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84Th Legislative Session Weekly Recap Week of May 4-8 GOVERNOR 84th Legislative Session Weekly Recap Week of May 4-8 GOVERNOR: 2015 Best and Worst States – On Friday, Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas has been ranked the #1 best state to do business in by Chief Executive's 2015 Best & Worst States to Do Business survey of top CEOs. 2015 is the 11th year in a row Texas has topped the list. Governor Abbott said, “Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes our business climate. Despite being the number one state to do business for 11 consecutive years, Texas will do even more to empower businesses and increase economic expansion. That's why I'm promoting policies to cut the business franchise tax, further rein in regulatory regimes and elevate our higher education system to bolster our workforce so that Texas keeps creating jobs and opportunity." SENATE: The Senate was in session Monday through Friday this week, but on Friday, they met only for a Local and Uncontested calendar. Until this week, the Senate and House had not taken up many bills from the other chamber. In fact, prior to this week, the Senate had only passed one House bill – HB 1, the appropriations bill. This week, the Senate passed an additional 16 House bills and one House Joint Resolution for a total of 18 House bills passed by the Senate so far this session. Monday’s Senate Intent calendar includes 29 House bills. On Monday, the Senate passed 28 bills including: HB 40 by Drew Darby (R-San Angelo) and Troy Fraser (R-Marble Falls) would establish that the authority of a municipality or other political subdivision to regulate an oil and gas operation is preempted by the state. Senator Fraser said, “This is important legislation to keep Texas communities safe and our economy strong. HB40 represents balanced legislation to continue the 100-year history of cooperation between Texans, their communities and oil and natural gas operators.” It passed the Senate by a vote of 24-7. There were no amendments, so HB 40 has now been sent to the governor. SB 213 by Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury) is the sunset bill for the University Interscholastic League. (committee substitute) Senator Birdwell said, “This bill will end the state’s steroid testing program for high school athletes, which has uncovered very few violations at a cost of $10 million over eight years. And, it will also tighten concussion reporting requirements, disclosing to the state how many coaches have and have not completed concussion training and will ensure that schools have complied with a mandate for a concussion oversight team.” The committee substitute was adopted and it passed the Senate by a vote of 30-1. 84th Legislative Session Weekly Recap Week of May 4-8 SB 1184 by Don Huffines (R-Dallas) would require the state auditor to audit regional mobility authorities. The committee substitute was adopted and it passed the Senate by a vote of 29-2. They also gave preliminary approval to: SB 1575 by Jose Rodriguez (D-El Paso) would give El Paso County the authority to regulate lots in undeveloped subdivisions and colonias. The committee substitute was adopted and it passed to Third Reading by a vote of 21-10. It received final approval on Tuesday by the same vote. On Tuesday, the Senate passed 11 bills on the Local and Uncontested calendar and an additional 15 bills including: SB 585 by Kirk Watson (D-Austin) would lower the reporting threshold for lobbyists to report details of food, drink and entertainment to $50 per day. It passed unanimously. SB 279/ SJR 20 by Kirk Watson (D-Austin) would propose a constitutional amendment authorizing political subdivisions other than school districts to adopt a residential homestead exemption of at least $5,000. Senator Watson said, "We need to give cities and counties every available tool to reduce property taxes for homeowners and improve affordability. This change would ensure that property tax relief is directed at the homeowners who need it most. The objective is to give local jurisdictions additional tools for reducing local property taxes while retaining the authority to pick what option works best for the local community." On SB 279, the committee substitute and one floor amendment were adopted. It passed unanimously. On SJR 20, the committee substitute and one floor amendment were adopted and it passed the Senate by a vote of 30-1. On Wednesday, the Senate passed 18 bills including: SB 923 by Kirk Watson (D-Austin) would create a new offense of seeking to intimidate public officials and their family by posting information about them online or “doxing.” There were no amendments. It passed unanimously. On Thursday, the Senate passed 21 bills including: 84th Legislative Session Weekly Recap Week of May 4-8 HB 4 by Dan Huberty (R-Humble) and Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) would require the Commissioner of Education to establish a High Quality Pre-Kindergarten Program. Governor Greg Abbott said, “The process of elevating our state’s education system to be first in the nation begins in the critical early learning years of Texas children and I applaud the Texas Senate for getting us one step closer to ensuring HB 4 becomes law. Today’s vote is essential to implementing high- quality education standards for Texas Pre-K students, providing them with the tools necessary to succeed, and improving accountability and transparency measures for participating Pre-K programs across the state. Working together we can – and will – strengthen the foundation for the future success of our state’s early education system for generations to come.” Eleven floor amendments were adopted and it passed the Senate by a vote of 26-5. SB 374 by Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) would require state agencies to participate in the federal E-Verify program. It passed by a vote of 20-11. There were no amendments. On Friday, the Senate passed 44 bills on the Local and Uncontested calendar including designating Abilene as the Official Storybook Capital of Texas (SCR 38), Designating Terry County as the official Grape Capital of Texas (SCR 41), and authorizing a portrait of Governor Rick Perry to be placed in the Texas Capitol (SCR 40). Total number of bills reported out of Senate Committees this week: 143 Total number of bills passed by the Senate this week: 137 Total passed on the Local and Uncontested calendar: 55 Next Week: The Senate adjourned until Monday, May 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Monday’s Senate Intent Calendar has 80 bills. Key Senate Intent calendar bills for Monday are included in the issue categories below. HOUSE: This week, the House was in session Monday through Friday. There had been a calendar scheduled for Saturday, but they doubled up on Friday in order to be off on Saturday and Sunday for Mothers’ Day Weekend. Prior to this week, the House had passed 32 Senate bills. This week, the House passed another 35 Senate bills for a total of 67, and they have eight SB’s on Monday’s calendar and 20 bills on postponed business that are presumably awaiting Senate Bills to substitute on the calendar. On Monday, the House passed 49 Third Reading bills, including: 84th Legislative Session Weekly Recap Week of May 4-8 HB 20 by Ron Simmons (R-Carrollton) would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to implement a performance-based transportation planning and programming process to provide the legislature with indicators that quantify and qualify progress toward attaining department goals and objectives; and require the department to establish a scoring system to prioritize projects seeking state funding. Representative Simmons said, "I filed HB 20 to provide a framework to ensure transportation dollars are administered in an objective, transparent manner with accountability for every dollar spent. While there have been numerous efforts to increase transportation funding this session, public concern regarding how and why transportation funds are spent continues to grow. This places the infrastructure needs of the state at odds with the public desire for greater transparency and efficiency." The committee substitute and four floor amendments were adopted and it passed the House by a vote of 135-2. The House gave preliminary approval to 30 additional bills including: HB 408 by Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) would bar elected officials from collecting a salary and state pension at the same time, if their retirement payments are a result of their service as an elected official. Representative Turner said, "This legislation simply says that if politicians want to start collecting a state-funded pension as a result of their time in office, they need to really retire and no longer collect a salary. Our state leaders frequently tout Texas as a national example for fiscal responsibility. This measure is about fiscal responsibility - it's just plain common sense that an elected official should not be getting paid twice for doing one job. Banning double dipping is an important step to strengthening the public's trust and faith in both elected officials and the laws under which we serve." One floor amendment was adopted and it passed to Third Reading by a vote of 137-2. On Tuesday, another floor amendment was added and it received final approval by a vote of 144-1. HB 763 by Susan King (R-Abilene) would require an interested person submitting a petition requesting the adoption of agency rules to be a Texas resident. It passed unanimously. There were no amendments. HB 2293 by Drew Darby (R-San Angelo) would require the comptroller to certify the final taxable value for each school district adjusted for provisions of the Education Code related to school funding pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into between the comptroller and the commissioner of education.
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