TEXAS TECH BILL BRIEFS – 2005

79^th Regular Session – April 8, 2005

Bill No.	Sponsor	Caption – HJR’s, HCR’s, HR’s
HJR 11	Branch, Dallas	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
	Summary:	Amends Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 10. Simple majority.
HJR 12	Branch, Dallas	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
	Summary:	Amends Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 10. Two-thirds of the members present.
HJR 48	Isett, Lubbock	Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the restriction on the rate of growth of state appropriations and establishing three special funds to replace the economic stabilization fund.
	Summary:	Amends Texas Constitution, Article VIII, Section 22; Article III, Section 49a; Article III, Section 49-g.
HJR 60 SJR 22	Rose, Dripping Springs Shapleigh, El Paso	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to authorizing a student member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served by other members of the board.
	Summary:	Amends Texas constitution, Article XVI, Section 30a
HJR 71	Thompson, Houston	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to establishing the Texas Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
	Summary:	Amends Texas Constitution, Article XVI by adding Sections 73 and 74..
HJR 96	Naishtat, Austin	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to provide grants and loans for stem cell research.
	Summary:	Amends Texas Constitution, Article III, by adding Section 49-o.
HCR 35	Hamric, Houston	Authorizing the Lt. Governor and the Speaker of the House to appoint interim committees.
HCR 73	Hochberg, Houston	Granting RealAmerica Partners permission to sue the University of Houston System and the State.
	Summary:	Concurrent resolution to authorize RealAmerica Partners to sue the University of Houston System regarding a real estate transaction and alleged breech of the sales contract.
HCR 140	Branch, Dallas	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to honoring the medical students, medical schools, residents, and teaching hospitals of Texas.
	Summary:
HCR 143	Burnam, Fort Worth	Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to encouraging managers of pension funds to divest their portfolios of ant stock in publicly traded companies doing business in Sudan.
	Summary: