Highlights of the 76th Texas Legislature - Senate

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Duty to Report Sexual Assault of a Child - H.B. 628............................................................53
Marriage to Sex Offender Requires Notice - H.B. 1462........................................................53
Driver’s License Requirements for Sex Offenders - H.B. 1939.............................................53
Sex Offender Registration Requirements - H.B. 2145...........................................................54
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GENERAL
Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information - S.B. 46.......................................55
Acceptable Blood Alcohol Content Level Lowered - S.B. 114..............................................55
Taxi-Dancing - S.B. 222......................................................................................................55
Board of Pardons and Paroles/Sunset - S.B. 352...................................................................56
Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Sunset - S.B. 365......................................................56
Department of Public Safety/Sunset - S.B. 370.....................................................................58
Penalties for Distributing the Drug Ephedrine - S.B. 656......................................................59
Child Safety Zones - S.B. 660..............................................................................................59
Improper Sexual Activity - S.B. 894....................................................................................60
Sex Crimes Committed Using Rohypnol - S.B. 1100............................................................60
Inmates Pay Counties Confinement Costs - S.B. 1276.........................................................60
Graffiti on Schools - H.B. 152.............................................................................................61
No Execution of Mentally Incompetent People - H.B. 245.................................................61
Fake Liability Insurance Card Penalties - H.B. 319..............................................................62
Help in Covering Costs For Capital Murder Trials - H.B. 424..............................................62
Missing Persons Search - H.B. 605.......................................................................................62
Items Banned From Sale at Flea Markets - H.B. 749............................................................63
Penalty for Tampering With TAAS Scores - H.B. 926........................................................63
DNA Record for Criminals - H.B. 1188...............................................................................63
Increased Penalty for Trespass Onto Superfund Site - H.B. 1265.........................................64
No Firing an Employee for Serving as a Juror - H.B. 1324...................................................64
Unlawful Restraint - H.B. 1428............................................................................................65
Felonious Chunking - H.B. 1713..........................................................................................65
Illegal Transport of Person Seeking Unlawful Entry - H.B. 2879.........................................65
Dietary Supplement Distribution Ban - H.B. 3420...............................................................66
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Dissolution of Industrial Development Corporations - S.B. 269...........................................67
Support for 2007 Pan American Games or 2012 Olympics - S.B. 456..................................67
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Senate Research Center iii 76 th Legislature