TWENTY-NINTH DAY
(Wednesday, March 22, 2017)
The Senate met at 11:00 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President.
The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Burton, Creighton, Estes, Garcia, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffines, Huffman, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Menéndez, Miles, Nelson, Nichols, Perry, Rodríguez, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor of Galveston, Taylor of Collin, Uresti, Watson, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
The Reverend David W. Peters, Associate Rector, Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Austin, was introduced by Senator Watson and offered the invocation as follows:
O God, the fountain of wisdom, whose will is good and gracious and whose law is truth, we ask You so to guide and bless our Senators in the 85th Texas Legislature that they may enact such laws as shall please You, to the glory of Your name and the welfare of all our people. Fill them with the love of truth and mercy and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in Your fear. Give us all strength today to be like the first Texans who, according to the pioneer Noah Smithwick, had small houses, but their hearts were large enough to cover all deficiencies, and no candidate for hospitality was ever turned away. Porque Tuyo es el reino, Tuyo es el poder y Tuya es la gloria ahora y por siempre. Amén. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Senator Whitmire moved that the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day be dispensed with and the Journal be approved as printed.
The motion prevailed without objection.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Buckingham was granted leave of absence for today on account of important business.
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Campbell was granted leave of absence for today on account of important business.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
The following Messages from the Governor were read and were referred to the Committee on Nominations:
March 21, 2017
Austin, Texas
TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointment:
To be a member of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors for a term to expire July 1, 2021:
Linda S. Foster-Smith
Georgetown, Texas
(Ms. Foster-Smith is being reappointed)
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
March 22, 2017
Austin, Texas
TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:
I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointments:
To be the Injured Employee Public Counsel for a term to expire February 1, 2019:
Jessica Corna Barta
Austin, Texas
(Ms. Barta is being reappointed)
To the Office of the Public Utility Counsel for a term to expire February 1, 2019:
Tonya R. Baer
Austin, Texas
(Ms. Baer is being reappointed)
To be the Commissioner of Workers' Compensation for a term to expire February 1, 2019:
William "Ryan" Brannan
Austin, Texas
(Commissioner Brannan is being reappointed)
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Greg Abbott
Governor
PHYSICIAN OF THE DAY
Senator Huffines was recognized and presented Dr. Anastasia Benson of Dallas, accompanied by Samantha Gomez, as the Physician of the Day.
The Senate welcomed Dr. Benson and thanked her for her participation in the Physician of the Day program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Uresti was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Brewster County delegation.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Kolkhorst was recognized and introduced to the Senate a City of Brenham and Brenham Maifest delegation.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
SENATE RESOLUTION 424
Senator Lucio offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join the Texas Small Business Development Center Network in celebrating March 22, 2017, as Texas Small Business Development Center Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, On March 22, 1977, the Small Business Development Center Act was introduced in the United States Senate; the passing of this act led to the creation of a national infrastructure of approximately 1,000 service centers and more than 5,000 professional business advisors who provide personalized and confidential assistance to more than a million American small business owners each year; and
WHEREAS, For more than 30 years, the Texas Small Business Development Center Network has been helping to create jobs in Texas "one business at a time"; the state network is comprised of numerous field centers that are strategically located in rural, urban, and suburban communities throughout Texas, as well as at select institutions of higher education; experienced network advisors provide business consulting at no cost to clients and offer affordable training to help small businesses succeed at every stage of development; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, Texas businesses that accessed network services saved close to 10,000 jobs and created 14,692 new jobs; these successful companies generated $1.3 billion in new sales and $152 million in tax revenue; and
WHEREAS, Communities thrive when their local businesses thrive, and the Texas Small Business Development Center Network has helped thousands of small business owners access the resources they need for long-term success; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby commend all associated with the Texas Small Business Development Center Network for their work on behalf of Texas businesses and for their many contributions to the state and extend to them best wishes for a memorable Texas Small Business Development Center Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a memento of this special day.
SR 424 was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Lucio was recognized and introduced to the Senate Texas Small Business Development Center Network participants.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Estes was recognized and introduced to the Senate a delegation of Midwestern State University students.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
SENATE RESOLUTION 468
Senator Estes offered the following resolution:
SR 468, Recognizing March 22, 2017, as Texas Energy Day.
The resolution was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Estes was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Texas Energy Day delegation.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and introduced to the Senate a delegation of Texas firefighters and fire chiefs.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUEST PRESENTED
Senator Lucio was recognized and introduced to the Senate Fred Farias III.
The Senate welcomed its guest.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Kolkhorst was recognized and introduced to the Senate representatives of the Treasury Operations division of the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, accompanied by Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
INTRODUCTION OF
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS POSTPONED
The President announced that the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading would be postponed until the end of today's session.
There was no objection.
SESSION TO CONSIDER EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
The President announced the time had arrived to consider executive appointments to agencies, boards, and commissions. Notice of submission of these names for consideration was given yesterday by Senator Birdwell.
Senator Birdwell moved confirmation of the nominees reported yesterday by the Committee on Nominations.
The President asked if there were requests to sever nominees.
There were no requests offered.
NOMINEES CONFIRMED
The following nominees, as reported by the Committee on Nominations, were confirmed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
Members, Board of Trustees, Employees Retirement System of Texas: Ira Craig Hester, Travis County; Jeanie Wyatt, Bexar County.
Members, State Pension Review Board: Stephanie Vincent Leibe, Hays County; Ernest Richards, Dallas County.
Members, Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Nicholas Shelby Baucum, Nueces County; Mark Richard Bronson, Parker County; Michael Paul Henry, Travis County; Gustabo Ramirez, Smith County.
Members, Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners: Harvey D. Aikman, Hidalgo County; Glenda Clausell, Harris County; Liesl Lynn Stratton Olson, Lubbock County.
SENATE RULE 7.12(a) SUSPENDED
(Printing of Bills)
On motion of Senator Nelson and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 7.12(a) was suspended and the committee report for CSSB 1 was ordered not printed.
CONCLUSION OF MORNING CALL
The President at 11:35 a.m. announced the conclusion of morning call.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 347 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Watson and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 347 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 347, Relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to regional water planning groups and their committees.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 347 ON THIRD READING
Senator Watson moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 347 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 326 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Burton and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 326 at this time on its second reading:
SB 326, Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 326 ON THIRD READING
Senator Burton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 326 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 497 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Uresti and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 497 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 497, Relating to the creation of an office of data analytics in the Department of Family and Protective Services.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 497 ON THIRD READING
Senator Uresti moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 497 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 731 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 731 at this time on its second reading:
SB 731, Relating to the appeal through binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 731 ON THIRD READING
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 731 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 1124 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hinojosa and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 1124 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1124, Relating to the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 1124 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1124 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Menéndez was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Doris Griffin Senior One Stop Center delegation, accompanied by San Antonio Councilmember Cris Medina.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
SENATE BILL 1009 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 1009 at this time on its second reading:
SB 1009, Relating to administrative completeness requirements for permit and permit amendment applications for groundwater conservation districts.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 1009 ON THIRD READING
Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1009 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 679 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hancock and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 679 at this time on its second reading:
SB 679, Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business entities with certain other professions.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 679 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 679 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 972 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Zaffirini and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 972 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 972, Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem taxation purposes of real property on which a building completely destroyed by a casualty is located.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 972 ON THIRD READING
Senator Zaffirini moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 972 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 802 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Seliger and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 802 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 802, Relating to a study and report regarding best practices in the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 802 ON THIRD READING
Senator Seliger moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 802 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 29 ON SECOND READING
Senator Creighton moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 29 at this time on its second reading:
SB 29, Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 5.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Burton, Creighton, Estes, Garcia, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffines, Huffman, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Menéndez, Nelson, Perry, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor of Galveston, Taylor of Collin, Uresti, West, Whitmire.
Nays: Miles, Nichols, Rodríguez, Watson, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 29 ON THIRD READING
Senator Creighton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 29 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 5.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Burton, Creighton, Estes, Garcia, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffines, Huffman, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Menéndez, Nelson, Perry, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor of Galveston, Taylor of Collin, Uresti, West, Whitmire.
Nays: Miles, Nichols, Rodríguez, Watson, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Estes was recognized and introduced to the Senate Denison Leadership Institute and Leadership Sherman delegations.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 267 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Schwertner and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 267 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 267, Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Zaffirini offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 267 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 241.0221 to read as follows:
Sec. 241.0221. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK FOR LICENSE APPLICANTS. (a) This section does not apply to a governmental unit required to obtain a license under this chapter.
(b) The department shall conduct a criminal history background check on each applicant for a license under this chapter and, if the applicant is a partnership or corporation, each individual named in the application under Section 241.022(b).
(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall:
(1) determine the manner by which an applicant or individual is required to submit information for purposes of a criminal history background check under this section; and
(2) establish criteria for determining whether an applicant is eligible for a license under this chapter based on the criminal history background check conducted under this section.
(d) The department may enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to conduct the criminal history background check required under this section.
SECTION ____. Section 241.0221, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for an original license submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 241.0221, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
ZAFFIRINI
KOLKHORST
The amendment to CSSB 267 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
CSSB 267 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 267 ON THIRD READING
Senator Schwertner moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 267 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 495 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Uresti and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 495 at this time on its second reading:
SB 495, Relating to certain procedural measures in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship to protect a child against child neglect or physical or sexual abuse.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 495 ON THIRD READING
Senator Uresti moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 495 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 364 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 364 at this time on its second reading:
SB 364, Relating to the designation of a portion of Alternate United States Highway 90 in Lavaca County as the Sheriff Ronnie Dodds Memorial Highway.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 364 ON THIRD READING
Senator Kolkhorst moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 364 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
(Senator Uresti in Chair)
SENATE BILL 286 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Nichols and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 286 at this time on its second reading:
SB 286, Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 286 ON THIRD READING
Senator Nichols moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 286 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
(President in Chair)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 20 ON SECOND READING
Senator Taylor of Galveston moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 20 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 20, Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 10.
Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Burton, Creighton, Estes, Hall, Hancock, Huffines, Huffman, Hughes, Kolkhorst, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Perry, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor of Galveston, Taylor of Collin.
Nays: Garcia, Hinojosa, Menéndez, Miles, Rodríguez, Uresti, Watson, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 10. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 448 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Burton and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 448 at this time on its second reading:
SB 448, Relating to the procedure for canceling a deferral or abatement of collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 448 ON THIRD READING
Senator Burton moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 448 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 658 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Perry and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 658 at this time on its second reading:
SB 658, Relating to a landowner's liability for injuries incurred during certain recreational activities.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 658 ON THIRD READING
Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 658 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 539 ON SECOND READING
Senator Hinojosa moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 539 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 539, Relating to the qualifications for an impartial third party in certain civil disputes.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Hall asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business.
The bill was read second time.
Senator Schwertner offered the following amendment to the bill:
Floor Amendment No. 1
Amend CSSB 539 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 154.052(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code (page 1, line 31), by striking "eight" and substituting "four".
The amendment to CSSB 539 was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
CSSB 539 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Nays: Hall.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 539 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 539 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 1.
Nays: Hall.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 559 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hancock and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 559 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 559, Relating to the application of the miscellaneous gross receipts tax on utility companies.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 559 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hancock moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 559 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE BILL 365 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 365 at this time on its second reading:
SB 365, Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 95 in Lavaca County as the Sergeant David M. Furrh Memorial Highway.
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows:
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
SENATE BILL 365 ON THIRD READING
Senator Kolkhorst moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 365 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Buckingham, Campbell.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
SENATE RULE 11.13 SUSPENDED
(Consideration of Bills in Committees)
(Motion In Writing)
Senator Kolkhorst submitted the following Motion In Writing:
Mr. President:
I move to suspend Senate Rule 11.13 so that committees may meet during the reading and referral of bills.
KOLKHORST
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.
SENATE RULES SUSPENDED
(Posting Rules)
On motion of Senator Lucio and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.10(a) and Senate Rule 11.18(a) were suspended in order that the Committee on Intergovernmental Relations might meet today upon adjournment in the Betty King Committee Room.
MOTION TO RECESS AND ADJOURN
On motion of Senator Whitmire and by unanimous consent, the Senate at 1:04 p.m. agreed to recess, upon completion of the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading, until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow for the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading.
The Senate further agreed to adjourn, in memory of James Augusta Farrar, upon completion of the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading, until 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2017.
SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
The following bills and resolutions, filed on or before Friday, March 10, 2017, were introduced, read first time, and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 1626 by Uresti
Relating to the authority of a state agency to impose continuing education requirements on an occupational license holder.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1627 by Estes
Relating to consulting agreements, limitation on appraised value, and supplemental payments under the Texas Economic Development Act.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1628 by Estes
Relating to the replacement of contested case hearings for certain environmental permits with a petition for administrative review.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1629 by Estes
Relating to systems of prior authorization for the control, management, and disposal of certain nonhazardous, industrial solid wastes for which there are minimum federal requirements.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1630 by Buckingham
Relating to cemeteries.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1631 by Rodríguez
Relating to the child safety zone applicable to a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1632 by Rodríguez
Relating to the Whole Woman's Health Act.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1633 by Perry
Relating to the provision of pharmacy services through a telepharmacy system; establishing a remote dispensing site license.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1634 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to a reduction in required days of service for educators in public schools under certain circumstances.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1635 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the career and technology education allotment and the essential knowledge and skills of the career and technology education and technology applications curriculums.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1636 by Campbell, Buckingham
Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1637 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to requiring a canvassing authority to explain a discrepancy between the number of voters accepted and the ballots cast in an election.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1638 by Watson
Relating to waiver of a political subdivision's governmental immunity for certain employment benefit claims.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1639 by Watson
Relating to allowing certain wholesalers and distributors to purchase beer, ale, and malt liquor from the holder of a brewpub license.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1640 by Watson
Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Travis County.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1641 by Watson
Relating to the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1642 by Watson
Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain qualified persons outside the state.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1643 by Watson
Relating to electronic toll collection customer account information.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1644 by Watson
Relating to the operations of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1645 by Watson
Relating to the approval by the Texas Department of Transportation of certain transportation projects of a regional mobility authority.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1646 by Watson
Relating to the public information law; creating a criminal offense.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1647 by Watson, Taylor of Collin
Relating to participation of state agency employees in the review of the agency by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1648 by Watson
Relating to the public availability of certain information related to criminal conduct in connection with an election.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1649 by Watson
Relating to an enhanced penalty for repeated criminal trespass on or in the property of a public institution of higher education.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1650 by Watson
Relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1651 by Watson
Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, or paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1652 by Watson
Relating to the designation of an area of highway by a municipality as an immediate removal area.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1653 by Watson
Relating to procedures regarding criminal defendants who have been determined incompetent to stand trial.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1654 by Watson
Relating to the electronic transmission of a notice of toll nonpayment by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1655 by Watson
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1656 by Watson
Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to establish homestead preservation districts and reinvestment zones.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1657 by Rodríguez
Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements for certain individuals who are no longer enrolled in school.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1658 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1659 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the commissioner of education accepting contributions for the public school system, adopting rules regarding grant compliance, and establishing grants for high-quality educational programs.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1660 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for dropout recovery charter schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1661 by Bettencourt
Relating to voting rights and eligibility for office of residents of certain districts subject to a strategic partnership agreement.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1662 by Bettencourt
Relating to limited-purpose annexation under strategic partnership agreements for certain districts.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1663 by Huffman
Relating to contributions to, benefits from, late fees imposed by, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1664 by Huffman
Relating to contributions to, benefits from, membership in, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1665 by Huffman
Relating to the investment authority of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1666 by Huffman
Relating to the conduct of primary elections; increasing a criminal penalty.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1667 by Seliger
Relating to the functions of the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1668 by Lucio
Relating to the administration and enforcement of produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture; authorizing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1669 by Lucio
Relating to a task force to coordinate and make recommendations on parent engagement and education programs provided by state agencies.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1670 by Lucio
Relating to a historic structure assistance program operated by a municipally owned utility in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1671 by Lucio
Relating to the waiver of governmental immunity of a county or sheriff's department for claims arising from a final decision of certain civil service commissions.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1672 by Lucio
Relating to the purposes of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1673 by Lucio
Relating to natural disaster housing recovery.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1674 by Lucio
Relating to authorizing certain border counties and municipalities in those counties to address population growth and prevent the proliferation of substandard dwellings; providing a penalty.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1675 by Lucio
Relating to the licensing and regulation of animal export-import processing facilities; providing penalties; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1676 by Lucio
Relating to the veterans county service office.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1677 by Lucio
Relating to information about services for women veterans provided through certain state agency and hospital applications.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1678 by Lucio
Relating to the members of a school district's local school health advisory council.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1679 by Lucio
Relating to the use of the fund for veterans' assistance to support veterans county service offices.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1680 by Lucio
Relating to a task force of border health officials.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1681 by Lucio
Relating to the establishment of the Communicable Disease and Public Health Center.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1682 by Lucio
Relating to a building used as a prescribed pediatric extended care center.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1683 by Lucio
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1684 by Lucio
Relating to the possession and administration of an epinephrine auto-injector by certain entities.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1685 by Lucio
Relating to specialty license plates or stickers for motor vehicles of persons with intellectual disabilities.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1686 by Lucio
Relating to coordinated health programs for public school students.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1687 by Lucio
Relating to a list of best practice-based programs and research-based practices in certain areas for implementation in public schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1688 by Lucio
Relating to the establishment of the student mental health division within the Texas Education Agency.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1689 by Lucio
Relating to confidential mental health screenings for students in public primary and secondary schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1690 by Lucio
Relating to the requirements for a school district improvement plan.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1691 by Lucio
Relating to the commissioner of education establishing an annual conference on methods to improve the mental health of students in public schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1692 by Lucio
Relating to the creation of a nutrition education task force.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1693 by Lucio
Relating to the establishment of the Seniors with a Visual Impairment Task Force.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1694 by Lucio
Relating to suicide prevention training for certain mental health professionals.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1695 by Lucio
Relating to mosquito control districts established for an urgent public health purpose.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1696 by Lucio
Relating to a study on participation of public schools in a universal lunch program offered through the United States Department of Agriculture.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1697 by Lucio
Relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1698 by Lucio
Relating to outreach and awareness for women veterans in this state.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1699 by Lucio
Relating to a model framework to address certain barriers to student learning.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1700 by Rodríguez
Relating to uniform reporting of information concerning protective orders, concerning magistrate's orders for emergency protection, and concerning conditions of bond imposed on a person awaiting trial in a family violence, sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking case.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1701 by Rodríguez
Relating to the terms of the board members of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1702 by Bettencourt
Relating to the requirements for filing an annual financial statement by a municipality.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1703 by Bettencourt
Relating to the requirements for filing an annual financial statement by a municipality.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1704 by Buckingham, Burton, Creighton
Relating to the eligibility requirements for a license to carry a handgun.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1705 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1706 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to forcing or coercing a child to enter into a marriage.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1707 by Uresti, Seliger
Relating to funding for county transportation infrastructure projects in counties with significant oil and gas production.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1708 by Uresti
Relating to funding for counties for transportation infrastructure projects located in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas production, including administration of county energy transportation reinvestment zones.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1709 by Zaffirini
Relating to the requirement of a guardian to provide information regarding a ward's health and residence to certain relatives of the ward.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1710 by Zaffirini
Relating to applications for the complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a guardianship.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1711 by Huffines
Relating to the claim process for unclaimed property.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1712 by Huffines
Relating to the elimination of certain charges and programs associated with the universal service fund.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1713 by Uresti
Relating to the administration and collection of the state use tax as applied to certain persons engaged in business in this state; requiring a permit; creating an offense.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1714 by Hall
Relating to the expenditure of proceeds and property from and the state's burden of proof in asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1715 by Hall
Relating to the use of corrugated stainless steel tubing in residential and commercial structures.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1716 by Hall
Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by a recipient of state money.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1717 by Hall
Relating to the location and hours for early voting by personal appearance.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1718 by Hall
Relating to legislative review and approval of certain state agency rules.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1719 by Hall
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1720 by Estes
Relating to the identification of breeder deer by use of microchip implants.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1721 by Whitmire
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1722 by Whitmire
Relating to the eligibility of a firefighter or a peace officer for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1723 by Birdwell
Relating to the collection of soil monitoring samples from land application units where sewage sludge or domestic septage is applied.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1724 by Birdwell
Relating to a permit requirement for the land application of domestic septage.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1725 by Birdwell
Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SCR 38 by Hinojosa, Garcia, Lucio, Menéndez, Miles, Rodríguez, Uresti, Watson, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini
Urging Congress to continue to support NAFTA.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SCR 39 by Burton
Urging Congress to reduce the amount of paperwork required of teachers by federal law.
To Committee on Education.
SCR 40 by Lucio
Urging Congress to preserve federal funding for community health centers.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SCR 41 by Taylor of Galveston
Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SCR 42 by Garcia
Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to adopt a Vision Zero strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.
To Committee on Transportation.
SJR 56 by Menéndez
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding a transfer of money from the economic stabilization fund to the permanent fund supporting military and veterans exemptions to fund tuition and fee exemptions for children of veterans.
To Committee on Finance.
RECESS
Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 1:21 p.m. recessed until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow for the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY
(Continued)
(Thursday, March 23, 2017)
AFTER RECESS
The Senate met at 2:41 p.m. and was called to order by Senator Kolkhorst.
SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
The following bills and resolutions, filed on or before Friday, March 10, 2017, were introduced, read first time, and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 1726 by Birdwell
Relating to the franchise tax rate applicable to certain taxable entities that sell telephone prepaid calling cards.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1727 by Birdwell
Relating to the procedure for an election to adopt a sales and use tax or to change the tax rate in an emergency services district.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1728 by Birdwell
Relating to public access to juvenile court proceedings.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1729 by Birdwell
Relating to the reporting and disposition of certain state-owned real property.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1730 by Birdwell
Relating to the designation of the director of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council and the director's authority and responsibilities.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1731 by Birdwell
Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities and a state compact, including the functions of those entities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1732 by Birdwell
Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1733 by Birdwell
Relating to recognition of certain identification documents by governmental officials.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1734 by Hughes
Relating to full-time online programs provided through the state virtual school network.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1735 by Hughes
Relating to the repeal of certain obsolete laws governing state pensions and other similar benefits.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1736 by Hughes
Relating to the liability of a business that allows handguns to be carried on the business's premises.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1737 by Miles
Relating to the filing of a civil action by the attorney general to enforce the Texas Fair Housing Act.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1738 by Miles
Relating to historically underutilized businesses.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1739 by Miles
Relating to the suspension, termination, and reinstatement of certain services provided to military service members who are serving on active duty.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1740 by Miles
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1741 by Miles
Relating to attorneys in certain counties who are qualified for appointment to represent a defendant with a mental illness.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1742 by Miles
Relating to county approval for the locations at which a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be operated.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1743 by Zaffirini
Relating to transferring the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to The University of Texas at Austin.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1744 by Nichols
Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1745 by Hinojosa
Relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or appraised value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1746 by Hinojosa
Relating to workforce continuing education offered by public junior colleges.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1747 by Hinojosa
Relating to the categories used to record the race or ethnicity of persons stopped for or convicted of traffic offenses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1748 by Hinojosa
Relating to use of tax revenue by certain development corporations for job-related skills training.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1749 by Hinojosa
Relating to the calculation of interest on an ad valorem tax refund resulting from the final determination of an appeal that decreases a property owner's liability.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1750 by Bettencourt
Relating to a study of the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of implementing a hybrid retirement plan for newly hired state employees and teachers.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1751 by Bettencourt
Relating to authorizing the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas to establish defined contribution plans or hybrid retirement plans to provide retirement benefits to certain employees.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1752 by Bettencourt
Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to establish defined contribution plans to provide retirement benefits to certain employees.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1753 by Lucio
Relating to positive behavioral interventions and supports for students enrolled in public school who receive special education services.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1754 by Lucio
Relating to the school district grievance procedures for resolving complaints received by students' parents or guardians.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1755 by Lucio
Relating to a graduation progress committee for certain public school students in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1756 by Zaffirini
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for United States flags and Texas state flags.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1757 by Hinojosa, Garcia
Relating to confidential communications of victims of certain family violence offenses.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1758 by Zaffirini
Relating to requirements for the court in permanency hearings for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services who are receiving transitional living services.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1759 by Campbell
Relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in residential high-rise buildings in certain municipalities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1760 by Creighton
Relating to product tastings of alcoholic beverages on certain permitted premises.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1761 by Zaffirini
Relating to the cost of transporting a body for the purpose of performing an autopsy.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1762 by Zaffirini
Relating to the regulation of the parking and removal of vehicles on the campus of a public institution of higher education.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1763 by Zaffirini
Relating to the procedures of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1764 by Zaffirini
Relating to termination of a guardianship of the estate for a ward who is the designated beneficiary of a Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program account.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1765 by Garcia, Bettencourt
Relating to tax increment reinvestment zone transparency and accountability.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1766 by Buckingham
Relating to the content and placement of certain ballot propositions.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1767 by Buckingham
Relating to hearings and protests before appraisal review boards involving ad valorem tax determinations.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1768 by Buckingham
Relating to waiving fees for an original commercial driver's license for veterans.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1769 by Miles
Relating to a pilot program for providing services to certain children under the Medicaid medical transportation program.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1770 by Miles
Relating to the regulation of licensed specialists in school psychology.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1771 by Miles
Relating to the election of trustees of certain school districts.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1772 by Miles
Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to vote; creating a criminal offense.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1773 by Miles
Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1774 by Miles
Relating to the use of certain controlled substances by women who are pregnant or may become pregnant and the designation of neonatal abstinence syndrome from substance use as a reportable condition.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1775 by Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to use the state participation account of the water development fund to provide financial assistance for the development of certain facilities.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1776 by Hinojosa
Relating to the administration and operation of the Medicaid program in a managed care model.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1777 by Garcia
Relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and Insurance Act.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1778 by Garcia
Relating to the provision of information regarding firearm safety and suicide prevention.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1779 by Creighton
Relating to premium and maintenance tax credits related to certain fees paid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1780 by Zaffirini
Relating to the amount of compensation and allowances of a county auditor in certain counties.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1781 by West
Relating to the regulation of certain degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; providing administrative penalties.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1782 by West
Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for returning adult students at public institutions of higher education and to the tuition rate that may be charged to those students for certain excessive undergraduate hours.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1783 by West
Relating to continued monitoring of certain public school campuses that have been assigned a campus intervention team.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1784 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to state-developed open education resources for public schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1785 by Uresti
Relating to appraisal of public school teachers.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1786 by Hall
Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1787 by Hinojosa, Schwertner
Relating to the functions and administration of the Health and Human Services Commission and the commission's office of inspector general in relation to fraud, waste, and abuse and other investigations in health and human services.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1788 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain individuals who violate a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1789 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to a limitation on civil suits against persons reporting suspicious activity in good faith.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1790 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to the punishment for the offense of fraudulent destruction, removal, or concealment of a writing that is attached to tangible property.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1791 by Menéndez
Relating to veterans treatment court programs and the results of successfully completing those programs; imposing a filing fee on certain civil cases to benefit veterans treatment court programs; changing a fee.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1792 by Menéndez
Relating to conditions of community supervision for defendants convicted of certain criminal offenses involving animals.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1793 by Menéndez
Relating to complaints filed against certain law enforcement officers, peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, and fire fighters.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1794 by Menéndez
Relating to the elimination of a specific requirement that certain school districts develop and implement a plan to increase enrollment of the district's students at institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1795 by Menéndez
Relating to education employees uniform group health coverage.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1796 by Menéndez
Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing discharges of sewage effluent into any water in the contributing or recharge zone of the San Antonio or Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1797 by Campbell
Relating to regulation of electricians by local governments.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1798 by West
Relating to the collection and reporting of child safety data in certain child-care facilities and establishing child safety standards in those facilities.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1799 by West
Relating to the student loan default prevention and financial aid literacy pilot program.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1800 by West
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1801 by Miles
Relating to reporting and disseminating information regarding public school disciplinary actions.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1802 by Miles
Relating to petty cash funds for county welfare departments in certain populous counties.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1803 by Miles
Relating to the financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1804 by Lucio
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to construct, enhance, upgrade, and maintain coastal sports facilities in certain municipalities.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1805 by Lucio
Relating to the multiuse training and operations center facility.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1806 by Huffman
Relating to requiring the use of multidisciplinary teams appointed by children's advocacy centers in certain child abuse investigations.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1807 by Huffman
Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys and to the authority of United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys to carry certain weapons.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1808 by Huffman
Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of service as a peace officer and to an education campaign regarding the importance of peace officers in the community.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1809 by Huffman
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain medical centers in certain counties.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1810 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to a limitation on the cost of an attendance credit under the public school finance system and the effect of such a limitation on the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1811 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to the investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in certain public benefits programs by the office of inspector general for the Health and Human Services Commission.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1812 by Taylor of Collin
Relating to the authority of an appraisal district to use public money for lobbying activity.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1813 by Buckingham
Relating to common admission application forms for institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1814 by Hinojosa
Relating to the transference of certain territory from one groundwater conservation district to another.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1815 by Hinojosa
Relating to the eligibility of certain health-related institutions for certain state funds.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1816 by Burton
Relating to abolishing the spaceport trust fund and the disposition of the balance of that fund.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1817 by Burton
Relating to the deposit of the gas utility pipeline tax to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1818 by Burton
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1819 by Burton
Relating to the provision of a nursing facility quality-based payment incentives program and a program to increase direct care staff and wages under Medicaid.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1820 by Burton
Relating to a duplicate application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1821 by Burton
Relating to ballot propositions authorizing certain political subdivisions to issue bonds.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1822 by Burton
Relating to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code, to repealing certain of those offenses, and to conforming punishments for certain of those offenses to the penalty structure provided in the Penal Code; increasing the punishment for sabotage and sedition; imposing a civil penalty.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1823 by Burton
Relating to a warrant authorizing the search of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1824 by Burton
Relating to punishment for the offense of forgery and to a fee imposed on certain defendants who commit the offense.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1825 by Burton
Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1826 by Burton
Relating to notification regarding the release of certain sex offenders and to the reporting of vehicle registration information for sex offenders.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1827 by Burton
Relating to a government course for public school students enrolled at the fifth and eighth grade levels.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1828 by Rodríguez
Relating to treatment and registration of juveniles adjudicated for a sexual offense.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1829 by Rodríguez
Relating to common nuisances.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1830 by Rodríguez
Relating to the use of connected braking systems to maintain distance between vehicles.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1831 by Buckingham
Relating to an annual report on state programs and functions not funded by appropriations.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1832 by Buckingham
Relating to creating a temporary charitable festival permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages by certain charitable organizations; providing a penalty.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1833 by Buckingham
Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from this state.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1834 by Buckingham
Relating to the allocation of revenue from certain penalties for transportation project delays.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1835 by Estes
Relating to names of domestic and foreign filing entities for transacting business in this state; creating an offense.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1836 by Burton
Relating to a study on the adjudication of juveniles charged with misdemeanors punishable by fine only and the use of certain terms signifying age in the criminal justice and juvenile justice statutes of this state.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1837 by Hughes
Relating to the application of the financial accountability system for open enrollment charter schools to the charter school of a public senior college or university.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1838 by Hughes
Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1839 by Hughes
Relating to the preparation, certification, and classification of public school educators.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1840 by Hughes
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1841 by Lucio
Relating to the provision of telecommunications services through statewide technology centers.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1842 by Lucio
Relating to an application for the amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity in an area within the boundaries of a political subdivision.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1843 by Campbell
Relating to providing an opportunity for public high school students in grades 10 through 12 to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test or an alternative vocational aptitude test.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1844 by Campbell
Relating to the administration of and eligibility for participation in a veterans treatment court program and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure for certain participants who successfully complete that program.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1845 by Campbell
Relating to the development of transferable degree or certificate program curricula for which qualified veterans or military service members may be awarded course credit based on military service.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1846 by Bettencourt
Relating to the authority of municipalities to replat a subdivision without vacating the preceding plat.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1847 by Bettencourt
Relating to the correction of an ad valorem tax appraisal roll and related appraisal records.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1848 by Bettencourt
Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1849 by Whitmire
Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses and the confinement or release of those individuals prior to prosecution.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1850 by Garcia
Relating to public outreach materials to foster awareness of certain public school curriculum requirements.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1851 by Garcia, Hinojosa
Relating to the confidential and privileged communications and records of victims of certain sexual assault offenses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1852 by Garcia
Relating to a study on dropout prevention and recovery before the ninth grade.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1853 by Garcia
Relating to notice provided by an applicant to house inmates released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1854 by Uresti
Relating to requiring the review of public school district paperwork to limit paperwork requirements.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1855 by Uresti
Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to participate in a company or partnership organized to finance redevelopment projects.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1856 by Whitmire
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1857 by Whitmire
Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services and other juvenile service providers.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1858 by Lucio
Relating to an alert system for public health or safety threat notifications.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1859 by Lucio
Relating to the establishment of a human trafficking unit within the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1860 by Lucio
Relating to agreements between this state and other jurisdictions concerning reciprocal licensure of mental health professionals.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1861 by Lucio
Relating to a comprehensive plan for increasing and improving the workforce in this state that serves persons with mental health and substance use issues.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1862 by Lucio
Relating to the development of initiatives to reduce veteran suicides in this state.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1863 by Lucio
Relating to the governance and operation of municipal management districts.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1864 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the administration of the Port of Houston Authority.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1865 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles of alternative registration technologies for commercial motor vehicles.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1866 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the employment of certain individuals at a sexually oriented business.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1867 by Miles
Relating to the joint or separate prosecution of a capital felony charged against two or more defendants.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1868 by Zaffirini
Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1869 by Zaffirini
Relating to the implementation of county solid waste management programs in certain counties.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1870 by Zaffirini
Relating to county prohibition of the possession of glass containers within the boundaries of a state-owned riverbed; creating an offense.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1871 by Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of the offense of petroleum product or oil and gas equipment theft.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1872 by Creighton
Relating to the medical authorization required to release protected health information in a health care liability claim.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1873 by Hinojosa
Relating to a report regarding certain health and safety information prepared by the Texas Education Agency.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1874 by Hinojosa
Relating to vehicles used in the maintenance of electrical power lines; creating a criminal offense.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1875 by Hinojosa
Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1876 by Perry
Relating to disputes regarding the compensability of an injury by certain doctors under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1877 by Perry
Relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway projects by e-mail.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1878 by Menéndez
Relating to the service plan for the annexation by certain municipalities of territory included in an emergency services district.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1879 by Menéndez
Relating to registration and regulation of dangerous wild animals; providing penalties, creating a criminal offense, and authorizing a fee.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1880 by Menéndez
Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career or technology training programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career or technology programs.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1881 by Menéndez
Relating to the appointment of foster parents and other qualified persons to serve as educational decision-makers for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1882 by Menéndez, Bettencourt
Relating to a school district contract to partner with an open-enrollment charter school to operate a district campus and share education resources.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1883 by Campbell
Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the review of challenges by open-enrollment charter schools or school districts to accountability determinations.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1884 by Bettencourt
Relating to powers and duties of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1885 by Bettencourt
Relating to the location of certain temporary branch early voting polling places.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1886 by Bettencourt
Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1887 by Bettencourt
Relating to performance-based supplemental funding for school districts.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1888 by Bettencourt
Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions and on the admission of nonresident students to The University of Texas at Austin.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1889 by Bettencourt
Relating to insurance premium tax and alcoholic beverage tax credits for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1890 by Bettencourt
Relating to employing, terminating, and reporting misconduct of public school personnel and related entity personnel, including creating a registry of persons ineligible for hire; creating a criminal offense.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1891 by Bettencourt
Relating to a general employment review of persons who apply to school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and certain independent contractors for employment involving direct contact with students or children; providing a civil penalty.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1892 by Bettencourt
Relating to student success-based funding for certain public institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1893 by Birdwell, Zaffirini
Relating to the administrative judicial regions in this state.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1894 by Burton
Relating to certain suits concerning real property.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1895 by Taylor of Galveston
Relating to the enforcement of certain administrative penalties by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1896 by Perry
Relating to the requirements for and inspection of a retail fireworks site.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1897 by Perry
Relating to the declaration of a local state of disaster.
To Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs.
SB 1898 by West
Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career or technology training programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career or technology programs.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1899 by West
Relating to common admission application forms for institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1900 by West
Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1901 by Campbell
Relating to Texas Military Heroes Day in public schools.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Border Security.
SB 1902 by West
Relating to continued monitoring of certain public school campuses that have been assigned a campus intervention team.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1903 by West
Relating to statewide goals for dual credit programs provided by school districts.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1904 by West
Relating to ownership and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school for which the charter has been revoked, denied renewal, or surrendered.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1905 by Bettencourt
Relating to information provided by a voter to an election officer.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1906 by Bettencourt
Relating to the matters that a taxing unit is entitled to challenge before an appraisal review board.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1907 by Bettencourt
Relating to the selection of the officers of an appraisal review board.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1908 by Bettencourt
Relating to the selection of an arbitrator for purposes of an appeal through binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1909 by Campbell
Relating to the use of money in the state highway fund for toll projects.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1910 by Zaffirini
Relating to state agency information security plans, information technology employees, and online and mobile applications.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1911 by Zaffirini
Relating to posting notice of self-help resources on the Internet website of a state court and in the office of the court clerk.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1912 by Zaffirini
Relating to procedures in mental health cases.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1913 by Zaffirini
Relating to the administrative, civil, and criminal consequences, including fines, fees, and costs, imposed on persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of certain criminal offenses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1914 by Garcia
Relating to the examination of volunteer deputy registrars.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1915 by Buckingham
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain outdoor burning violations.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1916 by Buckingham
Relating to savings and loan associations, savings banks, residential mortgage loan originators and servicers, and other persons or entities under the regulatory jurisdiction of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and the savings and mortgage lending commissioner; creating an offense.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1917 by Buckingham
Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.
To Committee on Natural Resources and Economic Development.
SB 1918 by Buckingham
Relating to the issuance and enforcement of a subpoena during the course of an investigation of a residential mortgage loan servicer.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1919 by Buckingham
Relating to the bond and other coverages required to be maintained by or for the benefit of a savings bank.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1920 by Kolkhorst
Relating to electric industry market power rules.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1921 by Kolkhorst
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.
To Committee on Transportation.
SB 1922 by Schwertner
Relating to prescription drug benefits in the Medicaid managed care program.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1923 by Schwertner
Relating to infrastructure funding for state hospital facilities and other state facilities, including the creation of the state hospital fund.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1924 by Schwertner
Relating to the financial self-sufficiency of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1925 by Lucio
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SJR 57 by Schwertner
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the maximum amount of the annual distribution made from the permanent university fund to the available university fund.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 58 by Perry
Proposing a constitutional amendment to set aside money from the economic stabilization fund to pay for certain state infrastructure projects and to create a state infrastructure endowment fund for funding certain costs of those projects.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 59 by Perry
Proposing a constitutional amendment to set aside money from the economic stabilization fund and certain general revenue to pay for certain state infrastructure projects and to create a state infrastructure endowment fund for funding certain costs of those projects.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 60 by Hancock
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a lower amount for expenses that can be charged to a borrower and removing certain financing expense limitations for a home equity loan, establishing certain authorized lenders to make a home equity loan, changing certain options for the refinancing of home equity loans, changing the threshold for an advance of a home equity line of credit, and allowing home equity loans on agricultural homesteads.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SJR 61 by Lucio, Hinojosa, Perry
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
To Committee on Finance.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 16
On motion of Senator Nichols, Senators Nelson and Taylor of Collin will be shown as Co-authors of SB 16.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 20
On motion of Senator Taylor of Galveston, Senators Estes, Huffines, Hughes, Lucio, and Nelson will be shown as Co-authors of SB 20.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 29
On motion of Senator Creighton, Senators Bettencourt, Birdwell, Burton, and Lucio will be shown as Co-authors of SB 29.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 74
On motion of Senator Nelson, Senator Uresti will be shown as Co-author of SB 74.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 136
On motion of Senator Taylor of Collin, Senator Huffines will be shown as Co-author of SB 136.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 267
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senators Hinojosa, Lucio, and West will be shown as Co-authors of SB 267.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 326
On motion of Senator Burton, Senator Hinojosa will be shown as Co-author of SB 326.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 407
On motion of Senator Watson, Senator Rodríguez will be shown as Co-author of SB 407.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 408
On motion of Senator Watson, Senator Rodríguez will be shown as Co-author of SB 408.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 448
On motion of Senator Burton, Senators Garcia and Hall will be shown as Co-authors of SB 448.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 463
On motion of Senator Seliger, Senators Garcia, Schwertner, and Zaffirini will be shown as Co-authors of SB 463.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 507
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senator Rodríguez will be shown as Co-author of SB 507.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 509
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Schwertner will be shown as Co-author of SB 509.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 674
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senator Huffines will be shown as Co-author of SB 674.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 678
On motion of Senator Nichols, Senator Birdwell will be shown as Co-author of SB 678.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 679
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senator Lucio will be shown as Co-author of SB 679.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 740
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Perry will be shown as Co-author of SB 740.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 794
On motion of Senator Miles, Senator Garcia will be shown as Co-author of SB 794.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 801
On motion of Senator Seliger, Senator Taylor of Collin will be shown as Co-author of SB 801.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 802
On motion of Senator Seliger, Senators Hinojosa and West will be shown as Co-authors of SB 802.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 972
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senators Garcia and Hinojosa will be shown as Co-authors of SB 972.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1107
On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senators Nelson, Taylor of Collin, and Uresti will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1107.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1152
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Huffines will be shown as Co-author of SB 1152.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1153
On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Huffines will be shown as Co-author of SB 1153.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1427
On motion of Senator Hancock, Senator Hughes will be shown as Co-author of SB 1427.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 43
On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator Bettencourt will be shown as Co-author of SJR 43.
RESOLUTIONS OF RECOGNITION
The following resolutions were adopted by the Senate:
Memorial Resolutions
SR 476 by Creighton, In memory of Bobby G. Yancey.
SR 481 by Watson, In memory of Janice Evelyn Christensen May.
HCR 69 (Taylor of Galveston), In memory of Brenda Nation of Austin.
Welcome and Congratulatory Resolutions
SR 473 by Hall, Recognizing the fire departments that responded to a structure fire in Balch Springs.
SR 474 by Garcia, Recognizing Amber Anderson Mostyn for being honored at the 2017 Annie's List Houston Luncheon.
SR 475 by Lucio, Recognizing Daniel Breeden Elementary School for its commitment to excellence in education.
SR 477 by Watson, Recognizing Donald Thomas Burns on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 479 by Zaffirini, Recognizing Fred P. Nardini on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 480 by Zaffirini, Recognizing the legacy of John Coffee Hays, Hays County namesake.
SR 482 by Watson, Recognizing Lifeline Chaplaincy for its hospital ministry work.
SR 483 by Watson, Recognizing Tom "Smitty" Smith on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 485 by Watson, Welcoming members of the Girls' School of Austin fourth-grade class to the State Capitol.
SR 486 by Watson, Recognizing Linda Mitchell on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 488 by Perry, Recognizing Keri Powell as the 2016 Texas Big Sister of the Year.
SR 489 by Kolkhorst, Recognizing Fayette Electric Cooperative, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
SR 490 by Schwertner, Recognizing Ray Young as a Saint David's Georgetown Hospital Frist Humanitarian Award recipient.
SR 491 by Birdwell, Welcoming the Junior Leadership Granbury Class of 2016-2017 to the State Capitol.
HCR 66 (Schwertner), Honoring Eugene Adrian Van Zelfden Jr. of Austin for his outstanding civic engagement.
Official Designation Resolution
SR 472 by Nelson, Proclaiming March 28, 2017, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Day.
ADJOURNMENT
Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017, adjourned, in memory of James Augusta Farrar, until 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2017.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:
March 22, 2017
VETERAN AFFAIRS AND BORDER SECURITY — CSSB 578
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — SB 790, SB 139, SB 74, CSSB 894, CSSB 1107
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — SCR 32
STATE AFFAIRS — CSSB 264, CSSB 259, CSSB 509
AGRICULTURE, WATER, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — CSSB 546, CSSB 248
FINANCE — CSSB 1
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — CSSB 736, SB 361, SB 452, SB 1002
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS — SJR 27, CSSB 884, SB 881
CRIMINAL JUSTICE — SB 30
March 23, 2017
CRIMINAL JUSTICE — SB 256, SB 327
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — CSSB 763, SB 634
CRIMINAL JUSTICE — SB 395, SB 582, SB 613, SB 773, SB 998, CSSB 843, CSSB 91
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — CSSB 570
EDUCATION — SB 579, SB 826
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — CSSB 515
TRANSPORTATION — SB 368, CSSB 385, SB 769, CSSB 1024, CSSB 1051, SB 1078, SB 1099, SB 1305
BILLS ENGROSSED
March 21, 2017
SB 2, SB 17, SB 25, SB 312
RESOLUTIONS ENROLLED
March 21, 2017
SR 426, SR 440, SR 445, SR 469, SR 470, SR 471