The Texas A&M University System

Bills of Interest Not Passing

HB 1 by Pitts - Relating to the General Appropriations Bill.
Last Action: 1-27-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

HB 2 by Grusendorf, Shapiro - Relating to public education and public school finance matters
Last Action: 5-21-05 S Meeting set for 11:00 A.M., E2.036

HB 3 by Keffer, Ogden - Relating to property tax relief and protection of taxpayers, taxes and fees, and other matters relating to the financing of public schools.
Last Action: 5-26-05 S Meeting set for 2:00 p.m., E1.030

HB 5 by Krusee - Relating to the rate of the state gasoline and diesel fuel taxes.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Recommitted to committee on House Ways and Means

HB 6 by Hupp - Relating to protective services.
Last Action: 4- 5-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services

HB 8 by Nixon - Relating to civil claims involving exposure to asbestos and silica.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices

HB 19 by Brown - Relating to tuition and fee rebates for timely completion of degree programs offered by general academic teaching institutions.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education

HB 20 by Brown - Relating to a pilot program to provide for reduced undergraduate tuition during a summer term or session at Texas A&M University.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 37 by Eissler - Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to a general academic teaching institution that is a component institution of a university system.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 40 by Eissler - Relating to tuition assistance granted to certain members of state military forces attending public or private institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 1-27-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 45 by Grusendorf - Relating to notaries public.
Last Action: 1-27-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs

HB 54 by Branch - Relating to requiring a record vote by each house of the legislature on final passage of a bill and to public notice of the record vote.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 64 by McClendon - Relating to the automatic admission to public institutions of higher education of certain undergraduate transfer students.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Voted favorably from committee as amended Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education

HB 90 by Rodriguez - Relating to state taxes and financing schools through those taxes.
Last Action: 1-31-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 109 by Wong - Relating to the actuarial analysis and other information required for statutory changes to certain public retirement systems.
Last Action: 3-31-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and Investments

HB 113 by Wong - Relating to reporting of personal financial information by officers of certain school districts, junior college districts, and certain municipal retirement systems.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Committee action pending House Elections

HB 123 by Naishtat - Relating to a feasibility study regarding required forensic medical examination instruction for students enrolled in certain medical or nursing degree programs.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 130 by Smith - Relating to undergraduate course credit granted by certain public institutions of higher education for completion of the international baccalaureate diploma program.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 138 by Hopson - Relating to the amount of hazardous duty pay for certain state employees.
Last Action: 1-31-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

HB 143 by Farrar - Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Business and Industry

HB 153 by Brown - Relating to certain requirements for construction contracts with governmental entities.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 154 by Brown - Relating to requiring institutions of higher education to report potential savings through contracting with local governments.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 180 by Escobar - Relating to appropriations to the Texas A&M University System and to Texas A&M University--Kingsville in connection with the Irma Rangel School of Pharmacy.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

HB 212 by Guillen - Relating to health care practitioner information provided to a health care facility.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health

HB 223 by Gattis - Relating to a requestor's right of access to investment information.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 235 by Van Arsdale - Relating to the computation of certain benefits under the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions and Investments

HB 241 by Goolsby - Relating to professional liability insurance for certain retired physicians acting as volunteer health care providers.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Insurance

HB 242 by Goolsby - Relating to medical liability insurance for certain retired physicians acting as volunteer health care providers.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Insurance

HB 257 by Pena - Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
Last Action: 2- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means

HB 279 by Pickett - Relating to compensatory time off for certain state employees.
Last Action: 2- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Law Enforcement

HB 292 by Mclendon - Relating to the creation of a donor education, awareness, and registry program and the establishment of an organ donor and tissue council.
Last Action: 1- 5-05 H Filed

HB 295 by McClendon, Van de Putte - Relating to the removal of a member of a junior college district board of trustees for failure to attend board meetings.
Last Action: 5-20-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 298 by McClendon - Relating to forensic evidence training for students enrolled in certain medical or nursing degree programs.
Last Action: 2- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 299 by McClendon - Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to participate in certain activities of the employee's child.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 303 by McClendon - Relating to electronically monitoring certain veterans' and dependents tuition exemption.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 101

Hb 305 by Mcreynolds - Relating to the prohibition against members of a governmental body meeting in numbers less than a quorum.
Last Action: 3- 7-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 310 by McReynolds - Relating to faculty compensation policies at institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 314 by Dukes - Relating to the performance of a private commercial contractor that provides a service of a state agency.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform

HB 320 by Hupp - Relating to the student enrollment required for the operation of Texas A&M University--Central Texas as an independent general teaching institution.
Last Action: 2- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 321 by Hupp - Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M University--Central Texas.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 325 by Goolsby – Relating to duties of a landowner with respect to certain equine activities on the owner's land.
Last Action: 3-24-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices

HB 327 by Goolsby - Relating to the identification information required of applicants for a driver's license or for certain public benefits, public services, or governmental employment.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Law Enforcement

HB 328 by Dukes – Relating to promoting the importance of higher education in public schools.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Public Education

HB 329 by Raymond – Relating to civil actions against persons who file complaints with governmental agencies.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Not heard in committee House Civil Practices

HB 334 by Burnam – Relating to the minimum working wage.
Last Action: 2- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Economic Development

HB 337 by Smithee – Relating to a landowner's liability for injuries incurred during certain recreational activities.
Last Action: 3-24-05 H Sent to subcommittee House Civil Practices

HB 346 by Escobar – Relating to the amounts to be appropriated for the state contribution to the teacher retirement program for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and Investments

HB 376 by Coleman – Relating to a prohibition of discrimination by public educational institutions.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 387 by Geren – Relating to prohibiting the Commission on Environmental Quality from amending, interpreting, impairing, or modifying a written contract for the wholesale provision of water.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Natural Resources

HB 390 by Smith – Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for food sold during certain athletic events.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Not heard in committee House Ways and Means

HB 397 by Bonnen – Relating to providing for a student who qualifies for automatic admission to an institution of higher education to maintain that status for transferring between institutions in certain circumstances.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 406 by Villarreal – Relating to teacher certification in early childhood education.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 411 by Mclendon – Relating to the transmission of certain health information to a site outside the United States.
Last Action: 2- 3-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health

HB 426 by Dutton – Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to participate in certain school activities of the employee's child.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 430 by Dutton – Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to meet with certain persons affecting the education of the employee's child.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 457 by Dutton – Relating to access to certain law enforcement and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 464 by Dutton – Relating to governmental liability.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Not heard in committee House Civil Practices

HB 485 by Chavez - Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to provide jobs for foreign workers.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Border and International Affairs

HB 487 by Chavez – Relating to the regulation of time, place, and manner of speech at a public institution of higher education.
Last Action: 4-29-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Higher Education

HB 490 by Deshotel – Relating to the enforcement of certain provisions in construction contracts.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Not heard in committee House Civil Practices

HB 530 by Howard – Relating to prohibiting discrimination in awarding state scholarships or other financial aid for higher education based on a person's high school attendance or achievement.
Last Action: 5- 1-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Higher Education

HB 547 by Bailey – Relating to minimum personal leave for faculty members at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2- 7-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 566 by Brown – Relating to eligibility for group benefits coverage for certain government employees and retirees.
Last Action: 2- 7-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Pensions and Investments

HB 568 by Campbell – Relating to a project authorized to be undertaken by certain development corporations.
Last Action: 4-22-05 H Withdrawn from the House Calendar

HB 577 by Truitt – Relating to the use of the term "meteorologist".
Last Action: 3- 2-05 H Sent to subcommittee Licensing and Administrative Procedures

HB 589 by Brown – Relating to prohibiting state agencies from collecting or storing racial information.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Government Reform

HB 591 by Brown – Relating to the privatization of waste removal service operations at certain public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 605 by Berman – Relating to authorizing the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler to offer courses and degree programs in allied health and related fields.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 606 by Berman – Relating to authorizing the University of Texas at Tyler to offer doctoral degree programs in nursing and human resources development.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 609 by Giddings – Relating to tuition rebate incentives for person who complete certain degree and certificate programs without excessive credit hours.
Last Action: 5-17-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education

HB 613 by Castro - Relating to a survey to monitor the postsecondary education plans of seniors at public at public high schools.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 626 by Oliveira - Relating to the imposition, administration, enforcement, and collection of a state property tax for general elementary and secondary public school purposes.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means
HB 634 by Baxter - Relating to requiring public officials to receive training in the requirements of the open meetings and public information laws.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 286

HB 656 by Goolsby - Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education.
Last Action: 2- 8-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 661 by Bohac - Relating to allowing designated public school libraries to participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexasShare Library Consortium.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Government Organization

HB 684 by Giddings - Relating to the establishment of a school of pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center at Fort Worth.
Last Action: 2-21-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 712 by Eissler - Relating to coverage for certain mental disorders in children under a health coverage plan established by the Teacher Retirement System under the School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage Act.
Last Action: 5- 7-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Insurance

HB 730 by Nixon - Relating to training for members of the governing boards of public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education

HB 750 by Wooley - Relating to admission to certain public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 789 by King, Fraser - Relating to telecommunications.
Last Action: 5-27-05 S Senate appointed conference committee
Fraser, Nelson, Averitt, Estes and Van de Putte

HB 797 by Krusee - Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas State University--San Marcos for the Round Rock Higher Education Center in Williamson County.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 800 by Uresti - Relating to protective services.
Last Action: 2-23-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services

HB 815 by Burnam - Relating to a prohibition on the investment of state funds in private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Pensions and Investments

HB 816 by Burnam - Relating to the minimum wage.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 817 by Davis - Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign counties.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 827 by Branch - Relating to the designation of research centers to evaluate state or federally funded education programs and the sharing of student data.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Public Education

HB 863 by Kolkhorst - Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure an employment preference for veterans.
Last Action: 5-12-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State Affairs

HB 864 by King - Relating to the regulation of the cloning of human beings.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 876 by Burnam - Relating to the use in food of genetically engineered non-food materials.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Committee action pending House Agriculture and Livestock

HB 896 by Farabee - Relating to the require rights and liabilities of an employer with respect to the carrying of a concealed handgun.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Law Enforcement

HB 903 by Castro - Relating to notice to certain public school high school seniors and their parents or guardians of automatic college admission.
Last Action: 2-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 906 by Strama - Relating to the making, authorization, and acceptance of political contributions in certain state buildings.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Elections

HB 931 by Geren - Relating to stamps for migratory and upland game bird hunting.
Last Action: 2-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Cultural & Recreational Resources

HB 933 by Taylor, Eltife - Relating to certain insurance for officers of state agencies.
Last Action: 5-20-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 946 by Miller - Relating to the removal, relocation, or alteration of certain monuments or memorials on state property.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Committee on Administration

HB 948 by Miller - Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Tarleton State University.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 953 by Chavez - Relating to the regulation of and contracts with certain telephone call centers.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Business and Industry

HB 954 by Chavez - Relating to the collection and reporting of employment information regarding beneficiaries of certain health care services.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., E1.026, House Human Services

HB 974 by Madden - Relating to resolution of disputes arising under certain construction contracts.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Civil Practices

HB 978 by Eiland - Relating to the quality assurance accreditation process for certain entities that health benefit plans.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Insurance

HB 981 by Van Arsdale - Relating to the ability of state-supported college or university football teams to participate in post-regular-season competition.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education

HB 992 by Martinez - Relating to nursing degree requirements for a licensed paramedic.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education

HB 1010 by Corte - Relating to the eligibility of children of certain military personnel to receive Texas B-On-time loans.
Last Action: 3- 3-05 H Committee action pending Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations

HB 1019 by Coleman - Relating to the rates of tuition charged to students of institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 1020 by Hamilton - Relating to the regulation of certain fire protection sprinkler system journeymen and apprentices.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1026 by Nixon - Relating to the resolution of certain contract claims against the state.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 1027 by Alonzo - Relating to a program to assist certain persons to become certified to teach in bilingual education programs and to teach in public schools with a shortage of certified bilingual education teachers.
Last Action: 2-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Education

HB 1031 by Taylor - Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1039 by Keel - Relating to an exemption from tuition and fees at institutions of higher education for peace officers and police cadets enrolled in certain law enforcement programs.
Last Action: 2-21-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1046 by Branch - Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1057 by Corte - Relating to Texas Building and Procurement Commission requirements for certain purchases by the Veteran's Land Board.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 581

HB 1060 by Naishtat - Relating to exempting certain persons in transitional living programs from the payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 2-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Higher Education

HB 1067 by Hegar - Relating to banning air guns, conducted energy weapons, facsimile firearms, and stun guns from certain premises.
Last Action: 2-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Criminal Jurisprudence

HB 1069 by Solis - Relating to liability of a governmental unit for a claim arising from roadway lighting conditions.
Last Action: 2-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Civil Practices

HB 1101 by Miller - Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the Tarleton State University Dairy Center.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1113 by Goolsby - Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Committee action pending House Public Education

HB 1125 by Uresti - Relating to the duration of judgment liens in favor of the state.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs

HB 1146 by Chisum, Averitt - Relating to contingent payment clauses in certain construction contracts.
Last Action: 5-23-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 1171 by Brown - Relating to protecting and employees at an institution of higher education from threatened acts of violence.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1184 by Herrero - Relating to a policy regulating the use of textbooks in certain courses offered by public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

HB 1206 by Thompson - Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination in applications for employment and employment interviews.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development

HB 1214 by Morrison - Relating to tuition for a student registered in a public junior college.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education

HB 1217 by Eiland - Relating to enforcement of certain insurance provisions in construction contracts.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Insurance

HB 1223 by Puente - Relating to performance standards for toilets sold in this state.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Natural Resources

HB 1226 by Puente - Relating to water conservation.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 1228 by Delisi - Relating to persons who are authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
Last Action: 4-20-05 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues

HB 1250 by Luna - Relating to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network.
Last Action: 3- 3-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource Management

HB 1265 by Howard - Relating to restrictions on the issuance of public securities.
Last Action: 2-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House State Affairs

HB 1278 by Hope - Relating to academic advisors at public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education

HB 1281 by Isett - Relating to the creation of spot-incentive awards for certain state employees.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform

HB 1284 by Swinford - Relating to the exception from required public disclosure of a photograph of a peace officer.
Last Action: 4-20-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB 148

HB 1291 by Hilderbran - 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: 3-15-05 H Committee action pending House State Cultural & Recreational Resources

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