberty/ Dutton

Relating to a notice requirement regarding possible acts of school violence.

Criminal Justice


HB 1553 White/ et al.

Relating to the composition of the Commission on Jail Standards.

Criminal Justice


HB 1593 Bell, Cecil

Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 1605 Herrero

Relating to the designation of the Kollyn Barton Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1656 Kacal

Relating to the issuance of 173rd Airborne Brigade specialty license plates.

Transportation


HB 1725 Huberty

Relating to retired members of the Texas State Guard.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 1769 Bonnen, Greg/ Rose/ Meyer/ Johnson, Jarvis/ Miller

Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for certain missing adults and to a study of the alert system.

Transportation


HB 1779 Clardy

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 21 in Nacogdoches County as the Sergeant Tom Sitton Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1810 Murr

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Kimble County as the Governor Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1821 Cole/ Israel/ Rodriguez/ Bucy/ Talarico/ et al.

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

Administration


HB 1858 Clardy

Relating to the designation of the portion of United States Highway 259 in Nacogdoches County as the Deputy Sheriff Raymond Bradley Jimmerson Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 1969 Clardy

Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 7 in Nacogdoches County as the Bataan and Corregidor Veterans Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2038 Darby

Relating to certain offenses relating to disturbing or taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell or disturbing oyster beds or fishing waters; increasing the criminal penalty.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 2119 Cortez

Relating to the application for and loans from the Texas military value revolving loan account.

Veteran Affairs & Border Security


HB 2190 Hunter

Relating to admission of certain students to an open-enrollment charter school in certain counties.

Education


HB 2203 Miller/ Zerwas/ Reynolds/ Stephenson

Relating to notice of a radioactive substance release.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 2304 Price

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 60 as the Martha Pattillo Siv Memorial Parkway.

Transportation


HB 2351 VanDeaver

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2386 Kacal/ Buckley/ Guillen

Relating to the exclusion of the operation of certain vehicles from commercial driver's license requirements.

Transportation


HB 2471 Kacal

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

Administration


HB 2571 Toth/ Metcalf

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 45 in Montgomery County as the George P. Mitchell Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2643 Martinez

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Combat Action Badge or Combat Infantryman Badge.

Transportation


HB 2659 Paul

Relating to the use of names by public insurance adjusters.

Business & Commerce


HB 2792 Goldman

Relating to making a false statement or false representation in certain documents filed with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Business & Commerce


HB 2805 Darby

Relating to regulations for taking marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 2809 Middleton

Relating to the designation of State Highway 99 in Chambers County as the Deputy Sheriff Shane Detwiler Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 2847 Goldman

Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain occupations, activities, and agreements; providing a civil penalty; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational registration and an occupational license.

Business & Commerce


HB 2861 Landgraf

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide road services on federal military property.

Transportation


HB 2932 White

Relating to the payment for funeral services performed by a transferring funeral home under a purchase agreement for funeral services or merchandise.

Business & Commerce


HB 2950 Guillen

Relating to perpetual care trust funds and a master trust account.

Business & Commerce


HB 3042 Turner, Chris/ Pacheco/ Guillen/ et al.

Relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education.

Higher Education


HB 3084 Cyrier/ Paul/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"/ Bernal

Relating to designating July 20 as Space Exploration Day.

Administration


HB 3099 Nevárez

Relating to standards for water management in certain areas.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 3175 Deshotel

Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for disaster recovery funds.

Business & Commerce


HB 3217 Ashby/ Huberty

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

Administration


HB 3374 Metcalf

Relating to the powers and duties of the Cleveland Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 3383 Bell, Keith/ Holland/ Bell, Cecil/ Bailes

Relating to the definition of a tier 1 county for purposes of municipal annexation.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 3435 Bowers

Relating to establishing and celebrating Texas Girls in STEM Day.

Education


HB 3471 Talarico

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 79 as the Sgt. Chris Kelley Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 3475 Guillen

Relating to the administration, collection, and remittance of the cigars and tobacco products tax; requiring a permit.

Finance


HB 3552 Sheffield

Relating to certain notice requirements regarding fluoridation of a water supply system.

Health & Human Services


HB 3642 Krause

Relating to the jurisdiction of county courts at law in Tarrant County.

State Affairs


HB 3671 Frank

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 6 as the Corporal David Anthony Gentry Memorial Bridge.

Transportation


HB 3780 Burrows/ Frullo

Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 41 in Lubbock County as the David Nelson Memorial Highway.

Transportation


HB 3875 Capriglione

Relating to cloud compatibility of certain state agency information technology purchases.

Business & Commerce


HB 4166 VanDeaver

Relating to a study of the feasibility of the expansion of navigation on the Red River by the Red River Authority of Texas.

Water & Rural Affairs


HB 4173 Leach

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.

Criminal Justice


HB 4174 Leach

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the event reimbursement programs, including the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, Major Events reimbursement program fund, Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and Events trust fund; including conforming amendments.

Natural Resources & Economic Development


HB 4182 Sherman, Sr.

Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas at Dallas.

Higher Education


HB 4206 Lozano

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board include the number of commercial driver's license training program certificates awarded by a public junior college in measuring the achievement of certificate and degree completion goals under the state's master plan for higher education.

Higher Education


HB 4211 Nevárez

Relating to the designation of State Highway Loop 480 in Maverick County as Loop JUNO.

Transportation


HB 4456 Geren

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed or owned by certain municipalities.

Business & Commerce


HB 4639 Stephenson/ Zerwas/ Miller/ Reynolds

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 237; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HB 4660 Stephenson

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 239; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Intergovernmental Relations


HCR 35 Miller/ Shaheen/ Anderson, Charles "Doc"

Recognizing human trafficking as a public health issue.

State Affairs