SEVENTY-SIXTH DAY --- SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017
The house met at 10:36 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 1413).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Miller; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Smithee; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler; Zerwas.
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Paddie.
Absent — Dukes; Swanson.
The speaker recognized Representative Howard who offered the invocation.
The speaker recognized Representative Howard who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business in the district:
Y. Davis on motion of Reynolds.
Herrero on motion of Walle.
J. Johnson on motion of Bell.
The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business:
K. King on motion of Kuempel.
Paddie on motion of Kuempel.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
Messages from the senate were received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message Nos. 1 and 2).
(Cyrier in the chair)
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important business in the district:
Giddings on motion of Hernandez.
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
Miller on motion of Hernandez.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Representative Lucio moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time the following congratulatory resolutions.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolutions were laid before the house:
HR 2222 (by Lang), Commending Staff Sergeant Earl Gillum of the Texas Highway Patrol for rendering lifesaving aid to a fellow Texan.
HR 2225 (by Lang), Congratulating Billy and Rita Lashlee of Clyde on their 40th wedding anniversary.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion of Representative Lucio, the names of all the members of the house were added to the resolutions as signers thereof, with the understanding that a member may remove his or her name from any resolution.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 1.)
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED
On motion of Representative Kuempel and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 27).
(Swanson now present)
(Speaker in the chair)
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
SB 8 ON THIRD READING
(Burkett, Cook, Laubenberg, Raney, and Bailes - House Sponsors)
SB 8, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and embryonic and fetal tissue remains; creating a civil cause of action; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
SB 8 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Cook, Representatives C. Anderson, R. Anderson, Ashby, Bell, Bohac, D. Bonnen, G. Bonnen, Burns, Burrows, Button, Cain, Capriglione, Clardy, Cosper, Cyrier, Dale, Darby, Dean, Faircloth, Fallon, Flynn, Frank, Frullo, Geren, Goldman, Gonzales, Gooden, Hefner, Holland, Huberty, Kacal, Keough, P. King, Krause, Kuempel, Lambert, Lang, Leach, Metcalf, Meyer, Miller, Morrison, Murphy, Murr, Oliverson, Paddie, Parker, Paul, Phelan, Phillips, Pickett, Price, Rinaldi, Roberts, Sanford, Schaefer, Schubert, Shaheen, Shine, Simmons, Smithee, Springer, Stephenson, Stickland, Stucky, Swanson, E. Thompson, Tinderholt, VanDeaver, Villalba, White, Wilson, Workman, Wray, Zedler, and Zerwas were authorized as house sponsors to SB 8.
SB 8 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Turner raised a point of order against further consideration of SB 8 under Article III, Section 30 and Article III, Section 35 of the Texas Constitution on the grounds that it contains more than one subject.
The speaker overruled the point of order and submitted the following statement:
Representative Turner argues that the addition of Amendment No. 19 added a constitutionally impermissible second subject to SB 8. Specifically, Representative Turner asserts that the amendment, which required medical professionals to make reports relating to completed abortion procedures to insure that the procedures did not fall within the classes of prohibited abortions, created an impermissible second subject to a bill dealing with “prohibited abortions and the disposition of human fetal and embryonic remains” See 85 H.J. Reg. 3812 (2015) (Canales point of order on SB 8). The point of order is respectfully overruled.
The chair has examined the bill, the amendment at issue, and the arguments of the proponents including the authority cited. It should be noted that SB 8 as it reached the floor and through subsequent amendments (other than Amendment No. 19), contained multiple provisions related to reporting requirements and disciplinary actions that could be taken against various entities on “prohibited abortions the disposition of human fetal and embryonic remains.” Amendment No. 19 added an additional reporting requirement to ensure compliance with provisions that were within the subject of the bill. As such, the amendment neither introduced an impressible second subject nor changed the original purpose of the bill.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
Pursuant to a previous motion, the following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Conference Committee on SB 1:
Zerwas on motion of Geren.
SB 8 - (consideration continued)
SB 8 was passed by (Record 1414): 93 Yeas, 45 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Goldman; Gonzales; Gooden; Guillen; Hefner; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Metcalf; Meyer; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rinaldi; Roberts; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Smithee; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Bernal; Blanco; Canales; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Guerra; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Perez; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; Vo; Walle; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Miller; Paddie.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; King, T.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1414 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Martinez
When Record No. 1414 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Uresti
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Moody requested permission for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet while the house is in session, at 11:30 a.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, 11:30 a.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
Smithee on motion of Flynn.
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of illness:
Metcalf on motion of Phelan.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
SB 1501 ON THIRD READING
(Kuempel - House Sponsor)
SB 1501, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the regulation of motor vehicle towing, booting, and storage and to the elimination of required state licensing for vehicle booting companies and operators.
SB 1501 was passed by (Record 1415): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Coleman; Dukes; Walle.
SB 30 ON THIRD READING
(S. Thompson and Coleman - House Sponsors)
SB 30, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school students and in driver education courses and to civilian interaction training for peace officers.
SB 30 was passed by (Record 1416): 109 Yeas, 27 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Burkett; Burns; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Larson; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Schofield; Sheffield; Shine; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Ashby; Bonnen, G.; Burrows; Cain; Cyrier; Faircloth; Fallon; Goldman; Hefner; Holland; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Laubenberg; Leach; Murr; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Shaheen; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Keough.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1416 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Keough
SB 1849 ON THIRD READING
(Coleman, S. Thompson, Moody, Hunter, and White - House Sponsors)
SB 1849, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, to the confinement, conviction, or release of those individuals, and to grants supporting populations that are more likely to interact frequently with law enforcement.
SB 1849 was passed by (Record 1417): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
SB 968 ON THIRD READING
(Leach, Alvarado, Howard, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 968, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to requiring certain public and private institutions of higher education to provide students and employees an option to electronically report certain offenses to the institution.
SB 968 was passed by (Record 1418): 124 Yeas, 12 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Biedermann; Cain; Isaac; Krause; Lang; Rinaldi; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Stickland; Swanson; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Perez.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1418 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Tinderholt
SB 969 ON THIRD READING
(Leach, Alvarado, and Howard - House Sponsors)
SB 969, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to requiring certain public and private institutions of higher education to provide amnesty to students who report incidents of sexual assault.
SB 969 was passed by (Record 1419): 129 Yeas, 7 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Lang; Rinaldi; Schaefer; Shaheen; Stickland; Swanson; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Morrison.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1419 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morrison
When Record No. 1419 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Tinderholt
SB 2006 ON THIRD READING
(Morrison - House Sponsor)
SB 2006, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to erecting or maintaining certain outdoor signs regulated by the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 2006 was passed by (Record 1420): 115 Yeas, 22 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Bell; Biedermann; Cain; Dean; Hefner; Holland; Keough; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Murr; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Stickland; Swanson; Tinderholt; White; Wilson; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1420 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Capriglione
(Morrison in the chair)
FIVE-DAY POSTING RULE SUSPENDED
Representative Geren moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on House Administration to consider SCR 11 and committee budgets at 9 a.m. Monday, May 22 in E1.010.
The motion prevailed.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
House Administration, 9 a.m. Monday, May 22, E1.010, for a public hearing, to consider SCR 11 and committee budgets.
(Speaker in the chair)
SB 22 ON THIRD READING
(Lucio, Howard, Giddings, and Huberty - House Sponsors)
SB 22, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program.
SB 22 was passed by (Record 1421): 135 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Stickland.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Bailes; Dukes.
SB 81 ON THIRD READING
(S. Davis and Zerwas - House Sponsors)
SB 81, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; authorizing a trust company to charge the institute an investment fee.
SB 81 was passed by (Record 1422): 117 Yeas, 19 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Laubenberg; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Bell; Biedermann; Burrows; Cain; Frank; Hefner; Keough; Krause; Lang; Leach; Phillips; Rinaldi; Schaefer; Shaheen; Stickland; Swanson; Tinderholt; Wilson; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Thompson, S.
SB 1045 ON THIRD READING
(Kacal - House Sponsor)
SB 1045, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the consolidation of public notice requirements for certain air quality permit applications.
SB 1045 was passed by (Record 1423): 104 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Biedermann; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Meyer; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Nevárez; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Bell; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Button; Cain; Farrar; Frank; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; Keough; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Neave; Ortega; Phillips; Reynolds; Turner; Vo; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Oliveira; Pickett; Rose; Thompson, S.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1423 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Collier
When Record No. 1423 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
S. Thompson
SB 790 ON THIRD READING
(Howard, Alvarado, Minjarez, S. Davis, and Blanco - House Sponsors)
SB 790, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the continuation of the women's health advisory committee.
SB 790 was passed by (Record 1424): 83 Yeas, 52 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Canales; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Elkins; Farrar; Flynn; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Perez; Phelan; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sheffield; Shine; Stephenson; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Bell; Biedermann; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Dean; Faircloth; Fallon; Frank; Frullo; Goldman; Gonzales; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Keough; King, P.; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Laubenberg; Leach; Murr; Paul; Phillips; Rinaldi; Roberts; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Wilson; Wray; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Larson; Nevárez.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1424 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Flynn
When Record No. 1424 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 1424 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Parker
SB 1187 ON THIRD READING
(Phillips - House Sponsor)
SB 1187, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the offense of operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility.
SB 1187 was passed by (Record 1425): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
SB 922 ON THIRD READING
(Gonzales - House Sponsor)
SB 922, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the reimbursement of certain providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telehealth services.
SB 922 was passed by (Record 1426): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Burkett; Dukes; Morrison.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1426 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Burkett
When Record No. 1426 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morrison
SB 1129 ON THIRD READING
(Herrero - House Sponsor)
SB 1129, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to franchises granted by navigation districts.
SB 1129 was passed by (Record 1427): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
SB 1220 ON THIRD READING
(Vo - House Sponsor)
SB 1220, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to ensuring continuity of education and access to higher education, career information, and skills certification for foster care youth and former foster care youth.
SB 1220 was passed by (Record 1428): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
SB 2227 ON THIRD READING
(Martinez - House Sponsor)
SB 2227, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an increase in and the use of the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County.
SB 2227 was passed by (Record 1429): 101 Yeas, 34 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Burkett; Burns; Canales; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Farrar; Flynn; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Kuempel; Lambert; Larson; Laubenberg; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sheffield; Shine; Stephenson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Bell; Biedermann; Bonnen, G.; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Dean; Fallon; Frank; Goldman; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Keough; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Leach; Murr; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Tinderholt; White; Wilson; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Oliveira; Simmons.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1429 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bohac
When Record No. 1429 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Faircloth
When Record No. 1429 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Simmons
SB 2118 ON THIRD READING
(S. Davis, Howard, Laubenberg, Phillips, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 2118, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
SB 2118 was passed by (Record 1430): 117 Yeas, 17 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Stephenson; Stickland; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, R.; Biedermann; Burrows; Cyrier; Flynn; Frank; Isaac; King, P.; Lang; Murr; Rinaldi; Schubert; Simmons; Springer; Stucky; Tinderholt; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Landgraf.
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Bonnen, D.; Dean; Dukes.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1430 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
C. Anderson
When Record No. 1430 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Biedermann
When Record No. 1430 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Dean
When Record No. 1430 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 1430 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Murphy
SB 297 ON THIRD READING
(Miller, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 297, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety.
SB 297 was passed by (Record 1431): 127 Yeas, 8 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Price; Raney; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Blanco; Howard; Israel; Laubenberg; Minjarez; Ortega; Romero; Rose.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Pickett; Raymond.
SB 725 ON THIRD READING
(Bernal, VanDeaver, Price, S. Thompson, Minjarez, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 725, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.
Representative Bernal moved to postpone consideration of SB 725 until 11:45 a.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
SB 1395 ON THIRD READING
(Perez - House Sponsor)
SB 1395, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts and port authorities.
SB 1395 was passed by (Record 1432): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Simmons.
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:
SB 2076 ON SECOND READING
(Pickett - House Sponsor)
SB 2076, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the titling of motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense and authorizing fees.
SB 2076 was read second time on May 19, amendments were offered and disposed of, and SB 2076 was postponed until 5:45 a.m. today.
Amendment No. 1 - Vote Reconsidered
Representative Pickett moved to reconsider the vote by which Amendment No. 1 was adopted on May 19.
The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn.
(Kuempel in the chair)
Amendment No. 3
Representative Israel offered the following amendment to SB 2076:
Amend SB 2076 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Sections 348.005 and 353.006, Finance Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 348.005. ITEMIZED CHARGE. An amount in a retail installment contract is an itemized charge if the amount is not included in the cash price and is the amount of:
(1) fees for registration, certificate of title, and license and any additional registration fees charged by a deputy as authorized [by rules adopted] under Section 520.0071, Transportation Code;
(2) any taxes;
(3) fees or charges prescribed by law and connected with the sale or inspection of the motor vehicle; and
(4) charges authorized for insurance, service contracts, warranties, automobile club memberships, or a debt cancellation agreement by Subchapter C.
Sec. 353.006. ITEMIZED CHARGE. An amount in a retail installment contract is an itemized charge if the amount is not included in the cash price and is the amount of:
(1) fees for registration, certificate of title, and license and any additional registration fees charged by a deputy as authorized [by rules adopted] under Section 520.0071, Transportation Code;
(2) any taxes;
(3) fees or charges prescribed by law and connected with the sale or inspection of the commercial vehicle;
(4) charges authorized for insurance, service contracts, and warranties by Subchapter C; and
(5) advances or payments authorized under Section 353.402(b) or (c) made by the retail seller to or for the benefit of the retail buyer.
SECTION ____. Section 520.0071, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(a) The board by rule shall prescribe:
(1) the classification types of deputies performing titling and registration duties;
(2) the duties and obligations of deputies;
(3) the type and amount of any bonds that may be required by a county assessor-collector for a deputy to perform titling and registration duties; and
(4) except as provided by Subsection (c), the fees that may be charged or retained by deputies.
(c) This subsection applies only to a deputy who is not a motor vehicle dealer and who is appointed to accept and process applications for motor vehicle title transfers and other transactions related to titling. If the board prescribes a maximum fee that may be charged or retained by a deputy for performing registration or titling services:
(1) the maximum fee for titling services may not be less than $50; and
(2) the maximum fee for other transactions related to titling may not be less than $20.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative S. Thompson requested permission for the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars to meet while the house is in session, at 11:55 a.m. today, in 3W.9, to consider pending business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Local and Consent Calendars, 11:55 a.m. today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting to consider pending business.
SB 2076 - (consideration continued)
Representative Pickett moved to table Amendment No. 3.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 1433): 95 Yeas, 36 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alvarado; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Goldman; Gonzales; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Hefner; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Meyer; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rinaldi; Romero; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; White; Wilson; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Arévalo; Bernal; Canales; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Deshotel; Elkins; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; Krause; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Perez; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Stephenson; Turner; Uresti; Vo; Walle; Workman; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Gutierrez; Longoria; Oliveira; Rose; Thompson, S.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1433 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Oliverson
Amendment No. 4
Representative Simmons offered the following amendment to SB 2076:
Amend SB 2076 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Not later than December 31, 2018, the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall:
(1) conduct a study on the efficiency and necessity of the titling, including actions related to titling such as registration and inspection of vehicles in this state; and
(2) submit to the legislature a report on the results of the study that includes:
(A) identification of any elements of the vehicle titling, including actions related to titling such as registration and inspection programs that can be eliminated; and
(B) recommendations for legislation to eliminate those elements.
Amendment No. 4 was adopted.
SB 2076, as amended, was passed to third reading.
SB 47 ON SECOND READING
(Wu - House Sponsor)
SB 47, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
SB 47 was read second time on May 19 and was postponed until 12 p.m. today.
SB 47 was passed to third reading. (Hunter, Lang, and Rinaldi recorded voting no.)
SB 725 ON THIRD READING
(Bernal, VanDeaver, Price, S. Thompson, Minjarez, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 725, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to donation and distribution of surplus food at public schools and grace period policies for public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards.
SB 725 was read third time earlier today and was postponed until this time.
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Bernal, Huberty, Minjarez, S. Thompson, and Meyer offered the following amendment to SB 725:
Amend SB 725 on third reading in added Section 33.907, Education Code, between Subsections (d) and (e), by adding the following subsection and relettering the following subsection accordingly:
(e) Under this program a school district or open-enrollment charter school may adopt a policy under which the district or charter school provides food at no cost to a student for breakfast, lunch, or dinner meals or a snack if the student is unable to purchase breakfast, lunch, or dinner meals or a snack.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 1434): 130 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Deshotel; Dukes; González; Lozano; Stephenson; White; Wu.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1434 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Deshotel
When Record No. 1434 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
White
SB 725, as amended, was passed by (Record 1435): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C); Thierry.
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Deshotel; Dukes; Lozano; Stephenson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1435 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Deshotel
When Record No. 1435 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Thierry
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 2.)
SB 497 ON SECOND READING
(Wu - House Sponsor)
SB 497, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of an office of data analytics in the Department of Family and Protective Services.
SB 497 was read second time on May 19 and was postponed until 12:30 p.m. today.
SB 497 was passed to third reading.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
SB 1430 ON SECOND READING
(Lucio - House Sponsor)
SB 1430, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provide an expedited procedure for acting on certain applications for an amendment to a water right by certain applicants that use desalinated seawater.
SB 1430 was passed to third reading.
SB 1538 ON SECOND READING
(Phelan - House Sponsor)
SB 1538, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the permissible uses of the floodplain management account.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Walle offered the following amendment to SB 1538:
Amend SB 1538 (committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 14, strike "or".
(2) On page 1, line 16, strike the period following "programs" and substitute "; or".
(3) On page 1, after line 16, add a new Subsection (D) to read as follows:
(D) evaluating the response to and mitigation of flood incidents affecting residential property, including multi-family units, located in floodplains.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
SB 1538, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1436): 127 Yeas, 3 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Biedermann; Cain; Stickland.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Zerwas.
Absent — Allen; Deshotel; Dukes; Farrar; Frullo; Martinez; Sheffield.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1436 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Deshotel
When Record No. 1436 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Frullo
SB 1001 ON SECOND READING
(Paul - House Sponsor)
SB 1001, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to vehicles exempt from vehicle safety inspections.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Workman offered the following amendment to SB 1001:
Amend SB 1001 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION. ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 502.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.012. NOTICE REGARDING WHETHER CERTAIN TRAILERS ARE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. The department shall include in each registration renewal notice for a vehicle that is a trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer a statement regarding whether the vehicle is subject to inspection under Chapter 548.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Sanford offered the following amendment to SB 1001:
Amend SB 1001 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 548.3075(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A department rule that allows an [a qualified] inspection station to perform a limited emissions inspection of a motor vehicle may not restrict the number of limited emissions [station to fewer than 150] inspections conducted by the station [per month].
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Workman offered the following amendment to SB 1001:
Amend SB 1001 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION. ___. Section 548.101, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 548.101. GENERAL ONE-YEAR INSPECTION PERIOD. Except as provided by Sections [Section] 548.102 and 548.1025, the department shall require an annual inspection. The department shall set the periods of inspection and may make rules with respect to those periods. The rules must provide that:
(1) a vehicle owner may obtain an inspection not earlier than 90 days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's registration; and
(2) a used motor vehicle sold by a dealer, as defined by Section 503.001, must be inspected in the 180 days preceding the date the dealer sells the vehicle.
SECTION. ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 548.1025 to read as follows:
Sec. 548.1025. FIVE-YEAR INSPECTION PERIOD FOR TOWABLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. The inspection period for a towable recreational vehicle is five years.
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
SB 1001, as amended, was passed to third reading.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Morrison requested permission for the Committee on Transportation to meet while the house is in session, at 12:45 p.m. today, in 3W.9, to consider SB 1939.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Transportation, 12:45 p.m. today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to consider SB 1939.
SB 2205 ON SECOND READING
(Geren - House Sponsor)
SB 2205, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to automated motor vehicles.
SB 2205 was passed to third reading.
SB 634 ON SECOND READING
(Button - House Sponsor)
SB 634, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to reporting requirements for certain skills development fund workforce training program providers.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Button offered the following amendment to SB 634:
Amend SB 634 (house committee printing) on page 1, line 15, between "any" and "state funds", by inserting "unexpended".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
SB 1001 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Morrison, Representatives C. Anderson, Phillips, E. Thompson, Workman, Isaac, and Kuempel were authorized as house sponsors to SB 1001.
SB 634 - (consideration continued)
SB 634, as amended, was passed to third reading.
SB 964 ON SECOND READING
(Nevárez - House Sponsor)
SB 964, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District; authorizing a fee.
SB 964 was passed to third reading.
SB 613 ON SECOND READING
(S. Davis - House Sponsor)
SB 613, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to services provided by the Health and Human Services Commission to sexually violent offenders who are incompetent to attend sex offender treatment.
SB 613 was passed to third reading.
SB 1248 ON SECOND READING
(Lucio - House Sponsor)
SB 1248, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to municipal regulation of manufactured home communities.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Transportation:
Phillips on motion of Bohac.
SB 1248 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 1
Representative Collier offered the following amendment to SB 1248:
Amend SB 1248 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, add the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and references accordingly:
(____) This section does not apply to or in a municipality wholly or partly located in a county that has a population of more than 1.8 million and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.2 million.
(2) On page 3, between lines 1 and 2, add the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
(____) This section does not apply to a municipality wholly or partly located in a county that has a population of more than 1.8 million and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.2 million.
Representative Lucio moved to table Amendment No. 1.
The motion to table was lost by (Record 1437): 56 Yeas, 69 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Blanco; Burkett; Button; Cain; Canales; Cook; Craddick; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzales; Gooden; Hernandez; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Koop; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Murphy; Murr; Oliveira; Parker; Price; Raney; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Villalba; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Alvarado; Bernal; Biedermann; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burns; Burrows; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Cosper; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Frullo; Geren; Goldman; González; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; Keough; King, P.; Klick; Krause; Lang; Lozano; Meyer; Morrison; Neave; Nevárez; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Pickett; Raymond; Roberts; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Uresti; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Anchia; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Phillips; Zerwas.
Absent — Bailes; Bell; Bohac; Dukes; King, T.; Longoria; Muñoz; Oliverson; Turner; VanDeaver.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Anchia
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Bohac
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Burrows
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Guillen
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Meyer
When Record No. 1437 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Perez
Amendment No. 1 was adopted. (Fallon and Rinaldi recorded voting no.)
SB 1248, as amended, was passed to third reading.
SB 1021 ON SECOND READING
(Price - House Sponsor)
SB 1021, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to reports on the consolidation and certain functions of the health and human services system, including advisory committees within the system, and the re-creation of the Texas system of care framework.
SB 1021 was passed to third reading.
SB 1085 ON SECOND READING
(Roberts - House Sponsor)
SB 1085, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the certification of unopposed candidates for the board of directors of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
SB 1085 was passed to third reading.
SB 1264 ON SECOND READING
(Alvarado - House Sponsor)
SB 1264, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to psychological counseling for certain grand jurors.
SB 1264 was passed to third reading. (Rinaldi recorded voting no.)
SB 1743 ON SECOND READING
(Hinojosa, Minjarez, and White - House Sponsors)
SB 1743, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to transferring the Office for the Prevention of Developmental Disabilities to The University of Texas at Austin and renaming the office the Office for Healthy Children.
SB 1743 was passed to third reading by (Record 1438): 68 Yeas, 59 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bernal; Blanco; Burkett; Canales; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Koop; Lambert; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Muñoz; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Parker; Phelan; Pickett; Price; Raymond; Reynolds; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sheffield; Shine; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; White; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Bell; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cosper; Cyrier; Dale; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Goldman; Gonzales; Hefner; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Keough; Klick; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Meyer; Murphy; Murr; Oliverson; Paul; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Shaheen; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Villalba; Wilson; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Phillips; Zerwas.
Absent — Alonzo; Button; Dukes; Geren; King, P.; Morrison; Perez; Raney; Schofield.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Button
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Gonzales
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Gooden
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no.
P. King
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Meyer
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morrison
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Parker
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Schofield
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Villalba
When Record No. 1438 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Wilson
SB 2117 ON SECOND READING
(Price - House Sponsor)
SB 2117, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the City of Amarillo Hospital District.
SB 2117 was passed to third reading.
SB 1291 ON SECOND READING
(Faircloth - House Sponsor)
SB 1291, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to permits for oversize and overweight vehicles in a certain county.
SB 1291 was passed to third reading.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
Pursuant to a previous motion, the following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Conference Committee on SB 1:
Gonzales on motion of Geren.
SB 440 ON SECOND READING
(Nevárez - House Sponsor)
SB 440, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use by certain municipalities of hotel occupancy tax revenue to improve or expand certain airports.
SB 440 was passed to third reading by (Record 1439): 96 Yeas, 36 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bernal; Blanco; Burkett; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Deshotel; Elkins; Farrar; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; King, P.; King, T.; Koop; Lambert; Larson; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, R.; Bell; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burns; Cain; Dean; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Goldman; Hefner; Holland; Keough; Klick; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Leach; Oliverson; Phelan; Rinaldi; Roberts; Sanford; Schaefer; Shaheen; Stickland; Swanson; Tinderholt; White; Wilson; Workman; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Phillips; Zerwas.
Absent — Bailes; Dukes; Laubenberg.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1439 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Capriglione
When Record No. 1439 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Phelan
CSSB 920 ON SECOND READING
(Lucio - House Sponsor)
CSSB 920, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to access to a residence or former residence to retrieve personal property, including access based on danger of family violence.
(Phillips now present)
CSSB 920 was passed to third reading.
SB 813 ON SECOND READING
(Meyer - House Sponsor)
SB 813, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to recovery of damages, attorney's fees, and costs related to frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Meyer offered the following amendment to SB 813:
Amend SB 813 (house committee printing) on page 1, between lines 18 and 19, by inserting the following appropriately designated subsection and redesignating subsequent subsections accordingly:
(____) A claimant may bring an action under this section only after the claimant has exhausted the claimant's administrative remedies with respect to the regulatory action against the claimant.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Schofield offered the following amendment to SB 813:
Amend SB 813 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 (page 1, line 7) insert "or political subdivision" after "state agency";
(2) In SECTION 3 (page 1, line 16) insert "or political subdivision" after "state agency";
(3) In SECTION 3 (page 1, line 17) insert "or political subdivision" after "state agency";
(4) In SECTION 3 (page 1, line 21) insert "or political subdivision's" after "state agency's";
(5) In SECTION 3 (page 2, line 7) insert "or political subdivision" after "state agency".
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
SB 813, as amended, was passed to third reading.
CSSB 1232 ON SECOND READING
(Alvarado - House Sponsor)
CSSB 1232, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to inappropriate conduct between a person and an animal; creating a criminal offense.
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Moody and Villalba offered the following amendment to CSSB 1232:
Amend CSSB 1232 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 6, line 15, strike "and amending Subsection (b)".
(2) On page 6, strike lines 23 through 25.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 42.092, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows:
(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(3), (4), (5), (6), or (9) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if the person has previously been convicted two times under this section, two times under Section 42.09, or one time under this section and one time under Section 42.09.
(c-1) An offense under Subsection (b)(1) or[,] (2) is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the person has previously been convicted under Subsection (b)(1), (2), (7), or (8) or under Section 42.09.
(c-2) An offense under Subsection (b)(7)[, (7),] or (8) is a state jail felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person has previously been convicted [two times] under this section[, two times under Section 42.09,] or [one time under this section and one time] under Section 42.09.
SECTION ____. Section 821.023(b), Health and Safety Code, is repealed.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSSB 1232, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1440): 122 Yeas, 6 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González; Gooden; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Price; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; Villalba; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Ashby; Bailes; Cyrier; Raney; VanDeaver; White.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Guerra; Lambert; Oliverson; Phillips; Pickett; Schubert; Stucky.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Bailes
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Cyrier
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Guerra
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Raney
When Record No. 1440 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Schubert
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Stucky
When Record No. 1440 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
VanDeaver
REASON FOR VOTE
I initially voted against CSSB 1232 by Senator Huffman because of concern that the bill did not go far enough to protect both animal husbandry and veterinarian practices in the state. The author was agreeable to corrective language in the committee substitute on page 2, line 26 through page 3, line 1, striking "defense to prosecution" and inserting "exception." My existing concern dealt with the possible unintended consequence from broad interpretation of page 2, lines 14-15.
Bailes
SB 977 ON SECOND READING
(Ashby - House Sponsor)
SB 977, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a private entity.
SB 977 was passed to third reading by (Record 1441): 121 Yeas, 9 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Blanco; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Ortega; Rodriguez, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Bailes; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Anchia; Coleman; Dale; Dukes; Walle.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1441 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Bailes
When Record No. 1441 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bernal
SB 873 ON SECOND READING
(Murphy - House Sponsor)
SB 873, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority and liability of owners and managers of apartment houses, manufactured home rental communities, condominiums, and multiple use facilities in charging tenants for submetered and nonsubmetered master metered water and wastewater services.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Murphy offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 (house committee printing) on page 4, line 24, between "Subchapter K" and "[submetering", by inserting ". The utility commission may assess an administrative penalty under Section 13.4151 for a violation of this chapter or of any rule adopted under this chapter".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative E. Rodriguez offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 (senate committee printing) on page 4, line 17, between "commission." and "If the utility", by inserting "The utility commission shall establish an online complaint and hearing system through which a person may file a complaint under this Subchapter and may appear remotely for a hearing before the utility commission.".
Amendment No. 2 was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Turner offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 (house committee printing) on page 4, line 22, between "overcharged" and the underlined period, by inserting "and assess an administrative penalty under Section 13.4151".
Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption by (Record 1442): 44 Yeas, 87 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Blanco; Canales; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Deshotel; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; González; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Muñoz; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Perez; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; Walle; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Goldman; Gooden; Hefner; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Kacal; Keough; Klick; Koop; Krause; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Meyer; Murphy; Murr; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Rinaldi; Roberts; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Kuempel(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Bernal; Dukes; King, P.; Morrison; Vo.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1442 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Morrison
Amendment No. 4
Representative J. Rodriguez offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) Strike SECTIONS 2 and 3 of the bill (page 2, line 3, through page 4, line 1).
(2) Renumber the remaining SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.
(Speaker in the chair)
Amendment No. 4 failed of adoption.
Amendment No. 5
Representative Canales offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter M, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 13.5032 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.5032. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NONSUBMETERING RULES. The utility commission may assess an administrative penalty of $500 for each violation against an owner or a condominium manager who does not comply with Section 13.5031(a)(5).
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Alvarado requested permission for the Committee on Urban Affairs to meet while the house is in session, at 1:45 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Urban Affairs, 1:45 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.
SB 873 - (consideration continued)
SB 873 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Ortega raised a point of order against further consideration of SB 873 under Rule 4, Section 32(c) of the House Rules on the grounds that the committee report is incorrect.
The chair overruled the point of order and submitted the following statement:
Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1) of the House Rules requires the bill analysis to include “background information on the proposal and information on what the bill or resolution proposes to do.” The entire background and purpose section of the bill analysis reads: “Interested parties contend that certain water billing disputes sometimes result in costly and time-consuming litigation, the cost of which may ultimately be borne by water users through increased charges. SB 873 seeks to address this issue by revising certain water rates and service provisions.”
Representative Ortega objects that this language is misleading and incorrect because state law prohibits passing the costs of litigating water disputes on to water users in the form of increased water charges. Defenders of the bill analysis observe that the bill analysis does not specify that “increased charges” will be charges for water and that those charges could come in other forms that nonetheless impact water users. Further, the background and purpose identifies what “interested parties contend” and what “may” result, rather than purporting to contain objective facts about what actually happens and what actually results. Although this may not educate readers as thoroughly as one might hope, this appears to identify (1) the concerns giving rise to the piece of legislation, whether legitimate or not, and, (2) what the bill does, however imprecisely this may be worded. After carefully reviewing the bill, the bill analysis, and house precedents, the chair finds that the background and purpose section satisfies the requirements of Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1). See 85 H.J. Reg. 2628-2629 (2017) (Walle point of order on CSHB 1774).
Amendment No. 5 failed of adoption.
Amendment No. 6
Representative Neave offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a lease entered into on or after September 1, 2017. A lease entered into before September 1, 2017, is governed by the law in effect when the lease was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
Amendment No. 6 failed of adoption.
Amendment No. 7
Representative E. Rodriguez offered the following amendment to SB 873:
Amend SB 873 (senate committee printing) on page 4, line 17, between "commission." and "If the utility", by inserting "The utility commission shall establish an online complaint and hearing system through which a person may file a complaint under this Subchapter and may appear remotely for a hearing before the utility commission.".
Amendment No. 8
Representative E. Rodriguez offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 7:
Amend Amendment No. 7 by E. Rodriguez to SB 873, on page 1, on lines 3 and 4, between "online" and "complaint", by inserting "and telephone formal".
Amendment No. 8 was adopted.
Amendment No. 7, as amended, was adopted.
SB 873, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1443): 92 Yeas, 39 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gooden; Hefner; Holland; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Meyer; Minjarez; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Oliveira; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Price; Raney; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Shaheen; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Arévalo; Bernal; Canales; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Farrar; González; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Moody; Muñoz; Nevárez; Ortega; Perez; Pickett; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rose; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Schofield.
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Anchia; Bell; Blanco; Dukes; Sheffield.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1443 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Neave
When Record No. 1443 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Pickett
SB 547 ON SECOND READING
(Lambert - House Sponsor)
SB 547, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of services and resources to certain individuals by a state supported living center and to the creation of a schedule of support services a state supported living center may provide and procedures for establishing applicable fees for those services.
SB 547 was passed to third reading.
SB 547 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Raymond, Representatives Raymond, Stephenson, Stucky, and Minjarez were authorized as house sponsors to SB 547.
CSSB 1076 ON SECOND READING
(G. Bonnen - House Sponsor)
CSSB 1076, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to amounts charged to an enrollee in a health benefit plan for prescription drugs covered by the plan.
CSSB 1076 - STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS: Just for a little legislative intent, just a question––and thank you for bringing this bill. I appreciate you and the Insurance Committee, TDI, and everybody working to try to get language that does what we've wanted. And so for legislative intent, Dr. Bonnen, this bill prevents clawbacks, is that correct?
REPRESENTATIVE G. BONNEN: That's correct.
PHILLIPS: You and I worked with TDI on substitute language which is what is before us to ensure that nothing in SB 1076 interferes with the contractual relationship between the pharmacy and the pharmacy benefit manager. Is that correct?
G. BONNEN: You're correct. Nothing in SB 1076 will interfere with contracting between a PBM and a pharmacy.
PHILLIPS: And what we're doing is we're making sure that the consumer essentially gets the lowest price that they can that day given the different conditions that prevail at that time.
G. BONNEN: That's correct.
REPRESENTATIVE GOODEN: My question has to do with the clawback provisions. In many of these contracts there are, in many cases, gag clauses which prevent the pharmacist from being open and honest with the patients that are getting the prescriptions filled. Does this bill address that?
G. BONNEN: Yes, and what you're referring to is a situation where the patient would come in to pay for their medication and the pharmacist would not be allowed to tell them that it would be less expensive to just pay cash for the prescription.
GOODEN: Thank you. And just in case members aren't listening, what he said was, a lot of times people will come to get a prescription filled and it is cheaper to pay cash, but the pharmacist can't tell the customer that because of a contract provision. So this bill addresses that, and I think this is a great bill.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Phillips moved to print remarks between Representative G. Bonnen and Representative Phillips.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Gooden moved to print remarks between Representative G. Bonnen and Representative Gooden.
The motion prevailed.
CSSB 1076 was passed to third reading.
CSSB 669 ON SECOND READING
(Zerwas and Wray - House Sponsors)
CSSB 669, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the system for protesting or appealing certain ad valorem tax determinations; authorizing a fee.
Amendment No. 1
Representative D. Bonnen offered the following amendment to CSSB 669:
Amend CSSB 669 (house committee printing) on page 2, line 6, following the underlined period, by adding the following: The comptroller shall post the recommendations of the advisory board on the comptroller's Internet website.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative D. Bonnen offered the following amendment to CSSB 669:
Amend CSSB 669 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 22, strike "Sections 5.041(b) and (e-1)" and substitute "Sections 5.041(b), (c), and (e-1)".
(2) On page 3, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(c) The comptroller may contract with service providers to assist with the duties imposed under Subsection (a), but the course required may not be provided by an appraisal district, the chief appraiser or another employee of an appraisal district, a member of the board of directors of an appraisal district, a member of an appraisal review board, or a taxing unit. The comptroller may assess a fee to recover a portion of the costs incurred for the training course, but the fee may not exceed $50 per person trained. If the training is provided to an individual other than a member of an appraisal review board, the comptroller may assess a fee not to exceed $50 per person trained.
(3) On page 4, line 24, strike "shall" and substitute "may".
(4) On page 7, lines 13 through 15, strike "submit the form not later than the 45th day after the date the form is sent to the owner or agent under Subsection (d)(2)" and substitute the following:
submit the form not later than the earlier of the 45th day after the date:
(1) the form is sent to the owner or agent under Subsection (d)(2); or
(2) the matter that is the subject of the protest is finally resolved if the protest is settled or otherwise resolved in a manner that does not require the issuance of an order described by Subsection (d)(2)
(5) On page 7, line 26, strike "shall" and substitute "may".
(6) On page 20, strike lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following:
SECTION 19. The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Sections 403.302(m-1) and (n), Government Code;
(2) Sections 5.103(e) and (f), Tax Code;
(3) Section 6.412(e), Tax Code; and
(4) Section 41A.06(c), Tax Code.
(7) On page 21, lines 2 and 3, strike "and adopt rules required by that section".
(8) On page 21, lines 4 and 5, strike "adopt rules necessary to implement Section 5.104, Tax Code, as added by this Act, and shall".
(9) On page 21, line 7, strike "that section" and substitute "Section 5.104, Tax Code, as added by this Act,".
(10) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 403.302(o), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(o) The comptroller shall adopt rules governing the conduct of the study after consultation with the comptroller's property tax administration advisory board [Comptroller's Property Value Study Advisory Committee].
SECTION ____. Section 5.102(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) At least once every two years, the comptroller shall review the governance of each appraisal district, taxpayer assistance provided, and the operating and appraisal standards, procedures, and methodology used by each appraisal district, to determine compliance with generally accepted standards, procedures, and methodology. After consultation with the property tax administration advisory board [committee created under Section 403.302, Government Code], the comptroller by rule may establish procedures and standards for conducting and scoring the review.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Sanford offered the following amendment to CSSB 669:
Amend CSSB 669 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 25.25(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The appraisal review board, on motion of the chief appraiser or of a property owner, may direct by written order changes in the appraisal roll for any of the five preceding years to correct:
(1) clerical errors that affect a property owner's liability for a tax imposed in that tax year;
(2) multiple appraisals of a property in that tax year;
(3) the inclusion of property that does not exist in the form or at the location described in the appraisal roll; [or]
(4) an error in which property is shown as owned by a person who did not own the property on January 1 of that tax year; or
(5) an error in the square footage of a property described in the appraisal roll.
SECTION ____. Section 25.25(c), Tax Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a motion to correct an appraisal roll filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A motion to correct an appraisal roll filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the motion was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Amendment No. 4
Representatives D. Bonnen, Longoria, Cyrier, Gooden, Isaac, Dale, Morrison, Meyer, Schubert, Holland, Button, G. Bonnen, Cosper, Elkins, Huberty, Wray, Murphy, Shine, Paul, R. Anderson, Schofield, Bohac, Cook, Landgraf, Simmons, White, Raymond, S. Davis, Darby, Springer, Flynn, Burns, Hefner, Wilson, Burrows, Leach, Roberts, Raney, Workman, Price, Goldman, Oliverson, Burkett, Larson, Geren, Rinaldi, E. Thompson, Kuempel, Phelan, Longoria, Lozano, Dean, Bell, Cosper, Stucky, and Phillips offered the following amendment to CSSB 669:
Amend CSSB 669 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. This Act may be cited as the Property Tax Payer Empowerment Act of 2017.
SECTION ____. Section 5.07, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
(f) In conjunction with prescribing a uniform record system to be used by all appraisal districts as required by Subsection (c), the comptroller shall prescribe tax rate calculation forms to be used by the designated officer or employee of each:
(1) taxing unit other than a school district to calculate and submit the no-new-revenue tax rate and the rollback tax rate for the unit as required by Chapter 26; and
(2) school district to calculate and submit the no-new-revenue tax rate, the rollback tax rate, and the rate to maintain the same amount of state and local revenue per weighted student that the district received in the school year beginning in the preceding tax year as required by Chapter 26.
(g) The forms described by Subsection (f) must be in an electronic format and:
(1) have blanks that can be filled in electronically;
(2) be capable of being certified by the designated officer or employee after completion as accurately calculating the applicable tax rates and using values that are the same as the values shown in the taxing unit's certified appraisal roll; and
(3) be capable of being submitted electronically to the chief appraiser of each appraisal district in which the taxing unit is located.
(h) For purposes of Subsections (f) and (g), the comptroller shall use the forms published on the comptroller's Internet website as of January 1, 2017, as modified as necessary to comply with the requirements of those subsections. The forms may be updated at the discretion of the comptroller to reflect any statutory change in the values used to calculate a tax rate or to reflect formatting or other nonsubstantive changes.
(i) The comptroller may revise the forms to reflect statutory changes other than those described by Subsection (h) or on receipt of a request in writing. A revision under this subsection must be approved by the agreement of a majority of the members of a committee selected by the comptroller who are present at a committee meeting at which a quorum is present. The members of the committee must represent, equally, taxpayers and either taxing units or persons designated by taxing units. In the case of a revision for which the comptroller receives a request in writing, the person requesting the revision shall pay the costs of mediation if the comptroller determines that mediation is required.
SECTION ____. Section 5.091, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.091. STATEWIDE LIST OF TAX RATES. (a) Each year the comptroller shall prepare a list that includes the total tax rate imposed by each taxing unit in this state, as [other than a school district, if the tax rate is] reported to the comptroller by each appraisal district, for the year [preceding the year] in which the list is prepared. The comptroller shall:
(1) prescribe the manner in which and deadline by which appraisal districts are required to submit the tax rates to the comptroller; and
(2) list the tax rates alphabetically according to:
(A) the county or counties in which each taxing unit is located; and
(B) the name of each taxing unit [in descending order].
(b) Not later than January 1 [December 31] of the following [each] year, the comptroller shall publish on the comptroller's Internet website the list required by Subsection (a).
SECTION ____. Section 6.41, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d-9) and adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), and (d-10) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1) or (b-2), an appraisal review [The] board consists of three members.
(b-1) An appraisal [However, the] district board of directors by resolution of a majority of the board's [its] members may increase the size of the district's appraisal review board to the number of members the board of directors considers appropriate.
(b-2) An appraisal district board of directors for a district established in a county with a population of one million or more by resolution of a majority of the board's members shall increase the size of the district's appraisal review board to the number of members the board of directors considers appropriate to manage the duties of the appraisal review board, including the duties of each special panel established under Section 6.425.
(d-9) In selecting individuals who are to serve as members of the appraisal review board, the local administrative district judge shall select an adequate number of qualified individuals to permit the chairman of the appraisal review board to fill the positions on each special panel established under Section 6.425.
(d-10) Upon selection of the individuals who are to serve as members of the appraisal review board, the local administrative district judge shall enter an appropriate order designating such members and setting each member's respective term of office, as provided elsewhere in this section.
SECTION ____. Section 6.414(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) An auxiliary board member may hear taxpayer protests before the appraisal review board. An auxiliary board member may not hear taxpayer protests before a special panel established under Section 6.425 unless the member is eligible to be appointed to the special panel. If one or more auxiliary board members sit on a panel established under Section 6.425 or 41.45 to conduct a protest hearing, the number of regular appraisal review board members required by that section to constitute the panel is reduced by the number of auxiliary board members sitting. An auxiliary board member sitting on a panel is considered a regular board member for all purposes related to the conduct of the hearing.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 6.425 to read as follows:
Sec. 6.425. SPECIAL APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD PANELS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) This section applies only to the appraisal review board for an appraisal district described by Section 6.41(b-2).
(b) The appraisal review board shall establish special panels to conduct protest hearings under Chapter 41 relating to property that:
(1) has an appraised value of $50 million or more as determined by the appraisal district; and
(2) is included in one of the following classifications:
(A) commercial real and personal property;
(B) real and personal property of utilities;
(C) industrial and manufacturing real and personal property; and
(D) multifamily residential real property.
(c) Each special panel described by this section consists of three members of the appraisal review board appointed by the chairman of the board.
(d) To be eligible to be appointed to a special panel described by this section, a member of the appraisal review board must:
(1) hold a juris doctor or equivalent degree;
(2) hold a master of business administration degree;
(3) be licensed as a certified public accountant under Chapter 901, Occupations Code;
(4) be accredited by the American Society of Appraisers as an accredited senior appraiser;
(5) possess an MAI professional designation from the Appraisal Institute;
(6) possess a Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) professional designation from the International Association of Assessing Officers;
(7) have at least 20 years of experience in property tax appraisal or consulting; or
(8) be licensed as a real estate broker or sales agent under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.
(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the chairman of the appraisal review board may appoint to a special panel described by this section a member of the appraisal review board who does not meet the qualifications prescribed by that subsection if:
(1) the number of persons appointed to the board by the local administrative district judge who meet those qualifications is not sufficient to fill the positions on each special panel; and
(2) the board member being appointed to the panel holds a bachelor's degree in any field.
(f) In addition to conducting protest hearings relating to property described by Subsection (b) of this section, a special panel may conduct protest hearings under Chapter 41 relating to property not described by Subsection (b) of this section as assigned by the chairman of the appraisal review board.
SECTION ____. Effective January 1, 2019, Section 25.19, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-3) and (b-4) to read as follows:
(b-3) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district described by Section 6.41(b-2). In addition to the information required by Subsection (b), the chief appraiser shall state in a notice of appraised value of property described by Section 6.425(b) that the property owner has the right to have a protest relating to the property heard by a special panel of the appraisal review board.
(b-4) Subsection (b)(5) applies only to a notice of appraised value required to be delivered by the chief appraiser of an appraisal district established in a county with a population of less than 120,000. This subsection expires January 1, 2020.
SECTION ____. Effective January 1, 2020, Sections 25.19(b) and (i), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The chief appraiser shall separate real from personal property and include in the notice for each:
(1) a list of the taxing units in which the property is taxable;
(2) the appraised value of the property in the preceding year;
(3) the taxable value of the property in the preceding year for each taxing unit taxing the property;
(4) the appraised value of the property for the current year, the kind and amount of each exemption and partial exemption, if any, approved for the property for the current year and for the preceding year, and, if an exemption or partial exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or reduced for the current year, the amount of the exemption or partial exemption canceled or reduced;
(5) [if the appraised value is greater than it was in the preceding year, the amount of tax that would be imposed on the property on the basis of the tax rate for the preceding year;
[(6)] in italic typeface, the following statement: "The Texas Legislature does not set the amount of your local taxes. Your property tax burden is decided by your locally elected officials, and all inquiries concerning your taxes should be directed to those officials";
(6) [(7)] a detailed explanation of the time and procedure for protesting the value;
(7) [(8)] the date and place the appraisal review board will begin hearing protests; and
(8) [(9)] a brief explanation that the governing body of each taxing unit decides whether or not taxes on the property will increase and the appraisal district only determines the value of the property.
(i) Delivery with a notice required by Subsection (a) or (g) of a copy of the pamphlet published by the comptroller under Section 5.06 or a copy of the notice published by the chief appraiser under Section 41.70 is sufficient to comply with the requirement that the notice include the information specified by Subsection (b)(6) [(b)(7)] or (g)(3), as applicable.
SECTION ____. Section 26.012(9), Tax Code, is redesignated as Section 26.012(18), Tax Code, and amended to read as follows:
(18) "No-new-revenue [(9) "Effective] maintenance and operations rate" means a rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value and calculated according to the following formula:
NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE = (LAST YEAR'S LEVY - LAST YEAR'S DEBT LEVY - LAST YEAR'S JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVY) / (CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 26.04, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26.04. SUBMISSION OF ROLL TO GOVERNING BODY; NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] AND ROLLBACK TAX RATES.
SECTION ____. Section 26.04, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), (f), (g), (i), and (j) and adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), (e-2), (e-3), and (e-4) to read as follows:
(b) The assessor shall submit the appraisal roll for the unit showing the total appraised, assessed, and taxable values of all property and the total taxable value of new property to the governing body of the unit by August 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable. By August 1 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the taxing unit's collector shall certify [an estimate of] the anticipated collection rate, as defined by Subsection (h), for the current year to the governing body. If the collector certified an anticipated collection rate in the preceding year and the actual collection rate in that year exceeded the anticipated rate, the collector shall also certify the amount of debt taxes collected in excess of the anticipated amount in the preceding year.
(c) After the assessor for the unit submits the appraisal roll for the unit to the governing body of the unit as required by Subsection (b), an [An] officer or employee designated by the governing body shall calculate the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and the rollback tax rate for the unit, where:
(1) "No-new-revenue [Effective] tax rate" means a rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value calculated according to the following formula:
NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE = (LAST YEAR'S LEVY - LOST PROPERTY LEVY) / (CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)
; and
(2) "Rollback tax rate" means a rate expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value calculated according to the following formula:
ROLLBACK TAX RATE = (NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE x 1.08) + CURRENT DEBT RATE
(d) The no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate for a county is the sum of the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rates calculated for each type of tax the county levies and the rollback tax rate for a county is the sum of the rollback tax rates calculated for each type of tax the county levies.
(d-1) The designated officer or employee shall use the tax rate calculation forms prescribed by the comptroller under Section 5.07 in calculating the no-new-revenue tax rate and the rollback tax rate.
(d-2) The designated officer or employee may not submit the no-new-revenue tax rate and the rollback tax rate to the governing body of the taxing unit and the unit may not adopt a tax rate until the designated officer or employee certifies on the tax rate calculation forms that the designated officer or employee has accurately calculated the tax rates and has used values that are the same as the values shown in the unit's certified appraisal roll in performing the calculations.
(e) By August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the designated officer or employee shall submit the rates to the governing body. The designated officer or employee [He] shall deliver by mail to each property owner in the unit, [or] publish in a newspaper, or post prominently on the home page of the unit's Internet website, if applicable, in the form prescribed by the comptroller:
(1) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate, the rollback tax rate, and an explanation of how they were calculated;
(2) the estimated amount of interest and sinking fund balances and the estimated amount of maintenance and operation or general fund balances remaining at the end of the current fiscal year that are not encumbered with or by corresponding existing debt obligation;
(3) a schedule of the unit's debt obligations showing:
(A) the amount of principal and interest that will be paid to service the unit's debts in the next year from property tax revenue, including payments of lawfully incurred contractual obligations providing security for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued on behalf of the unit by another political subdivision and, if the unit is created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, payments on debts that the unit anticipates to incur in the next calendar year;
(B) the amount by which taxes imposed for debt are to be increased because of the unit's anticipated collection rate; and
(C) the total of the amounts listed in Paragraphs (A)-(B), less any amount collected in excess of the previous year's anticipated collections certified as provided in Subsection (b);
(4) the amount of additional sales and use tax revenue anticipated in calculations under Section 26.041;
(5) a statement that the adoption of a tax rate equal to the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate would result in an increase or decrease, as applicable, in the amount of taxes imposed by the unit as compared to last year's levy, and the amount of the increase or decrease;
(6) in the year that a taxing unit calculates an adjustment under Subsection (i) or (j), a schedule that includes the following elements:
(A) the name of the unit discontinuing the department, function, or activity;
(B) the amount of property tax revenue spent by the unit listed under Paragraph (A) to operate the discontinued department, function, or activity in the 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made; and
(C) the name of the unit that operates a distinct department, function, or activity in all or a majority of the territory of a taxing unit that has discontinued operating the distinct department, function, or activity; and
(7) in the year following the year in which a taxing unit raised its rollback tax rate as required by Subsection (j), a schedule that includes the following elements:
(A) the amount of property tax revenue spent by the unit to operate the department, function, or activity for which the taxing unit raised the rollback tax rate as required by Subsection (j) for the 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made; and
(B) the amount published by the unit in the preceding tax year under Subdivision (6)(B).
(e-1) The tax rate certification requirements imposed by Subsection (d-2) and the notice requirements imposed by Subsections (e)(1)-(6) do not apply to a school district.
(e-2) By August 7 or as soon thereafter as practicable, the chief appraiser of each appraisal district shall deliver by regular mail or e-mail to each owner of property located in the appraisal district a notice that the estimated amount of taxes to be imposed on the owner's property by each taxing unit in which the property is located may be found in the property tax database maintained by the appraisal district under Section 26.17. The notice must include:
(1) the following statement:
"PROPOSED (tax year) PROPERTY TAX BILL INFORMATION
"Information concerning the property taxes that may be imposed on your property by local taxing units, the dates and locations of any public hearings on the tax rates of the taxing units, and the dates and locations of meetings of the governing bodies of the taxing units to vote on the tax rates, together with other important property tax information, may be found at the website listed below:
"(address of the Internet website at which the information may be found).";
(2) a statement that the property owner may request from the county assessor-collector contact information for the assessor for each taxing unit in which the property is located, who must provide the information described by this subsection to the owner on request; and
(3) the address and telephone number of the county assessor-collector.
(e-3) The heading of the statement described by Subsection (e-2)(1) must be in bold, capital letters in typeset larger than that used in the other provisions of the notice.
(e-4) The comptroller may adopt rules regarding the format and delivery of the notice required by Subsection (e-2).
(f) If as a result of consolidation of taxing units a taxing unit includes territory that was in two or more taxing units in the preceding year, the amount of taxes imposed in each in the preceding year is combined for purposes of calculating the no-new-revenue [effective] and rollback tax rates under this section.
(g) A person who owns taxable property is entitled to an injunction prohibiting the taxing unit in which the property is taxable from adopting a tax rate if the assessor or designated officer or employee of the unit, the chief appraiser of the applicable appraisal district, or the taxing unit, as applicable, has not complied with the computation, [or] publication, or posting requirements of this section or Section 26.17 or 26.18 [and the failure to comply was not in good faith].
(i) This subsection applies to a taxing unit that has agreed by written contract to transfer a distinct department, function, or activity to another taxing unit and discontinues operating that distinct department, function, or activity if the operation of that department, function, or activity in all or a majority of the territory of the taxing unit is continued by another existing taxing unit or by a new taxing unit. The rollback tax rate of a taxing unit to which this subsection applies in the first tax year in which a budget is adopted that does not allocate revenue to the discontinued department, function, or activity is calculated as otherwise provided by this section, except that last year's levy used to calculate the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate of the unit is reduced by the amount of maintenance and operations tax revenue spent by the taxing unit to operate the department, function, or activity for the 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made and in which the unit operated the discontinued department, function, or activity. If the unit did not operate that department, function, or activity for the full 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made, the unit shall reduce last year's levy used for calculating the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate of the unit by the amount of the revenue spent in the last full fiscal year in which the unit operated the discontinued department, function, or activity.
(j) This subsection applies to a taxing unit that had agreed by written contract to accept the transfer of a distinct department, function, or activity from another taxing unit and operates a distinct department, function, or activity if the operation of a substantially similar department, function, or activity in all or a majority of the territory of the taxing unit has been discontinued by another taxing unit, including a dissolved taxing unit. The rollback tax rate of a taxing unit to which this subsection applies in the first tax year after the other taxing unit discontinued the substantially similar department, function, or activity in which a budget is adopted that allocates revenue to the department, function, or activity is calculated as otherwise provided by this section, except that last year's levy used to calculate the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate of the unit is increased by the amount of maintenance and operations tax revenue spent by the taxing unit that discontinued operating the substantially similar department, function, or activity to operate that department, function, or activity for the 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made and in which the unit operated the discontinued department, function, or activity. If the unit did not operate the discontinued department, function, or activity for the full 12 months preceding the month in which the calculations required by this chapter are made, the unit may increase last year's levy used to calculate the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate by an amount not to exceed the amount of property tax revenue spent by the discontinuing unit to operate the discontinued department, function, or activity in the last full fiscal year in which the discontinuing unit operated the department, function, or activity.
SECTION ____. Sections 26.041(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), and (h), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) In the first year in which an additional sales and use tax is required to be collected, the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and rollback tax rate for the unit are calculated according to the following formulas:
NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE = [(LAST YEAR'S LEVY - LOST PROPERTY LEVY) / (CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)] - SALES TAX GAIN RATE
and
ROLLBACK TAX RATE = (NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE x 1.08) + CURRENT DEBT RATE - SALES TAX GAIN RATE
where "sales tax gain rate" means a number expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value, calculated by dividing the revenue that will be generated by the additional sales and use tax in the following year as calculated under Subsection (d) [of this section] by the current total value.
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (a) and (c) [of this section], in a year in which a taxing unit imposes an additional sales and use tax, the rollback tax rate for the unit is calculated according to the following formula, regardless of whether the unit levied a property tax in the preceding year:
ROLLBACK TAX RATE = [(LAST YEAR'S MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS EXPENSE x 1.08) / ([TOTAL] CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)] + (CURRENT DEBT RATE - SALES TAX REVENUE RATE)
where "last year's maintenance and operations expense" means the amount spent for maintenance and operations from property tax and additional sales and use tax revenues in the preceding year, and "sales tax revenue rate" means a number expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value, calculated by dividing the revenue that will be generated by the additional sales and use tax in the current year as calculated under Subsection (d) [of this section] by the current total value.
(c) In a year in which a taxing unit that has been imposing an additional sales and use tax ceases to impose an additional sales and use tax, the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and rollback tax rate for the unit are calculated according to the following formulas:
NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE = [(LAST YEAR'S LEVY - LOST PROPERTY LEVY) / (CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)] + SALES TAX LOSS RATE
and
ROLLBACK TAX RATE = [(LAST YEAR'S MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS EXPENSE x 1.08) / ([TOTAL] CURRENT TOTAL VALUE - NEW PROPERTY VALUE)] + CURRENT DEBT RATE
where "sales tax loss rate" means a number expressed in dollars per $100 of taxable value, calculated by dividing the amount of sales and use tax revenue generated in the last four quarters for which the information is available by the current total value and "last year's maintenance and operations expense" means the amount spent for maintenance and operations from property tax and additional sales and use tax revenues in the preceding year.
(e) If a city that imposes an additional sales and use tax receives payments under the terms of a contract executed before January 1, 1986, in which the city agrees not to annex certain property or a certain area and the owners or lessees of the property or of property in the area agree to pay at least annually to the city an amount determined by reference to all or a percentage of the property tax rate of the city and all or a part of the value of the property subject to the agreement or included in the area subject to the agreement, the governing body, by order adopted by a majority vote of the governing body, may direct the designated officer or employee to add to the no-new-revenue [effective] and rollback tax rates the amount that, when applied to the total taxable value submitted to the governing body, would produce an amount of taxes equal to the difference between the total amount of payments for the tax year under contracts described by this subsection under the rollback tax rate calculated under this section and the total amount of payments for the tax year that would have been obligated to the city if the city had not adopted an additional sales and use tax.
(g) If the rate of the additional sales and use tax is increased, the designated officer or employee shall make two projections, in the manner provided by Subsection (d) [of this section], of the revenue generated by the additional sales and use tax in the following year. The first projection must take into account the increase and the second projection must not take into account the increase. The designated officer or employee shall then subtract the amount of the result of the second projection from the amount of the result of the first projection to determine the revenue generated as a result of the increase in the additional sales and use tax. In the first year in which an additional sales and use tax is increased, the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate for the unit is the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate before the increase minus a number the numerator of which is the revenue generated as a result of the increase in the additional sales and use tax, as determined under this subsection, and the denominator of which is the current total value minus the new property value.
(h) If the rate of the additional sales and use tax is decreased, the designated officer or employee shall make two projections, in the manner provided by Subsection (d) [of this section], of the revenue generated by the additional sales and use tax in the following year. The first projection must take into account the decrease and the second projection must not take into account the decrease. The designated officer or employee shall then subtract the amount of the result of the first projection from the amount of the result of the second projection to determine the revenue lost as a result of the decrease in the additional sales and use tax. In the first year in which an additional sales and use tax is decreased, the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate for the unit is the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate before the decrease plus a number the numerator of which is the revenue lost as a result of the decrease in the additional sales and use tax, as determined under this subsection, and the denominator of which is the current total value minus the new property value.
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 26.043, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26.043. ROLLBACK AND NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATES [RATE] IN CITY IMPOSING MASS TRANSIT SALES AND USE TAX.
SECTION ____. Sections 26.043(a) and (b), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) In the tax year in which a city has set an election on the question of whether to impose a local sales and use tax under Subchapter H, Chapter 453, Transportation Code, the officer or employee designated to make the calculations provided by Section 26.04 may not make those calculations until the outcome of the election is determined. If the election is determined in favor of the imposition of the tax, the representative shall subtract from the city's rollback and no-new-revenue [effective] tax rates the amount that, if applied to the city's current total value, would impose an amount equal to the amount of property taxes budgeted in the current tax year to pay for expenses related to mass transit services.
(b) In a tax year to which this section applies, a reference in this chapter to the city's no-new-revenue [effective] or rollback tax rate refers to that rate as adjusted under this section.
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 26.044, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 26.044. NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE TO PAY FOR STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANDATE.
SECTION ____. Sections 26.044(a), (b), and (c), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The first time that a county adopts a tax rate after September 1, 1991, in which the state criminal justice mandate applies to the county, the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operation rate for the county is increased by the rate calculated according to the following formula:
(State Criminal Justice Mandate) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)
(b) In the second and subsequent years that a county adopts a tax rate, if the amount spent by the county for the state criminal justice mandate increased over the previous year, the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operation rate for the county is increased by the rate calculated according to the following formula:
(This Year's State Criminal Justice Mandate - Previous Year's State Criminal Justice Mandate) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)
(c) The county shall include a notice of the increase in the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operation rate provided by this section, including a description and amount of the state criminal justice mandate, in the information published under Section 26.04(e) and Section 26.06(b) [of this code].
SECTION ____. Sections 26.0441(a), (b), and (c), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) In the first tax year in which a taxing unit adopts a tax rate after January 1, 2000, and in which the enhanced minimum eligibility standards for indigent health care established under Section 61.006, Health and Safety Code, apply to the taxing unit, the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate for the taxing unit is increased by the rate computed according to the following formula:
Amount of Increase = Enhanced Indigent Health Care Expenditures / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)
(b) In each subsequent tax year, if the taxing unit's enhanced indigent health care expenses exceed the amount of those expenses for the preceding year, the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate for the taxing unit is increased by the rate computed according to the following formula:
Amount of Increase = (Current Tax Year's Enhanced Indigent Health Care Expenditures - Preceding Tax Year's Indigent Health Care Expenditures) / (Current Total Value - New Property Value)
(c) The taxing unit shall include a notice of the increase in its no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate provided by this section, including a brief description and the amount of the enhanced indigent health care expenditures, in the information published under Section 26.04(e) and, if applicable, Section 26.06(b).
SECTION ____. Section 26.05, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) and adding Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows:
(b) A taxing unit may not impose property taxes in any year until the governing body has adopted a tax rate for that year, and the annual tax rate must be set by ordinance, resolution, or order, depending on the method prescribed by law for adoption of a law by the governing body. The vote on the ordinance, resolution, or order setting the tax rate must be separate from the vote adopting the budget. For a taxing unit other than a school district, the vote on the ordinance, resolution, or order setting a tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate must be a record vote, and at least 60 percent of the members of the governing body must vote in favor of the ordinance, resolution, or order. For a school district, the vote on the ordinance, resolution, or order setting a tax rate that exceeds the sum of the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate of the district as determined under Section 26.08(i) and the district's current debt rate must be a record vote, and at least 60 percent of the members of the governing body must vote in favor of the ordinance, resolution, or order. A motion to adopt an ordinance, resolution, or order setting a tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate must be made in the following form: "I move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of (specify tax rate), which is effectively a (insert percentage by which the proposed tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate) percent increase in the tax rate." If the ordinance, resolution, or order sets a tax rate that, if applied to the total taxable value, will impose an amount of taxes to fund maintenance and operation expenditures of the taxing unit that exceeds the amount of taxes imposed for that purpose in the preceding year, the taxing unit must:
(1) include in the ordinance, resolution, or order in type larger than the type used in any other portion of the document:
(A) the following statement: "THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE."; and
(B) if the tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate, the following statement: "THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY (INSERT PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE TAX RATE EXCEEDS THE NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE) PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $(Insert amount)."; and
(2) include on the home page of any Internet website operated by the unit:
(A) the following statement: "(Insert name of unit) ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE"; and
(B) if the tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate, the following statement: "THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY (INSERT PERCENTAGE BY WHICH THE TAX RATE EXCEEDS THE NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE) PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $(Insert amount)."
(c) If the governing body of a taxing unit does not adopt a tax rate before the date required by Subsection (a), the tax rate for the taxing unit for that tax year is the lower of the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate calculated for that tax year or the tax rate adopted by the taxing unit for the preceding tax year. A tax rate established by this subsection is treated as an adopted tax rate. Before the fifth day after the establishment of a tax rate by this subsection, the governing body of the taxing unit must ratify the applicable tax rate in the manner required by Subsection (b).
(d) The governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district may not adopt a tax rate that exceeds the lower of the rollback tax rate or the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate calculated as provided by this chapter until the governing body has held two public hearings on the proposed tax rate and has otherwise complied with Section 26.06 and Section 26.065. The governing body of a taxing unit shall reduce a tax rate set by law or by vote of the electorate to the lower of the rollback tax rate or the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and may not adopt a higher rate unless it first complies with Section 26.06.
(d-1) The governing body of a taxing unit may not hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate or a public meeting to adopt a tax rate until the 14th day after the date the officer or employee designated by the governing body of the unit to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate and the rollback tax rate for the unit complies with Section 26.17.
(d-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governing body of a taxing unit other than a school district may not adopt a tax rate until:
(1) the chief appraiser of each appraisal district in which the taxing unit participates has:
(A) delivered the notice required by Section 26.04(e-2); and
(B) incorporated the tax rate calculation forms submitted to the appraisal district under Section 26.17(d)(2) by the designated officer or employee of the taxing unit into the property tax database maintained by the chief appraiser and made them available to the public;
(2) the designated officer or employee of the taxing unit has entered in the property tax database maintained by the chief appraiser the information described by Section 26.17(b) for the current tax year; and
(3) the taxing unit has posted the information described by Section 26.18 on the Internet website used by the taxing unit for that purpose.
(e) A person who owns taxable property is entitled to an injunction restraining the collection of taxes by a taxing unit in which the property is taxable if the taxing unit has not complied with the requirements of this section or Section 26.04 [and the failure to comply was not in good faith]. An action to enjoin the collection of taxes must be filed not later than the 15th day after the date the taxing unit adopts a tax rate. A property owner is not required to pay the taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the owner's property while an action filed by the property owner to enjoin the collection of taxes imposed by the taxing unit on the owner's property is pending. If the property owner pays the taxes and subsequently prevails in the action, the property owner is entitled to a refund of the taxes paid, together with reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. The property owner is not required to apply to the collector for the taxing unit to receive the refund [prior to the date a taxing unit delivers substantially all of its tax bills].
(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governing body of a school district that elects to adopt a tax rate before the adoption of a budget for the fiscal year that begins in the current tax year may adopt a tax rate for the current tax year before receipt of the certified appraisal roll for the school district if the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the school district participates has certified to the assessor for the school district an estimate of the taxable value of property in the school district as provided by Section 26.01(e). If a school district adopts a tax rate under this subsection, the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and the rollback tax rate of the district shall be calculated based on the certified estimate of taxable value.
SECTION ____. Sections 26.052(c) and (e), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) A taxing unit to which this section applies may provide public notice of its proposed tax rate in one [either] of the following methods not later than the seventh day before the date on which the tax rate is adopted:
(1) mailing a notice of the proposed tax rate to each owner of taxable property in the taxing unit; [or]
(2) publishing notice of the proposed tax rate in the legal notices section of a newspaper having general circulation in the taxing unit; or
(3) posting notice of the proposed tax rate prominently on the home page of the Internet website maintained by the taxing unit, if applicable.
(e) Public notice provided under Subsection (c) must specify:
(1) the tax rate that the governing body proposes to adopt;
(2) the date, time, and location of the meeting of the governing body of the taxing unit at which the governing body will consider adopting the proposed tax rate; and
(3) if the proposed tax rate for the taxing unit exceeds the unit's no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate calculated as provided by Section 26.04, a statement substantially identical to the following: "The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in (name of taxing unit) by (percentage by which the proposed tax rate exceeds the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate)."
SECTION ____. Sections 26.06(b), (c), (d), and (e), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The notice of a public hearing may not be smaller than one-quarter page of a standard-size or a tabloid-size newspaper, and the headline on the notice must be in 24-point or larger type. The notice must contain a statement in the following form:
"NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE
"The (name of the taxing unit) will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate calculated under this chapter) percent. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property [and the tax rate that is adopted]. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.
"The first public hearing will be held on (date and time) at (meeting place).
"The second public hearing will be held on (date and time) at (meeting place).
"(Names of all members of the governing body, showing how each voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase or, if one or more were absent, indicating the absences.)
"The average taxable value of a residence homestead in (name of taxing unit) last year was $____ (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Based on last year's tax rate of $____ (preceding year's adopted tax rate) per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $____ (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
"The average taxable value of a residence homestead in (name of taxing unit) this year is $____ (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing body adopts the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate for this year of $____ (no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate) per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $____ (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
"If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $____ (proposed tax rate) per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $____ (tax on the average taxable value of a residence in the taxing unit for the current year disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).
"Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views."
(c) The notice of a public hearing under this section may be delivered by mail to each property owner in the unit, [or may be] published in a newspaper, or posted prominently on the home page of the Internet website operated by the unit, if applicable. If the notice is published in a newspaper, it may not be in the part of the paper in which legal notices and classified advertisements appear. If the taxing unit posts the notice on [operates] an Internet website operated by the unit, the notice must be posted on the website from the date the notice is first posted [published] until the second public hearing is concluded.
(d) At the public hearings the governing body shall announce the date, time, and place of the meeting at which it will vote on the proposed tax rate. After each hearing the governing body shall give notice of the meeting at which it will vote on the proposed tax rate and the notice shall be in the same form as prescribed by Subsections (b) and (c), except that it must state the following:
"NOTICE OF TAX REVENUE INCREASE
"The (name of the taxing unit) conducted public hearings on (date of first hearing) and (date of second hearing) on a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the (name of the taxing unit) from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate calculated under this chapter) percent.
"The total tax revenue proposed to be raised last year at last year's tax rate of (insert tax rate for the preceding year) for each $100 of taxable value was (insert total amount of taxes imposed in the preceding year).
"The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of (insert proposed tax rate) for each $100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is (insert amount computed by multiplying proposed tax rate by the difference between current total value and new property value).
"The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed tax rate of (insert proposed tax rate) for each $100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year, is (insert amount computed by multiplying proposed tax rate by current total value).
"The (governing body of the taxing unit) is scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on (date of meeting) at (location of meeting, including mailing address) at (time of meeting).
"The (governing body of the taxing unit) proposes to use the increase in total tax revenue for the purpose of (description of purpose of increase)."
(e) The meeting to vote on the tax increase may not be earlier than the third day or later than the 14th day after the date of the second public hearing. The meeting must be held inside the boundaries of the taxing unit in a publicly owned building or, if a suitable publicly owned building is not available, in a suitable building to which the public normally has access. If the governing body does not adopt a tax rate that exceeds the lower of the rollback tax rate or the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate by the 14th day, it must give a new notice under Subsection (d) before it may adopt a rate that exceeds the lower of the rollback tax rate or the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate.
SECTION ____. Section 26.065(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) If the taxing unit owns, operates, or controls an Internet website, the unit shall post notice of the public hearing prominently on the home page of the website continuously for at least seven days immediately before the public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase and at least seven days immediately before the date of the vote proposing the increase in the tax rate.
SECTION ____. Sections 26.08(g), (n), and (p), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(g) In a school district that received distributions from an equalization tax imposed under former Chapter 18, Education Code, the no-new-revenue [effective] rate of that tax as of the date of the county unit system's abolition is added to the district's rollback tax rate.
(n) For purposes of this section, the rollback tax rate of a school district whose maintenance and operations tax rate for the 2005 tax year was $1.50 or less per $100 of taxable value is:
(1) for the 2006 tax year, the sum of the rate that is equal to 88.67 percent of the maintenance and operations tax rate adopted by the district for the 2005 tax year, the rate of $0.04 per $100 of taxable value, and the district's current debt rate; and
(2) for the 2007 and subsequent tax years, the lesser of the following:
(A) the sum of the following:
(i) the rate per $100 of taxable value that is equal to the product of the state compression percentage, as determined under Section 42.2516, Education Code, for the current year and $1.50;
(ii) the rate of $0.04 per $100 of taxable value;
(iii) the rate that is equal to the sum of the differences for the 2006 and each subsequent tax year between the adopted tax rate of the district for that year if the rate was approved at an election under this section and the rollback tax rate of the district for that year; and
(iv) the district's current debt rate; or
(B) the sum of the following:
(i) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate of the district as computed under Subsection (i) [or (k), as applicable];
(ii) the rate per $100 of taxable value that is equal to the product of the state compression percentage, as determined under Section 42.2516, Education Code, for the current year and $0.06; and
(iii) the district's current debt rate.
(p) Notwithstanding Subsections (i), (n), and (o), if for the preceding tax year a school district adopted a maintenance and operations tax rate that was less than the district's no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate for that preceding tax year, the rollback tax rate of the district for the current tax year is calculated as if the district adopted a maintenance and operations tax rate for the preceding tax year that was equal to the district's no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate for that preceding tax year.
SECTION ____. Section 26.08(i), Tax Code, as effective September 1, 2017, is amended to read as follows:
(i) For purposes of this section, the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate of a school district is the tax rate that, applied to the current total value for the district, would impose taxes in an amount that, when added to state funds that would be distributed to the district under Chapter 42, Education Code, for the school year beginning in the current tax year using that tax rate, would provide the same amount of state funds distributed under Chapter 42, Education Code, and maintenance and operations taxes of the district per student in weighted average daily attendance for that school year that would have been available to the district in the preceding year if the funding elements for Chapters 41 and 42, Education Code, for the current year had been in effect for the preceding year.
SECTION ____. Section 26.16, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a) The county assessor-collector for each county that maintains an Internet website shall post on the website of the county the following information for the most recent five tax years beginning with the 2012 tax year for each taxing unit all or part of the territory of which is located in the county:
(1) the adopted tax rate;
(2) the maintenance and operations rate;
(3) the debt rate;
(4) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate;
(5) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate; and
(6) the rollback tax rate.
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), a reference to the no-new-revenue tax rate or the no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate includes the equivalent effective tax rate or effective maintenance and operations rate for a preceding year. This subsection expires January 1, 2024.
(d) The county assessor-collector shall post immediately below the table prescribed by Subsection (c) the following statement:
"The county is providing this table of property tax rate information as a service to the residents of the county. Each individual taxing unit is responsible for calculating the property tax rates listed in this table pertaining to that taxing unit and providing that information to the county.
"The adopted tax rate is the tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.
"The maintenance and operations rate is the component of the adopted tax rate of a taxing unit that will impose the amount of taxes needed to fund maintenance and operation expenditures of the unit for the following year.
"The debt rate is the component of the adopted tax rate of a taxing unit that will impose the amount of taxes needed to fund the unit's debt service for the following year.
"The no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate is the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue in the current tax year as was generated by a taxing unit's adopted tax rate in the preceding tax year from property that is taxable in both the current tax year and the preceding tax year.
"The no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations rate is the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue for maintenance and operations in the current tax year as was generated by a taxing unit's maintenance and operations rate in the preceding tax year from property that is taxable in both the current tax year and the preceding tax year.
"The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate a taxing unit may adopt before requiring voter approval at an election. In the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the voters by petition may require that a rollback election be held if the unit adopts a tax rate in excess of the unit's rollback tax rate. In the case of a school district, an election will automatically be held if the district wishes to adopt a tax rate in excess of the district's rollback tax rate."
SECTION ____. Chapter 26, Tax Code, is amended by adding Sections 26.17 and 26.18 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.17. DATABASE OF PROPERTY-TAX-RELATED INFORMATION. (a) The chief appraiser of each appraisal district shall create and maintain a property tax database that:
(1) is identified by the name of the county in which the appraisal district is established instead of the name of the appraisal district;
(2) contains information that is provided by designated officers or employees of the taxing units that are located in the appraisal district in the manner required by rules adopted by the comptroller;
(3) is continuously updated as preliminary and revised data become available to and are provided by the designated officers or employees of taxing units;
(4) is accessible to the public; and
(5) is searchable by property address and owner.
(b) The database must include, with respect to each property listed on the appraisal roll for the appraisal district:
(1) the property's identification number;
(2) the property's market value;
(3) the property's taxable value;
(4) the name of each taxing unit in which the property is located;
(5) for each taxing unit other than a school district in which the property is located:
(A) the no-new-revenue tax rate; and
(B) the rollback tax rate;
(6) for each school district in which the property is located:
(A) the rate to maintain the same amount of state and local revenue per weighted student that the district received in the school year beginning in the preceding tax year; and
(B) the rollback tax rate;
(7) the tax rate proposed by the governing body of each taxing unit in which the property is located;
(8) for each taxing unit other than a school district in which the property is located, the taxes that would be imposed on the property if the unit adopted a tax rate equal to:
(A) the no-new-revenue tax rate; and
(B) the proposed tax rate;
(9) for each school district in which the property is located, the taxes that would be imposed on the property if the district adopted a tax rate equal to:
(A) the rate to maintain the same amount of state and local revenue per weighted student that the district received in the school year beginning in the preceding tax year; and
(B) the proposed tax rate;
(10) for each taxing unit other than a school district in which the property is located, the difference between the amount calculated under Subdivision (8)(A) and the amount calculated under Subdivision (8)(B);
(11) for each school district in which the property is located, the difference between the amount calculated under Subdivision (9)(A) and the amount calculated under Subdivision (9)(B);
(12) the date and location of each public hearing, if applicable, on the proposed tax rate to be held by the governing body of each taxing unit in which the property is located; and
(13) the date and location of the public meeting at which the tax rate will be adopted to be held by the governing body of each taxing unit in which the property is located.
(c) The database must provide a link to the Internet website used by each taxing unit in which the property is located to post the information described by Section 26.18.
(d) The officer or employee designated by the governing body of each taxing unit to calculate the no-new-revenue tax rate and the rollback tax rate for the unit must electronically:
(1) enter in the database the information described by Subsection (b) as the information becomes available; and
(2) submit to the appraisal district the tax rate calculation forms prepared under Section 26.04(d-1) at the same time the designated officer or employee submits the tax rates to the governing body of the unit under Section 26.04(e).
(e) The chief appraiser shall deliver by e-mail to the designated officer or employee confirmation of receipt of the tax rate calculation forms submitted under Subsection (d)(2). The chief appraiser shall incorporate the forms into the database and make them available to the public not later than the third day after the date the chief appraiser receives them.
Sec. 26.18. POSTING OF TAX RATE AND BUDGET INFORMATION BY TAXING UNIT ON WEBSITE. Each taxing unit shall maintain an Internet website or have access to a generally accessible Internet website that may be used for the purposes of this section. Each taxing unit shall post or cause to be posted on the Internet website the following information in a format prescribed by the comptroller:
(1) the name of each member of the governing body of the taxing unit;
(2) the mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number of the taxing unit;
(3) the official contact information for each member of the governing body of the taxing unit, if that information is different from the information described by Subdivision (2);
(4) the taxing unit's budget for the preceding two years;
(5) the taxing unit's proposed or adopted budget for the current year;
(6) the change in the amount of the taxing unit's budget from the preceding year to the current year, by dollar amount and percentage;
(7) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the amount of property tax revenue budgeted for maintenance and operations for:
(A) the preceding two years; and
(B) the current year;
(8) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the amount of property tax revenue budgeted for debt service for:
(A) the preceding two years; and
(B) the current year;
(9) the tax rate for maintenance and operations adopted by the taxing unit for the preceding two years;
(10) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the tax rate for debt service adopted by the unit for the preceding two years;
(11) in the case of a school district, the interest and sinking fund tax rate adopted by the district for the preceding two years;
(12) the tax rate for maintenance and operations proposed by the taxing unit for the current year;
(13) in the case of a taxing unit other than a school district, the tax rate for debt service proposed by the unit for the current year;
(14) in the case of a school district, the interest and sinking fund tax rate proposed by the district for the current year; and
(15) the most recent financial audit of the taxing unit.
SECTION ____. Section 41.03(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A taxing unit is entitled to challenge before the appraisal review board:
(1) [the level of appraisals of any category of property in the district or in any territory in the district, but not the appraised value of a single taxpayer's property;
[(2)] an exclusion of property from the appraisal records;
(2) [(3)] a grant in whole or in part of a partial exemption;
(3) [(4)] a determination that land qualifies for appraisal as provided by Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23; or
(4) [(5)] failure to identify the taxing unit as one in which a particular property is taxable.
SECTION ____. Section 41.44(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) A notice of protest is sufficient if it identifies the protesting property owner, including a person claiming an ownership interest in the property even if that person is not listed on the appraisal records as an owner of the property, identifies the property that is the subject of the protest, and indicates apparent dissatisfaction with some determination of the appraisal office. The notice need not be on an official form, but the comptroller shall prescribe a form that provides for more detail about the nature of the protest. The form must permit a property owner to include each property in the appraisal district that is the subject of a protest. The form must permit a property owner to request that the protest be heard by a special panel established under Section 6.425 if the protest will be determined by an appraisal review board to which that section applies and the property is described by Section 6.425(b). The comptroller, each appraisal office, and each appraisal review board shall make the forms readily available and deliver one to a property owner on request.
SECTION ____. Section 41.45, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (d-1), (d-2), and (d-3) to read as follows:
(d) This subsection does not apply to a special panel established under Section 6.425. An appraisal review board consisting of more than three members may sit in panels of not fewer than three members to conduct protest hearings. [However, the determination of a protest heard by a panel must be made by the board.] If the recommendation of a panel is not accepted by the board, the board may refer the matter for rehearing to a panel composed of members who did not hear the original protest [hearing] or, if there are not at least three members who did not hear the original protest, the board may determine the protest. [Before determining a protest or conducting a rehearing before a new panel or the board, the board shall deliver notice of the hearing or meeting to determine the protest in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.]
(d-1) An appraisal review board to which Section 6.425 applies shall sit in special panels established under that section to conduct protest hearings. A special panel may conduct a protest hearing relating to property only if the property is described by Section 6.425(b) and the property owner has requested that a special panel conduct the hearing or if the protest is assigned to the special panel under Section 6.425(f). If the recommendation of a special panel is not accepted by the board, the board may refer the matter for rehearing to another special panel composed of members who did not hear the original protest or, if there are not at least three other special panel members who did not hear the original protest, the board may determine the protest.
(d-2) The determination of a protest heard by a panel under Subsection (d) or (d-1) must be made by the board.
(d-3) The board must deliver notice of a hearing or meeting to determine a protest heard by a panel, or to rehear a protest, under Subsection (d) or (d-1) in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) On page 13, line 10, strike "and (j) and adding Subsections (j-1)" and substitute "(j), and (k) and adding Subsections (j-1), (k-1),".
(3) On page 15, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(k) This subsection does not apply to a special panel established under Section 6.425. If an appraisal review board sits in panels to conduct protest hearings, protests shall be randomly assigned to panels, except that the board may consider the type of property subject to the protest or the ground of the protest for the purpose of using the expertise of a particular panel in hearing protests regarding particular types of property or based on particular grounds. If a protest is scheduled to be heard by a particular panel, the protest may not be reassigned to another panel without the consent of the property owner or designated agent. If the appraisal review board has cause to reassign a protest to another panel, a property owner or designated agent may agree to reassignment of the protest or may request that the hearing on the protest be postponed. The board shall postpone the hearing on that request. A change of members of a panel because of a conflict of interest, illness, or inability to continue participating in hearings for the remainder of the day does not constitute reassignment of a protest to another panel.
(k-1) On the request of a property owner, an appraisal review board to which Section 6.425 applies shall assign a protest relating to property described by Section 6.425(b) to a special panel. In addition, the chairman of the appraisal review board may assign a protest relating to property not described by Section 6.425(b) to a special panel as authorized by Section 6.425(f). Protests assigned to special panels shall be randomly assigned to those panels. If a protest is scheduled to be heard by a particular special panel, the protest may not be reassigned to another special panel without the consent of the property owner or designated agent. If the board has cause to reassign a protest to another special panel, a property owner or designated agent may agree to reassignment of the protest or may request that the hearing on the protest be postponed. The board shall postpone the hearing on that request. A change of members of a special panel because of a conflict of interest, illness, or inability to continue participating in hearings for the remainder of the day does not constitute reassignment of a protest to another special panel.
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 45.105(e), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The governing body of an independent school district that governs a junior college district under Subchapter B, Chapter 130, in a county with a population of more than two million may dedicate a specific percentage of the local tax levy to the use of the junior college district for facilities and equipment or for the maintenance and operating expenses of the junior college district. To be effective, the dedication must be made by the governing body on or before the date on which the governing body adopts its tax rate for a year. The amount of local tax funds derived from the percentage of the local tax levy dedicated to a junior college district from a tax levy may not exceed the amount that would be levied by five percent of the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate for the tax year calculated as provided by Section 26.04, Tax Code, on all property taxable by the school district. All real property purchased with these funds is the property of the school district, but is subject to the exclusive control of the governing body of the junior college district for as long as the junior college district uses the property for educational purposes.
SECTION ____. Section 102.007(d), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) An adopted budget must contain a cover page that includes:
(1) one of the following statements in 18-point or larger type that accurately describes the adopted budget:
(A) "This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of increase), which is a (insert percentage increase) percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(B) "This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of decrease), which is a (insert percentage decrease) percent decrease from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll)."; or
(C) "This budget will raise the same amount of revenue from property taxes as last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(2) the record vote of each member of the governing body by name voting on the adoption of the budget;
(3) the municipal property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each municipal property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, including:
(A) the property tax rate;
(B) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate;
(C) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate;
(D) the rollback tax rate; and
(E) the debt rate; and
(4) the total amount of municipal debt obligations.
SECTION ____. Section 111.008(d), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) An adopted budget must contain a cover page that includes:
(1) one of the following statements in 18-point or larger type that accurately describes the adopted budget:
(A) "This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of increase), which is a (insert percentage increase) percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(B) "This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of decrease), which is a (insert percentage decrease) percent decrease from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll)."; or
(C) "This budget will raise the same amount of revenue from property taxes as last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(2) the record vote of each member of the commissioners court by name voting on the adoption of the budget;
(3) the county property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each county property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, including:
(A) the property tax rate;
(B) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate;
(C) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate;
(D) the rollback tax rate; and
(E) the debt rate; and
(4) the total amount of county debt obligations.
SECTION ____. Section 111.039(d), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) An adopted budget must contain a cover page that includes:
(1) one of the following statements in 18-point or larger type that accurately describes the adopted budget:
(A) "This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of increase), which is a (insert percentage increase) percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(B) "This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of decrease), which is a (insert percentage decrease) percent decrease from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll)."; or
(C) "This budget will raise the same amount of revenue from property taxes as last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(2) the record vote of each member of the commissioners court by name voting on the adoption of the budget;
(3) the county property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each county property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, including:
(A) the property tax rate;
(B) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate;
(C) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate;
(D) the rollback tax rate; and
(E) the debt rate; and
(4) the total amount of county debt obligations.
SECTION ____. Section 111.068(c), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) An adopted budget must contain a cover page that includes:
(1) one of the following statements in 18-point or larger type that accurately describes the adopted budget:
(A) "This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of increase), which is a (insert percentage increase) percent increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(B) "This budget will raise less revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of (insert total dollar amount of decrease), which is a (insert percentage decrease) percent decrease from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll)."; or
(C) "This budget will raise the same amount of revenue from property taxes as last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll).";
(2) the record vote of each member of the commissioners court by name voting on the adoption of the budget;
(3) the county property tax rates for the preceding fiscal year, and each county property tax rate that has been adopted or calculated for the current fiscal year, including:
(A) the property tax rate;
(B) the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate;
(C) the no-new-revenue [effective] maintenance and operations tax rate;
(D) the rollback tax rate; and
(E) the debt rate; and
(4) the total amount of county debt obligations.
SECTION ____. Sections 140.010(a), (d), (e), and (f), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate" and "rollback tax rate" mean the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate and rollback tax rate of a county or municipality, as applicable, as calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code.
(d) A county or municipality that proposes a property tax rate that does not exceed the lower of the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate or the rollback tax rate shall provide the following notice:
"NOTICE OF (INSERT CURRENT TAX YEAR) TAX YEAR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR (INSERT NAME OF COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY)
"A tax rate of $______ per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of (insert name of county or municipality).
PROPOSED TAX RATE $______ per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE $______ per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE [EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE $______ per $100
"The no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for (insert name of county or municipality) from the same properties in both the (insert preceding tax year) tax year and the (insert current tax year) tax year.
"YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount = (rate) x (taxable value of your property) / 100
"For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
(insert name of county or municipal tax assessor-collector)
(insert name of county or municipality) tax assessor-collector
(insert address)
(insert telephone number)
(insert e-mail address)
(insert Internet website address, if applicable)"
(e) A county or municipality that proposes a property tax rate that exceeds the lower of the no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate or the rollback tax rate shall provide the following notice:
"NOTICE OF (INSERT CURRENT TAX YEAR) TAX YEAR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR (INSERT NAME OF COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY)
"A tax rate of $_____ per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of (insert name of county or municipality). This rate exceeds the lower of the no-new-revenue [effective] or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate. The governing body of (insert name of county or municipality) proposes to use revenue attributable to the tax rate increase for the purpose of (description of purpose of increase).
PROPOSED TAX RATE
$______ per $100
PRECEDING YEAR'S TAX RATE
$______ per $100
NO-NEW-REVENUE [
EFFECTIVE] TAX RATE
$______ per $100
ROLLBACK TAX RATE
$______ per $100
"The no-new-revenue [effective] tax rate is the total tax rate needed to raise the same amount of property tax revenue for (insert name of county or municipality) from the same properties in both the (insert preceding tax year) tax year and the (insert current tax year) tax year.
"The rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate that (insert name of county or municipality) may adopt before the voters are entitled to petition for an election to limit the rate that may be approved to the rollback tax rate.
"YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE RATES CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
property tax amount = (rate) x (taxable value of your property) / 100
"For assistance or detailed information about tax calculations, please contact:
(insert name of county or municipal tax assessor-collector)
(insert name of county or municipality) tax assessor-collector
(insert address)
(insert telephone number)
(insert e-mail address)
(insert Internet website address, if applicable)
"You are urged to attend and express your views at the following public hearings on the proposed tax rate:
First Hearing: (insert date and time) at (insert location of meeting).
Second Hearing: (insert date and time) at (insert location of meeting)."
(f) A county or municipality shall[:
[(1)] provide the notice required by Subsection (d) or (e), as applicable, not later than the later of September 1 or the 30th day after the first date that the taxing unit has received each applicable certified appraisal roll by:
(1) [(A)] publishing the notice in a newspaper having general circulation in:
(A) [(i)] the county, in the case of notice published by a county; or
(B) [(ii)] the county in which the municipality is located or primarily located, in the case of notice published by a municipality; [or]
(2) [(B)] mailing the notice to each property owner in:
(A) [(i)] the county, in the case of notice provided by a county; or
(B) [(ii)] the municipality, in the case of notice provided by a municipality; or [and]
(3) posting [(2)
post] the notice prominently on the home page of the Internet website of the county or municipality, if applicable, beginning not later than the later of September 1 or the 30th day after the first date that the taxing unit has received each applicable certified appraisal roll and continuing until the county or municipality adopts a tax rate.
SECTION ____. Section 8876.152(b), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Sections 49.236(a)(1) and (2) and (b) [Section 49.236], Water Code, apply [as added by Chapter 248 (HB1541), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, applies] to the district.
SECTION ____. Section 49.236(a), Water Code, as added by Chapter 335 (SB 392), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Before the board adopts an ad valorem tax rate for the district for debt service, operation and maintenance purposes, or contract purposes, the board shall give notice of each meeting of the board at which the adoption of a tax rate will be considered. The notice must:
(1) contain a statement in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX RATE
"The (name of the district) will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year (year of tax levy) on (date and time) at (meeting place). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property [and the tax rate that is adopted]. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.
"(Names of all board members and, if a vote was taken, an indication of how each voted on the proposed tax rate and an indication of any absences.)";
(2) contain the following information:
(A) the district's total adopted tax rate for the preceding year and the proposed tax rate, expressed as an amount per $100;
(B) the difference, expressed as an amount per $100 and as a percent increase or decrease, as applicable, in the proposed tax rate compared to the adopted tax rate for the preceding year;
(C) the average appraised value of a residence homestead in the district in the preceding year and in the current year; the district's total homestead exemption, other than an exemption available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older, applicable to that appraised value in each of those years; and the average taxable value of a residence homestead in the district in each of those years, disregarding any homestead exemption available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older;
(D) the amount of tax that would have been imposed by the district in the preceding year on a residence homestead appraised at the average appraised value of a residence homestead in that year, disregarding any homestead exemption available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older;
(E) the amount of tax that would be imposed by the district in the current year on a residence homestead appraised at the average appraised value of a residence homestead in that year, disregarding any homestead exemption available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older, if the proposed tax rate is adopted; [and]
(F) the difference between the amounts of tax calculated under Paragraphs (D) and (E), expressed in dollars and cents and described as the annual percentage increase or decrease, as applicable, in the tax to be imposed by the district on the average residence homestead in the district in the current year if the proposed tax rate is adopted; and
(G) if the proposed combined debt service, operation and maintenance, and contract tax rate would authorize the qualified voters of the district by petition to require a rollback election to be held in the district, a description of the purpose of the proposed tax increase; and
(3) contain a statement in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS' RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION
"If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code."
(5) On page 20, strike lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Sections 5.103(e) and (f), Tax Code;
(2) Section 6.412(e), Tax Code;
(3) Section 41A.06(c), Tax Code;
(4) Section 49.236, Water Code, as added by Chapter 248 (HB 1541), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003; and
(5) Section 49.2361, Water Code.
(6) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act relating to the ad valorem tax rate of a taxing unit apply beginning with the 2018 tax year.
(7) On page 20, lines 26 and 27, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(8) On page 21, line 3, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(9) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. (a) The comptroller shall comply with Sections 5.07(f), (g), (h), and (i), Tax Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after January 1, 2018.
(b) The comptroller shall comply with Section 5.091, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2021.
(10) On page 21, line 8, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(11) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 6.41(d-9), Tax Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 6.41(d-10), Tax Code, as added by this Act, apply only to the appointment of appraisal review board members to terms beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
(12) On page 21, line 14, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018,".
(13) On page 21, line 20, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(14) On page 21, lines 22 and 23, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018,".
(15) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. (a) An appraisal district established in a county with a population of 120,000 or more and each taxing unit located wholly or partly in such an appraisal district shall comply with Sections 26.04(e-2), 26.17, and 26.18, Tax Code, as added by this Act, beginning with the 2019 tax year.
(b) An appraisal district established in a county with a population of less than 120,000 and each taxing unit located wholly in such an appraisal district shall comply with Sections 26.04(e-2), 26.17, and 26.18, Tax Code, as added by this Act, beginning with the 2020 tax year.
(16) On page 21, line 25, strike "The" and substitute "(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the".
(17) On page 22, line 2, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(18) On page 22, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(b) Section 41.03(a), Tax Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a challenge under Chapter 41, Tax Code, for which a challenge petition is filed on or after January 1, 2018. A challenge under Chapter 41, Tax Code, for which a challenge petition was filed before January 1, 2018, is governed by the law in effect on the date the challenge petition was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(c) Sections 41.45 and 41.66, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a protest filed under Chapter 41, Tax Code, on or after January 1, 2019. A protest filed under that chapter before January 1, 2019, is governed by the law in effect on the date the protest was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(19) On page 22, lines 6 and 7, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(20) On page 22, line 8, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018,".
(21) On page 22, line 15, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018,".
(22) On page 22, line 21, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018".
(23) On page 22, line 23, strike "the effective date of this Act" and substitute "January 1, 2018,".
(24) On page 22, strike line 27 and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2018.
(b) The following provisions take effect September 1, 2018:
(1) Sections 6.41(b) and (d-9), Tax Code, as amended by this Act;
(2) Sections 6.41(b-1), (b-2), and (d-10), Tax Code, as added by this Act;
(3) Section 6.414(d), Tax Code, as amended by this Act;
(4) Section 6.425, Tax Code, as added by this Act;
(5) Section 41.44(d), Tax Code, as amended by this Act;
(6) Section 41.45(d), Tax Code, as amended by this Act;
(7) Sections 41.45(d-1), (d-2), and (d-3), Tax Code, as added by this Act;
(8) Section 41.66(k), Tax Code, as amended by this Act; and
(9) Section 41.66(k-1), Tax Code, as added by this Act.
(c) The following provisions take effect January 1, 2019:
(1) Sections 26.04(d-1), (d-2), (e-2), (e-3), and (e-4), Tax Code, as added by this Act;
(2) Sections 26.04(e-1) and (g), Tax Code, as amended by this Act;
(3) Sections 26.05(d-1) and (d-2), Tax Code, as added by this Act; and
(4) Section 26.05(e), Tax Code, as amended by this Act.
(25) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
Amendment No. 4 was adopted by (Record 1444): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1444 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes.
Metcalf
CSSB 669, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 1445): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Roberts; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Giddings; Herrero; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Gonzales; Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Shaheen.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1445 was taken, I was excused because of important business in the district. I would have voted yes.
Giddings
When Record No. 1445 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shaheen
(Giddings now present)
SB 669 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative D. Bonnen, Representatives Allen, C. Anderson, R. Anderson, Bailes, Bohac, D. Bonnen, G. Bonnen, Burkett, Burns, Burrows, Button, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cyrier, Darby, Dean, Deshotel, Faircloth, Flynn, Frullo, Geren, Gervin-Hawkins, Goldman, Gooden, Guerra, Guillen, Hunter, Kacal, Keough, Koop, Kuempel, Lambert, Landgraf, Lang, Martinez, Meyer, Morrison, Muñoz, Murr, Oliverson, Paul, Perez, Phelan, Phillips, Price, Raney, Raymond, Rinaldi, Roberts, Romero, Sanford, Schubert, Simmons, Springer, Stucky, E. Thompson, VanDeaver, Villalba, Workman, and Zedler were authorized as house sponsors to SB 669.
SB 1076 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Phillips, Representatives R. Anderson, Bell, Cook, Frullo, Gervin-Hawkins, Gooden, Guillen, Hunter, Lambert, Muñoz, Paul, Phillips, Price, Sanford, Simmons, Stucky, and E. Thompson were authorized as house sponsors to SB 1076.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Alvarado requested permission for the Committee on Urban Affairs to meet while the house is in session, at 2:55 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Urban Affairs, 2:55 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending business.
SB 977 - HOUSE SPONSOR AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Morrison, Representative Kacal was authorized as a house sponsor to SB 977.
SB 975 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Morrison, Representatives Schubert, Workman, Bell, Metcalf, and Wray were authorized as house sponsors to SB 975.
SB 1849 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Moody, Representatives Anchia, Reynolds, Thierry, Wu, Hinojosa, Ortega, and Rose were authorized as house sponsors to SB 1849.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Murphy requested permission for the Committee on Special Purpose Districts to meet while the house is in session, at 2:55 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider SB 2276, SB 2280, SB 2292, SB 2293, SB 2295, SB 2296, SB 2297, SB 2298, and SB 2299.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Special Purpose Districts, 2:55 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider SB 2276, SB 2280, SB 2292, SB 2293, SB 2295, SB 2296, SB 2297, SB 2298, and SB 2299.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
Holland on motion of Dean.
SB 80 ON SECOND READING
(Price - House Sponsor)
SB 80, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain required reports prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Price offered the following amendment to SB 80:
Amend SB 80 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 325.0076 to read as follows:
Sec. 325.0076. REPORT ON IMPACT OF ANTITRUST LAW ON STATE AGENCY RULES. (a) Not later than September 1, 2019, the Texas Medical Board, Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors shall:
(1) review the rules adopted by each respective board to identify any rule that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates; and
(2) submit a report to the commission that:
(A) lists each rule identified under Subdivision (1);
(B) for each rule identified under Subdivision (1), states:
(i) the board's authority to adopt the rule; and
(ii) the purpose of the rule; and
(C) includes statistics regarding any action taken by the board during the preceding five years to enforce each rule identified under Subdivision (1).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall review each agency required to file a report under Subsection (a) during the period in which state agencies scheduled to be reviewed or abolished in 2021 are reviewed, and, unless continued in existence as provided by this chapter, each agency is abolished and the law governing each agency and the law administered by the agency expires September 1, 2021.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
SB 80, as amended, was passed to third reading.
SB 1743 - HOUSE SPONSOR AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Raymond, Representative Howard was authorized as a house sponsor to SB 1743.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Hunter requested permission for the Committee on Calendars to meet while the house is in session, at 3 p.m. today, in 3W.9, to set a calendar.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Calendars, 3 p.m. today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to set a calendar.
SB 2118 - HOUSE SPONSOR AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Lozano, Representative Giddings was authorized as a house sponsor to SB 2118.
SB 1831 ON SECOND READING
(Capriglione - House Sponsor)
SB 1831, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an annual report on state programs not funded by appropriations.
SB 1831 was passed to third reading.
(Roberts in the chair)
CSSB 894 ON SECOND READING
(Muñoz - House Sponsor)
CSSB 894, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Health and Human Services Commission's auditing of Medicaid managed care organizations and auditing and collection of Medicaid payments, including the commission's management of audit resources.
CSSB 894 was passed to third reading.
SB 894 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Raymond, Representatives Guerra, Guillen, Raymond, and Martinez were authorized as house sponsors to SB 894.
SB 1124 ON SECOND READING
(Geren - House Sponsor)
SB 1124, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
SB 1124 was passed to third reading.
SB 1330 ON SECOND READING
(Landgraf - House Sponsor)
SB 1330, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to funding for the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Landgraf offered the following amendment to SB 1330:
Amend SB 1330 (house committee report) by striking SECTION 2 of the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
SB 1330, as amended, was passed to third reading.
SB 1893 ON SECOND READING
(Smithee - House Sponsor)
SB 1893, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the administrative judicial regions in this state.
Representative Murr moved to postpone consideration of SB 1893 until 12:15 p.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
Geren on motion of D. Bonnen.
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars:
Koop on motion of Burns.
(Gonzales now present)
SB 879 ON SECOND READING
(Rose - House Sponsor)
SB 879, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a review of a person's disqualification to serve as a relative or other designated caregiver for a child.
SB 879 was passed to third reading.
SB 687 ON SECOND READING
(Rose - House Sponsor)
SB 687, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the collection and use of certain information relating to child abuse and neglect and the provision of prevention and early intervention services; creating an offense.
SB 687 failed to pass to third reading by (Record 1446): 52 Yeas, 81 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Bernal; Blanco; Burkett; Canales; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Deshotel; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; González; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Israel; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Minjarez; Moody; Muñoz; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Ortega; Perez; Pickett; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; Vo; Walle; Wu.
Nays — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Goldman; Gonzales; Gooden; Hefner; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Meyer; Murphy; Murr; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Phelan; Phillips; Price; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Koop; Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Morrison.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1446 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Burkett
When Record No. 1446 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Morrison
SB 879 - HOUSE SPONSOR AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Raymond, Representative Uresti was authorized as a house sponsor to SB 879.
SB 2150 ON SECOND READING
(Farrar - House Sponsor)
SB 2150, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a revocable deed that transfers real property at the transferor's death.
SB 2150 was passed to third reading.
SB 528 ON SECOND READING
(Meyer - House Sponsor)
SB 528, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the term of a chief administrative law judge.
SB 528 was passed to third reading.
SB 975 ON SECOND READING
(Schubert - House Sponsor)
SB 975, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the security of high-speed rail operated by a private entity.
SB 975 was passed to third reading.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, upon adjournment today, Desk 101, for a formal meeting, to consider SB 1487 and pending business.
HB 834 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Simmons called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 834, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to regulating the custody transfer of an adopted child; creating a criminal offense.
Representative Simmons moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 834.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 834 prevailed by (Record 1447): 130 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Koop; Zerwas.
Absent — Deshotel; Dukes; Frullo; Lozano; Stephenson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1447 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Deshotel
When Record No. 1447 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Frullo
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 834 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 25.081(a)(1), Penal Code (page 1, lines 48-49), by striking "adopted through a governmental entity or a private child placement agency" and substituting "who was legally adopted through a governmental entity or through private means".
HB 1729 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Simmons called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 1729, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions.
Representative Simmons moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1729.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1729 prevailed by (Record 1448): 127 Yeas, 5 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu.
Nays — Biedermann; Cain; Stickland; Tinderholt; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Koop; Zerwas.
Absent — Dukes; Oliveira; Thierry.
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 1729 (senate committee report) in SECTION 3 of the bill by striking added Section 772.00715(f), Government Code (page 2, lines 44 and 45).
HB 29 - HOUSE REFUSES TO CONCUR
IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative S. Thompson called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 29, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prostitution and the trafficking of persons, civil racketeering related to trafficking, the investigation and prosecution of and punishment for certain sexual offenses and offenses involving or related to trafficking, reimbursement of certain costs for criminal victims who are children, and the release and reporting of certain information relating to a child; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Representative S. Thompson moved that the house not concur in the senate amendments and that a conference committee be requested to adjust the differences between the two houses on HB 29.
The motion prevailed by (Record 1449): 129 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Koop; Zerwas.
Absent — Arévalo; Bailes; Craddick; Dukes; Hinojosa; Krause.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1449 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Hinojosa
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
The chair announced the appointment of the following conference committee, on the part of the house, on HB 29: S. Thompson, chair; Meyer, Frullo, Collier, and Arévalo.
(Zerwas now present)
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Zerwas requested permission for the Conference Committee on SB 1 to meet while the house is in session, at 4 p.m. today, in E1.036, to consider SB 1.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Conference Committee on SB 1, 4 p.m. today, E1.036, for a formal meeting, to consider SB 1.
HB 3481 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Thierry called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 3481, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County.
Representative Thierry moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3481.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3481 prevailed by (Record 1450): 131 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Koop.
Absent — Dukes; Oliveira; Schofield; Shaheen; Zerwas.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1450 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shaheen
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 3481 (senate committee report) in SECTION 4 of the bill, in the effective date language (page 1, line 43), by striking "January 1, 2018" and substituting "September 1, 2017".
(Koop now present)
HB 25 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Simmons called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 25, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the elimination of straight-party voting.
Representative Simmons moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 25.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 25 prevailed by (Record 1451): 89 Yeas, 45 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Clardy; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Goldman; Gonzales; Guerra; Guillen; Hefner; Huberty; Hunter; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Lozano; Minjarez; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Oliveira; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rinaldi; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Vo; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Arévalo; Blanco; Capriglione; Coleman; Collier; Cortez; Deshotel; Farrar; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; González; Gooden; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Klick; Longoria; Lucio; Martinez; Moody; Muñoz; Neave; Nevárez; Ortega; Phillips; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Schofield; Turner; Uresti; Villalba; Walle; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Meyer; Zerwas.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bernal
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Guerra
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Meyer
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Phelan
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Raymond
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Rose
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Thierry
When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Villalba
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 25 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 31.012(b-1), Election Code, (page 1, line 36), strike "September 1, 2017" and substitute "September 1, 2020".
(2) In SECTION 9 of the bill, (page 2, line 68), strike "2017" and substitute "2020".
HB 932 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Bell called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 932, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care.
Representative Bell moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 932.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 932 prevailed by (Record 1452): 134 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Shaheen; Zerwas.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Shaheen
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 932 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 243.008, Human Resources Code, following added Section 243.008(b) (page 1, between lines 36 and 37), by adding new Sections 243.008(c), (d), and (e) as follows and relettering existing Subsection (c) and any subsequent subsections of the section as appropriate:
(c) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall, not later than the 14th day after receiving a request from a local juvenile probation department, provide the following information regarding a child in the custody of the probation department:
(1) whether the child is currently or has been in foster care; and
(2) if applicable, the number of times the child has previously been placed in foster care.
(d) The department, the Department of Family and Protective Services, and local juvenile probation departments shall collaborate to create a method or methods by which probation departments statewide may access information from the Department of Family and Protective Services relating to a child's placement in foster care. Not later than March 1, 2018, the department shall submit a report containing the method or methods created under this subsection to each member of the legislature and each standing committee of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over the department. This subsection expires April 1, 2018.
HB 1449 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Simmons called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 1449, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction.
Representative Simmons moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1449.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1449 prevailed by (Record 1453): 107 Yeas, 27 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alonzo; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Cook; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Gonzales; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Hefner; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Meyer; Minjarez; Morrison; Murphy; Murr; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Zedler.
Nays — Allen; Anchia; Biedermann; Blanco; Collier; Cortez; Farrar; Giddings; González; Gutierrez; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Johnson, E.; King, T.; Lucio; Martinez; Moody; Muñoz; Neave; Ortega; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Turner; Uresti; Walle; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Alvarado; Dukes; Zerwas.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 1453 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bernal
Senate Committee Substitute
CSHB 1449, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that:
(1) fees and exactions imposed by political subdivisions to fund subsidized housing materially increase the cost of housing construction and other forms of construction in the state; and
(2) it is in the state's interest to incentivize housing affordability for Texas residents by circumscribing regulatory burdens imposed on the housing industry by political subdivisions.
SECTION 2. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 250.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.008. LINKAGE FEES PROHIBITED. (a) A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce a charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation that imposes, directly or indirectly, a fee on new construction for the purposes of offsetting the cost or rent of any unit of residential housing.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) a fee is imposed indirectly on new construction if a charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation allows acceptance by the political subdivision of a fee on new construction; and
(2) new construction includes zoning, subdivisions, site plans, and building permits associated with new construction.
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) an affordable housing and property tax abatement program:
(A) in existence on January 1, 2017;
(B) adopted under Chapter 378 by a municipality with a population of more than 700,000; and
(C) for which eligibility is maintained as required under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or
(2) an ordinance, order, or other similar measure in effect on January 1, 2017, that allows voluntary payment of a fee to a political subdivision in connection with the issuance of a zoning waiver related to new construction that allows a multifamily residential or commercial structure to exceed height or square footage limitations.
(d) A charter provision, ordinance, order, or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision that conflicts with this section is null and void.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act does not apply to an agreement relating to providing subsidized housing entered into before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend CSHB 1449 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 47 through 60 and substitute the following:
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) an affordable housing and property tax abatement program:
(A) adopted under Chapter 378 or Chapter 312, Tax Code, by a municipality with a population of more than 700,000; and
(B) for which eligibility is maintained as required under Chapter 312, Tax Code, as applicable; or
(2) an ordinance, order, or other similar measure that permits the voluntary payment of a fee in lieu of other consideration to a political subdivision in connection with the issuance of a zoning waiver related to new construction that allows a multifamily residential or commercial structure to exceed height or square footage limitations.
HB 66 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Guillen called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 66, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to determining eligibility for a Texas Armed Services Scholarship and to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive that scholarship.
Representative Guillen moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 66.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 66 prevailed by (Record 1454): 134 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Farrar; Zerwas.
Senate Committee Substitute
CSHB 66, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to determining eligibility for a Texas Armed Services Scholarship and to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive that scholarship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.9772, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(c) For a student to continue to receive a scholarship awarded under this subchapter, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by the board [institution in which the student is enrolled].
(d) If the board determines that a student appointed under Subsection (b) to receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter has failed to maintain eligibility or otherwise meet the requirements to continue receiving the scholarship, beginning with the academic year following the determination, the elected official who appointed the student may appoint another eligible student under this subchapter to receive any available funds designated for the student who no longer meets the requirements for the scholarship.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2018.
HB 129 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Craddick called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 129, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the manner in which a payor of proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production is required to provide certain information to a royalty interest owner.
Representative Craddick moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 129.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 129 prevailed by (Record 1455): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Schofield; Walle; Zerwas.
Senate Committee Substitute
CSHB 129, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the manner in which a payor of proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production is required to provide certain information to a royalty interest owner.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 91.501 and 91.506, Natural Resources Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 91.501. INFORMATION REQUIRED. If payment is made to a royalty interest owner from the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production pursuant to a division order, lease, servitude, or other agreement, the payor shall include the information required by Section 91.502 on the check stub, an attachment to the payment form, or another remittance advice that accompanies the payment.
Sec. 91.506. EXEMPTION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if [If] the information required by Section 91.502 is provided in some other manner on a monthly basis, the payor is not required to include the information on the check stub, an attachment to the payment form, or another [other] remittance advice that accompanies the payment.
(b) If payment is made to the royalty interest owner by a paper check delivered by mail or by means of a private delivery service, the payor may not provide the information required by Section 91.502 in a manner other than by including the information on the check stub, an attachment to the payment form, or another remittance advice that accompanies the payment unless the payor obtains, or a previous payor has obtained, the consent of the royalty interest owner to provide the information in some other manner.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a payment made on or after the effective date of this Act to a royalty interest owner from the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production. A payment made before the effective date of this Act to a royalty interest owner from the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production is governed by the law in effect on the date the payment is made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
HB 3903 - HOUSE CONCURS IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
TEXT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
Representative Burkett called up with senate amendments for consideration at this time,
HB 3903, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain political contributions by judicial candidates and officeholders and certain political committees.
Representative Burkett moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3903.
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 3903 prevailed by (Record 1456): 122 Yeas, 11 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Murphy; Neave; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Stephenson; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Nays — Canales; Collier; Guerra; Lang; Muñoz; Murr; Nevárez; Phillips; Rinaldi; Springer; Stickland.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Hinojosa; Shaheen; Zerwas.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Hinojosa
When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Shaheen
Senate Amendment No. 1 (Senate Floor Amendment No. 1)
Amend HB 3903 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 253.1611(e), Election Code, strike page 1, lines 28 through 30, and substitute the following:
that provides [:
[(1)
is made in return for] goods or services, including political advertising or a campaign communication, to or for the benefit of judicial candidates [the
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 253.1611(e-1), Election Code (page 1, line 38), between "made" and "to", insert ", for the purpose of sponsoring or attending an event,".
SB 301 - CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED
Representative Flynn submitted the conference committee report on SB 301.
Representative Flynn moved to adopt the conference committee report on SB 301.
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SB 301 prevailed by (Record 1457): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Alonzo; Alvarado; Anchia; Anderson, C.; Anderson, R.; Arévalo; Ashby; Bailes; Bell; Bernal; Biedermann; Blanco; Bohac; Bonnen, D.; Bonnen, G.; Burkett; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Coleman; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cosper; Craddick; Cyrier; Dale; Darby; Davis, S.; Dean; Deshotel; Elkins; Faircloth; Fallon; Farrar; Flynn; Frank; Frullo; Gervin-Hawkins; Giddings; Goldman; Gonzales; González; Gooden; Guerra; Guillen; Gutierrez; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Huberty; Hunter; Isaac; Israel; Johnson, E.; Kacal; Keough; King, P.; King, T.; Klick; Koop; Krause; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Lang; Larson; Laubenberg; Leach; Longoria; Lozano; Lucio; Martinez; Meyer; Minjarez; Moody; Morrison; Muñoz; Murphy; Murr; Neave; Nevárez; Oliveira; Oliverson; Ortega; Parker; Paul; Perez; Phelan; Phillips; Pickett; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rinaldi; Rodriguez, E.; Rodriguez, J.; Romero; Rose; Sanford; Schaefer; Schofield; Schubert; Shaheen; Sheffield; Shine; Simmons; Springer; Stephenson; Stickland; Stucky; Swanson; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Uresti; VanDeaver; Villalba; Vo; Walle; White; Wilson; Workman; Wray; Wu; Zedler.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Roberts(C).
Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Dutton; Geren; Herrero; Holland; Johnson, J.; King, K.; Metcalf; Miller; Paddie; Smithee.
Absent — Dukes; Zerwas.
(Speaker in the chair)
SB 1538 - HOUSE SPONSORS AUTHORIZED
On motion of Representative Larson, Representatives Wu, Walle, E. Rodriguez, Isaac, and Workman were authorized as house sponsors to SB 1538.
SB 687 - NOTICE GIVEN
At 3:31 p.m., pursuant to the provisions of Rule 7, Section 37(c) of the House Rules, Representative Kacal gave notice that he would, in one hour, move to reconsider the vote by which SB 687 failed to pass to third reading by Record No. 1446.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 3.)
ADJOURNMENT
Representative J. Rodriguez moved that the house adjourn until 2 p.m. tomorrow in memory of Bel Ramirez, grandmother of Representative Minjarez.
The motion prevailed.
The house accordingly, at 3:33 p.m., adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
HCR 79 (By Stephenson), Urging Congress to abolish the current income based system of taxation.
To Select State and Federal Power and Responsibility.
HCR 125 (By Hunter), Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas.
To State Affairs.
HCR 142 (By Hunter), Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study state judicial salaries.
To Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 1939 to Transportation.
SB 2149 to Elections.
SB 2196 to Land and Resource Management.
List No. 2
SB 2276 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2280 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2292 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2293 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2295 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2296 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2297 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2298 to Special Purpose Districts.
SB 2299 to Special Purpose Districts.
List No. 3
SB 1117 to County Affairs.
SB 1173 to Public Education.
SB 1405 to Business and Industry.
SB 1424 to Criminal Jurisprudence.
SB 1822 to Criminal Jurisprudence.
SB 2210 to Insurance.
SCR 55 to State Affairs.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:
House List No. 27
HB 239, HB 257, HB 1106, HB 1257, HB 1571, HB 1648, HB 1771, HB 2097, HB 2324, HB 2359, HB 2425, HB 2615, HB 2783, HB 2933, HB 2989, HB 3276, HB 3488, HB 3954, HB 4032
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Saturday, May 20, 2017
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
HB 2008
Cosper
SPONSOR: Buckingham
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Relating to deferred presentment transactions made to military borrowers.
HB 2285
Thompson, Ed
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Institute for Coastal Prairie Research and Education at the University of Houston.
HB 3167
Paddie
SPONSOR: Hughes
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Relating to the program for improvement of collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases.
HB 3484
Paddie
SPONSOR: Hughes
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Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 4181
Perez
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
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Relating to the electronic transmission of certain notice required for air quality permits.
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the security of the Texas electric grid.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Message No. 2
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Saturday, May 20, 2017 - 2
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 53
Romero, Jr.
SPONSOR: Huffman
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Relating to certain limitations on settlement agreements with a governmental unit.
HB 264
Hernandez
SPONSOR: Garcia
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Relating to public outreach materials to foster awareness of certain public school curriculum requirements.
HB 268
Lozano
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
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Relating to venue in the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving obstruction or retaliation.
HB 355
Raney
SPONSOR: Buckingham
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Relating to prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education.
HB 431
Metcalf
SPONSOR: Creighton
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Relating to a temporary justice of the peace.
HB 448
Guillen
SPONSOR: Perry
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Relating to the transfer of certain revenue into the state parks account.
HB 493
Perez
SPONSOR: Campbell
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Relating to reporting requirements for the College Credit for Heroes program.
HB 626
Workman
SPONSOR: Campbell
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Relating to late applications for certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation.
HB 651
Clardy
SPONSOR: Hughes
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Relating to the election date of the board of directors of the Rusk County Groundwater Conservation District.
HB 655
Clardy
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
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Relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public junior colleges.
HB 657
Bernal
SPONSOR: Menéndez
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Relating to procedures for a student enrolled in a special education program who fails to perform satisfactorily on certain assessment instruments.
Relating to the procedure for the entering of a plea or a stipulation of evidence by a child subject to a determinate sentence.
HB 789
Meyer
SPONSOR: Huffines
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Relating to minimum scores required for students in certain school districts to pass an examination for acceleration or for credit.
HB 871
Roberts
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to child and family support services for families in crisis, including authorization agreements.
HB 874
Kuempel
SPONSOR: Kolkhorst
|
Relating to a charitable raffle ticket awarded as a bingo prize.
HB 938
Thompson, Ed
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
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Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 518 in Pearland as the Officer Endy Ekpanya Memorial Highway.
HB 961
Rodriguez, Justin
SPONSOR: Seliger
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Relating to the election of junior college district trustees.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 965
Springer
SPONSOR: Perry
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Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.
HB 998
Alvarado
SPONSOR: Miles
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Relating to the confidentiality of certain information stored as part of the preparation of campaign finance reports required to be filed with the clerk of certain counties or municipalities.
HB 1043
Blanco
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
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Relating to a court order authorizing temporary care of a minor child.
HB 1076
Oliverson
SPONSOR: Huffines
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Relating to the mandatory spinal screening of public and private school students.
HB 1103
Hernandez
SPONSOR: West
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Relating to excluding a person on the suspense list from jury duty.
HB 1117
Wray
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to eligibility for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
HB 1186
Anderson, Rodney
SPONSOR: Huffines
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Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district.
HB 1187
Capriglione
SPONSOR: Nelson
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Relating to the authority of a captive insurance company to provide reinsurance.
HB 1249
Goldman
SPONSOR: Hinojosa
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Relating to a prohibition of certain motor vehicles resembling emergency medical services vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1264
Burkett
SPONSOR: Huffines
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Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of certain municipal courts in certain criminal cases punishable by fine only.
HB 1303
Stephenson
SPONSOR: Kolkhorst
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Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County as the Roy P. Benavidez Memorial Highway.
HB 1410
Ortega
SPONSOR: Rodríguez
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Relating to the ability of foster parents to intervene in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 1463
Smithee
SPONSOR: Seliger
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Relating to procedures for actions alleging failure to comply with certain standards to accommodate persons with disabilities.
HB 1468
Thompson, Senfronia
SPONSOR: Hancock
|
Relating to the sanitation and safety requirements for certain artificial bodies of water maintained for public recreational purposes.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 1469
Bailes
SPONSOR: Schwertner
|
Relating to qualifications for certain teachers employed by certain open-enrollment charter schools.
HB 1472
Capriglione
SPONSOR: Nelson
|
Relating to investment by a public junior college district of public funds received from the management and development of mineral rights.
HB 1573
Price
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to personnel requirements for water loss auditors.
Relating to the approval of expenditures for the Texas Military Department.
HB 1645
Lozano
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to requiring certain school districts to allow students who participate in Special Olympics to earn a letter on that basis.
HB 1646
Lozano
SPONSOR: Hinojosa
|
Relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name filed by a military veteran.
HB 1699
Geren
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the participation by qualified persons in the Department of Public Safety's driver record monitoring pilot program.
HB 1704
Kuempel
SPONSOR: Huffman
|
Relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions to determine the applicability of certain local government regulations.
HB 1810
Dale
SPONSOR: Buckingham
|
Relating to the creation of the offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child.
HB 1859
Simmons
SPONSOR: Taylor, Van
|
Relating to certain rental-purchase agreements.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 1896
Bohac
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
|
Relating to the application of and use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes imposed by municipalities and counties.
HB 1913
Geren
SPONSOR: Nelson
|
Relating to the required qualifications for serving as president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and to the prohibition against the award of certain degrees by the center's governing board.
HB 1921
Flynn
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the functions and territory of the Upper Colorado River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
HB 1930
Frullo
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to financial accounting and reporting requirements for this state and political subdivisions of this state.
HB 1946
Parker
SPONSOR: Taylor, Van
|
Relating to the incontestability of certain contracts or leases submitted to the attorney general by certain water districts.
HB 2007
Cosper
SPONSOR: Buckingham
|
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain military dentists and dental hygienists who provide voluntary charity dental or dental hygiene care.
HB 2019
King, Tracy O.
SPONSOR: Estes
|
Relating to the regulation of manufactured homes.
HB 2029
Lozano
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.
HB 2040
King, Phil
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of certain counties; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.
HB 2048
Dutton
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.
HB 2064
Anderson, Rodney
SPONSOR: Huffines
|
Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County.
HB 2067
Oliveira
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the registration of a related finance company for purposes of the motor vehicle sales and use tax; repealing the authorization for a fee.
HB 2095
Kuempel
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to transfer of a plumber's license number on the retirement or death of the plumber.
HB 2124
Minjarez
SPONSOR: Kolkhorst
|
Relating to the procedures for identifying and notifying relevant federal agencies about certain child abuse and neglect investigations.
HB 2130
Roberts
SPONSOR: Menéndez
|
Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the statewide assessment program in relation to students in special education programs.
HB 2180
Flynn
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the Sulphur River Basin Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
HB 2207
Kuempel
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to procedures and fees for the deposit and safekeeping of wills.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2215
Price
SPONSOR: Miles
|
Relating to the deadline for adoption of desired future conditions in groundwater conservation districts.
HB 2223
Giddings
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to developmental coursework offered by public institutions of higher education under the Texas Success Initiative.
HB 2228
Murphy
SPONSOR: Bettencourt
|
Relating to deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system.
HB 2271
Wray
SPONSOR: Rodríguez
|
Relating to decedents' estates and certain posthumous gifts.
HB 2277
Darby
SPONSOR: Watson
|
Relating to the temporary exemption or tax reduction for certain high-cost gas.
HB 2378
Larson
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.
HB 2413
Burkett
SPONSOR: Lucio
|
Relating to certain identifying information regarding career school or college students.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2431
Deshotel
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
HB 2432
Raney
SPONSOR: Seliger
|
Relating to certain academic programs and projects undertaken by public institutions of higher education at a location other than the institution's main campus.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2475
Davis, Sarah
SPONSOR: Bettencourt
|
Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for certain amusement services.
HB 2501
Phillips
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to insurance requirements for certain nonemergency medical transportation.
HB 2567
Bailes
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to forest pest control.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2647
Stephenson
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
|
Relating to authorized investments of public funds.
HB 2654
Stucky
SPONSOR: Lucio
|
Relating to the personal liability of certain elected officials under local government programs to fund water and energy savings improvements through assessments.
HB 2700
Hunter
SPONSOR: Hinojosa
|
Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2761
Cortez
SPONSOR: Uresti
|
Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to participate in a company or partnership organized to finance redevelopment projects.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 2788
White
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the appointment of emergency services commissioners in certain districts located in more than one county.
HB 2798
Farrar
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to the authority of a county to implement a pilot program to reuse wastewater at county facilities.
HB 2849
Burkett
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the procedures for removing certain persons' names from the child abuse and neglect central registry.
HB 2895
Price
SPONSOR: Seliger
|
Relating to the requirement that certain public institutions of higher education post mental health resources on the institution's Internet website.
HB 2927
Schofield
SPONSOR: Huffman
|
Relating to certain powers of an associate judge under the Family Code.
HB 2928
Stephenson
SPONSOR: Taylor, Larry
|
Relating to including the obligations of Federal Home Loan Banks as authorized investments for a governmental entity and the requirements for certificates of deposit or share certificates held as authorized investments for a governmental entity.
HB 2943
Larson
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the use of money in the state water pollution control revolving fund.
HB 2995
Ashby
SPONSOR: Nichols
|
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 3018
Phelan
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to reciprocity requirements for nonresident insurance agents to offer or sell insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
HB 3049
Guillen
SPONSOR: Creighton
|
Relating to the number of hours of work experience required of a plumber's apprentice to take an examination for a plumber's license.
HB 3063
Kacal
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to agricultural liens.
HB 3130
Parker
SPONSOR: Huffman
|
Relating to the establishment of an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants.
HB 3157
Bonnen, Dennis
SPONSOR: Huffman
|
Relating to requirements for screenings in public or private schools to detect vision disorders of students.
HB 3232
Darby
SPONSOR: Bettencourt
|
Relating to the penalty imposed on certain delinquent oil and gas severance taxes.
HB 3275
Capriglione
SPONSOR: Campbell
|
Relating to the monitoring of major information resources projects by the Department of Information Resources.
HB 3283
Guillen
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 16 in Duval County as the Al Dean Memorial Highway.
HB 3329
Paddie
SPONSOR: Campbell
|
Relating to regulation of electricians by local governments.
HB 3389
Schofield
SPONSOR: Bettencourt
|
Relating to fees taxed as costs of suit for certain delinquent tax suits.
HB 3398
Darby
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
HB 3433
Lambert
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the adoption by state agencies of rules affecting rural communities.
HB 3537
Geren
SPONSOR: Hancock
|
Relating to the use of money subject to restrictions under federal law that is credited to the deferred maintenance fund account.
HB 3563
Koop
SPONSOR: Taylor, Van
|
Relating to parental notification regarding public school teacher qualifications.
HB 3618
King, Tracy O.
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the timing of the expiration of water quality permits.
HB 3803
Faircloth
SPONSOR: Zaffirini
|
Relating to certain authorized investments for domestic life, health, and accident insurers.
HB 3907
Frullo
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to certain requirements of retail fireworks sites and inspections of those sites and assessment and collection of certain existing inspection fees by local fire prevention officers.
HB 3917
Landgraf
SPONSOR: Perry
|
Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 as the Trooper Billy Jack Zachary Memorial Highway.
HB 4002
Bonnen, Dennis
SPONSOR: Nelson
|
Relating to the definition of production used in determining the cost of goods sold for franchise tax purposes.
HB 4038
Bohac
SPONSOR: Hancock
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Relating to the definition of "qualifying job" for purposes of certification by the comptroller of public accounts as a qualifying data center.
HB 4054
Murphy
SPONSOR: Bettencourt
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Relating to the application of sales and use taxes to certain food items.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 4056
Rose
SPONSOR: Lucio
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Relating to a list of best practice-based programs and research-based practices in certain areas for implementation in public schools.
(Committee Substitute)
HB 4279
King, Tracy O.
SPONSOR: Uresti
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Relating to expansion of the territory of the Frio Hospital District and to the election of the board of directors of the district.
HB 4284
Price
SPONSOR: Seliger
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Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Potter County in family law matters.
HCR 30
Springer
SPONSOR: Estes
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Urging Congress to direct the Bureau of Land Management to affirm the provisions of the Red River Boundary Compact and to acknowledge that the vegetation line on the south bank of the Red River forms the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas.
Urging Congress to bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor on Doris "Dorie" Miller for his heroism during World War II.
HCR 56
Shine
SPONSOR: Taylor, Van
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Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State.
HCR 105
Bonnen, Dennis
SPONSOR: Hinojosa
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Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles.
HCR 122
Dean
SPONSOR: Campbell
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins.
Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal.
Relating to evaluation of public school performance.
Relating to the public sale of real property under a power of sale in a security instrument.
Relating to criminal procedure, including grand jury proceedings and the appointment of an attorney pro tem for certain criminal proceedings.
Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state and certain recommendations regarding those laws, to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code, to repealing certain of those offenses, and to conforming punishments for certain of those offenses to the penalty structure provided in the Penal Code; increasing the punishment for sabotage and sedition; imposing a civil penalty.
Relating to health benefit plan provider network listings and directories; authorizing an assessment.
Relating to the creation of Lakewood Improvement District of Harris County; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
SB 2280
Buckingham
SPONSOR: Wilson
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Relating to the name of the Burnet County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
SB 2292
Campbell
SPONSOR: Kuempel
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Relating to the powers and duties of the Meyer Ranch Municipal Utility District of Comal County; affecting an existing limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
Relating to the creation of Montgomery County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
SB 2295
Zaffirini
SPONSOR: Isaac
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose an assessment.
SB 2296
Zaffirini
SPONSOR: Isaac
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 2; providing authority to impose an assessment.
SB 2297
Zaffirini
SPONSOR: Isaac
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 3; providing authority to impose an assessment.
SB 2298
Zaffirini
SPONSOR: Isaac
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 4; providing authority to impose an assessment.
SB 2299
Zaffirini
SPONSOR: Isaac
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Relating to the temporary board of and financing of certain facilities and improvements by the LaSalle Municipal Utility District No. 5; providing authority to impose an assessment.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
May 19
County Affairs - SB 1544, SB 1780
Defense and Veterans' Affairs - SB 578, SB 751, SB 1676, SB 1679, SB 1897, SB 1944
General Investigating and Ethics - SB 63, SB 505
Government Transparency and Operation - SB 200, SB 1655
Higher Education - SB 802, SB 803, SB 1091, SB 1123, SB 1223
Homeland Security and Public Safety - HCR 140, SB 264, SB 772, SB 1138, SB 1408
Investments and Financial Services - SB 1994
Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - SB 635, SB 807, SB 949, SB 1016, SB 1056, SB 1233, SB 1325, SB 1559, SB 1763
Licensing and Administrative Procedures - SB 341, SB 371, SB 404, SB 1088, SB 1969, SB 1972
Natural Resources - SB 696, SB 749, SB 1009, SB 1511, SB 1525, SB 2068, SB 2186, SB 2262, SB 2262 (corrected)
Pensions - SB 509, SB 936
Public Education - SB 195, SB 196, SB 384, SB 463, SB 801, SB 825, SB 1005, SB 1122, SB 1177, SB 1353, SB 1398, SB 1483, SB 1484, SB 1553, SB 1566, SB 1658, SB 1659, SB 1660, SB 1839, SB 1854, SB 1963, SB 2084, SB 2131, SB 2141, SB 2144
Public Health - SB 224, SB 267, SB 314, SB 315, SB 397, SB 582, SB 589, SB 674, SB 679, SB 833, SB 919, SB 1101, SB 1148, SB 1158, SB 1592, SB 1599, SB 1625, SB 1633, SB 1912, SB 1924, SB 1929
Special Purpose Districts - SB 248, SB 1987, SB 2014, SB 2244
State and Federal Power and Responsibility, Select - HR 1833
State Affairs - SB 20, SB 261, SB 262, SB 522, SB 1446, SB 1731
Transportation - SB 1437, SB 1588
Ways and Means - SB 15, SB 1514, SB 1557, SJR 1, SJR 51
ENGROSSED
May 19 - HB 1603, HB 1800, HB 2881, HB 2987, HB 3136, HB 3783, HB 4268, HB 4270, HB 4275, HB 4281, HB 4287, HB 4294, HB 4297, HB 4298, HB 4301, HB 4303, HB 4309, HB 4310, HB 4311, HB 4312, HB 4313, HB 4314, HB 4321, HB 4324, HB 4325, HB 4329, HB 4331, HB 4333, HB 4334, HB 4335, HB 4340, HB 4341, HB 4343, HB 4344, HB 4345, HB 4347, HB 4349, HCR 57
ENROLLED
May 19 - HB 239, HB 257, HB 271, HB 1106, HB 1257, HB 1571, HB 1606, HB 1648, HB 1771, HB 2097, HB 2324, HB 2359, HB 2379, HB 2425, HB 2615, HB 2783, HB 2933, HB 2989, HB 3276, HB 3488, HB 3954, HB 4032
SENT TO THE GOVERNOR
May 19 - HB 271, HB 999, HB 1101, HB 1501, HB 1586, HB 1606, HB 1619, HB 1774, HB 2126, HB 2379
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
May 19 - HB 890, HB 1140, HB 1995, HB 3220