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Legislation 2005

Other Tracked Bills of Interest by Subject
Track: Domestic Violence
HB 494 Guillen Relating to the creation of an address confidentiality program to assist victims of family violence or stalking in maintaining confidential addresses
Track Code(s): DV
Bill History: 04-27-05 H Committee action pending House Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 1177 Dutton Relating to an appeal of a protective order
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 04-13-05 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
HB 1533 Rose Relating to abolition of the statutorry legislative continuance
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 02-28-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Judiciary
HB 2359 Raymond Relating to the time in which certain persons found to have engaged in family violence must complete court-ordered counseling
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 03-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Juveline Justice and Family Issues
HB 2711 Gonzalez
Toureilles
Relating to the provision of intervention or counseling services to certain persons who have committed family violence and to process for accrediting those services
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 05-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
HB 3040 Strama Relating to a magistrate's order for an emergency protective order for sexual assault
Track Code(s): DV
Bill History: 04-04-05 H Committee action pending House Law Enforcement
SB 55 Nelson Relating to protective orders when family violence occurs between minors.
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 05-11-05 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. or ADj., E2.014 House Juvenile Justice and Family Issies
05-11-05 H Not heard in committee House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
SB 160 Shapleigh Relating to the creation of an address confidentiality program to assist victims of family violence in maintaining confidential adresses.
Track Code(s): 4FC, DV
Bill History: 01-07-05 Filed
03-11-05 S Meeting set for 10:00 AM, Senate Chamber Senate State Affairs
Track: Civil Litigation Generally
HB 205 Goodman Relating to the resolution of certain disputes by collaborative law procedures.
Track Code(s): LITG, MISC
Bill History: 04-07-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices
HB 282 Hope Relating to the funding of alternative dispute resolution systems
Track Code(s): LITG
Bill History: 05-13-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
05-13-05 S Laid out for discussion
05-13-05 S 1 Floor amendment(s) adopted
05-13-05 S Passed (Vote: Y: 30/N: 0)
HB 425 Dutton Relating to the payment of child support obligations on behalf of persons wrongfully imprisoned
Track Code(s): LITG
Bill History: 03-30-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices
HB 1294 Rose Relating to permissive interlocutory appeals in civil actions
Track Code(s): LITG
Bill History: 05-12-05 H Set on the House Calendar
05-12-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-12-05 H Committee substitute adopted
05-12-05 H 7 Floor amendment(s) adopted
05-12-05 H Passed to third reading (Vote: Y: 81/N: 56)
05-13-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-13-05 H Passed (Vote: Y: 83/N: 56)
SB 165 Wentworth Relating to the regulation of private process servers
Track Code(s): LITG
Bill History: 05-02-05 H Meeting set for 2:00 P.M. or Adj., E2.028 House Judiciary
05-02-05 H Committee action pending House Judiciary
SB 168 Wentworth Relating to the funding of alternative dispute resolution systems
Track Code(s): LITG
Bill History: 03-17-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
Track: Miscellaneous
HB 6 Hupp Relating to protective services.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-05-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
HB 81 Riddle Relating to release by the comptroller of unclaimed property subject to a child support lien.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-12-05 S Set on the Local Calendar
05-12-05 S Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0)
HB 131 Thompson Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits of cetain employees who provide at-home infant care after the birth or adoption of a child
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 01-31-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Economic Development
HB 171 Dukes Relating to caseload assignments for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 02-23-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
HB 188 Pena Relating to qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-18-05 H Committee action pending House Judiciary
HB 205 Goodman Relating to the resolution of certain disputes by collaborative law procedures
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-07-05 H Committee action pending House Civil Practices
HB 230 Hartnett Relating to grounds for the removal of a guardian
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-12-05 S Set on the Local Calendar
05-12-05 S Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0)
HB 231 Hartnett Relating to trial by special judge in civil and family law cases
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-09-05 G Sent to the Governor
HB 240 Goolsby Relating to the right of an adopted person to have access to that person's original birth certificate
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-11-05 S Meeting set for 1:30 P.M. or Adj., E1.012 Senate Jurisprudence
05-11-05 S Not heard in committee Senate Jurisprudence
05-12-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Jurisprudence
05-13-05 S Reported favorably from committee on Senate Jurisprudence
05-13-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
HB 287 McClendon Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide local oversight of child protective services.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 02-23-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
HB 306 Goodman Relating to creation of a program to provide for timely replacement of child protective servcies caseworkers
Companions: SB 119
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 02-23-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
HB 330 Berman Relating to exempting health savings accounts from seizure for satisfaction of debts
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-10-05 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for
05-10-05 S Laid out for discussion
05-10-05 S Passed (Vote: Y: 23/N: 0)
HB 401 Villarreal Relating to creation of a volunteer income tax assistance pilot program for persons who owe delinquent child support
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-10-05 H Set on the House Calendar
05-10-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-10-05 H Committee substitute adopted
05-10-05 H Passed to third reading
05-11-05 H Laid out for discussion
05-11-05 H Passed
05-13-05 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Jurisprudence
HB 404 Villarreal Relating to the membership of the Family and Protective Services Council
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-10-05 S Set on the Local Calendar
05-10-05 S Committee substitute adopted
05-10-05 S Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0)
HB 460 Dutton Relating to the designation of a child support obligee as an alternative payee under a qualified domestic relations order
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-03-05 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
HB 770 Goolsby Relating to the designation of a child support obligee as an alternative payee under a qualified domestic relations order
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-07-05 H Reported from committee as substituted House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
HB 877 Talton Relating to certain complaints and records with respect to certain child-care facilities and family homes.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-12-05 S Meeting set for 9:00 A.M., E1.016 Senate Health and Human Services
05-12-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Health and Human Services
HB 1186 Hartnett Relating to testamentary and nontestamentary transfers of property and other benefits
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-26-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence
HB 1310 Ritter Relating to the authority of certain local dispute resolution centers to collect a fee from persons receiving dispute resolution services from the centers
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 03-30-05 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Jurisprudence
HB 1316 sedler Relating to immunization requirements for children in regulated child-care facilities
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-12-05 S Meeting set for 9:00 A.M., E1.016 Senate Health and Human Services
05-12-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Health and Human Services
HB 1469 Corte Relating to informed consent to an abortion
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-25-05 H Reported favorably from committee on House State Affairs
HB 1642 Hartnett Relating to the appointment of interpreters for judicial proceedings
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-12-05 S Meeting set for On Adj., E1.012 Senate Jurisprudence
05-12-05 S Voted favorably from committee on Senate Jurisprudence
05-13-05 S Reported favorably from committee on Senate Jurisprudence
05-13-05 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar
HB 2323 Villarreal Relating to the licensing and regulation of lactation consultants
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 03-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health
HB 2352 Raymond Relating to permitting an elderly or disabled person who owns property designated as a homestead to transfer the ownership of the property and the benefits and protections of the homestead designation.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 03-15-05 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means
HB 2778 Veasey Relating to supplemental financial assistance for certain primary caretakers of a dependent child
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-07-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
HB 2790 Veasey Relating to a subsidized guardianship program to provide financial subsidies to certain grandparents.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-07-05 H Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., E1.026 House Human Services
HB 3120 Giddings Relating to the regulation of private child support enforcement agencies and collection of child support obligations.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-03-05 H Committee action pending House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
HJR 6 Chisum Relating to providing that a marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-25-05 H Passed (Vote: Y:101/N: 29)
04-27-05 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate State Affairs
HJR 21 Hochberg Authorizing line-of-credit advances under a reverse mortgage
Companions: SJR 7
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 02-14-05 H Committee action pending House Financial Institutions
SB 6 Nelson Relating to protective services
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-27-05 H House appointed conference committee Conferees: Hupp-chair, Goodman, Talton, Uresti and Davis of Harris
SB 22 Zaffirini Relating to the care and custody of foster children and the duties and responsibilities of the Health and Human Services Commission
Track Code(s): 5FC MISC
Bill History: 11-08-04 Filed
01-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
SB 40 Zaffirini Relating to permanency planning procedures for children residing in state institutions
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-28-05 H Committee action pending House Human Services
SB 41 Zaffirini Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to participate in certain activities of the employee's child
Companions: HB 299
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-12-05 S Committee action pending Senate Business and Commerce
SB 69 Shapleigh Relating to restoring services under the Medicaid and children's health insurance programs
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 11-09-04 Filed
01-31-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance
SB 119 Shapiro Relating to creation of a program to provide for timely replacement of child protective caseworkers
Companions: HB 306
Track Code(s): 5FC MISC
Bill History: 12-03-04 Filed
02-01-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Health and Human Services
SB 364 Lucio Relating to the birth records of adopted children
Companions: HB 770
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-20-05 S Committee action pending Senate Jurisprudence
SB 666 Gallegos Relating to the regulation of service of process
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 03-02-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence
SB 675 West, Royce Relating to agreements that waive the right to demand a jury trial
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 04-20-05 S Committee action pending Senate Jurisprudence
SB 984 Van de Putte Relating to a feasibility study regarding the provision of financial incentives to individuals who undergo training for child protective services.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-03-05 S Set on the Local Calendar
05-03-05 S Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y: 31/N: 0)
05-03-05 H Received in the House - Not referred
05-05-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Human Services
SB 1158 Harris Relating to guardianship matters and proceedings
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 03-21-05 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Jurisprudence
SB 1377 Staples Relating to the maximum amount of certain fees imposed by the secretary of state in connection with the adoption of a child in another country.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-09-05 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs
05-13-05 H Meeting set for On first Adj., Desk #9 House State Affairs
05-13-05 H Voted favorably from committee on House State Affairs
SB 1410 lucio Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem.
Track Code(s): MISC
Bill History: 05-02-05 H Received in the House - Not referred
05-03-05 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary

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