TWENTY-SIXTH DAY
(Wednesday, March 16, 2011)
The Senate met at 11:08 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President.
The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Birdwell, Carona, Deuell, Duncan, Ellis, Eltife, Estes, Fraser, Gallegos, Harris, Hegar, Hinojosa, Huffman, Jackson, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Ogden, Patrick, Rodriguez, Seliger, Shapiro, Uresti, Van de Putte, Watson, Wentworth, West, Whitmire, Williams, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Davis.
The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
The Reverend Douglas Richnow, The Church of Saint John the Divine, Houston, was introduced to the Senate by Senator Zaffirini and offered the invocation as follows:
O God, whose will is good and gracious and whose law is truth, bless the leaders and Members of this Senate that they might seek to be guided by Your gracious hand to enact such legislation as would please You and to make wise decisions over the matters for which they have been given charge. Give them courage, wisdom, and foresight to provide for the needs and protection of the people of our state and to fulfill their obligations to the communities whom they represent. And, Lord, in this season of scarcity may Your grace be showered upon the treasures and revenues of this great state that they might be multiplied by Your great power to grant provision to all those who are hurting and who are in need. And finally, Lord, help these men and women in the midst of their debate to work together with mutual forbearance and respect and to confront one another with a common love of justice and truth. All this we ask in Your holy name. 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.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Davis was granted leave of absence for today on account of important business.
PHYSICIAN OF THE DAY
Senator Harris was recognized and presented Dr. Antony Anderson of Grand Prairie as the Physician of the Day.
The Senate welcomed Dr. Anderson and thanked him for his participation in the Physician of the Day program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
The President announced the signing of the following enrolled resolutions in the presence of the Senate: HCR 40, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 59, HCR 76.
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.
SENATE RESOLUTION 534
Senator Zaffirini offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Citizens from Karnes County are gathering in Austin for a special day at the State Capitol on March 16, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Located in the Rio Grande plain region, the county was named for Henry Wax Karnes, a Texas revolutionary war hero, and was officially organized on February 4, 1854, when the legislature passed a measure recognizing its establishment; and
WHEREAS, Karnes County benefited from the arrival of the railroads in the mid-1880s, and the improved access to markets ushered in the diversified farming, livestock, and ranching economy that has been important to the area ever since; and
WHEREAS, Today, the region's leading businesses include not only agricultural operations but also oil and gas production, uranium mining and milling, guar processing, and fiberglass manufacturing; and
WHEREAS, Karnes County is home to Panna Maria, the nation's oldest Polish settlement, and the ghost town of Helena, the former county seat, which features a museum in the restored courthouse; additional attractions in the area include the church of Czestochowa and various annual community events, including the Lonesome Dove Fest in Karnes City; Kenedy, Falls City, Gillett, Hobson, and Runge are just a few of the unique towns that may be found in the county; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Karnes County are preserving the character and history of their unique region while working to build a prosperous future, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for their contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby recognize March 16, 2011, as Karnes County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable day in Austin; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of this special day.
SR 534 was read and was adopted without objection.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Karnes County delegation: Alfred Pawelek, former County Judge; Barbara Shaw, County Judge; Robert Busselman, County Attorney; and David Jalufka, Sheriff.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Nelson, on behalf of Senator Davis, was recognized and introduced to the Senate Kids Who Care representatives and Executive Director Deborah Jung.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
SENATE RESOLUTION 486
Senator Duncan offered the following resolution:
SR 486, In memory of Danny Keith Gunn of Idalou.
The resolution was read.
On motion of Senator Duncan, SR 486 was adopted by a rising vote of the Senate.
In honor of the memory of Danny Keith Gunn, the text of the resolution will be printed at the end of today's Senate Journal.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Duncan was recognized and introduced to the Senate the family of Danny Keith Gunn: his wife, Melinda; his sons, Garrett and Brady; his daughter, Tatum Gunn Dorow; and his son-in-law, Andrew Dorow.
The Senate welcomed its guests and extended its sympathy.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
HOUSE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 1
The Honorable President of the Senate
Senate Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. President:
I am directed by the House to inform the Senate that the House has taken the following action:
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Honoring Sam Houston for his statesmanship on the 150th anniversary of his refusal to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America.
Respectfully,
/s/Robert Haney, Chief Clerk
House of Representatives
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 Deuell.
Senator Deuell 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 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Members, Aging and Disability Services Council: Sharon Swift Butterworth, El Paso County; John Anthony Cuellar, Dallas County; Judy Rebecca Foster, Bexar County; Gary Don Newsom, Travis County; Donna Beth Stauber, McLennan County.
Members, Board of Directors, Central Colorado River Authority: Patrick Shane Justiss, Coleman County; Andrew Mark Young, Coleman County.
Members, Commission on Human Rights: Toni Rhodes Glover, Tarrant County; Shara Alyse Michalka, Dallas County.
Public Counsel, Office of Injured Employee Counsel: Norman Wayne Darwin, Tarrant County.
Commissioner, Red River Compact Commission: William Allen Abney, Harrison County.
Members, Risk Management Board for the State Office of Risk Management: Rosemary A. Gammon, Collin County; Tomas Gonzalez, Dallas County; Stephanie E. Simmons, Fort Bend County; John W. Youngblood, Milam County.
Members, School Land Board: David S. Herrmann, Bexar County; Thomas Vernon Orr, Harris County.
Members, Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Anna Laura Hundley, Dallas County; Tammy Campbell Lemoine, Shelby County; Callie M. Matthews, Tarrant County; Frank C. McCamant, Travis County; Pamela Rollins, Dallas County; Grover Glenn Roque-Jackson, Collin County; Stephanie Sokolosky, Lubbock County.
Members, Governing Board, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs: Lowell Adams Keig, Travis County; Juan Sanchez Munoz, Lubbock County; John Paul Daniell Oxer, Fort Bend County.
Members, Texas Physician Assistant Board: Margaret K. Bentley, Dallas County; Anna Arredondo Chapman, Val Verde County; Felix Chong Wah Koo, Hidalgo County; Richard R. Rahr, Galveston County.
Members, Texas Private Security Board: Albert Lee Black, Travis County; Brian Clayton England, Kaufman County; Howard Hans Johnsen, Dallas County; Mark Lawson Smith, Collin County.
Members, Board of Directors, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation: Merrideth Jeran Akers, Collin County; Jerry Romero, El Paso County.
Members, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists: Jeffrey M. Baker, Galveston County; Carlos R. Chacon, El Paso County; Leslie Dee Rosenstein, Travis County.
Members, Texas State Board of Pharmacy: Wilson Benjamin Fry, Cameron County; Joyce Ann Tipton, Harris County; Charles Field Wetherbee, Kendall County.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator West was recognized and introduced to the Senate a Leadership Southwest delegation.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
CONCLUSION OF MORNING CALL
The President at 11:31 a.m. announced the conclusion of morning call.
SENATE BILL 292 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Watson and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 292 at this time on its second reading:
SB 292, Relating to changes in the single-member district boundaries of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation 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: Davis.
SENATE BILL 292 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 SB 292 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider SB 292, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on SB 292 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
SENATE BILL 433 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hegar and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 433 at this time on its second reading:
SB 433, Relating to the de-annexation of land in Bastrop County by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation 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: Davis.
SENATE BILL 433 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hegar moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 433 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider SB 433, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on SB 433 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 271 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 271 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 271, Relating to the board of directors of the Bexar Metropolitan Water 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: Davis.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 271 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 271 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider CSSB 271, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on CSSB 271 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
SENATE BILL 367 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Ogden and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 367 at this time on its second reading:
SB 367, Relating to the review by the attorney general of invoices related to legal services provided to state agencies by outside counsel.
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: Davis.
SENATE BILL 367 ON THIRD READING
Senator Ogden moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 367 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider SB 367, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on SB 367 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
SENATE BILL 257 ON THIRD READING
Senator Carona moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 257 at this time on its third reading and final passage:
SB 257, Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 9.
Yeas: Birdwell, Carona, Deuell, Duncan, Eltife, Estes, Fraser, Harris, Hegar, Huffman, Jackson, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Ogden, Patrick, Seliger, Shapiro, Uresti, Williams, Zaffirini.
Nays: Ellis, Gallegos, Hinojosa, Rodriguez, Van de Putte, Watson, Wentworth, West, Whitmire.
Absent-excused: Davis.
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 9. (Same as previous roll call)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 121 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Ellis and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration CSSB 121 at this time on its second reading:
CSSB 121, Relating to photograph and live lineup identification procedures in criminal cases.
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: Davis.
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 121 ON THIRD READING
Senator Ellis moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 121 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider CSSB 121, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on CSSB 121 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
SENATE BILL 580 ON SECOND READING
On motion of Senator Hegar and by unanimous consent, the regular order of business was suspended to take up for consideration SB 580 at this time on its second reading:
SB 580, Relating to community assistance and economic development program activities of the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority.
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: Davis.
SENATE BILL 580 ON THIRD READING
Senator Hegar moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 580 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider SB 580, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on SB 580 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
MOTION TO PLACE
SENATE BILL 514 ON SECOND READING
Senator Birdwell moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 514 at this time on its second reading:
SB 514, Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
The motion was lost by the following vote: Yeas 14, Nays 16.
Yeas: Birdwell, Carona, Eltife, Estes, Hegar, Huffman, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Ogden, Patrick, Rodriguez, Wentworth, Williams.
Nays: Deuell, Duncan, Ellis, Fraser, Gallegos, Harris, Hinojosa, Jackson, Seliger, Shapiro, Uresti, Van de Putte, Watson, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Senator Harris moved that SB 514 be set as special order to a time certain of 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 21, 2011.
Senator Harris withdrew the motion to set SB 514 as special order.
SENATE BILL 514 ON SECOND READING
Senator Birdwell again moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 514 at this time on its second reading:
SB 514, Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
The motion prevailed without objection.
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: Davis.
SENATE BILL 514 ON THIRD READING
Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 514 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
Nays: Wentworth.
Absent-excused: Davis.
Reason for Vote
Senator Wentworth submitted the following reason for vote on suspension of the Constitutional Three-day Rule:
I cast a "No" vote on the procedural motion to suspend the Constitutional Rule requiring that bills be read on three several days in order to take up and consider SB 514, because in my judgment no circumstance exists in this case to justify the extraordinary act of suspending a requirement of the Texas Constitution. The suspension of this Constitutional Rule has the direct and immediate effect of denying the people of Texas knowledge and notice of the passage of this measure until it has already been finally passed on third reading. Were we to have followed the requirement of the Texas Constitution, third reading and a vote on SB 514 would have occurred on the next legislative day, allowing for Texans to have learned through news reports of our second reading vote exactly what we had tentatively passed. Third reading and a vote on the next legislative day would also have allowed our professional staff an opportunity overnight to make sure any amendments passed on second reading are technically correct.
WENTWORTH
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Davis.
GUESTS PRESENTED
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and introduced to the Senate Mallori Johnson, a student from northeast Bexar County. She also acknowledged a group of Webb County Korean War veterans.
The Senate welcomed its guests.
NOTICE GIVEN FOR
LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
Senator Eltife announced that a Local and Uncontested Calendar had been furnished to each Member of the Senate. He then gave notice that the Local and Uncontested Calendar Session would be held at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow and that all bills and resolutions would be considered on second and third reading in the order in which they were listed.
SENATE RULE 11.13 SUSPENDED
(Consideration of Bills in Committees)
On motion of Senator Eltife and by unanimous consent, Senate Rule 11.13 was suspended to grant all committees permission to meet while the Senate was meeting today and during the Local and Uncontested Calendar Session tomorrow.
MOTION TO RECESS AND ADJOURN
On motion of Senator Whitmire and by unanimous consent, the Senate at 12:49 p.m. agreed to recess, upon completion of the introduction of bills and resolutions on first reading, until 8:30 a.m. tomorrow for the Local and Uncontested Calendar Session.
The Senate further agreed to adjourn, in memory of Ignacia Mogas Czar "Nachita" Hopkins and Danny Keith Gunn, upon conclusion of the Local and Uncontested Calendar Session, until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
The following bills and resolutions, filed on or before March 11, 2011, were introduced, read first time, and referred to the committees indicated:
SB 644 by Hegar
Relating to the continuation and operation of the Texas Department of Insurance and the operation of certain insurance programs; imposing administrative penalties.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 656 by Huffman, Hegar
Relating to the abolition of the Coastal Coordination Council and the transfer of its functions to the General Land Office.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 657 by Huffman, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and abolishing the On-site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 658 by Huffman, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the division of workers' compensation of the Texas Department of Insurance.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 659 by Hinojosa, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 660 by Hinojosa, Hegar
Relating to the review and functions of the Texas Water Development Board, including the functions of the board and related entities in connection with the process for establishing and appealing desired future conditions in a groundwater management area.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 661 by Nichols, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions, as applicable, of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas and to the transfer of certain functions from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Public Utility Commission of Texas; imposing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 662 by Nichols
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; providing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 663 by Nichols, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments; providing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 664 by Nichols, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 665 by Hinojosa, Hegar
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 666 by Hinojosa
Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1001 by Carona
Relating to discrimination and restraint of trade against certain persons regulated under the Occupations Code.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1002 by Van de Putte
Relating to the designation of program costs for providing bill payment assistance to certain military veterans as a necessary operating expense that is a first lien against revenue of certain electric and gas utilities' revenue securing certain public securities or obligations.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1003 by Fraser
Relating to penalties for, and emergency orders suspending, the operation of a rock crusher or certain concrete plants without a current permit under the Texas Clean Air Act.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1004 by Lucio
Relating to the imposition of a tax on certain beverages.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1005 by Van de Putte
Relating to fair treatment of all providers of instructional materials to students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1006 by Lucio, Ellis
Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1007 by Williams
Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1008 by Carona
Relating to the composition of the Finance Commission of Texas.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1009 by Huffman
Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to notify the federal Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) regarding the withdrawal or nonattendance of certain foreign students.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1010 by Huffman
Relating to providing a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim with notice of a plea bargain agreement in certain criminal cases.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1011 by Huffman
Relating to the exclusion of certain witnesses during a criminal proceeding.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1012 by Huffman
Relating to the payment of certain costs and expenses of a juvenile case manager.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1013 by Davis
Relating to the contents of the sex offender registration form and to information included in the sex offender database maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1014 by Davis
Relating to time of day during which prisoners may be discharged or released from county jails.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1015 by Davis
Relating to reporting on the operation and status of veterans homes operated in this state.
To Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations.
SB 1016 by Davis
Relating to the use of a checklist during the investigation of abuse or neglect at nursing homes and related institutions.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1017 by Davis, Harris, Nelson
Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1018 by Davis
Relating to state actions necessary to maximize federal funding for certain transportation projects and activities in this state.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1019 by Rodriguez
Relating to the county ethics commission for certain counties.
To Committee on International Relations and Trade.
SB 1020 by Rodriguez
Relating to a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a dental school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1021 by Rodriguez
Relating to certain examination requirements for physicians.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1022 by Rodriguez
Relating to the graduate medical training requirements for certain foreign medical school graduates applying for a license to practice medicine in this state.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1023 by Rodriguez
Relating to the health professions resource center.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1024 by Rodriguez
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1025 by Harris
Relating to service of citation and appointment of an attorney ad litem for an indigent parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1026 by Harris
Relating to the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem appointed for a parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1027 by Harris
Relating to the provision of legal services by a guardian in connection with a guardianship.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1028 by Harris
Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent an indigent defendant in a capital case and to the reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by appointed counsel.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1029 by Harris
Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1030 by Carona
Relating to notice by sign requirement for sexually oriented businesses.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1031 by Carona
Relating to design, construction, renovation, and energy efficiency standards for buildings.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1032 by Seliger
Relating to the registration and regulation of equine dental technicians, advertising by veterinarians and equine dental technicians, and the confidentiality of investigation files maintained by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; providing penalties.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1033 by Seliger
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1034 by Watson
Relating to the date of the general election of certain municipalities.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1035 by Williams
Relating to motor vehicle title services; providing penalties.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1036 by Williams
Relating to notice required in connection with possessory liens on motor vehicles.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1037 by Carona
Relating to the imposition of a tax on the gross receipts from admissions fees charged by sexually oriented businesses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1038 by Ellis
Relating to certain continuing education requirements for agents who sell Medicare-related products and annuities.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1039 by Ellis
Relating to the provision of bilingual election materials.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1040 by Ellis
Relating to exemptions from the sales and use tax for certain energy-efficient products.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1041 by Hegar
Relating to the repeal of the goal for natural gas use.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1042 by Hegar
Relating to the eligibility of employees convicted of certain offenses to provide services under a contract with a public school.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1043 by Watson
Relating to the criminal penalty for the discarding of certain burning materials.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1044 by Watson, Jackson
Relating to authorizing counties to finance the acquisition of conservation easements.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1045 by Van de Putte
Relating to examinations for hiring in certain municipal fire departments.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1046 by Duncan
Relating to information regarding deceased registered voters.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1047 by Jackson
Relating to the eligibility of an innovation and commercialization organization associated with the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center to receive funding from the Texas emerging technology fund.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1048 by Jackson
Relating to the creation of public and private facilities and infrastructure.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1049 by Davis
Relating to the disclosure of information regarding hydraulic fracturing treatment operations.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1050 by West
Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1051 by Ellis
Relating to a periodic review of state and local tax preferences.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1052 by Ellis
Relating to an increase in the cigarette tax to fund the child health plan program.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1053 by Hinojosa
Relating to notice of and issuance of a permit for the construction or expansion of a wind-powered electric generation facility located near a federally owned or operated radar installation or military installation.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1054 by Hegar
Relating to notice of acceptance or rejection of an insurance claim.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1055 by Carona
Relating to reports concerning and the reporting of the use of certain funds by community supervision and corrections departments and to the preparation of commitment reduction plans by those departments.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1057 by Wentworth
Relating to the transfer of certain vehicle registrations at the time of sale of the vehicle.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1058 by Nichols
Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Department of Aging and Disability Services to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 1059 by Nichols
Relating to the program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1060 by Van de Putte
Relating to the creation of a first offender prostitution prevention program.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1061 by Harris
Relating to the requirements for an application for a tax warrant authorizing the seizure of personal property for the payment of ad valorem taxes.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1062 by Davis
Relating to premium refunds for insurance rates found to be excessive or unfairly discriminatory; providing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1063 by Davis
Relating to the election and qualifications of the commissioner of insurance.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1064 by Davis
Relating to the collection and use of certain information by certain insurers; providing administrative penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1065 by Williams
Relating to critical incident stress management and crisis response services.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1066 by Estes
Relating to adding certain synthetic stimulants to Penalty Group 2 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1067 by Ellis
Relating to funding the TEXAS grant program at public institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1068 by Ellis
Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 1069 by Jackson
Relating to the Texas emerging technology fund reporting requirement.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1070 by Jackson
Relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution control property.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1071 by Jackson
Relating to the exchange of certain state property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 1072 by Jackson
Relating to the sale of certain state property in Brazoria County by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
To Committee on Government Organization.
SB 1073 by Jackson
Relating to standards for a structure that is connected to a public water supply system and has a rainwater harvesting system.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1074 by Jackson
Relating to water districts' authority to set rates and a presumption of validity.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1075 by Jackson
Relating to the regulation of plumbing.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1076 by Ellis
Relating to community supervision for certain drug possession offenses and to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure following a term of community supervision for any of those offenses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1077 by Ellis
Relating to the establishment of certain time credits through which a defendant's period of community supervision is reduced.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1078 by Ellis
Relating to representation of certain applicants for writs of habeas corpus in cases involving the death penalty.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1079 by Ellis
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1080 by Williams
Relating to transferring the Texas Department of Rural Affairs to the Office of Rural Affairs within the Department of Agriculture and abolishing the board of the Texas Department of Rural Affairs.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1081 by Van de Putte
Relating to the dispensation of pharmaceuticals with an aesthetic purpose by physicians.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1082 by Hegar
Relating to strategic partnerships for the continuation of certain water districts annexed by a municipality.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1083 by Hegar
Relating to development agreements governing land in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1084 by Wentworth
Relating to regulations on certain complementary and alternative health care services.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1085 by Wentworth
Relating to the fees collected by district court clerks on the filing of certain civil actions or proceedings to fund basic civil legal services.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1086 by Estes
Relating to the operation by the Department of Agriculture of programs for rural economic development and the marketing and promotion of agricultural and other products grown, processed, or produced in this state.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1087 by Carona
Relating to state-issued certificates of franchise authority to provide cable service and video service.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1088 by Rodriguez
Relating to the imposition by certain municipalities and municipal transit departments of the local sales and use tax in certain federal military installations.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1089 by Rodriguez
Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the surviving spouse or surviving minor children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who dies while on active duty.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1090 by Rodriguez
Relating to the liability of certain social workers who provide volunteer health care services to charitable organizations.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1091 by Rodriguez
Relating to authorization for a caregiver who is a relative to enroll a child in school.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1092 by Rodriguez
Relating to creating a pilot project to reduce the need for developmental education required for certain students entering higher education.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1093 by Rodriguez
Relating to requirements regarding the employment by school districts of educational support employees.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1094 by Rodriguez
Relating to the availability of online testing for high school equivalency examinations.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1095 by Rodriguez
Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1096 by Rodriguez
Relating to the designation of State Highway 20 as a historic highway.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1097 by Eltife, Deuell, Nelson, Nichols
Relating to single certification in incorporated or annexed areas served by water or sewer utilities.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1098 by Huffman
Relating to prohibited practices regarding unauthorized recordings.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1099 by Van de Putte
Relating to smoke alarms and fire extinguishers in residential rental units.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1100 by Shapiro
Relating to the designation of the Irving Diamond Interchange.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1101 by Wentworth
Relating to the provision of certain professional services by certain governmental entities.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1102 by Wentworth
Relating to the establishment and operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1103 by Carona
Relating to the venue for prosecution of certain theft offenses.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1104 by Jackson
Relating to the operation, powers, and duties of ship channel districts.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1105 by Jackson
Relating to an allotment under the public school finance system for the cost of windstorm and hail insurance.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1106 by Harris
Relating to the exchange of confidential information among certain governmental entities concerning certain juveniles.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1107 by Davis
Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of first-time students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1108 by Davis
Relating to requiring computer technicians to report images of child pornography; providing a criminal penalty.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1109 by Williams
Relating to state agency procurement and the comptroller's procurement powers and duties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1110 by Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of multiple-unit rental home communities.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1111 by Wentworth
Relating to the power of the Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority to issue bonds.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1112 by Wentworth
Relating to the offense of fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1113 by Wentworth
Relating to certain contracts entered into by school districts for another entity to provide food services at one or more district schools.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1114 by Wentworth
Relating to the regulation of driver training schools and instruction.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1115 by Wentworth
Relating to fraud against the state and actions by the state and private persons to prosecute those frauds; providing a civil penalty.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1116 by Whitmire
Relating to the punishment of certain prohibited conduct that occurs on a public school campus or on a vehicle owned by a county or school district.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1117 by Whitmire
Relating to the prosecution of a parent contributing to the nonattendance of a public school student.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1118 by Hinojosa, Wentworth
Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1119 by Ellis
Relating to beverage container deposits and recycling; providing penalties.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1120 by Seliger
Relating to the exemption from taxation of property of a local government corporation.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1121 by Estes
Relating to the student fees for the university center at Midwestern State University.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1122 by Estes
Relating to the sale of delinquent tax receivables by certain local governments.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1123 by Carona
Relating to the regulation of inspectors qualified to perform windstorm inspections and to persons acting as those inspectors.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1124 by Carona
Relating to licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending pursuant to the Texas Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2009; providing penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1125 by Carona
Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs and the participation of loads in certain energy markets.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1126 by Eltife
Relating to the regulatory authority of the consumer credit commissioner.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1127 by Eltife
Relating to fees paid to the consumer credit commissioner and to fees and interest charged in connection with consumer credit transactions.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1128 by Jackson
Relating to the conduct and administration of elections.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1129 by Seliger
Relating to treatment under the public school finance system of a school district that imposes a maintenance and operations tax at a rate below the rate otherwise required for entitlement to state funding.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1130 by Hegar
Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of certain records of an appraisal district.
To Committee on Open Government.
SB 1131 by Hegar
Relating to the creation of magistrates in certain counties.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1132 by Hegar
Relating to a water rights permit issued to the Texas Water Development Board.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1133 by Hegar
Relating to weatherization and preparedness reports by the Public Utility Commission.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1134 by Hegar
Relating to air permitting requirements for certain oil and gas facilities.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1135 by Hegar
Relating to regulation of gas pipelines; providing penalties.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1136 by Watson
Relating to the issuance of titles for certain motor vehicles that are the subject of insurance claims.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1137 by Watson
Relating to public participation in the development of transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1138 by Watson
Relating to the authority of regional mobility authorities to enter into comprehensive development agreements.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1139 by Watson
Relating to a study of and report on public and private out-of-school time programs.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1140 by Watson
Relating to payment by a water control and improvement district for certain damages caused by the district's operation of a sanitary sewer system.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1141 by Ellis
Relating to the jurisdiction of the 228th District Court.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1142 by Van de Putte
Relating to revision of open-enrollment charter school charters to add charter schools under certain circumstances.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1144 by Shapiro, Harris, Nelson
Relating to comprehensive development agreements.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1145 by Shapiro, Harris
Relating to comprehensive development agreements.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1146 by Estes
Relating to programs funded under the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1147 by Duncan
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments.
To Committee on Administration.
SB 1148 by Wentworth
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize certain injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1149 by Seliger
Relating to requiring electric utilities to comply with energy efficiency goals.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1150 by Seliger
Relating to requiring certain non-ERCOT utilities to comply with energy efficiency goals.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1151 by Jackson
Relating to notice of utility rate increases.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1152 by Williams
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at Lamar University and Lamar Institute of Technology.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1153 by Williams
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding an electric utility's membership in or control by a regional transmission organization or independent system operator and to participate in certain proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding an electric utility's membership in a power region, regional transmission organization, or independent system operator.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1154 by Uresti
Relating to a task force for the development of a strategy to reduce child abuse and neglect and improve child welfare.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1155 by Lucio
Relating to the appointment of a person with experience and training in public health policy to the board of directors of a regional mobility authority.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1156 by Lucio
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before Memorial Day.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1157 by Uresti
Relating to the certification of the state's primary standards of weights and measures.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1158 by West
Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1159 by Wentworth
Relating to an exception to the residency requirements for filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage in this state for certain spouses of military personnel.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1160 by Seliger
Relating to the liability of a landowner for harm to a trespasser.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1161 by Wentworth
Relating to requiring certain persons to follow certain plans and receive certain mental health services on release or discharge from an inpatient mental health facility.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1162 by Wentworth
Relating to reporting regarding, the apprehension and transportation of, and records relating to certain persons who are or may be persons with mental illness.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1163 by Wentworth
Relating to the exchange of information among certain entities concerning at-risk youth.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1164 by Wentworth
Relating to optional annuity increases and annual supplemental payments for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1165 by Carona
Relating to certain enforcement powers of the banking commissioner; providing administrative penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1166 by Carona
Relating to prepaid funeral benefits contracts and the prepaid funeral contract guaranty fund.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1167 by Carona
Relating to cemeteries and perpetual care cemetery corporations.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1168 by Carona
Relating to the repeal of the certification process for personnel service owners and the regulation of personnel services.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1169 by Carona
Relating to the regulation of providers, administrators, and sellers of service contracts and identity recovery service contracts; providing penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1170 by Carona
Relating to the regulation of barbers and cosmetologists.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1171 by Carona
Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1172 by Deuell
Relating to automated sales and use tax remittances by retailers.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1173 by Deuell
Relating to lender notice of default to contractors regarding a construction loan or financing agreement for an improvement to real property and related procedures for suspending contractors' performance.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1174 by Deuell
Relating to provision of workers' compensation medical benefits to a peace officer or firefighter injured in the line of duty; providing an administrative violation.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1175 by Jackson
Relating to the prior approval of an award of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1176 by Jackson
Relating to the definition of a postsecondary program in regard to non-baccalaureate career schools and colleges.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1177 by Nelson
Relating to health care facilities' adoption of a policy on vaccine preventable diseases.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1178 by Nelson
Relating to the regulation of certain shelter day-care facilities, child-care facilities, and individuals providing child-care services; providing an administrative penalty.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1179 by Nelson
Relating to the elimination of certain required reports prepared by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1180 by Nelson
Relating to hotel occupancy taxes and livestock facility use taxes for certain venue projects.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1181 by Williams
Relating to the delivery of Medicaid services through a managed care model in certain counties and to certain recipient populations.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1182 by Williams
Relating to the review of certain documents by the attorney general; imposing certain fees.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1183 by Williams
Relating to the offense of coercing a person to have or seek an abortion and informed and voluntary consent for an abortion; providing penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1184 by Nichols
Relating to the creation of the Timber Springs Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, and issue bonds.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1185 by Nichols
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax for the operation and maintenance of a fairground in the county.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1186 by Hinojosa
Relating to the enterprise zone program.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1187 by Watson
Relating to the effect of indexing notices of lis pendens.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1188 by Watson
Relating to an exemption from private security regulation for social workers engaged in the practice of social work.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1189 by Gallegos
Relating to exempting certain fraternal and veterans organizations from certain bond requirements to obtain an alcoholic beverage permit or license.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1190 by Gallegos
Relating to the appeal of an indefinite suspension of a municipal firefighter or police officer.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1191 by Gallegos
Relating to the criminal registration procedure for a convicted arsonist.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1192 by Rodriguez
Relating to the creation, administration, and interpretation of powers of attorney, including statutory powers of attorney.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1193 by Rodriguez
Relating to coordination of services provided by Medicaid managed care organizations and certain community centers.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1194 by Rodriguez
Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation system.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1195 by Rodriguez
Relating to postponement of jury service in certain counties.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1196 by Rodriguez
Relating to guardianships and alternatives to guardianship for persons who have physical disabilities or who are incapacitated.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1197 by Rodriguez
Relating to trusts.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1198 by Rodriguez
Relating to decedents' estates.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1199 by Patrick
Relating to a ballot by mail single language requirement.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1200 by Patrick
Relating to trials for misdemeanor cases.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1201 by Patrick
Relating to regulatory takings.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1202 by Patrick
Relating to asbestos and silica litigation.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1203 by Rodriguez
Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1204 by West
Relating to the procedures for collection of assessments and other debts, including foreclosure of an assessment lien, by a property owners' association.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1205 by Jackson
Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1206 by Deuell
Relating to medical care and health care services provided by a health care professional in a licensed freestanding emergency medical care facility.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1207 by Deuell
Relating to the designation of a responsible third party.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1208 by Whitmire
Relating to the age until which juveniles placed on determinate sentence probation may be on probation.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1209 by Whitmire
Relating to the detention of certain juvenile offenders.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1210 by Whitmire
Relating to the issuance of identification cards to certain peace officers and honorably retired peace officers.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1211 by Van de Putte
Relating to payment of claims to pharmacies and pharmacists.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1212 by Van de Putte
Relating to the operation of video gaming by authorized organizations and commercial operators that are licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises; providing penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1213 by Carona
Relating to the regulation of certain transactions related to life insurance and related products; providing penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1214 by Patrick
Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1215 by Patrick
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district for maintenance and operations purposes of the appraised value of a residence homestead and the offsetting of the resulting revenue loss to school districts with state sales and use tax revenue.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1216 by Estes
Relating to determination of the validity and enforceability of a contract containing an arbitration agreement.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1217 by Estes
Relating to an excavator's duty to notify a notification center before excavating; providing civil and criminal penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1218 by Estes
Relating to the statutory county courts in Wise County.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1219 by Carona
Relating to the website operated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas to provide information regarding the power to choose and a study on standardized electric service products and contracts.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1220 by Hinojosa
Relating to the advisory committee on Medicaid and child health plan program rate and expenditure disparities between the Texas-Mexico border region and other areas of the state.
To Committee on International Relations and Trade.
SB 1221 by Hinojosa
Relating to subrogation of certain costs for services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1222 by Hinojosa
Relating to recovery of the value of fraudulently obtained health care services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1223 by Hinojosa
Relating to the service retirement annuity for appellate judges under the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1224 by Estes
Relating to contributions made and personal services rendered to public servants.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1225 by Hegar
Relating to the deannexation of land in Caldwell County by the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1226 by Hegar
Relating to the ballot language for junior college district annexation elections.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1227 by Hegar
Relating to the payment of third-party claims under commercial and personal automobile insurance policies in this state.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1228 by Hegar
Relating to the duties of district clerks regarding certain electronic filing systems.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1229 by Eltife
Relating to the registration with the Texas Department of Insurance of certain contract examiners.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1230 by Estes
Relating to the construction and operation of combined heating and power facilities in certain cities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1231 by Estes
Relating to the regulation of health spas by the secretary of state.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1232 by Estes
Relating to the creation of the grain producer indemnity fund.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1233 by West
Relating to the promotion of efficiencies in and the administration of certain county services and functions.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1234 by West
Relating to municipal management districts.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1235 by West
Relating to real property that is subject to restrictive covenants and the operation of property owners' associations of subdivisions that are subject to restrictive covenants.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1236 by West
Relating to the reduction and confirmation of child support arrearages and an incentive program to encourage payment of arrearages.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1237 by Williams
Relating to persons authorized to access or use electronically readable information derived from a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1238 by Carona
Relating to communications by public service providers during a disaster or an emergency.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1239 by West
Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1240 by West
Relating to a tenant's remedies regarding a local government's revocation of a certificate of occupancy due to a landlord's failure to maintain the premises.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1241 by West
Relating to authorizing certain courts to access information in the juvenile justice information system.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1242 by West
Relating to the judicial immunity and powers of certain magistrates.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1243 by West
Relating to the use of a county risk management pool by certain county and district officers instead of the execution of bonds.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1244 by Carona
Relating to the eligibility requirements for licenses for certain air conditioning and refrigeration contractors.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1245 by Zaffirini
Relating to local option elections to legalize or prohibit the operation of eight-liners and the imposition of a fee on eight-liner owners; providing penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1246 by Eltife
Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.
To Committee on Administration.
SB 1247 by Huffman
Relating to the creation of Jefferson County Management District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1248 by Lucio
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 499 as the Colonel Bill Card, Jr., Boulevard.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1249 by Lucio
Relating to the disposition of fines for traffic violations collected by certain counties.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1250 by Lucio
Relating to the applicability of certain restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1251 by Gallegos
Relating to the board of directors of the Greater East End Management District.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1252 by Williams
Relating to evaluating and providing for efficient government resource allocation.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1253 by Uresti
Relating to positions that are exempt from a sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1254 by Carona
Relating to the creation of the offense of employing an individual not lawfully present in the United States.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1255 by Estes
Relating to the employment of physicians and other staff by certain municipal hospital authorities.
To Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
SB 1256 by Hegar
Relating to the power of the Aransas County Navigation District to determine the amount of a check or bond necessary to purchase land from the district.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1257 by Hegar, Watson
Relating to the annexation by certain conservation and reclamation districts of noncontiguous land in another county.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1258 by Duncan
Relating to the disposal of demolition waste from abandoned or nuisance buildings in certain areas.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1259 by Ellis
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for medical assistance on confinement in, placement in, detention in, or commitment to and release from certain facilities and other settings.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1261 by Hinojosa
Relating to the operation of dropout recovery programs by public junior colleges in partnership with school districts.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1262 by Van de Putte
Relating to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1263 by Van de Putte
Relating to the authority of the Bexar County Hospital District to employ physicians.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1265 by Uresti
Relating to the accreditation of training programs and examinations for certain emergency medical services personnel.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1266 by Uresti
Relating to the elimination of certain reports submitted by the court of criminal appeals and the supreme court to the Office of Court Administration.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1267 by Uresti
Relating to applications for appeal filed with an appellate court.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1268 by Whitmire
Relating to the right of sheriff's departments in certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1269 by Wentworth
Relating to honorariums offered to and accepted by public servants.
To Committee on Open Government.
SB 1270 by Wentworth
Relating to the public information law.
To Committee on Open Government.
SB 1271 by Duncan
Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1272 by Eltife
Relating to tuition rates and formula funding for certain nonresident students enrolled at Texas A&M University--Texarkana.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1273 by Williams
Relating to the lawful manufacture, distribution, and possession of and prescriptions for controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1274 by Williams
Relating to the registration of roofing contractors; providing penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1275 by Williams
Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1276 by Williams
Relating to transferring certain energy assistance programs from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1277 by Ellis
Relating to validating certain acts and proceedings of Harris County Improvement District No. 5 and to the boundaries of the district.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1279 by Estes
Relating to the members of the State Securities Board.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1280 by Estes
Relating to the taxation and titling of certain off-road vehicles.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1281 by Watson
Relating to certain violations of and offenses under The Securities Act; providing penalties.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1282 by Watson
Relating to a prohibition on the use of revenue sharing as a means of repayment of Texas Department of Transportation cost participation in a toll facility of a public entity.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1283 by Watson
Relating to the penalty for fraudulent or deceptive voting practices; creating an offense.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1284 by Watson
Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
To Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
SB 1285 by Watson
Relating to contributions to the retirement systems for certain police officers in certain municipalities.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1286 by Watson
Relating to the administration and funding of retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1287 by Watson
Relating to participation in and contributions to the state employee charitable campaign by retired state employees.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1288 by Watson
Relating to a study regarding ad valorem tax relief through the use of a circuit breaker program.
To Committee on Finance.
SB 1289 by Watson
Relating to the requirement that health care practitioners wear photo identification badges.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SB 1290 by Hegar
Relating to the creation of the Calhoun County Groundwater Conservation District.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1291 by Hegar
Relating to the budget of certain divisions of the Texas Department of Insurance.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1292 by Hegar
Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to a peace officer that includes an alternative to the officer's residence address.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1293 by Hegar
Relating to the amounts of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violations relating to certain pipelines.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1294 by Hegar
Relating to the imposition of administrative penalties by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1295 by Hegar
Relating to the mining and reclamation of certain land previously affected by surface coal mining operations.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1296 by Hegar
Relating to the use of proceeds of bonds and other financial security filed with the Railroad Commission of Texas by certain persons under the jurisdiction of the commission and deposited in the oil-field cleanup fund.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1297 by Hinojosa
Relating to creating the offense of altering a disabled parking placard.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1298 by Hinojosa
Relating to the authority of counties to nominate projects in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of certain municipalities for designation as enterprise projects.
To Committee on Economic Development.
SB 1299 by Duncan
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to durable powers of attorney, guardianships, and other related proceedings and alternatives, and the redesignation of certain other provisions of the Texas Probate Code, including conforming amendments and repeals.
To Committee on Administration.
SB 1300 by Jackson
Relating to insurer restrictions regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1301 by Deuell
Relating to manufacturers' inclusion of denatonium benzoate in certain products containing ethylene glycol.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1302 by Deuell
Relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of compensation for assisting voters who vote early by mail; providing criminal penalties.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1303 by West
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 81st Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
To Committee on Administration.
SB 1304 by Rodriguez
Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for other entities.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SB 1305 by Rodriguez
Relating to a prohibition of school district retaliation against an employee for filing a grievance.
To Committee on Education.
SB 1306 by Hegar, Duncan
Relating to the procedures for and appeals of desired future conditions adopted by groundwater management areas.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1307 by Wentworth
Relating to an exemption from the payment of a toll for unmarked military vehicles conducting or training for emergency operations.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1308 by Seliger
Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in capital cases.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1309 by Hinojosa
Relating to rate adjustments by gas utilities.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1310 by Shapiro, Jackson
Relating to the creation of the Select Committee on Economic Development.
To Committee on Administration.
SB 1311 by Lucio, Duncan, Seliger
Relating to the designation of certain highways as part of the Purple Heart Trail.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1313 by Van de Putte
Relating to the definition of conduct indicating a need for supervision.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1314 by Van de Putte
Relating to the punishment for and certain civil consequences of committing the offense of prostitution.
To Committee on Criminal Justice.
SB 1315 by Jackson
Relating to the regulation of boat manufacturers, distributors, and dealers; providing a civil penalty.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1316 by Rodriguez
Relating to certain investigations conducted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
To Committee on Business and Commerce.
SB 1317 by Van de Putte
Relating to coverage for certain pharmaceutical services by a workers' compensation insurance carrier.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SB 1318 by Hinojosa
Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SB 1321 by Hinojosa
Relating to the regulation of the towing and storage of vehicles.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1322 by Fraser
Relating to the operation of the Kimble County, McCulloch County, Mason County, and Menard County Juvenile Boards.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1323 by Watson
Relating to the environmental review of certain transportation projects by the Texas Department of Transportation
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SB 1324 by Watson
Relating to gestational agreements.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SB 1325 by Watson
Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under prepaid tuition plans and college savings plans in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.
To Committee on Higher Education.
SCR 25 by Hinojosa, Van de Putte
Expressing continued support for the construction of a monument on Capitol grounds recognizing Texans who served in the Vietnam War.
To Committee on Administration.
SCR 26 by Lucio
Urging Congress to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are adequate for the purchase of a healthy diet.
To Committee on Health and Human Services.
SCR 27 by Wentworth
Granting Dr. Angel W. Lee permission to sue the State of Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
To Committee on Jurisprudence.
SCR 30 by Eltife
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees.
To Committee on Administration.
SCR 31 by Carona
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds to honor those Texan service members who fought and died in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
To Committee on Administration.
SCR 32 by Seliger
Expressing opposition to federal regulation of intrastate water resources.
To Committee on Natural Resources.
SCR 33 by Lucio
Urging Congress to consider removal of the border wall in places where the border is already adequately guarded.
To Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security.
SJR 3 by Fraser
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 31 by Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment revising the order of legislative business to permit either house to act on bills and resolutions after the first 30 days of a regular session.
To Committee on Administration.
SJR 32 by Rodriguez
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by the surviving spouse or surviving minor children of a member of the armed forces of the United States who dies while on active duty.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 33 by Hinojosa, Wentworth
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SJR 34 by Ellis, Lucio
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Gaming Commission and authorizing and regulating casino games and slot machines by licensed operators and certain Indian tribes to provide money for the property tax relief fund and additional financial aid for higher education students.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SJR 35 by Van de Putte
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize the operation of video gaming in this state by persons and organizations licensed to conduct bingo or lease bingo premises and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting gaming on certain Indian lands.
To Committee on State Affairs.
SJR 36 by Patrick
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation by a school district for maintenance and operations purposes all or part of the appraised value of a residence homestead.
To Committee on Finance.
SJR 38 by Davis
Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the uses of revenue from motor vehicle registration fees, taxes on motor fuels and lubricants, and certain revenue received from the federal government.
To Committee on Finance.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 26
On motion of Senator Zaffirini, Senator Deuell will be shown as Co-author of SB 26.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 219
On motion of Senator Nelson, Senator Van de Putte will be shown as Co-author of SB 219.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 242
On motion of Senator Davis, Senator Van de Putte will be shown as Co-author of SB 242.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 315
On motion of Senator Carona, Senator Rodriguez will be shown as Co-author of SB 315.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 513
On motion of Senator Ellis, Senator Deuell will be shown as Co-author of SB 513.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 887
On motion of Senator Carona, Senators Huffman and Patrick will be shown as Co-authors of SB 887.
CO-AUTHORS OF SENATE BILL 1000
On motion of Senator Eltife, Senators Carona and Estes will be shown as Co-authors of SB 1000.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE BILL 1107
On motion of Senator Davis, Senator Lucio will be shown as Co-author of SB 1107.
CO-AUTHOR OF SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 16
On motion of Senator Nelson, Senator Wentworth will be shown as Co-author of SCR 16.
RESOLUTIONS OF RECOGNITION
The following resolutions were adopted by the Senate:
Memorial Resolutions
SR 525 by Hinojosa, In memory of Richard R. "Dik" Johnson of Corpus Christi.
SR 527 by Hinojosa, In memory of Jose Emilio Barrera.
SR 536 by Birdwell, In memory of William E. Nelson, Jr., of Waco.
SR 538 by Wentworth, In memory of Richard V. Sanchez of San Antonio.
SR 539 by Wentworth, In memory of H. Kyle Seale of San Antonio and Helotes.
SR 540 by Wentworth, In memory of Jayne Harris of San Antonio.
SR 543 by Lucio, In memory of Guadalupe D. Rosales of Port Isabel.
SR 544 by Van de Putte, Uresti, Wentworth, and Zaffirini, In memory of Stephanie Ann Brown of San Antonio.
SR 545 by Van de Putte, Uresti, Wentworth, and Zaffirini, In memory of Homer D. Smith, Jr.
Congratulatory Resolutions
SR 510 by West, Recognizing Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 516 by Nelson, Recognizing the grand opening of Legoland Discovery Center at the Grapevine Mills shopping mall.
SR 517 by Seliger, Commending Abby Gibson for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 518 by Seliger, Commending Andrea Saxon for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 519 by Seliger, Commending Madison Sanders for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 520 by Seliger, Commending Tanesha Cayton for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 521 by Seliger, Commending Samantha Prather for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 522 by Seliger, Commending Kelsey Turner for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
SR 524 by Hinojosa, Congratulating Alda T. Benavides on being named Distinguished Bilingual Educator of the Year by the Rio Grande Valley-Texas Association for Bilingual Educators.
SR 526 by Hinojosa, Recognizing Texas Smiles Family Dentistry of Mission on the occasion of its grand opening.
SR 528 by Hinojosa, Congratulating Jaime Rangel on being named Lord High Chamberlain of the 2011 Buccaneer Days Coronation Pageant, the Court of Legendary Couture.
SR 529 by Eltife, Recognizing David K. Teegarden for 40 years of service as a physician and educator.
SR 541 by Whitmire, Commending Vylace Collins for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award.
RECESS
Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 1:45 p.m. recessed until 8:30 a.m. tomorrow for the Local and Uncontested Calendar Session.
APPENDIX
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:
March 16, 2011
STATE AFFAIRS — CSSB 791
ADMINISTRATION — SCR 10, SCR 11, SCR 16, SCR 18 (Amended)
NATURAL RESOURCES — SB 430, SB 683, SB 832, SB 801, SB 987, SB 564, SB 525, SB 493, SB 569
BUSINESS AND COMMERCE — CSSB 576
TRANSPORTATION AND HOMELAND SECURITY — SB 524
BILLS ENGROSSED
March 15, 2011
SB 115, SB 141, SB 321, SB 408
RESOLUTIONS ENROLLED
March 15, 2011
SR 480, SR 487, SR 488, SR 496, SR 497, SR 501, SR 502, SR 504, SR 505, SR 507, SR 508, SR 509, SR 511, SR 512, SR 513, SR 514, SR 523
SENT TO SECRETARY OF STATE
March 16, 2011
SCR 24
In Memory
of
Danny Keith Gunn
Senate Resolution 486
WHEREAS, The citizens of Idalou lost one of their most beloved educators with the untimely death of Danny Keith Gunn on February 12, 2011, at the age of 49; and
WHEREAS, Born to Clarence and Oneita Gunn on August 30, 1961, in Garza County, Danny Gunn graduated from Post High School and Angelo State University; he worked for a time in the oil field before returning to college to pursue a career in agricultural education; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gunn began his career at Klondike High School and then joined the faculty at Lamesa High School, and he went on to become a recognized leader in the Area II FFA Association; for the past seven years, he taught in the Agriculture Education Department at Idalou High School, which benefited immensely from his extensive knowledge and tireless work ethic; and
WHEREAS, Passionate about education and his chosen field, this admired gentleman devoted many hours of his personal time to helping his students with their animal projects and attending stock shows; the Idalou agriculture program won state awards every year but one under his guidance and was a national reserve champion; over the course of his career, Mr. Gunn advised Texas FFA State Star winners, state speaking contest winners, public relations team and farm skill team state qualifiers, and a national semifinalist in the category of job interview; he was deservedly named Soil and Water Conservation Teacher of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Danny Gunn and the former Melinda Tatum were married on July 12, 1986, in Post, and they became the proud parents of three children, Tatum, Garrett, and Brady; a loving father, Mr. Gunn supported his children in all their endeavors and took pride in their accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, While the death of Danny Gunn brings immeasurable sadness to his family and friends, memories of his warm smile and generous nature will long be treasured by all those who held him dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Danny Keith Gunn and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Melinda Gunn; to his children, Tatum Dorow and her husband, Andrew, Garrett Gunn, and Brady Gunn; to his mother, Oneita Gunn; to his sister, Darlene Speck, and her husband, Gary; to his brother-in-law, Bobby Heckaman; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Danny Keith Gunn.
DUNCAN