Bills of Interest Not Passing (cont.)
HB 1295 by Rose - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas State University--San Marcos for the construction
of a fine arts and communications center.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1296 by Rose - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas State University--San Marcos for the construction
of an undergraduate academic center.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1297 by Rose - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas State University--San Marcos for infrastructure
repairs and improvements.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1311 by Puente - Relating to requiring a course in multicultural
or gender studies in baccalaureate degree programs at public institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1313 by Chisum - Relating to establishment of a defined
contribution health care benefits program for certain active state employees
that is operated through the establishment of health reimbursement arrangements.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Insurance
HB 1327 by Isett - Relating to the constitutional limitation
on the rate of growth of state appropriations and the constitutional creation
of three special funds to replace the economic stabilization fund.
Last Action: 2-21-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 1333 by McReynolds - Relating to the provision of state
death benefits to certain employees of the Forest Service.
Last Action: 4-28-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Appropriations
HB 1336 by Isett - Relating to the regulation of pharmacy
benefit managers.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Public Health
HB 1348 by Eiland - Relating to political contributions
and expenditures.
Last Action: 4-28-05 H Laid out for discussion
HB 1359 by Naishtat - Relating to the establishment of
a program for the disposition of electronic equipment in a manner that protects
the water and other natural resources of the state.
Last Action: 2-22-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Environmental Regulation
HB 1385 by Hartnett - Relating to a governmental unit's
liability for attorney's fees and costs in a declaratory judgment proceeding.
Last Action: 3-30-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices
HB 1397 by Kuempel - Relating to the exclusion of sand
and gravel as a mineral for leasing on state land.
Last Action: 2-24-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Land and Resource Management
HB 1400 by Dutton - Relating to discovery procedures for
a claim against a governmental entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Not heard in committee House Civil Practices
HB 1407 by McReynolds - Relating to an exemption from tuition
and fees at public institutions of higher education for children of certain
employees of the Forest Services with fire-fighting, rescue, or other special
duties who are killed or disabled in the line of
Last Action: 4-25-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1412 by Haggerty, Shapleigh - Relating to the recreational
facility fee at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 5-23-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Education
HB 1419 by Blake - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Stephen F. Austin State University.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1420 by Phillips - Relating to the release of certain
information by the Teacher Retirement System to associations of retired school
employees.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 1427 by McClendon - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities and
infrastructure.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1430 by McCall - Relating to the installation, copying,
or use of computer software for unauthorized purposes.
Last Action: 4-29-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Criminal
Justice
HB 1431 by Frost - Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for A&M University-Texarkana.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1443 by Dutton - Relating to exempting certain general
academic teaching institutions from the requirement that certain high school
graduates be granted automatic admission
Last Action: 2-24-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Education
HB 1445 by Madden - Relating to the creation and operation
of a state virtual school network to provide education through electronic
means to public school students.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 1450 by Farabee - Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep
program.
Last Action: 2-24-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 1451 by Farabee - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for utility infrastructure and campus renovations at Midwestern
State University.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1459 by Leibowitz - Relating to requiring energy-saving
devices for vending machines in buildings owned or leased by this state.
Last Action: 4- 6-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
Government Reform
HB 1463 by Flores - Relating to the payment of monthly
benefits to certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System who return
to work.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Pensions and Investments
HB 1482 by Van Arsdale - Relating to reports regarding
the use of race, color, ethnicity, or national origin by public institutions
of higher education in admissions.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 1491 by Flynn - Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1500 by J. Moreno - Relating to the creation of an offense
involving certain sales of tickets to events.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 1504 by Smithee - Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for West Texas A&M University.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1512 by Merritt - Relating to a requirement that the
Bureau of Economic Geology of the University of Texas at Austin conduct a
study of the East Texas Oil Field.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Energy
Resources
HB 1515 by Villarreal - Relating to the prohibition of
certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or
expression.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 1521 by Goolsby - Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep
grant program.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 1523 by Guillen - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas-Pan American South Texas College
Multi-Institution Teaching Center.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1524 by Crownover - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1525 by Crownover - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas Woman's University.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1526 by Rodriguez - Relating to the prohibition of employment
discrimination by state agencies on the basis of sexual orientation or gender
identity.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Business and Industry
HB 1527 by Rodriguez - Relating to a breach security of
a data system that includes another person's identifying information.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Business and Industry
HB 1536 by Wong - Relating to prohibiting derogatory names
or designations for public property.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 1537 by Wong - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas M.N. Anderson Cancer Center
facilities and infrastructure.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1541 by Flynn - Relating to authorizing certain uses
for student center complex fees charged to students enrolled in component
institutions of the Texas A&M University System.
Last Action: 2-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 1579 by Kolkhorst, Duncan - Relating to eligibility
for benefits of and reports concerning certain retired members of the Teacher
Retirement System.
Last Action: 5-25-05 S Failed to suspend rules to consider
HB 1594 by McClendon - Relating to the composition of the
board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System.
Last Action: 4-20-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
HB 1607 by McCall - Relating to a request for public information
that is sent to a governmental body by electronic mail.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
HB 1618 by Ritter - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Lamar University.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1621 by Alonzo – Relating to a study and report
concerning predicted faculty retirement at general academic teaching institutions.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 1624 by Goolsby – Relating to the establishment
of a law school in the City of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1626 by McReynolds, West – Relating to the third-party
civil liability for certain persons entering into building or construction
contracts.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 H Rereferred to Committee on House Civil Practices
HB 1633 by Grusendorf – Relating to continuation
and functions of the State Board for Educator Certification.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Public Education
HB 1638 by Rodriguez – Relating to creation and operating
of a pilot program under which benefits for a compensable injury sustained
by an employee are provided through a qualified accident and health insurance
policy and endorsements to that policy.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Business and Industry
HB 1654 by McCall – Relating to the cost of certain
coverage provided by certain group benefits programs and uniform insurance
benefits programs and to eligibility to participate in certain group benefits
programs.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Insurance
HB 1667 by Hopson – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1682 by McCall – Relating to a breach in the security
of a computerized data system that included another person's identifying
information.
Last Action: 5-12-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business
and Commerce
HB 1684 by Casteel – Relating to excepting certain
real property appraisal information from required disclosure under the public
information law.
Last Action: 4-26-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
HB 1693 by Naishtat – Relating to an energy-efficient building program. 3-16-05 H Committee action pending House Regulated Industries
HB 1694 by Hegar – Relating to authorizing the state auditor to appoint investigators as peace officers Last Action: 3-21-05 H Committee action pending House Law Enforcement
HB 1712 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1713 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1725 by Casteel – 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: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 1732 by Solis - Relating to the long-range plan for
the South Texas Health Care System and the provision of tuberculosis and
other health care services in the Rio Grande Valley.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Health
HB 1736 by Brown - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the College of Medicine of the A&M University System
Health Science Center.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1742 by Seaman - Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1748 by Giddings – Relating to African American
studies programs and course work at certain public junior colleges.
Last Action: 5-17-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education
HB 1750 by Pena – Relating to the right of certain
employees who are crime victims to time off from work.
Last Action: 4- 5-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 1755 by Herrero – Relating to the transferability
of service credit and proportionate participation in public retirement systems.
Last Action: 3-11-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Pensions and Investments
HB 1777 by King – Relating to the regulation of the
electric power market.
Last Action: 5-17-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business
and Commerce
HB 1784 by Coleman – Relating to health benefit plan
coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Insurance
HB 1795 by Crownover – Relating to the creation of
health savings accounts for certain state employees and their dependents.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
HB 1797 by Geren – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas Health Science Center
at Fort Worth for campus expansion and construction of a public health education
building.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1806 by Campbell – Relating to prohibiting a person
from requiring an individual to provide a social security number to obtain
goods or services or enter into a business transaction.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 H Committee action pending House Business and
Industry
HB 1825 by West – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1827 by Wong – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 1837 by Berman – Relating to tuition assistance
for members of state military forces.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on Defense
Affairs and State-Federal Relations
HB 1843 by Dukes – Relating to grievance and complaint
resolution procedures for certain state employees.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Corrections
HB 1848 by McReynolds – Relating to classification
of certain employees of the Forest Service as fire protection personnel.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Agriculture and Livestock
HB 1850 by Veasey – Relating to the exemption of
certain projects from rules relating to asbestos abatement.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Health
HB 1914 by Olivo – Relating to longevity pay for
certain campus peace officers employed by a state institution of higher education
or public technical institute.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Law Enforcement
HB 1929 by Wooley – Relating to the use of certain
human cells and tissue.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 1941 by Nixon – Relating to group health benefit
plan coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Subcommittee meeting set for On Adj., E2.026,
House Insurance
HB 1952 by Goodman – Relating to providing that an
individual's social security number is generally considered to be confidential
under the public information law.
Last Action: 5-13-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State
Affairs
HB 1960 by McReynolds – Relating to retirement benefits
for law enforcement officers employed and commissioned by certain institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 4-14-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 1966 by Turner – Relating to the establishment
of an interagency task force to address the impact of globalization on this
state.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
Border and International Affairs
HB 1968 by Rose – Relating to student representation
on the board of regents of each state university or state university system.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 1975 by Gallego – Relating to eligibility for
participation in the group benefits program established under the Employees
Group Benefits Act.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Insurance
HB 1979 by Turner – Relating to the fee paid to the
attorney general for examining the record of proceedings authorizing the
issuance of a public security or related credit agreement.
Last Action: 4- 5-05 H Not heard in committee House Business and Industry
HB 2001 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2002 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2003 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2004 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the College of Medicine of the Texas A&M
University System Health Science Center.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2007 by Flores – Relating to a tuition and fee
exemption for students earning semester credit hours through concurrent enrollment
in high school and college-level courses.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Education
HB 2020 by West – Relating to the transfer of the
state energy conservation office to the Railroad Commission.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Energy Resources
HB 2034 by Dutton – Relating to an exemption from
or refund of tuition and fees for certain lower-division students enrolled
in a general academic teaching institution.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2038 by Allen – Relating to the establishment
and operation of state regulated video lottery terminals at licensed Texas
racetracks to enhance the Texas Racehorse and Greyhound racing.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Ways and Means
HB 2041 by Campbell – Relating to a Pilot Project
to provide additional capacity for higher education undergraduate education.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
HB 2043 by Miller – Relating to the creation
of a state pharmacy assistance program for certain beneficiaries
of state and local funded programs.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Health
HB 2056 by Coleman – Relating to the provision of
voter registration applications to graduating high school students and incoming
college students.
Last Action: 4-27-05 H Committee action pending House Elections
HB 2070 by Rose – Relating to liability of a governmental
unit for certain recreational activities.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB
1224
HB 2078 by McClendon – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities
and infrastructure.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2081 by Paxton – Relating to prohibiting the use
of state money for research involving the destruction of human embryos.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 2084 by Chisum – Relating to the ownership of
groundwater and governmental actions affecting the rights of owners of groundwater.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House Natural Resources
HB 2091 by Oleviera – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2105 by Branch – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center at Dallas.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2115 by McClendon – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for Prairie View A&M University.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2116 by McClendon – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for the Texas A&M University--San Antonio.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2118 by McClendon – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for the Baylor College of Dentistry of the Texas A&M University
System Health Science Center.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2119 by McClendon – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for Prairie View A&M University.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2122 by Naishtat – Relating to certain unlawful
employment practices.
Last Action: 4-29-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Economic
Development
HB 2141 by Pickett – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2144 by Berman – Relating to veteran's employment
preferences.
Last Action: 5-17-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State
Affairs
HB 2145 by Hupp, Deuell – Relating to prohibiting
changes in certain prescription drug orders without the approval of the prescribing
health care practitioners.
Last Action: 5-29-05 H Set on the House Items Eligible Calendar
HB 2146 by Hupp - Relating to the operation of mail order
prescription plans for certain public employees and retirees.
Last Action: 3-30-05 H Committee action pending House Public Health
HB 2147 by Hupp – Relating to required patient counseling
regarding mail order prescription plans for certain public employees and
retirees
Last Action: 3-30-05 H Committee action pending House Public Health
HB 2148 by Hupp – Relating to audit practices of
pharmacy benefit plans.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Committee action pending House Public Health
HB 2156 by Smithee – Relating to the operation and
regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Committee action pending House Insurance
HB 2160 by West – Relating to the Energy Education
Council.
Last Action: 4-20-05 H Committee action pending House Energy Resources
HB 2162 by Branch, Shapiro – Relating to hospital
and clinic fees collected by certain public medical schools.
Last Action: 5-25-05 S Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
HB 2167 by Goolsby – Relating to organ donation.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Health
HB 2169 by Rodriguez – Relating to ethics requirements
for state agency purchasing personnel.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2184 by Olivera – Relating to the Academy of Mathematics
and Science at the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2185 by Olivera – relating to tuition rates for
Olympic athletes residing and training in Texas.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2189 by Deshotel – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Lamar Institute of Technology.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2190 by Deshotel – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Lamar State College-Port Arthur.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2191 by Wong – Relating to providing that the
social security number of a living person is excepted from required disclosure
under the public information law.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
HB 2192 by Hamilton – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Lamar State College-Orange.
Last Action: 4-18-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2203 by Hughes – Relating to the powers and duties
of the General Land Office and the disposition of certain unsurveyed public
school land.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call - see SB
1103
HB 2204 by Harper, Brown – Relating to the sale of
public educational facilities to real estate investment trusts.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Public Education
HB 2212 by Quintanilla, Shapleigh – Relating to the
student union fees charged at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 5-23-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Education
HB 2224 by Isett – Relating to consumer access to
health care information and consumer protection for services provided by
or through hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Subcommittee meeting set for On Adj., E2.028,
House Insurance
HB 2233 by Keffer, Duncan – Relating to fiscal matters.
Last Action: 5-29-05 H Point of order sustained under Rule 8, Sec.3,
in that the conference committee report violates the one-subject rule.
HB 2246 by Hegar – Relating to the amount of damages
offered to a real property owner by an entity exercising the power of eminent
domain.
Last Action: 3-31-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource
Management
HB 2247 by Isett – Relating to state contracts management,
including the training of personnel, the negotiation of contracts, and the
standardization of practices.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 2248 by Isett – Relating to salary increases,
equity adjustments, and merit payments for certain state employees.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2252 by Rose – Relating to state purchases from
foreign corporations.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2264 by Baxter – Relating to the charges for certain
public information maintained by a governmental body.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
HB 2269 by Wooley – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds by the University of Texas System for an adult stem cell
research center at the Texas Medical Center.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2270 by Riddle – Relating to the notification
of person affected by a construction project.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource
Management
HB 2276 by Pitts – Relating to directing payment,
after approval, or certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the
state out of funds designated by this Act.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2288 by King – Relating to the award of graduate,
postgraduate, or professional degree program course credit by public institutions
of higher education to certain school district employees.
Last Action: 3-14-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2291 by Coleman – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities
and infrastructure.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2308 by Goodman – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Arlington and its
engineering facilities.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2314 by Miller – Relating to increases in the
recreational sports fee at component institutions of Texas A&M University
System.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education
HB 2315 by Miller – Relating to increases in the
student center complex fee at component institutions of the Texas A&M
University System.
Last Action: 3-21-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education
HB 2329 by Morrison, Ogden – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for institutions in the University of Houston
System.
Last Action: 5-29-05 H Set on the House Items Eligible Calendar
HB 2330 by Morrison – Relating to the automatic admission
of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.
Last Action: 5-24-05 S Meeting set for 9:30 A.M., Shapiro's Desk, Senate
Education
HB 2332 by Morrison – Relating to the tuition rebate
program for certain undergraduates at certain public institutions of higher
education.
Last Action: 3-29-05 H Not heard in committee House Higher Education
HB 2367 by Gallego – Relating to a strategy to ensure
that public institutions of higher education employ faculty and staff who
reflect the population of Texas.
Last Action: 4-25-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2372 by King – Relating to a college entrance examination
preparation pilot program.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
HB 2375 by McClendon – Relating to the issuance of
bonds or other obligations by certain junior college districts.
Last Action: 4-25-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2383 by Pickett – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2395 by Solis – Relating to distribution of money
from the Texas Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 2411 by Bonnen – Relating to emissions reductions
obtained through certain energy efficiency initiatives.
Last Action: 3-22-05 H Committee action pending House Environmental
Regulation
HB 2415 by Chisum – Relating to statutory authority
for certain governmental entities to take certain actions to permit the legislature
to reduce appropriations to those agencies.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2416 by Chisum – Relating to statutory authority
to reduce appropriations made by the legislature to certain governmental
entities.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2417 by Chisum – Relating to statutory authority
for the legislature to make or reduce appropriations to certain governmental
entities.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2442 by Leibowitz – Relating to power management
software for state agencies.
Last Action: 5- 6-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
Government Reform
HB 2467 by Swinford – Relating to the elimination
of certain alternative fuels programs.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Energy Resources
HB 2469 by Thompson – Relating to research using
human cells and tissues.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 2479 by Delisi – Relating to health and human
services.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 2488 by Brown – Relating to the sale of instructional
materials and other merchandise to students of institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2500 by Uresti – Relating to the authority of
certain state agencies to purchase prescription drugs and other medication
jointly with other states.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Public
Health
HB 2501 by Uresti – Relating to permitting certain
military personnel entitled to receive tuition and fee exemptions to transfer
the exemption to a child.
Last Action: 5- 7-05 H Reported from committee as substituted Defense
Affairs and State-Federal Relations
HB 2512 by Kolkhorst – Relating to the statutory
authority to reduce appropriations made by the legislature to certain governmental
educational entities.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2519 by Coleman – Relating to the prohibition
of certain discrimination in applicants for employment and employment interviews.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Business and
Industry
HB 2522 by Coleman – Relating to the prohibition
of certain discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2523 by Coleman – Relating to retirement benefits
for law enforcement officers employed and commissioned by institutions of
higher education.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Law Enforcement
HB 2525 by Callegari, Lindsay – Relating to contracts
by governmental entities for construction projects and related professional
services.
Last Action: 6-17-05 G Vetoed by the Governor
HB 2529 by Chavez – Relating to a higher education
border work group created to address and recommend policies regarding border
communities and international trade.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Border and International Affairs
HB 2543 by Hamric – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston at
the University of Health Science Center at Houston.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2547 by Goolsby – Relating to the required public
notice of the name of each finalist for the position of chief executive officer
of an institution of higher education.
Last Action: 3-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2554 by Kuempel – Relating to the exclusion of
certain materials from a reservation of minerals to the state.
Last Action: 3-31-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource
Management
HB 2557 by Kuempel – Relating to the privacy of public
employees under the Public Information Act.
Last Action: 5- 7-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Affairs
HB 2566 by Eiland – Relating to the Emergency Services
Retirement System.
Last Action: 3-23-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2567 by Eiland – Relating to requiring public
retirement systems periodically to submit an asset and liability study to
the Pension Review Board.
Last Action: 4-20-05 H Meeting cancelled for 04/21/05, House Pensions
and Investments
HB 2568 by Eiland – Relating to certain retired school
employees and the powers and duties of the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 5-11-05 H Recommitted to committee on House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2582 by Gallego – Relating to the authorizing
and issuance of revenue bonds for Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2583 by Turner – Relating to financial transaction
awareness plans to be adopted by public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2598 by Guillen – Relating to regulation the use
and disclosure of social security numbers by state agencies and institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2608 by Guillen – Relating to the amount of a
service retirement annuity for certain members of the Teacher Retirement
System.
Last Action: 4-27-05 H Meeting cancelled for 04/28/05, House Pensions
and Investments
HB 2609 by Guillen – Relating to the installment
payment of tuition and fees charged by a public junior college for a summer
term.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2617 by Eiland – Relating to systems and programs
administered
Last Action: 4-28-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2631 by Hill – Relating to the removal or certain
restrictions imposed on the programs, enrollment, and admission policies
of the University of Texas at Dallas.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2649 by Ritter – Relating to the award of a grant
and reporting requirement under the Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Economic Development
HB 2656 by Krusee – Relating to the state aviation
facilities.
Last Action: 5-25-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
HB 2673 by Turner – Relating to the creation of an
alternative procurement procedure for architectural, engineering, or land
surveying services by certain governmental entities.
Last Action: 4-11-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 2674 by Hupp – Relating to prescription drug insurance
benefits provided through or by the Employees Retirement System.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Subcommittee meeting set for On Adj., E2.028,
House Insurance
HB 2687 by Gallego – Relating to the rates of tuition
charged to students of institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2688 by Gallego – Relating to a limitation on
increases in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public
institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2690 by Gallego – Relating to the applicability
of across-the-board salary increases to employees of institutions of higher
education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2691 by Gallego – Relating to benefits for certain
members of the Texas National Guard.
Last Action: 3-31-05 H Committee action pending Defense Affairs and
State-Federal Relations
HB 2697 by Phillips – Relating to the preservation
of Texas historical resources and historical government records.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 2698 by Swinford – Relating to the use of state
data centers by state agencies and institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Laid on the table - subject to call
HB 2699 by Swinford – Relating to the Department
of Information Resources.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar
HB 2708 by Naishtat – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Austin.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
HB 2709 by Hamric – Relating to the issuance of special
license plates to benefit the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Transportation
HB 2713 by Bailey – Relating to the provision of
a preference in certain state construction contracts for contractors that
provide health benefit employees.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Committee action pending House State Affairs
HB 2717 by Swinford – Relating to the governor's
study of emerging technology and economic development.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 2736 by Guillen – Relating to the minimum wage.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Economic Development
HB 2740 by Guillen – Relating to a pay raise for
state employees.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2741 by Guillen – Relating to restrictions on
the state's contracting and purchasing authority with respect to persons
who promote foreign employment.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Government Reform
HB 2752 by Keffer – Relating to the reapportionment
of congressional districts.
Last Action: 4-13-05 H Sent to subcommittee House Redistricting
HB 2757 by McReynolds – Relating to enhanced retirement
benefits for certain members of the Teacher Retirement System.
Last Action: 4-21-05 H Committee action pending House Pensions and
Investments
HB 2768 by Talton – Relating to the transfer of the
Chiropractic College to the University of Houston System.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2773 by Isett – Relating to statutory authority
for certain governmental entities to take certain actions to permit the legislature
to reduce appropriation to those agencies.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2775 by Isett – Relating to the elimination of
certain reports to or prepared by the Legislative Budget Board.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2780 by Rodriguez – Relating to tuition and fee
benefits for graduate students employed as teaching assistants, assistant
instructors, or research assistants at public institutions of higher education
and for certain family members of those students.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2781 by Rodriguez – Relating to an exception for
certain employees from the application of the employment-at-will doctrine.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Committee action pending House Economic Development
HB 2782 by Rodriguez – Relating to requirements regarding
termination of employment.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Economic Development
HB 2794 by Corte – Relating to Telecommunications
Infrastructure Fund.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Regulated Industries
HB 2801 by Smith – Relating to audits of state agency
expenditures to recover overpayments and lost discounts.
Last Action: 5-13-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance
HB 2803 by Morrison – Relating to the sale of facilities
of public institutions of higher education to real estate investment trusts.
Last Action: 5- 5-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Higher
Education
HB 2804 by Morrison – Relating to a study of the
reporting requirements imposed on public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2805 by Morrison – Relating to an early college
education program to provide at-risk and other students accelerated high
school graduation and college credit.
Last Action: 3-16-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Higher Education
HB 2807 by Morrison – Relating to vouchers for tuition
and required fees at certain institutions of higher education for students
who sound "Taps" at a veteran's funeral.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Education
HB 2830 by Vo –Relating to regulating the use and
disclosure of social security numbers by school districts and institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2833 by Cook, Staples – Relating to regulatory
takings of private real property.
Last Action: 5-26-05 S Withdrawn
HB 2855 by Uresti – Relating to the Building and
Procurement Commission's contracts with travel agencies.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
HB 2857 by Uresti – Relating to increasing certain
new construction energy efficiency standards and reducing the consumption
of natural gas.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Environmental Regulation
HB 2860 by Uresti – Relating to the creation and
implementation of performance measures for the purpose of evaluation state
agencies.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Government
Reform
HB 2869 by Frabee – Relating to the Redistricting
Commission.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Redistricting
HB 2884 by Luna – Relating to the creation and re-creation
of funds and accounts in the state treasury.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Appropriations
HB 2925 by Elkins – Relating to the purchase and
use of cross-platform software by state agencies.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2933 by Delisi – Relating to standards of conduct
for and conflicts of interest of state officers and employees.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State
Affairs
HB 2938 by Hilderbran – Relating to the designation
and duties of the state historian.
Last Action: 5- 5-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
State Cultural & Recreational Resources
HB 2940 by Hilderbran, Estes – Relating to stamps
for migratory and upland game bird hunting.
Last Action: 5-27-05 H Set on the House Items Eligible Calendar
HB 2945 by Eiland – Relating to participation in
the optional retirement program by certain employees of institutions of higher
education.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State
Affairs
HB 2946 by Eiland – Relating to efforts by coastal
counties to mitigate coastal erosion and improve public access to public
beaches.
Last Action: 4- 7-05 H Committee action pending House Land and Resource
Management
HB 2948 by Swinford – Relating to human cloning and
the protection of certain research.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
State Affairs
HB 2970 by Eissler – Relating to certain health coverage
under the Employees Group Benefits Act.
Last Action: 3-17-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House
Pensions and Investments
