Highlights of the 79th Texas Legislature - Senate

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Eminent Domain and Certain Municipal Districts—S.B. 224......................................................................................182
Urban Land Bank Programs in Certain Municipalities—S.B. 356 ..............................................................................182
County Fire Codes—S.B. 736....................................................................................................................................182
Approval of Local Government Permit Applications—S.B. 848..................................................................................182
Requirements for Removal of a County Treasurer—S.B. 1107 .................................................................................183
Employment for Firefighters by Certain Districts—S.B. 1433 (Vetoed) ................................................................183
Bars in Neighborhoods—S.B. 1850 ...........................................................................................................................183
NATURAL RESOURCES/AGRICULTURE
Food and Fibers Research Council—H.B. 373 ..........................................................................................................184
Animal Identification Program—H.B. 1361.................................................................................................................184
Regulation of Noxious and Invasive Plants—H.B. 2313 ............................................................................................184
Selling Fish from Private Property—H.B. 3024 ..........................................................................................................184
Oyster Fishery License Moratorium—S.B. 272 ..........................................................................................................185
The Wine Industry and Agricultural and Tourism Businesses—S.B. 1137.................................................................185
Migratory and Upland Game Bird Stamps—S.B. 1192 ..............................................................................................186
Protection and Development of Grape and Wine Production—S.B. 1370 .................................................................186
Boll Weevils and Pink Bollworms Eradication—S.B. 1428.........................................................................................186
NATURAL RESOURCES/AIR
Energy-Saving Measures and Emissions Reduction—H.B. 2129..............................................................................187
Implementation of Clean Coal Project—H.B. 2201 ....................................................................................................187
Air Contaminant Emissions Reductions—H.B. 2481..................................................................................................187
Reduction of Diesel Exhaust Emissions from School Buses—H.B. 3469 ..................................................................188
Emissions Reductions Exchanges—S.B. 784............................................................................................................188
Outdoor Burning and the Texas Clean Air Act—S.B. 1710........................................................................................188
NATURAL RESOURCES/GENERAL
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Arid Areas—H.B. 1609.........................................................................................189
Disclosure of Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service Records—H.B. 1733 .........................................................189
Regulation of Veterinary Medicine—H.B. 1767..........................................................................................................189
Hunting Deer with Dogs and Taking Wildlife Resources—H.B. 1959 ........................................................................190
Regulation of Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks—H.B. 1987 ...............................................................190
Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Updates—H.B. 2026 ................................................................................................191
Joint Coordination of Recycling Activities—H.B. 2466 ...............................................................................................191
Municipalities and Pipeline Companies—S.B. 480 ....................................................................................................192
Land Development Permits—S.B. 574 ......................................................................................................................192
Energy Efficiency Programs—S.B. 712 .....................................................................................................................192
Classification of Open-Space Land in Appraisals—S.B. 760 .....................................................................................193
Coastal Erosion and Public Access to Beaches—S.B. 1044 .....................................................................................193
Pipeline Contamination Reporting—S.B. 1130 ..........................................................................................................193
Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program—S.B. 1273...........................................................................193
Regulation of Commercial Industrial Solid Waste Facilities—S.B. 1281 ....................................................................194
Criminal Offense of Discharging Used Oil—S.B. 1297 ..............................................................................................194
Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Areas—S.B. 1311.................................................................................194
Regional Habitat Conservation Plans—S.B. 1455 .....................................................................................................195
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HIGHLIGHTS - 79TH TEXAS LEGISLATURE