Bills of Interest Not Passing (cont.)
SB 503 by West – Relating to making the award of
an arbitration an open record.
Last Action: 4-20-05 S Committee action pending Senate Jurisprudence
SB 507 by Wentworth – Relating to alternative dispute
resolution of certain contract claims against the state.
Last Action: 2-28-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 508 by Wentworth – Relating to the confidentiality
of certain communications involving an ombudsman's office established by
an employer.
Last Action: 2-28-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 527 by Hinojosa – Relating to authorizing a sports
recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Texas-Pan American.
Last Action: 4-12-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 528 by Hinojosa – Relating to the installment
payment of tuition fees charged by a public junior college for a summer term.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Education
SB 530 by West - Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided
by general academic teaching institutions to certain students for satisfactory
academic progress and performance.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 531 by West – Relating to the tuition charged
for certain courses repeated by students attending public junior colleges.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 543 by Shapleigh – Relating to the authority of
a member, agency, or committee of the legislature to receive on request one
copy of public information from a governmental body without charge.
Last Action: 2-28-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 545 by Madla – Relating to the creation of the
Type 2 Diabetes Screening Program Advisory Council and the establishment
of a Type 2 diabetes screening program for school children.
Last Action: 2-28-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 549 by Ellis – Relating to the disclosure of information
relating to the investment of the permanent university fund and other funds
under the management and control of the board of regents of the University
of Texas System.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education
SB 562 by Janek – Relating to the creation of health
savings accounts for certain state employees and retirees and their dependents.
Last Action: 2-28-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 564 by Barrientos – Relating to the establishment
of a program for the disposition of electronic equipment in a manner that
protects the water and other natural resources.
Last Action: 4-12-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Natural Resources
SB 572 by Barrientos – Relating to the development
and implementation of personnel policies and procedures for certain state
agencies.
Last Action: 5-13-05 H Meeting set for On first Adj., Desk #9, House
State Affairs
SB 576 by Amrbister – Relating to certain purchases
by the Railroad Commission.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Government Organization
SB 582 by Van de Putte – Relating to tuition and
fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 601 by Van de Putte – Relating to importing prescription
drugs for use in state-funded programs that provide health care services
or benefits.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Public
Health
SB 608 by Nelson – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas Health Science Center
at Fort Worth.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 613 by Whitmire – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center facilities and infrastructure.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 633 by Barrientos – Relating to a pilot program
to provide health services to state employees in state office complexes.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Government Organization
SB 634 by Barrientos – Relating to the compensation
of administrators in public institutions of higher education and university
systems.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 635 by Barrientos - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Austin.
Last Action: 3- 1-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 638 by Barrientos – Relating to the award of a
grant and reporting requirements under the Enterprise Fund.
Last Action: 4-18-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Emerging Technologies
SB 645 by Barrientos – Relating to the authority
of certain counties to regulate the use of outdoor lighting.
Last Action: 5-18-05 H Committee action pending House County Affairs
SB 646 by Barrientos – Relating to the concurrent
jurisdiction of campus peace officers commissioned by the University of Texas
at Austin and law enforcement agencies of the state and political subdivisions
of the state.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 648 by Lucio – Relating to the transfer of adult
education and literacy programs from the Education Agency to the Workforce
Commission.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 674 by West – Relating to limiting the use of
customers' social security numbers by persons.
Last Action: 5-21-05 H Reported favorably from committee as amended
House Business and Industry
SB 676 by West – Relating to identifying which public
institutions of higher education in this state are comprehensive research
universities of the first class.
Last Action: 4-29-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 700 by Hinojosa – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 701 by Deuell – Relating to the issuance of revenue
bonds for Texas A&M University-Commerce.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 703 by West – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas, the University of North
Texas System Center at Dallas, and the University Center at Dallas.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 704 by West – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
at Dallas.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 705 by West – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
Baylor College of Dentistry.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 714 by Barrientos – Relating to prohibiting discrimination
against certain employees who sustain an injury in the course and scope of
their employment.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 715 by Barrientos – Relating to the prohibition
of certain required arbitration agreements and employee waivers.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 719 by Deuell – Relating to the operation of mail
order prescription plans for certain public employees and retirees.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 720 by Deuell – Relating to required patient counseling
regarding mail order prescription plans for certain public employees and
retirees.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 721 by Lucio - Relating to establishing a health science
center and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley.
Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 722 by Lucio – Relating to the creation of the
TexasNextStep grant.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 730 by West – Relating to the establishment of
a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Last Action: 5-20-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Higher
Education
SB 731 by Williams – Relating to initial training and continuing education requirements for a constable. Last Action: 3- 2-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Criminal Justice
SB 749 by Van de Putte – Relating to the regulation
of certain pharmacy benefit managers.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 754 by Ellis – Relating to the adoption of a privacy
policy by a person who requires the disclosure of an individual's social
security number.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 770 by West – Relating to limiting use of money
in the Enterprise Fund to recipients that provide health benefit plans.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Emerging Technologies
SB 774 by Van de Putte – Relating to permitting certain
military personnel entitled to receive tuition and fee exemptions to transfer
the exemption to a child.
Last Action: 5-22-05 H Referred to House Committee on Defense Affairs
and State-Federal Relations
SB 775 by Van de Putte – Relating to tuition assistance
for members of state military forces.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Veteran Affairs/Military Installations
SB 783 by Seliger – Relating to a landowner's liability
for injuries incurred during certain recreational activities.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 793 by Estes – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for utility infrastructure and campus renovations at Midwestern
State University.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 794 by Estes – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 795 by Estes – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas Woman's University.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 801 by Lucio – Relating to a fee to support the
wellness, recreational, and fitness complex at the University of Texas at
Brownsville.
Last Action: 4-14-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Education
SB 817 by West – Relating to financial transaction
awareness plans to be adopted by public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 S Voted favorably from committee as substituted
Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 823 by Shapleigh – Relating to restrictions on
the use of foreign workers in the performance of certain government service
contracts that relate to health and human services.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Committee action pending Senate Government Organization
SB 825 by Shapleigh, Solomons – Relating to the TexasOnline
Authority's use of TexasOnline revenue. Last Action: 5-28-05 H House appointed
conference committee
CONFEREES: Solomons-chair, Fred Brown, Uresti, Otto and
Pickett
SB 831 by Shapiro - Relating to the creation of programs
and funding for emerging technology industries.
Last Action: 5-21-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House
Economic Development
SB 855 by Van de Putte – Relating to the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 856 by Van de Putte – Relating to the authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio and the South Texas Research Tower.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 857 by Van de Putte – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 858 by Van de Putte – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 868 by Carona – Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs. Last Action: 4-28-05 S Not heard in committee Senate State Affairs
SB 870 by Shapleigh – Relating to student representation
on the board of regents of each state university system.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 888 by Williams – Relating to the powers,duties,
privileges and immunities of a peace officer.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Criminal Justice
SB 900 by Eltife – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Tyler.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 913 by Shapleigh – Relating to a Texas teacher
leadership initiative.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
SB 931 by Hinojosa – Relating to the authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the the University of Texas-Pan American
for construction and renovation to accommodate institutional growth.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 934 by Wentworth – Relating to student registration
on the board of regents of each state university or state university system.
Last Action: 5-25-05 S Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0)
SB 936 by West – Relating to practices of school
districts that concern the admission process to institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 8-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 940 by Lucio – Relating to the establishment of
the Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law at the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 941 by Staples – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Stephen F. Austin State University.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 942 by Staples – Relating to the authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas Health Science Center
at Tyler.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 943 by Armbrister – Relating to the regulation
of the cloning of human beings.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human
Services
SB 953 by Seliger – Relating to an energy-efficient
building program.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 958 by Duncan – Relating to the installation,
copying, or use of computer software for unauthorized purposes.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Jurisprudence
SB 960 by Shapiro – Relating to hospital and clinic
fees collected by certain public medical schools.
Last Action: 4-21-05 S Committee action pending Senate Finance
SB 964 by Lucio, Chavez – Relating to the authorization,
administration, and funding of the program to provide financial assistance
for the construction of water supply and sewer services for economically
distressed areas.
Last Action: 5-24-05 H Set on the House Calendar
SB 965 by Lucio – Relating to the authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds by the University of Texas System.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 966 by Lucio – Relating to programs to recruit,
train, and license nurses and other health care professionals.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 981 by Whitmire – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities
and infrastructure.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 994 by Lucio – Relating to liability of a governmental
unit for a claim arising from roadway lighting conditions.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1012 by Harris – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Arlington and its engineering
facilities.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1023 by Jackson – Relating to the number of meetings
of the Coastal Coordinating Council.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Agriculture
SB 1041 by Janek – 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: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1043 by Janek – Relating to curriculum requirements
for courses in which students receive concurrent high school and college
credit.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Public
Education
SB 1046 by Seliger – Relating to the issuance of
revenue bonds for West Texas A&M University.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1047 by Seliger – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1048 by Eltife – Relating to a student union fee
at the University of Texas at Tyler.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1058 by Lucio – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1059 by Lucio – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at Brownsville, the University
of Texas-Pan American and Texas State Technical College-Harlingen.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1076 by Van de Putte – Relating to the issuance
of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1077 by Van de Putte – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1078 by Van de Putte – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1079 by Van de Putte – Relating to authorizing
the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1081 by Ellis – Relating to recycling market development.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs
SB 1094 by Van de Putte – Relating to veteran's employment
preferences.
Last Action: 5- 5-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
SB 1109 by Van de Putte – Relating to use of the
money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to benefit small-business concerns.
Last Action: 4-18-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Emerging Technologies
SB 1110 by Ellis – Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for Texas Southern University for campus facilities and
infrastructure.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1118 by Ellis, Coleman – Relating to the authority
to change the name of component institutions of the A&M University System.
Last Action: 5-20-05 H Withdrawn from the Local Calendar
SB 1138 by Estes – Relating to the establishment
of a recreational and health facilities fee at Midwestern State University.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1140 by Carona – Relating to requiring a record
vote by each house or committee of the legislature on bills.
Last Action: 5-12-05 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs
SB 1145 by Shapiro – Relating to tuition or fee exemptions
granted by public institutions of higher education to children of certain
classroom teachers.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1164 by Zaffirini – Relating to prohibiting human
cloning and other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5-19-05 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human
Services
SB 1169 by Armbrister – Relating to the authority
and financing of the Railroad Commission in relation to gas utilities.
Last Action: 4-28-05 S Committee action pending Senate Natural Resources
SB 1180 by West – Relating to the group benefit plans
provided to certain retired state and university employees and their dependents.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1181 by West – Relating to exempting a peace officer
from tuition and fees charged by a public institution of higher education.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1184 by West – Relating to an annual analysis
and report by the Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding financial
information submitted by institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1185 by West – Relating to the qualifications
of and training and continuing education for certain officials and personnel
or career schools or colleges.
Last Action: 5- 2-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1201 by Ellis – Relating to creating an office
of civil rights at certain state agencies.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs
SB 1215 by Eltife – Relating to financial records
and audits of certain charitable nonprofit corporation.
Last Action: 4-29-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Business
and Industry
SB 1228 by Shapiro – Relating to a statewide assessment
and accountability system for public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 9-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1239 by Lucio, McReynolds – Relating to a risk
assessment program for Type 2 diabetes.
Last Action: 5-24-05 H Set on the House Calendar
SB 1242 by Madla – Relating to the procedures required
for a governmental entity to perform construction-related work on facilities
under the construction manager-agent method.
Last Action: 4-14-05 S Committee action pending Senate Intergovernmental
Relations
SB 1243 by Carona – Relating to the provision of
a preference in certain state construction contracts for contractors that
provide health benefits to employees.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
SB 1269 by Deuell – 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: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1276 by Harris – Relating to financial disclosure
by appointed state officers after leaving office.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Rereferred to Committee on Senate Committee
on Administration
SB 1278 by Lucio – Relating to a college entrance
examination preparation pilot program.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1279 by Armbrister – Relating to the registration
and regulation of architects, landscape architects, and interior designers.
Last Action: 5-17-05 S Committee action pending Senate Business and
Commerce
SB 1289 by Wentworth – Relating to authorizing a
state university to conduct a one-time lottery.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1293 by Deuell – Relating to prohibiting wireless
Internet access to obscene materials on public property.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 S Committee action pending Senate Criminal Justice
SB 1300 by West – Relating to an excused absence
from a public institution of higher education for a person called to active
military service.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 1319 by Staples – Relating to participation of
certain annuitants and their dependents in the state employees group benefits
program.
Last Action: 5-23-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Pensions
and Investments
SB 1324 by Armbrister – Relating to the delivery
of prescription drugs by mail order.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1337 by Madla – Relating to the governor's study
of emerging technology and economic development.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies
SB 1348 by Barrientos – Relating to records and reports
kept and produced by the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1352 by Williams – Relating to the maximum reservation
for certain individual projects of a portion of the state ceiling for private
activity bonds.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1355 by West – Relating to requiring a contractor
to provide health insurance to its employees as a condition of eligibility
for the award of certain state contracts.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
SB 1389 by Ellis – Relating to a limitation on increases
in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1398 by Ellis – Relating to the eligibility of
a student for a tuition equalization grant.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1399 by Ellis – Relating to the portion of designated
tuition required to be set aside to provide student financial assistance
at institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1400 by Ellis – Relating to a limitation on increases
in the total amount of tuition and compulsory fees charged by public institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1403 by Armbrister – Relating to authorizing the
state to operate video lottery at racetracks, to the operation of video lottery
by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission, and to
the conduct of gambling in this state.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1404 by Wentworth – Relating to the reapportionment
of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the
Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission.
Last Action: 5-22-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Redistricting
SB 1414 by Shapleigh – Relating to health benefit
plan coverage for an enrollee with certain mental disorders.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1444 by Averitt – Relating to contingent payment
clauses in certain construction contracts.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 1449 by Averitt – Relating to requiring public
retirement systems periodically to submit an asset and liability study to
the Pension Review Board.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1456 by Wentworth – Relating to telecommunications
infrastructure fund assessments and collections.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 1475 by Shapleigh – Relating to prerequisites
to an institution of higher education increasing designated tuition.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education
SB 1482 by Shapleigh – Relating to the acquisition
of goods and services for certain state agencies providing health and human
services.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 S Committee action pending Senate Health and Human
Services
SB 1483 by Williams – Relating to exempting textbooks
for university and college courses from the sales tax.
Last Action: 3-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1484 by Williams – Relating to general revenue
appropriations to institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5-11-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 1499 by Brimer – Relating to the telecommunications
infrastructure fund, including the administration of the fund.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Business and Commerce
SB 1500 by Lucio – Relating to the allocation of
federal funds directed to be used to support graduate medical education in
connection with the state Medicaid program.
Last Action: 5-19-05 H Not heard in committee House Public Health
SB 1502 by West – Relating to improvements in and
assessments of the status of higher education in this state and to the coordination
of public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 4-11-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education
SB 1503 by West – Relating to the creation of the
Institute on Race, Crime, and Justice at the University of North Texas at
Dallas to examine and provide training regarding racial profiling by law
enforcement.
Last Action: 5-18-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Urban Affairs
SB 1513 by Averitt, Eiland – Relating to the creation,
powers, and duties of the health insurance division of the Texas Department
of Insurance.
Last Action: 5-17-05 H Reported favorably from committee as amended
House Pensions and Investments
SB 1520 by Deuell – Relating to prescription drug
insurance benefits provided through or by the Employees Retirement System
of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1527 by Zaffirini – Relating to authorizing the
issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M International University.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1529 by Zaffirini – Relating to policies and measures
to promote timely graduation of students from public institutions of higher
education.
Last Action: 5-16-05 H Committee action pending House Higher Education
SB 1530 by Zaffirini – Relating to a statewide strategic
plan for the support and promotion of technology research.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Voted favorably from committee as substituted
Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies
SB 1531 by Averitt – Relating to requiring a contractor
or subcontractor to provide health insurance to its employees to participate
in certain state contracts.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs
SB 1532 by Averitt – Relating to the eligibility
of certain educational employees to participate or be enrolled in certain
group health benefit programs.
Last Action: 5-21-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Public
Education
SB 1536 by Armbrister – Relating to prescription
drug benefits under certain health benefit plans.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1543 by Barrientos – Relating to the applicability
of across-the-board salary increases to employees of institutions of higher
education.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1544 by West – Relating to purchasing practices
of public junior colleges and community college districts.
Last Action: 5-24-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1545 by Barrientos – Relating to the composition
of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1546 by Barrientos – Relating to the admission
of students to general academic teaching institutions.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 1547 by Duncan – Relating to the Department of
Information Resources' management of state electronic and telecommunications
services.
Last Action: 5-17-05 H Committee action pending House Government Reform
SB 1553 by Ellis – Relating to the creation of a
program for alternative funding of Toward Excellence, Access, & Success
(TEXAS) grants.
Last Action: 5- 3-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1554 by Ellis – Relating to a limitation on increases
in the total amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1561 by Lucio – Relating to requirements imposed
under the vehicle fleet management plan.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Government Organization
SB 1567 by Williams – Relating to the amount of longevity
and hazardous duty pay for certain state employees.
Last Action: 4-19-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations
SB 1568 by Williams – Relating to membership in the
Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1572 by Williams – Relating to certain health
coverage under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1574 by Williams – Relating to the benefits and
compensation of retired state employees who return to state employment.
Last Action: 3-22-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1575 by Williams – Relating to the elimination of
certain reports to or prepared by the Legislative Budget Board.
Last Action: 4-18-05 S Committee action pending Senate Government Organization
SB 1594 by Lucio – Relating to a small contractor
assistance program for bidding on construction contracts at institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 4-19-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Subcommittee on
Higher Education
SB 1606 by Ogden – Relating to directing payment,
after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the
state out of funds designated by this Act.
Last Action: 5-17-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations
SB 1607 by Ogden – Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations. Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance
SB 1608 by Ogden – Relating to statutory authority
to reduce appropriations made by the legislature to certain governmental
educational entities and to other fiscal matters involving certain governmental
educational entities.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1609 by Ogden – Relating to statutory authority
to reduce appropriations made by the legislature to certain governmental
entities.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1613 by Ogden – Relating to statutory authority
for the legislature to make or reduce appropriations to certain governmental
entities.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1614 by Ogden – Relating to statutory authority
for certain governmental entities to take certain actions to permit the legislature
to reduce appropriations to those agencies.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1616 by Ogden – Relating to statutory authority
for certain governmental entities to take certain actions to permit the legislature
to reduce appropriations to those agencies.
Last Action: 3-23-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1617 by Ogden – Relating to the powers, duties,
and functions of the Legislative Budget Board.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Reported from committee as substituted Senate
Finance
SB 1634 by Seliger – Relating to the Texas Energy
Council and authorizing the imposition of an assessment on producers of oil,
gas and condensate.
Last Action: 4-21-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 1643 by Hinojosa – 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- 5-05 S Committee action pending Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 1644 by Shapleigh – Relating to the TexasOnline
project, the TexasOnline Authority, and related powers and fees.
Last Action: 5-10-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Government
Reform
SB 1647 by Staples – Relating to regulatory takings.
Last Action: 4-26-05 S Committee action pending Senate Natural Resources
SB 1666 by Duncan – Relating to the creation of a
diabetes in youth registry.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Health and Human Services
SB 1671 by Hinojosa – Relating to higher education
tuition exemptions for members of certain groups that are underrepresented
among the faculty or administration of public junior colleges.
Last Action: 4-19-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Subcommittee
on Higher Education
SB 1684 by Janek – Relating to reimbursement received
by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for uncompensated
care.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1687 by Barrientos – Relating to eligibility for
group benefits coverage for certain government employees and retirees.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
State Affairs
SB 1690 by Duncan – Relating to state fiscal matters.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1694 by Duncan – Relating to financing authority
for Texas Tech University System for improvements, construction, and acquisitions
for academic buildings.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1695 by Duncan – Relating to the amount of the
annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions
of higher education and to the allocation of those funds to those entities.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1696 by Duncan – Relating to a pilot project to
provide additional capacity for higher education undergraduate education.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1701 by Averitt – Relating to tuition and fee
rebates for timely completion of degree programs offered by general academic
teaching institutions.
Last Action: 4-26-05 S Voted favorably from committee as substituted
Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1706 by Staples – Relating to the construction,
acquisition, financing, maintenance, management, operation, ownership, and
control of transportation facilities in Texas.
Last Action: 5-16-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
SB 1711 by Staples – Relating to the creation of and funding for the Texas Entrepreneurship Network. Last Action: 4-28-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Business and Commerce
SB 1716 by Van de Putte – Relating to the sale of
instructional materials and other merchandise to students of institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 5-19-05 H Meeting set for On adj., JHR 120, House Higher
Education
SB 1713 by Shapleigh - Relating to the use of certain human
cells and tissue.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Health and Human Services
SB 1734 by Shapleigh - Relating to the readmission of a
student to an institution of higher education who leaves the institution
to enter military service.
Last Action: 5-10-05 S Voted favorably from committee as substituted
Senate Business and Commerce
SB 1738 by Duncan, 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: 5-18-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Insurance
SB 1743 by Shapleigh - Relating to authorizing the issuance
of revenue bonds for The University of Texas at El Paso.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1750 by Ellis - Relating to grievance and complaint
resolution procedures for certain state employees.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Government Organization
SB 1759 by Gallegos - Relating to retirement benefits for
law enforcement officers employed and commissioned by certain institutions
of higher education.
Last Action: 3-30-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1790 by Wentworth - Relating to the ability of football
teams of general academic teaching institutions to participate in certain
postseason intercollegiate competitions.
Last Action: 4- 4-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SB 1812 by Wentworth - Relating to oral requests for public
information.
Last Action: 5-12-05 S Failed in committee Senate State Affairs
SB 1845 by Deuell - Relating to audit practices of pharmacy
benefit plans.
Last Action: 4-25-05 S Not heard in committee Senate State Affairs
SB 1852 by Van de Putte - Relating to consideration of
a person's eligibility for a tuition and fee exemption for certain veterans
or their family members in determining whether to admit the person into a
degree program.
Last Action: 5-20-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House Higher
Education
SB 1861 by Ellis - Relating to a prohibition on the investment
of state funds in private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Last Action: 4-19-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Finance
SB 1893 by Ellis - Relating to the tuition and fees charged
to students of institutions of higher education.
Last Action: 5- 4-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Education
Joint Resolutions
SJR 6 by Carona - Relating to requiring a house or committee
of the legislature to take a record vote on certain legislative measures
and actions.
Last Action: 4-28-05 S Vote failed in committee on Senate Committee
on Administration
SJR 22 by Shapleigh - Relating to authorizing a student
member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education
or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served
by other members of the board.
Last Action: 3-10-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
SJR 26 by Wentworth - Relating to authorizing a student
member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education
or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms by
the other board members.
Last Action: 3-14-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate
Subcommittee on Higher Education
