Bills of Interest Not Passing (cont.)
HB 2973 by Hegar – Relating to eligibility for benefit
replacement pay.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2974 by Hegar – Relating to membership in the
Employees Retirement System.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2975 by Hegar – Relating to the waiting period
for eligibility for membership in the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2976 by Hegar – Relating to the benefits and compensation
of retired state employees who return to state employment.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2978 by Goolsby – Relating to the procedures required
for a governmental entity to perform construction-related work on facilities
under the construction manager-agent method.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Urban Affairs
HB 2989 by Nixon – Relating to the applicability
of limitations provisions for governmental entities.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Failed to pass to third reading (Vote: N: 94/Y:
40)
HB 2990 by Nixon – Relating to the immunity of certain
governmental entities from suits arising under certain contracts.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Civil Practices
HB 3000 by Morrison – Relating to the TEXAS grant
and Texas B-On-time loan financial assistance programs for students in higher
education.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3005 by Zedler – Relating to providing incentives
to recruit and retain professional nursing program facility.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
HB 3008 by Pickett – Relating to the amount of longevity
and hazardous pay for certain state employees.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 3011 by Branch – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Dallas.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3014 by Allen – Relating to the use of local junior
colleges to provide training to state agency employees.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3017 by Orr – Relating to the procedure for initiating
and the award of certain costs in eminent domain proceedings.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State
Affairs
HB 3021 by Flynn – Relating to the comptroller's
electronic funds transfer system and the use of electronic paycards.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Meeting cancelled for 05/09/05, House Government
Reform
HB 3031 by Strama – Relating to the eligibility of
certain institutions of higher education faculty members to participate in
a group benefits program.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 3032 by Strama – Relating to reduced tuition for
certain public junior college district students.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
HB 3034 by Solis – Relating to a program to reduce
the shortage of professional and vocational nurses through financial assistance
from the Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 4-26-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 3054 by Moreno – Relating to parking of a motor
vehicle operated by or for the transportation of a person with a disability.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Transportation
HB 3068 by Villarreal – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3069 by Villarreal – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3075 by Brown – Relating to the components of
the core curriculum for public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3076 by Naishtat – Relating to the establishment
of the stem cell research program.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 3078 by Naishtat – Relating to requiring a record
vote by each house or committee of the legislature on bills.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 3100 by McReynolds – Relating to the regulation
of the practice of nursing. Relating to the regulation of the practice of
nursing.
Last Action: 5-11-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB
1000
HB 3105 by Corte – Relating to the residency requirements
for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Last Action: 4-29-05 H Reported from committee as substituted Defense
Affairs and State-Federal Relations
HB 3106 by Thompson – Relating to the creation of
the Institute on Race, Crime and Justice at the University of North Texas
at Dallas.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3119 by Giddings – Relating to the grade point
average of and imposition of a fee on a student who repeats a course at a
public institution of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3121 by Giddings – Relating to the continuation and operation of the workers' compensation system. Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Business and Industry
HB 3125 by Eiland – Relating to a retired employee's
eligibility for participation in the optional retirement system.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
HB 3126 by Eiland – Relating to the regulation of
investment advisors in the optional retirement program.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Voted favorably from committee as substituted
House Pensions and Investments
HB 3133 by Martinez, Fischer – Relating to the enrollment
of certain first-generation higher education students in the prepaid higher
education tuition programs.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3137 by Taylor – Relating to permitting a member
of the Teacher Retirement System to establish equivalent membership service
for time spent serving in the Peace Corps.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Pensions and Investments
HB 3142 by Hughes – Relating to standards for the
collection, retention and dissemination of government video and audio surveillance
information.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 3143 by Hughes – Relating to the reverse auction
process at the Building and Procurement Commission.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 3153 by Escobar – Relating to the creation of
a wind power research institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3170 by Green – Relating to legislative review
and gubernatorial suspension certain rules of state agencies.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 3179 by King – Relating to the promotion of fair
competition and intermodal parity among communications services providers.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 3192 by Bailey – Relating to eligibility for an
early college start program offered by a public junior college district.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3218 by Coleman – Relating to reports regarding
participation in higher education.
Last Action: 4-25-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 3219 by Merritt – Relating to a requirement that
the Bureau of Economic Geology conduct a study on the East Texas Oil Field.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Energy Resources
HB 3223 by Brown – Relating to admission to the Joint
Admission Medical Program.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3245 by Homer – Relating to allowing a governmental
body to discuss matters regarding computer security in closed meetings.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 3247 by Ritter – Relating to a program to promote
research with economic potential.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
Economic Development
HB 3257 by Van Arsdale – Relating to the prohibition
of certain discrimination against an employee regarding a workers' compensation
claims.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Business and Industry
HB 3274 by Isett – Relating to the award of state
contracts for commercially available services.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Government Reform
HB 3278 by Isett – Relating to the management, security,
and protection of personal information and governmental records.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
HB 3285 by Swinford – Relating to the abolition of
the State Aircraft Pooling Board.
Last Action: 5-12-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Transportation & Homeland
Security
HB 3314 by Brown – Relating to prohibiting Internet
access to obscene materials on public property.
5- 5-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House State Affairs
HB 3321 by Deshotel – Relating to student and faculty
representation on the board of regents of each state university or state
university system.
Last Action: 3-22-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3329 by Martinez, Fischer – Relating to renaming
the State Auditor Office.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 3334 by Corte – Relating to an exemption from
regulation for certain nonprofit agricultural research projects.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Agriculture and
Livestock
HB 3362 by Geren – Relating to performance and efficiency
review of certain governmental entities and program.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 3364 by Coleman – Relating to the creation of
a Civilian Oversight Commission.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Government Reform
HB 3370 by Solis – Relating to higher education tuition
exemptions.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3393 by Keffer – Relating to contracts and evaluations
of and continuing education for public school educators.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Committee action pending House Public Education
HB 3413 by Alonzo – Relating to Mexican American
studies programs and course work at certain public junior colleges.
Last Action: 4-25-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education
HB 3417 by Hughes – Relating to financial records
and audits of certain charitable nonprofit corporations.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Business and
Industry
HB 3427 by Guillen – Relating to importing prescription
drugs for use in state-funded programs that provide health care services
or benefits.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Health
HB 3433 by Thompson – Relating to the minimum wage.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 3444 by Herrero – Relating to overtime compensation
earned by certain state employees.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 3445 by Herrero – Relating to a franchise tax
credit for wages paid to graduates of certain institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Ways and Means
HB 3447 by Herrero – Relating to a fixed tuition
rate provided by general academic teaching institutions to certain undergraduate
students.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 3456 by Deshotel – Relating to creating an office
of civil rights at certain state agencies.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 3459 by Baxter – Relating to the repurchase of
real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource
Management
HB 3467 by Puente – Relating to certain practices
to improve energy conservation in state buildings.
Last Action: 4-28-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Government
Reform
HB 3470 by Coleman – Relating to the regulation of
state subsidies granted for economic development purposes.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 3540 by Pitts, Ogden – Relating to the certain
fiscal matters affecting governmental entities.
Last Action: 5-29-05 H Conference authorized to go outside bounds -
see HR 2289
HB 3575 by Corte – Relating to an exemption from
regulation for certain nonprofit agricultural research projects.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Meeting set for 2:00 P.M. or Adj., E1.026, House
Natural Resources
HB 3589 by Brown, Ogden – Relating to the creation
of the Research Valley Innovation District.
Last Action: 5-21-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
HCR 16 by Merritt – Directing the legislative staff
to maintain the Legislature's Internet website to develop a link for prompt
information on votes.
Last Action:1- 6-05 H Filed
HCR 17 by Branch – Directing the legislative staff
to develop a link on the main page of the Texas Legislatures Internet website
to record votes.
Last Action: 1- 7-05 H Filed
HCR 18 by Hilderbran – Relating to directing the
Texas Legislature Website to provide a link to the votes on passage of legislation.
Last Action: 1- 7-05 H Filed
HCR 46 by Van Arsdale – Expressing support for the
abolition of the Bowl Championship Series.
Last Action: 2-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HCR 73 by Hochberg – Granting RealAmerica Partners
permission to sue the University of Houston System and the State.
Last Action: 4-27-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices
HJR 6 by Chisum, Staples - Relating to providing that marriage
in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman.
Last Action: 11- 8-05 G Election date
HJR 7 by Oliveira – Relating to imposing a state
property tax for public education, establishing a residence homestead exemption
from the state property tax, and increasing the amount of the school district
residence homestead property tax exemption.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Ways and Means
HJR 11 by Branch – Relating to the determination
of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HJR 12 by Branch – Relating to the determination
of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HJR 13 by Branch – Relating to requiring each house
of the legislature to take a record vote on final passage of a bill and to
public the record vote on the Internet.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HJR 17 by Pena – Relating to requiring a house or
committee of the legislature to take a record vote on certain legislative
measures and actions.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HJR 27 by Naishtat – Relating to requiring the house
or committee of the legislature to take a record vote on certain legislative
measures and actions.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HJR 47 by Guillen – Relating to authorizing a state
property tax for public education.
Last Action: 2-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Ways and Means
HJR 48 by Isett – Relating to restriction on the
rate of growth of state appropriations and establishing three special funds
to replace the economic stabilization fund.
Last Action: 2-22-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HJR 50 by Pitts – Relating to authorizing a state
property tax for public education.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Recommitted to committee on House Ways and Means
HJR 55 by Alonzo – Relating to requiring a house
or committee of the legislature to take a record vote on certain legislative
measures and actions.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HJR 60 by Rose – Relating to authorizing a student
member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education
or state university to serve a term that differs from the terms served by
the other members of the board.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HJR 71 by Thompson – Relating to establishing the
Texas Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HJR 83 by Strama – Relating to establishing the Texas
Redistricting Commission.
Last Action: 4-13-05 H Sent to subcommittee House Redistricting
HJR 96 by Naishtat – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of general obligation bonds to provide grants and loans for stem
cell research.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HJR 100 by Dunnam - Relating to providing for open meeting
of each House of the Legislature and its committees and subcommittees.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
SB 5 by Staples, Solomons - Relating to
the continuation and operation of the worker's compensation system and the
Department of Workers' Compensation.
Last Action: 5-23-05 H Meeting set for 4:00 P.M., Betty King Room
SB 12 by Zaffirini - Relating to state
contract management, including the training of personnel, the negotiation
of contracts, and the standardization of practices.
Last Action: 5-19-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
SB 24 by Zaffirini – Relating to
the creation of a donor education, awareness, and registry program and the
establishment of an organ donor and tissue council.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Rereferred to Committee on House Public Health
SB 31 by Zaffirini – Relating to
requiring students receiving certain financial aid at institutions of higher
education to meet timely graduation and academic progress requirements.
Last Action: 5-20-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Higher
Education
SB 32 by Zaffirini – Relating to
certain special tuition rates at institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5-16-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
SB 33 by Zaffirini, Smithee – Relating
to graduate stipends awarded as part of the Texas B-On-time loan program.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 35 by Zaffirini – Relating to a study regarding
credit hour requirements for undergraduate certificate and degree programs
at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Sent to subcommittee Senate Education
SB 41 by Zaffirini - Relating to the right of an employee
to time off from work to participate in certain activities of the employee's
child.
Last Action: 4-12-05 S Committee action pending Senate Business and
Commerce
SB 61 by West - Relating to the teaching of foreign languages
in public schools.
Last Action: 3-15-05 S Committee action pending Senate Education
SB 63 by Staples - Relating to a pay raise for state employees.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 67 by Shapleigh – Relating to a program to promote
the training and retention of health care professionals in this state.
Last
Action: 3-14-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 68 by Shapleigh – Relating to increasing the number
of students in medical education in Texas.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 70 by Shapleigh – Relating to the provision of
a preference in governmental purchasing decisions for vendors that provide
health benefits to employees.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar
SB 74 by Shapleigh – Relating to a prohibition on
employment discrimination in compensation.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 79 by Shapleigh – Relating to tuition exemptions
granted by public institutions of higher education to children of certain
classroom teachers.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 80 by Shapleigh – Relating to the percentage of
certain tuition set aside to fund financial assistance for resident undergraduate
and graduate students at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 81 by Shapleigh – Relating to a joint partnership
between the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the University
of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 5-19-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
SB 82 by Shapleigh – Relating to additional funding
to school districts for teacher salaries.
Last Action: 1-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 95 by Shapleigh – Relating to the establishment
of an asthma research center at the Texas Tech University campus in El Paso.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 105 by Shapleigh - Relating to a report on the use of
money from the Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 4-18-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Emerging Technologies
SB 127 by Lindsay – Relating to disease control programs
to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases.
Last Action: 5-23-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 128 by Shapleigh - Relating to the use of certain human
cells and tissue.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human
Services
SB 130 by Nelson – Relating to the provision of
health and human services.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Health and Human Services
SB 136 by Nelson - Relating to the establishment of a school
of pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center at Fort
Worth.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 147 by Wentworth - Relating to the exception from required
disclosure under the public information law of certain audit working papers.
Las Action: 2- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 156 by Fraser – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas A&M University--Central Texas.
Last Action:
2- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance
SB 157 by Fraser – Relating to the student enrollment
required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as
an independent general academic teaching institution.
Last Action: 4-21-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 158 by Fraser - Relating to the authority of another
institution of higher education to conduct vocational or technical courses
in the service area of a junior college district.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education
SB 161 by Jackson - Relating to the food and fibers research
grant program.
Last Action: 3-31-05 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
SB 173 by Harris - Relating to banning handguns and certain
other weapons from parking areas associated with schools or educational institutions.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Criminal Justice
SB 201 by Gallegos - Relating to a prohibition of discrimination
by public educational institutions.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 219 by Carona – Relating to notaries public.
Last Action: 3- 9-05 S Committee action pending Senate Jurisprudence
SB 222 by Zaffirini - Relating to exempting books purchased
by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.
Last Action: 5-23-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 238 by Janek – Relating to training for members
of the governing boards of public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 246 by Gallegos – Relating to the creation of an offense involving certain sales of tickets to events. Last Action: 4-21-05 S Committee action pending Senate Business and Commerce
SB 266 by Williams – Relating to the release of certain
information regarding a workers' compensation claim.
Last Action: 3-31-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
SB 275 by Staples – Relating to authorizing the University
of Texas at Tyler to offer doctoral degree programs in nursing and human
resource development.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 277 by Lucio - Relating to use of money in the Texas
Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 4-18-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Emerging Technologies
SB 278 by Lucio – Relating to the provision of financial
assistance to counties for roadway projects serving border colonias.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
International Relations and Trade
SB 283 by Staples – Relating to a recreational sports
fee at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Education
SB 287 by Janek – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
for National Biocontainment facilities and infrastructure.
Last Action: 2- 7-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 288 by Shapleigh – Relating to the transfer of
certain surplus or salvage property to the United Mexican States.
Last Action: 3-17-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Government Organization
SB 295 by Madla – Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for Texas A&M University--San Antonio.
Last Action: 2- 7-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 303 by Deuell – Relating to notice of factors
used in admissions and scholarship decisions at certain public institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 311 by Deuell – Relating to the regulation of
academic language teachers and therapists.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Public
Education
SB 315 by Lucio - Relating to minimum personal leave for
faculty members at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 4- 5-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 319 by Shapleigh – Relating to requiring state
investment funds to post certain information on the Internet.
Last Action: 2- 7-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 320 by Wentworth – Relating to admission to certain
public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 322 by Staples, Krusee – Relating to proceeds
from the sale of certain state surplus and salvage personal property.
Last Action: 5-24-05 H Set on the House Calendar
SB 332 by Fraser – Relating to furthering competition
in the telecommunication industry.
Last Action: 3-16-05 S Meeting cancelled for 03/17/05, Senate Business
and Commerce
SB 333 by West – Relating to the eligibility of a
high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher
education.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 352 by Madla – Relating to the management of state-owned
land, including the lease of the right to produce groundwater from certain
state-owned land.
Last Action: 4-29-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Land and
Resource Management
SB 354 by Fraser – Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for Tarleton State University.
Last Action: 4-13-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Jurisprudence
SB 379 by Wentworth – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of not more than $10 million in revenue bonds for the purchase and
retirement of certain commercial fishing, shrimping, and crabbing licenses.
Last Action: 2-15-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Agriculture
SB 391 by Armbrister – Relating to the degree programs offered by the University of Houston-Victoria. Last Action: 2-15-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 392 by Van de Putte – Relating to the residency
requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel
and their dependents.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 400 by Nelson – Relating to the continuation of
the Worker's Compensation Commission.
Last Action: 2-15-05 S Introduced and
referred to committee on Senate Government Organization
SB 412 by Nelson – Relating to the governmental entities subject
to the sunset review process.
Last Action: 2-22-05 S Introduced and
referred to committee on Senate Government Organization
SB 418 by Shapleigh – Relating to the continuation and functions
of the State Board of Educator Certification.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 S
Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 420 by Carona – Relating to the continuation and
functions of the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation.
Last Action: 4-
4-05 S Committee action pending Senate Government Organization
SB 433 by Wentworth, Casteel – Relating to the authorization
of airport authorities and the issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent
domain by the authorities.
Last Action: 6-17-05 G Vetoed by the Governor
SB 445 by Carona – Relating to indemnification provisions
in construction contracts.
Last Action: 2-15-05 S Introduced and referred
to committee on Senate State Affairs
SB 448 by Zaffirini – Relating to the Texas Academy of International
Studies at Texas A&M International University.
Last Action: 5-20-05 H
Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
SB 458 by Fraser – Relating to governmental contingent fee contracts
for legal services entered into by a local governmental entity.
Last
Action: 2-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate State Affairs
SB 459 by Staples - Relating to the valuation of state-owned real property.
Last
Action: 4- 5-05 S Committee action pending Senate Natural Resources
SB 462 by Eltife – Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for
Texas A&M University-Texarkana.
Last Action: 2-22-05 S Introduced and
referred to committee on Senate Finance
SB 464 by Ellis, Uresti – Relating to the duration
of judgment liens in favor of the state.
Last Action: 5-24-05 H Set on the House Calendar
SB 470 by Averitt – Relating to the portion of designated
tuition set aside to fund financial assistance for resident undergraduate
and graduate students at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 479 by Barrientos – Relating to protecting students
and employees at an institution of higher education from threatened acts
of violence.
Last Action: 2-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
