SEVENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION
PROCEEDINGS
THIRTY-FIRST DAY — TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2003
The house met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Recordi39).
Present — Mr. Speaker; Allen; Alonzo; Bailey; Baxter; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Campbell; Canales; Capelo; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; Ellis; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Flynn; Gallego; Garza; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Guillen; Gutierrez; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jones, D.; Jones, E.; Jones, J.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laney; Laubenberg; Lewis; Luna; Mabry; Madden; Marchant; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McReynolds; Menendez; Mercer; Merritt; Miller; Moreno, J.; Moreno, P.; Morrison; Mowery; Naishtat; Nixon; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Rangel; Raymond; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solis; Solomons; Stick; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Telford; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Uresti; Van Arsdale; Villarreal; West; Wilson; Wise; Wohlgemuth; Wolens; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.
Absent — Hodge; McClendon.
The invocation was offered by Dr. C. O. Searcy, pastor, House of Love, Dallas, as follows:
Bless the Lord, O' my soul and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O' my soul and forget not all his benefits. Father, we thank you for this occasion and for the privilege to call upon your holy name.
We thank you for the privilege to call you father, knowing that you hear and answer prayer. Bless this occasion and the purpose for which it has brought us here. We pray a special blessing upon the men and women who have offered themselves as a sacrifice to serve the people of Texas as our representatives. Their commitment and dedication will not only bless Texas, but our nation.
We pray that each will seek your guidance, your wisdom, and knowledge to do what is pleasing to thee and helpful to the people they serve. Bless the governor, the senators, and all those who serve. In his name we pray. Amen.
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The speaker recognized Representative Naishtat who presented Dr. David Butler of Austin as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Butler and thanked him for his participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
(Hodge and McClendon now present)
HR 373 - ADOPTED
(by J. Jones, Y. Davis, Giddings, and Hodge)
Representative J. Jones moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi373.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 373, Honoring Dr. Claytle Odessa Searcy as she serves as Pastor of the Day for the house of representatives on March 11, 2003.
HR 373 was read and was adopted without objection.
On motion of Representative Hodge, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi373 as signers thereof.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
HR 428 - ADOPTED
(by Mowery)
Representative Mowery moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi428.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 428, Recognizing March 11, 2003, as Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol.
HR 428 was read and was adopted without objection.
HCR 20 - ADOPTED
(by Chisum)
Representative Chisum moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HCRi20.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
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HCR 20, Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the agreement between the State of Texas and the AEC.
HCR 20 was read and was adopted without objection.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The speaker recognized Representative Chisum who introduced members of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission.
HR 396 - ADOPTED
(by Kolkhorst)
Representative Kolkhorst moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi396.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 396, Recognizing March 11, 2003, as Walker County Day at the State Capitol.
HR 396 was read and was adopted without objection.
HR 395 - ADOPTED
(by Kolkhorst)
Representative Kolkhorst moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi395.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 395, Honoring Poncho Roberts for being named Citizen of the Year.
HR 395 was read and was adopted without objection.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The speaker recognized Representative Kolkhorst who introduced Poncho Roberts and his wife, Sugar.
HR 330 - ADOPTED
(by King)
Representative King moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi330.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 330, Recognizing March 11, 2003, as Wise County Day at the Capitol.
HR 330 was read and was adopted without objection.
(West in the chair)
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HR 366 - ADOPTED
(by Dutton)
Representative Dutton moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi366.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 366, Honoring the Reverend Murphy D. Simon, Jr., on his installation as pastor of First Saint Mark Baptist Church in Houston.
HR 366 was adopted without objection.
HR 368 - ADOPTED
(by Dutton)
Representative Dutton moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi368.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 368, Honoring Pastor Charles Lewis Jackson of Houston for his commitment to his church and community.
HR 368 was adopted without objection.
(Speaker in the chair)
HR 427 - ADOPTED
(by Delisi)
Representative Delisi moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HRi427.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 427, Honoring Texas Task Force One for its service to Texas and the nation.
HR 427 was read and was adopted without objection.
On motion of Representative Corte, the names of all the members of the house were added to HRi427 as signers thereof.
INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
The speaker recognized Representative Delisi who introduced members of Texas Task Force One.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following committee meetings were announced:
House Administration, upon adjournment today, Desk 60.
Law Enforcement, upon adjournment today, Desk 56, for a formal meeting.
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Economic Development, upon adjournment today, Desk 149, for a formal meeting, to consider SB 15.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
Representative Edwards moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed without objection.
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
CORRECTIONS IN REFERRAL
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. Pursuant to Rule 1, Section 4 of the House Rules, the chair at this time corrected the referral of measures to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List No. 1.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 11:17 a.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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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
HB 1767 (By Ellis), Relating to the approval of certain expenditures by an incumbent county commissioner who was not reelected.
To County Affairs.
HB 1768 (By Ellis), Relating to the recovery by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct of certain costs, fees, and expenses on a finding of misconduct of a judge.
To Judicial Affairs.
HB 1769 (By Driver), Relating to occupations regulated by the Texas Commission on Private Security.
To Government Reform.
HB 1770 (By Keel), Relating to the creation and taxes of a library district.
To State Cultural and Recreational Resources.
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HB 1771 (By Keel), Relating to use of certain 9-1-1 fees and surcharges in certain counties.
To County Affairs.
HB 1772 (By Noriega), Relating to the operation of remote control locomotives.
To Transportation.
HB 1773 (By W. Smith), Relating to municipality and county standards in conjunction with junked vehicles.
To Transportation.
HB 1774 (By Bailey), Relating to the applicability of The Fire and Police Employee Relations Act.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1775 (By Bailey), Relating to the duties that may be assigned to certain fire protection personnel.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1776 (By Hughes), Relating to the establishment of Celebrate Freedom Week in public schools.
To Public Education.
HB 1777 (By Dawson), Relating to allowing a political subdivision other than a county to change the date of its general election.
To Elections.
HB 1778 (By Gallego), Relating to access to birth records under the public information law.
To State Affairs.
HB 1779 (By Y. Davis), Relating to requiring disclosure of the sales price of real property to an appraisal district and the comptroller of public accounts; providing penalties.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1780 (By Y. Davis), Relating to payment to a subcontractor under a public work contract.
To State Affairs.
HB 1781 (By Casteel), Relating to the venue in the prosecution of the offense of misapplication of trust funds.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1782 (By Hegar), Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1783 (By McReynolds), Relating to faculty compensation policies at institutions of higher education.
To Higher Education.
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HB 1784 (By McReynolds), Relating to an offense of blocking an access aisle designed to aid persons with disabilities.
To Transportation.
HB 1785 (By Merritt), Relating to the establishment of a geriatric education and care research center for the Texas-Louisiana border region.
To Higher Education.
HB 1786 (By Naishtat), Relating to a pilot program for transferring money appropriated to provide institutional care for certain persons to provide community-based services to those persons.
To Human Services.
HB 1787 (By Naishtat), Relating to the transfer of money appropriated to provide care for certain persons in nursing facilities to provide community-based services to those persons.
To Human Services.
HB 1788 (By Naishtat and Keel), Relating to municipal payroll deductions for certain employees who are fire fighters.
To Urban Affairs.
HB 1789 (By Chisum), Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and to the regulation of the practice of engineering.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1790 (By Chisum), Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, including functions affecting architects, landscape architects, and interior designers; providing a criminal penalty.
To Government Reform.
HB 1791 (By Chisum), Relating to restrictions on the commercial composting of certain solid wastes.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 1792 (By Chisum), Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Interest Counsel under the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
To State Affairs.
HB 1793 (By Wohlgemuth), Relating to the option to satisfy the inspection requirement for renewal of a nursing home license with an annual accreditation review performed by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations.
To Human Services.
HB 1794 (By Wohlgemuth), Relating to certain therapeutic optometrists' participation in a managed care plan.
To Public Health.
HB 1795 (By Wohlgemuth), Relating to the creation and dissolution of a covenant marriage.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
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HB 1796 (By Talton), Relating to the repeal of the exception from required disclosure under the public information law of certain information submitted by a potential vendor or contractor.
To State Affairs.
HB 1797 (By Farabee), Relating to group and blanket accident and health insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 1798 (By Farabee), Relating to health maintenance organizations.
To Insurance.
HB 1799 (By Farabee), Relating to group life insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 1800 (By Farabee), Relating to health maintenance organizations.
To Insurance.
HB 1801 (By Farabee and J. Davis), Relating to local area service planning by local mental health or mental retardation authorities.
To Public Health.
HB 1802 (By Swinford), Relating to the completion of community supervision for certain criminal defendants.
To Law Enforcement.
HB 1803 (By Swinford), Relating to surface use planning and restoration for oil and gas mineral leases.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1804 (By Delisi), Relating to operation of the Medicaid vendor drug program, including the adoption of a preferred drug list and the negotiation of supplemental drug rebates.
To State Health Care Expenditures, Select.
HB 1805 (By Hill), Relating to commissions on certain negotiated bond sales.
To Financial Institutions.
HB 1806 (By Hill), Relating to issuance of obligations for certain highway and mobility projects.
To Transportation.
HB 1807 (By Hill), Relating to the rendition of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the consequences of a failure to render property.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1808 (By Hill), Relating to the regulation of tow trucks by political subdivisions of this state; providing a penalty.
To Transportation.
HB 1809 (By Smithee and Ritter), Relating to requirements regarding motor vehicle insurance and proof of financial responsibility; providing penalties.
To Insurance.
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HB 1810 (By Smithee, Bonnen, and Swinford), Relating to the regulation and prompt payment of health care providers; providing penalties.
To Insurance.
HB 1811 (By Edwards), Relating to the appointment of board members to cultural arts councils in certain populous counties and municipalities.
To State Cultural and Recreational Resources.
HB 1812 (By Edwards), Relating to the location and operation of a concrete crushing facility.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 1813 (By McReynolds), Relating to the conduct of a raffle by a qualified nonprofit organization.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1814 (By Pitts), Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies; providing civil and criminal penalties.
To Government Reform.
HB 1815 (By Goodman), Relating to court-ordered representation in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1816 (By McReynolds), Relating to the counties eligible to create a county assistance district that may impose a sales and use tax.
To County Affairs.
HB 1817 (By Ritter), Relating to certain fees for students attending institutions in the Texas State University System.
To Higher Education.
HB 1818 (By Ritter), Relating to the operation and placement of systems used to anchor or moor barges in, on or adjacent to coastal lands of the state of Texas.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1819 (By Oliveira), Relating to an exclusion from unemployment compensation chargebacks based on a separation from employment caused by certain disasters.
To Economic Development.
HB 1820 (By Oliveira), Relating to the exception of certain agricultural labor from unemployment compensation.
To Economic Development.
HB 1821 (By Kuempel), Relating to the immediate qualification of newly acquired land for ad valorem tax appraisal as qualified open-space land.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
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HB 1822 (By Kuempel), Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
To Pensions and Investments.
HB 1823 (By Hamric), Relating to financial assurance for certain solid waste processing facilities.
To Environmental Regulation.
HB 1824 (By Hamric), Relating to adjusting formula funding for institutions of higher education to account for differences between estimated and actual receipts of educational and general funds.
To Higher Education.
HB 1825 (By Hamric), Relating to motor vehicle financial responsibility; providing penalties.
To Insurance.
HB 1826 (By Hamric), Relating to enforcement of the collection of certain tolls; providing a penalty.
To Transportation.
HB 1827 (By Casteel), Relating to the allocation of revenue from the state hotel tax for certain purposes in certain municipalities located in counties in a park and recreation district.
To Ways and Means.
HB 1828 (By Farabee), Relating to the name and use of the graffiti eradication fund.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1829 (By Lewis), Relating to the treatment of captured appraised value and tax increment in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for a taxing unit.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1830 (By Lewis), Relating to county authority to regulate the placement of water wells in unincorporated areas of the county; providing a penalty.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1831 (By Harper-Brown), Relating to the eligibility for name display on a specific logo information sign.
To Transportation.
HB 1832 (By Harper-Brown), Relating to certain powers of the City of Irving with regard to and validating certain acts of the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1833 (By Goodman), Relating to certain fees that may be assessed and collected by a domestic relations office.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
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HB 1834 (By Goodman), Relating to the regulation of clinical nutritionists; providing a civil penalty.
To Public Health.
HB 1835 (By Thompson), Relating to the issuance of citations to and the arrest of persons for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
To Law Enforcement.
HB 1836 (By Hardcastle), Relating to the definition of livestock; providing a criminal penalty.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
HB 1837 (By Baxter), Relating to federal approval of land for habitat conservation.
To State Cultural and Recreational Resources.
HB 1838 (By Thompson), Relating to the control of health insurance fraud.
To Insurance.
HB 1839 (By Solomons), Relating to submission of certain information to a law enforcement agency by a pawnbroker.
To Financial Institutions.
HB 1840 (By Solomons and Raymond), Relating to a fee established and set by the State Securities Board.
To Pensions and Investments.
HB 1841 (By Solomons), Relating to home equity loans and the interpretation of certain constitutional provisions by certain state agencies.
To Financial Institutions.
HB 1842 (By West), Relating to requiring a separate area in a public library for adult computer use.
To State Cultural and Recreational Resources.
HB 1843 (By West), For the purpose of creating notice provisions prior to construction on, over, across or under a pipeline facility and for the determination of whether such construction will increase a risk to the public or a risk of damage to the facility and providing for the construction of such barriers to prevent that risk.
To Energy Resources.
HB 1844 (By Grusendorf), Relating to reimbursing classroom teachers for personal funds expended on classroom supplies.
To Public Education.
HB 1845 (By T. Smith), Relating to the expiration and appearance of a driver's license, identification certificate, or commercial driver's license or permit issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
To Law Enforcement.
HB 1846 (By J. Davis), Relating to court ordered payments by persons on community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
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HB 1847 (By Pitts), Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contractors; providing penalties.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1848 (By Pitts), Relating to the regulation of certain combative sports activities; providing penalties.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1849 (By Allen), Relating to the revocation process for certain persons released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or mandatory supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 1850 (By Allen), Relating to the supervision of persons released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or mandatory supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 1851 (By Allen), Relating to the rendition and appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the consequences of a failure to timely render property.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1852 (By Allen), Relating to the imprisonment and treatment of inmates serving prison sentences for driving while intoxicated offenses and similar offenses under Chapter 49, Penal Code.
To Corrections.
HB 1853 (By Allen), Relating to the operation and maintenance of facilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the operation of certain department industries.
To Corrections.
HB 1854 (By Allen), Relating to the participation of inmates in work programs at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
To Corrections.
HB 1855 (By Allen), Relating to state compensation to counties based on the use of alternatives to revocation of community supervision.
To Corrections.
HB 1856 (By Allen), Relating to the operations of the Windham School District.
To Corrections.
HB 1857 (By Mercer), Relating to the transfer of public school students who are the victims of certain criminal conduct or the siblings of the victims.
To Public Education.
HB 1858 (By Wise), Relating to the promotion and marketing of Texas products.
To Agriculture and Livestock.
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HB 1859 (By Bohac), Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
To Public Health.
HB 1860 (By Bohac), Relating to certain diseases, illnesses, and exposures suffered by certain public safety employees.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1861 (By Bohac), Relating to the procedures for verifying signatures on early voting ballots voted by mail.
To Elections.
HB 1862 (By Bohac), Relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified from jury service.
To Elections.
HB 1863 (By Bohac), Relating to the disclosure of certain voter registration information.
To Elections.
HB 1864 (By Bonnen), Relating to the punishment for the offense of attempted murder.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1865 (By Bonnen), Relating to commercial group property insurance for certain businesses and associations.
To Insurance.
HB 1866 (By Coleman), Relating to the creation of restrictions, the extension of, addition to, or modification of existing restrictions, and the reinstatement of expired restrictions in certain residential subdivisions.
To Land and Resource Management.
HB 1867 (By Coleman), Relating to criteria for creating a commercial and industrial development zone.
To Local Government Ways and Means.
HB 1868 (By Coleman), Relating to the provision of medical assistance to certain legal immigrants.
To State Health Care Expenditures, Select.
HB 1869 (By Baxter), Relating to the admission of certain video testimony into evidence in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child.
To Human Services.
HB 1870 (By Riddle), Relating to the rental or sale of adult video games; providing penalties.
To Business and Industry.
HB 1871 (By Riddle), Relating to the date for a sale of real property under a contract lien.
To Financial Institutions.
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HB 1872 (By Riddle), Relating to the prosecution of the offense of criminal trespass.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1873 (By Riddle), Relating to the placement of signs on certain public rights-of-way.
To Transportation.
HB 1874 (By Riddle), Relating to the admissibility in a criminal proceeding of certain laboratory analyses of physical evidence or statements as to the chain of custody of physical evidence.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1875 (By Wise), Relating to the water infrastructure fund, rural water assistance fund, rural community water and wastewater loan fund, and colonia self-help account.
To Natural Resources.
HB 1876 (By Dukes), Relating to ordering criminal defendants to pay restitution on conviction of certain offenses involving the making of a false statement or report.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1877 (By Hardcastle), Relating to creating the rural physician relief program.
To Public Health.
HB 1878 (By Dutton), Relating to the establishment of paternity and the establishment and enforcement of child support and medical support for a child.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1879 (By Dutton), Relating to the establishment and adjudication of certain parent-child relationships.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1880 (By Coleman), Relating to health benefit plan coverage for mental disorders.
To Insurance.
HB 1881 (By Swinford), Relating to the location of a wine bottler's permitted premises.
To Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
HB 1882 (By Deshotel), Relating to incentives for certain high schools and high school students to participate in the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program.
To Higher Education.
HB 1883 (By Baxter, Naishtat, Krusee, Keel, and Stick), Relating to the appointment of a voting proxy by a policy board member of a metropolitan planning organization.
To Transportation.
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HB 1884 (By Coleman), Relating to a rate rollback for motor vehicle insurance.
To Insurance.
HB 1885 (By Goolsby), Relating to certain filing fees in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1886 (By Zedler), Relating to the assessment of fees for the regulation of code enforcement officers.
To Public Health.
HB 1887 (By Morrison), Relating to funds received by institutions of higher education to cover overhead expenses of conducting research.
To Higher Education.
HB 1888 (By Morrison), Relating to a pilot project to allow select public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees in applied science.
To Higher Education.
HB 1889 (By Morrison), Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in this state.
To Higher Education.
HB 1890 (By Morrison), Relating to tuition rebates to certain undergraduate students who graduate from an institution of higher education without excessive semester credit hours.
To Higher Education.
HB 1891 (By Zedler), Relating to the labeling of certain drugs.
To Public Health.
HB 1892 (By King), Relating to collection of civil damages awarded against certain nursing institutions.
To Civil Practices.
HB 1893 (By Deshotel), Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund.
To Regulated Industries.
HB 1894 (By Hope), Relating to driving on a roadway laned for traffic.
To Transportation.
HB 1895 (By Hope), Relating to the compensation provided to an immediate family member or a household member of a deceased victim for funeral attendance and bereavement leave.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1896 (By King), Relating to the delivery and payment of health care in the workers' compensation system.
To Business and Industry.
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HB 1897 (By Nixon and Talton), Relating to the supplemental salaries of district judges in Harris County.
To Judicial Affairs.
HB 1898 (By Nixon), Relating to the ability of a county to sue and be sued.
To Civil Practices.
HB 1899 (By Nixon), Relating to the prevention of the international abduction of a child by a parent of the child.
To Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.
HB 1900 (By Alonzo), Relating to evidence in a hearing on a motion in a criminal case to suppress evidence, a confession, or a statement.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HCR 83 (By Hunter), Honoring John Lackey for his success in the 2002 World Series.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 296 (By J. Keffer), Recognizing February 27, 2003, as Hood County Day at the State Capitol.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 405 (By Bohac), Congratulating Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Houston on its 50th anniversary.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 408 (By Capelo), In memory of Berney Seal of Corpus Christi.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 409 (By Capelo), In memory of William "Bill" Pruet, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 412 (By Guillen), Recognizing the members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7768 for their many outstanding contributions to the Zapata County community.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 415 (By Menendez), Honoring the many individuals who contribute to the success of Fiesta San Antonio.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 416 (By Berman), Honoring Tejanos who fought for Texas independence.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 418 (By Hunter), Honoring the Boys and Girls Clubs of Texas for their contributions to the youth of this state.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 419 (By Hilderbran), Honoring Truman O'Kelly "Kelly" Hildebrand of Kerrville on the occasion of his retirement from Schreiner University.
To Rules and Resolutions.
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HR 420 (By Casteel), Honoring the Boerne Volunteer Fire Department on its 100th anniversary.
To Rules and Resolutions.
HR 421 (By Casteel), Honoring the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg for receiving the 2003 Most Improved Airport Award.
To Rules and Resolutions.
Pursuant to Rule 1, Section 4 of the House Rules, the chair corrects the referral of the following bills and resolutions:
HB 32 (By Hodge), Relating to certain writs of habeas corpus based solely on a claim of a time-served credit error.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1713 (By Hodge), Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus to seek relief related to community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
HB 1714 (By Hodge), Relating to eligibility for community supervision, the conditions of supervision, and the duration of the period of community supervision.
To Criminal Jurisprudence.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
The following message from the senate was today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
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:
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Relating to the regulation and enforcement of the practice of medicine by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
March 10
Business and Industry - HBi276, HBi470
Government Reform - HBi1061
Local Government Ways and Means - HBi40, HBi164, HJRi12
SENT TO THE GOVERNOR
March 10 - HCRi12, HCRi60, HCRi61, HCRi67, HCRi76, HCRi77, HCRi78, HCRi98
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