Legislation authored by Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Includes legislation with Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa as the primary author for the 67th through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not available for the 87th Legislature.

87th Regular Session
SB 273 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the expiration of the health care provider participation program administered and operated by the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 274 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
SB 275 Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar (by author)
Caption: Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation.
SB 276 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to notice of an infectious disease occurring in an animal shelter and the quarantine of certain infectious animals at the shelter.
SB 277 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of epinephrine auto-injectors for certain individuals.
SB 278 Last Action: Referred to Ports, Select
Caption: Relating to the administration of navigation districts.
SB 279 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education.
SB 280 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the composition and duties of the capital and forensic writs committee.
SB 281 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.
SB 299 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.
SB 300 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.
SB 301 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance.
SB 302 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
SB 423 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the service of notice of a special commissioners' hearing in an eminent domain proceeding.
SB 424 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to state agency enforcement of laws regulating small businesses.
SB 430 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.
SB 431 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to claims processes and reimbursement for, and overpayment recoupment processes imposed on, health care providers under Medicaid.
SB 432 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a single Internet portal or equivalent electronic system through which Medicaid providers may submit and receive information.
SB 470 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the regulation of individuals and entities that conduct forensic analyses, examinations, and tests.
SB 484 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the right of a member of the state military forces to retain private legal counsel and file a civil action.
SB 485 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
SB 575 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
SB 576 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.
SB 593 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to municipal authority to annex colonias.
SB 594 Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services by certain counties; authorizing a fee.
SB 628 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the service areas of the Bee County College District and the Del Mar College-Corpus Christi Junior College District.
SB 629 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.
SB 630 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the directors and administration of the Agua Special Utility District, including the grounds for removal of a director.
SB 643 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to authorizing the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases in Nueces County.
SB 736 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of sports wagering; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee; imposing a tax; creating criminal offenses; decriminalizing wagering on sports events.
SB 777 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of colonia self-help centers in certain counties and to the representation of those counties on the Colonia Resident Advisory Committee.
SB 778 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the review by local governmental entities of certain sales and use tax audit reports and audit working papers.
SB 779 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the selection of forensic science professional services by governmental entities.
SB 780 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States.
SB 781 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
SB 782 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the State of Texas to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SB 948 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the availability of personal information of individuals who are current or former employees of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
SB 949 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings and the seizure and forfeiture of certain property.
SB 950 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.
SB 951 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to improvements to the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual designed to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse in the provision of Medicaid dental services.
SB 952 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to plot plan requirements for an application for a standard permit for a concrete batch plant issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 953 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the operation of concrete plants and crushing facilities at certain locations.
SB 954 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.
SB 955 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to economic development and workforce retraining opportunities in the transition to the use of clean energy sources.
SB 956 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical education for the practice of podiatric medicine in this state.
SB 988 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to misconduct and standards of conduct applicable to certain persons licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
SB 1004 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence.
SB 1005 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain controlled substance possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; changing eligibility for community supervision.
SB 1006 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the electronic transmission of certain notices proved by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
SB 1007 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the electronic filing system used for the filing of documents in courts of this state; authorizing the imposition of a fee for use of that system in certain counties.
SB 1008 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain districts.
SB 1009 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the administration of county primary funds.
SB 1010 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on the sale by a state agency of an individual's personal data.
SB 1011 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to measures to mitigate the effects of a disaster on public schools, including personal leave provided for certain public school employees, the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations and promotion or graduation criteria, the calculation of average daily attendance for the 2020-2021 school year, and a study on methods to reduce truancy rates.
SB 1012 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
SB 1071 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to disability retirement benefits for certain peace officers under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
SB 1072 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the procedure for conducting surveys of public land, including the requirements regarding field notes and coordinate systems.
SB 1322 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to indigent defense.
SB 1323 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to preemployment physical examinations for employment with the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1324 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the investigation of municipal fire fighters.
SB 1325 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
SB 1326 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements for projects in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Jim Hogg Counties.
SB 1327 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the requirement for certain political subdivisions to enter into a contract for election services.
SB 1328 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the operation of certain health care provider participation programs in this state.
SB 1329 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for speech therapy services provided through telehealth services.
SB 1330 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to examination of pharmacy benefit managers by the commissioner of insurance; authorizing an assessment.
SB 1331 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to electric energy storage in the ERCOT power region.
SB 1332 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the location at which certain Internet sales are consummated for purposes of local sales taxes.
SB 1333 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the right to remove property encroaching on areas owned or controlled by the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1.
SB 1334 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the lease, rental, and donation to the United States of certain facilities relating to a toll bridge by certain counties and municipalities.
SB 1397 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to regional protocols and processes for patient transfers and related services within the geographic area served by certain trauma service area regional advisory councils.
SB 1398 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the payment of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings and a county's entitlement to reimbursement for those costs.
SB 1399 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the awarding of grants to initiate, expand, maintain, and improve emergency medical services and to support medical systems and facilities that provide trauma care.
SB 1465 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to operation of the Texas small and rural community success fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank as successor to the Texas leverage fund program and to creation of the micro-business disaster recovery loan guarantee program.
SB 1466 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the enterprise zone program.
SB 1467 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, to student fees imposed by the university, and to the elimination of certain obsolete statutory references in relation to the university.
SB 1468 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to oil and gas liens.
SB 1498 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of illegal voting.
SB 1552 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child, to the age of criminal responsibility, and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to those ages.
SB 1553 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.
SB 1554 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to energy savings performance contracts.
SB 1653 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the university advisory committee of and procedure for making awards by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
SB 1767 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the terms of appointed members of boards and commissions in certain counties.
SB 1768 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's license.
SB 1769 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authorization of dual certification of convenience and necessity for water and sewer service in incorporated or annexed areas.
SB 1829 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to maintaining and distributing certain Medicaid managed care directories.
SB 2013 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a study on administrative penalties assessed against a substance use disorder service provider and to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to provide administrative penalty schedules on the commission's Internet website.
SB 2117 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to issue revenue bonds for certain solid waste management projects.
SB 2168 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts in Hidalgo County.
SB 2169 Last Action: Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the operations of the Nueces County Hospital District, including the operations of a health care provider participation program administered by the district.
SB 2185 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to restrictions on certain special districts.
SB 2186 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Senate
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SB 2229 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Senate
Caption: Relating to the powers of the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
SB 2243 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande.
SCR 42 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Moises Sanchez.
SCR 52 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of former Texas Representative Sergio Muñoz Sr.
SJR 39 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize sports wagering in this state.
SR 58 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Aubrey Harper Jr.
SR 111 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Lewis Hill.
SR 117 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Audrey Beyer Jones on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
SR 118 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Associated General Contractors South Texas Chapter on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
SR 146 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Robert Ezekiel Schmidt for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 147 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing John Robert Hatherill for his contributions to the Natural Sciences Department at Del Mar College.
SR 200 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members of the United States armed forces for their service during the Vietnam War.
SR 288 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Elva Estrada on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 289 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning the President's Cup.
SR 363 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing James E. "Jim" Darling for his career of public service.
SR 399 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Healthy South Texas program for its contributions to the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SR 445 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Stuart Samuel Klein.
SR 490 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the 2021 class of participants in the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program.
SR 491 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ruben and Matilda Saenz on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 492 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing John H. Krouse for his service to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine.
SR 493 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Rivas family members for their service in the United States Armed Forces.
SR 541 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Robert Saenz on the occasion of his retirement.
87th 1st Called Session
SB 50 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of illegal voting.
SR 2 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Gary E. Bushell.
SR 4 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the dedication of the Corporal Roel Garcia Memorial Highway.
87th 2nd Called Session
SB 50 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of illegal voting.
SCR 4 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Department of State Health Services to establish and maintain a system of guidance, coordination, and oversight to address hospital understaffing and ICU bed shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SR 15 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rudolph Lazarine "Tiger" Olivarez.
SR 18 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Jose Nieto Robledo.
87th 3rd Called Session
SB 56 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
SJR 13 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature, Texas congressional districts, and State Board of Education districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
SR 8 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jesus "Jesse" S. Trevino.
SR 25 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Armando Amaya.
SR 43 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jesusa F. Gomez.
SR 76 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of former state representative Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold.
SR 79 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Lena Coleman-Wilson.
86th Regular Session
SB 128 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving a sentence for the criminal offense of continuous trafficking of persons.
SB 129 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.
SB 130 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the use of hypnotically induced testimony in a criminal trial.
SB 131 Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
Caption: Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans.
SB 132 Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to operation of the Texas leverage fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.
SB 133 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to designating May 18 as School Shooting Victims Remembrance Day.
SB 134 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the participation of the medical school at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the Joint Admission Medical Program.
SB 228 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Corporal Roel Garcia Memorial Highway.
SB 245 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the authority of the office of capital and forensic writs to refuse to accept certain referrals for good cause.
SB 246 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the composition and duties of the capital and forensic writs committee.
SB 247 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings.
SB 284 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to disciplinary proceedings applicable to a licensed forensic analyst.
SB 353 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the assistant prosecutor supplement fund.
SB 358 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
SB 402 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain information related to parades, concerts, or other entertainment events open to the general public that are paid for with public funds.
SB 433 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the disclosure restrictions on personnel files of police officers of municipalities that have adopted certain civil service laws.
SB 434 Last Action: Referred to Property Tax
Caption: Relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or appraised value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SB 523 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.
SB 583 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a local public defender's office to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases.
SB 711 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to allowing safety recall information to be included in a vehicle inspection report.
SB 755 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of certain navigation districts.
SB 756 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
SB 761 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of oyster harvesting; increasing a criminal penalty.
SB 783 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to state agency enforcement of laws regulating small businesses.
SB 809 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to weight limitations for over-the-road buses.
SB 817 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of the proceeds derived from the sale of oil or gas production to a royalty interest owner.
SB 840 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of continuous violence against the family.
SB 858 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to liability of certain political subdivisions in certain workers' compensation actions.
SB 900 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought.
SB 911 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the supervision of water districts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 912 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the suspension of operations of water districts that have failed to follow a court order or administrative directive by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 929 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the extent of a defendant's criminal responsibility for the conduct of a coconspirator in certain capital felony cases.
SB 998 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the physician education loan repayment program.
SB 1108 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the dissolution of certain general law districts.
SB 1125 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the use of video teleconferencing for testimony of a forensic analyst in a criminal proceeding.
SB 1223 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry; requiring an occupational certificate to perform certain surgical procedures.
SB 1310 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.
SB 1325 Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption: Relating to occupational licensing of certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses by state agencies and political subdivisions.
SB 1331 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of individuals and entities that conduct forensic analyses, examinations, and tests.
SB 1480 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to term limits for the board of hospital managers of the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 1481 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state.
SB 1482 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the availability online of hospital trauma response revenue code data.
SB 1483 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.
SB 1484 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the required earnings statement provided by employers; creating civil liability; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 1485 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.
SB 1486 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to required rest and meal breaks for certain employees; authorizing an administrative assessment.
SB 1521 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the funding of flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.
SB 1840 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the assistance and technology fund and use of money in the fund.
SB 1841 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to certain requirements for designation as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.
SB 1842 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to permits for the production of groundwater in a designated brackish groundwater production zone in the Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District.
SB 1843 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County.
SB 1864 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to commissioned peace officers employed by the attorney general.
SB 1865 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to certain state programs to address the workforce needs of members of the United States military and their dependents.
SB 1866 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to civil liability and responsibility for defects in the plans, specifications, or other documents for the construction or repair of roads, highways, and related improvements.
SB 1867 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors.
SB 1868 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the classification of workers for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 1869 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ persons with disabilities.
SB 1870 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to municipal annexation.
SB 1932 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the children of public school educators for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
SB 1933 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to movements of gasoline and diesel fuel within the bulk transfer system.
SB 1934 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to efforts to encourage full participation in the 2020 federal decennial census by the residents of this state, including the establishment of the Complete Count Commission.
SB 1935 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of magistrates for Hidalgo County.
SB 1936 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to imposing additional fees for filing civil cases and recording certain documents in Nueces County.
SB 1937 Last Action: Referred to Property Tax
Caption: Relating to the situs for ad valorem tax purposes of certain docks and piers located in more than one county.
SB 1999 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to an oil and gas production tax credit for oil and gas producers that provide treated produced water to aquifer storage and recovery project operators.
SB 2052 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a motor vehicle dealer obtain a general distinguishing number for a consignment location.
SB 2053 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the use of comprehensive development agreements for certain highway projects in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
SB 2054 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects.
SB 2080 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
SB 2081 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.
SB 2082 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.
SB 2083 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the ad valorem taxes imposed on property for the year in which the property is acquired by a governmental entity.
SB 2084 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to operating a motor vehicle while a person is occupying the trunk of the motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense.
SB 2085 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to Medicaid funding in this state, including the federal government's participation in that funding.
SB 2086 Last Action: Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to a single Internet portal or equivalent electronic system through which Medicaid providers may submit and receive information.
SB 2087 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to traumatic injury response protocol and the use of bleeding control kits in public schools.
SB 2137 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19
Caption: Relating to the imposition and use of a hotel occupancy tax by certain municipalities and counties.
SB 2138 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the administration and operation of Medicaid.
SB 2192 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of the recording of certain emergency calls.
SB 2273 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.
SB 2274 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the distribution to the Texas Racing Commission of certain money deducted from simulcast pari-mutuel pools.
SB 2275 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to an amendment to the Medicaid state plan for certain entities.
SB 2315 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 2316 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; creating a criminal offense.
SB 2551 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to liability, payment, and benefits for certain workers' compensation claims.
SB 2552 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the administration of the Agua Special Utility District; creating a criminal offense.
SCR 13 Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
Caption: Urging Congress to oppose construction of a border wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.
SJR 25 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of time a person must have been a practicing lawyer or judge to be eligible to serve as a district court judge.
SJR 31 Last Action: Referred to Property Tax
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or property value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SJR 51 Last Action: Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.
SJR 66 Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a municipality or county to donate certain property to the United States to promote border crossing security or international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public money to make certain payments related to public-private partnerships.
SR 7 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the H. Boyd Hall Branch of the NAACP on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 15 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Barbara Passmore Cline.
SR 117 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 5, 2019, as Rio Grande Valley Day.
SR 172 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing John Dallas Reed on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 173 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Judy Hawley for her induction into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor.
SR 174 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Landry Gilpin for receiving the Mr. Texas Football Player of the Year Award.
SR 175 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2019, as Texas State Aquarium Day.
SR 176 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2019, as Mission Day.
SR 198 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Benjamin Sandoval for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 199 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Matthew Kauffmann for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 200 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Jim Wells County Day.
SR 260 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Fidel Esteban Mendoza on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 274 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2019, as Coastal Bend Day.
SR 304 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of David G. Noyola.
SR 305 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Day.
SR 321 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Edinburg Day.
SR 400 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Margarito Guzman for his musical and entertainment career.
SR 401 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 18, 2019, as Palmview Day.
SR 402 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Boys and Girls Clubs of Texas for their contributions to our state.
SR 487 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Hidalgo County Drainage District 1 on the occasion of the dedication of its new administration building.
SR 488 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing all who contributed to the planning and dedication of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument.
SR 532 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Valley Land Title Company on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 621 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Larry Gallardo for his service to the Texas Association of Counties.
SR 666 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Roy David Peña Sr.
SR 678 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning the 2019 President's Cup.
SR 700 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Theodore Charles Hake on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 701 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Deborah D. Tucker for being named a Women's History Honoree.
SR 702 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Claudia S. Jackson on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 734 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing John P. LaRue on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 741 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Robert G. Gonzalez Sr.
SR 751 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley chess team for winning the 2019 President's Cup.
SR 769 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edward Samuel Hicks Sr.
SR 770 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Chris King for his service at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
SR 771 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Jacob Samuel Patiño for his commitment to serving others.
SR 773 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Chris King for his service at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
SR 777 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Robert Floyd for his service and leadership.
SR 797 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Aida Ramirez for her civic leadership.
SR 800 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Aida Ramirez for her civic leadership.
SR 844 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on HB 4542.
85th Regular Session
SB 154 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a career and technical education workforce specialist pilot program.
SB 155 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to requirements for participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League, including a sudden cardiac arrest awareness form.
SB 156 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to criminal asset forfeiture proceedings.
SB 157 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect same-sex marriages, including the repeal of the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the same sex.
SB 158 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans.
SB 159 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SB 293 Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the proof required to impose payment holds in certain cases of alleged fraud by Medicaid providers.
SB 294 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the use of stun guns and Tasers against public school students.
SB 295 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions.
SB 296 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 297 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety.
SB 298 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the creation and funding of the Texas Forensic Science Commission operating account.
SB 305 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Nursing and to the regulation of the practice of nursing.
SB 311 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of sex offender treatment providers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, chemical dependency counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing a fee.
SB 315 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of subpoenas, the regulation of pain management clinics, and the adoption of guidelines for prescribing certain opioids by the Texas Medical Board.
SB 316 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to powers and duties of certain prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances and the regulatory agencies that issue a license, certification, or registration to the prescriber or dispenser; following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission.
SB 536 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for burglary and theft of controlled substances.
SB 537 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to requiring the disclosure of special course fees at public institutions of higher education.
SB 538 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought.
SB 539 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the qualifications for an impartial third party in certain civil disputes.
SB 540 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the filing fee imposed in civil cases in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
SB 541 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates convicted of the offense of continuous trafficking of persons.
SB 602 Last Action: Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a restructuring commission to evaluate each state supported living center.
SB 712 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the duration of certain protective orders against family violence.
SB 713 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to investigative and laboratory tests and processes conducted with respect to unidentified human remains.
SB 783 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the disclosure restrictions on personnel files of police officers of municipalities that have adopted certain civil service laws.
SB 784 Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
Caption: Relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name filed by a military veteran.
SB 785 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the use of the rural water assistance fund.
SB 814 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the board of directors of the Agua Special Utility District.
SB 1105 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the used oil recycling account, deposits of used oil recycling fees, and use of the water resource management account.
SB 1124 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
SB 1129 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to franchises granted by navigation districts.
SB 1130 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of a reinvestment allowance for certain long-term care facilities.
SB 1131 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of a designated officer of a navigation district.
SB 1132 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the temporary continuation of medical assistance for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SB 1133 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the exemption from taxes and special assessments of property of a navigation district.
SB 1136 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
SB 1139 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the allocation of certain fees on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies to the permanent health fund for higher education and to the use of money in that fund.
SB 1174 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices for certain recipients under Medicaid.
SB 1175 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the dissolution of water districts.
SB 1334 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation.
SB 1335 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the amount of a fine or cost imposed in a criminal case by a justice or municipal court and to the court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt.
SB 1336 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the commissioner of education of an advanced computer science program for high school students.
SB 1337 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations.
SB 1339 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the licensing and practice of psychological associates.
SB 1387 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to certain requirements for designation as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.
SB 1388 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the termination by an insurer of a contract with a preferred provider.
SB 1389 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for enterprise projects for certain capital investments.
SB 1390 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to taxes and fees imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products, including an exemption to the cigarette tax, related administrative matters, and the elements of certain related offenses.
SB 1391 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to penalties imposed on a holder of an alcoholic beverage license or permit on the basis of a criminal prosecution.
SB 1423 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the supervision of water districts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 1459 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to incentives to encourage landowners to destroy, remove, or treat citrus trees located in a pest management zone.
SB 1460 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the issuance of childhood cancer awareness license plates.
SB 1461 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain possession offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; changing eligibility for community supervision.
SB 1462 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of certain local health care provider participation programs.
SB 1505 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the application of certain taxes imposed on certain tobacco products and to the allocation of certain revenue from those taxes to increase funding for certain health care education programs.
SB 1506 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens; authorizing a fee; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
SB 1507 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the discharge, diversion, and transfer or other reuse of return flows derived from treated brackish groundwater.
SB 1508 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to filing fees imposed in civil cases in Hidalgo County, Cameron County, and Willacy County.
SB 1509 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for the repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
SB 1568 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the filing of certain actions involving preauthorized medical care or health care services in the Medicaid program.
SB 1593 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County.
SB 1594 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts of Hidalgo County.
SB 1595 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to penalties imposed on a holder of an alcoholic beverage license or permit.
SB 1745 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or appraised value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SB 1746 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to workforce continuing education offered by public junior colleges.
SB 1747 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the categories used to record the race or ethnicity of persons stopped for or convicted of traffic offenses.
SB 1748 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to use of tax revenue by certain development corporations for job-related skills training.
SB 1749 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the calculation of interest on an ad valorem tax refund resulting from the final determination of an appeal that decreases a property owner's liability.
SB 1757 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to confidential communications of victims of certain family violence offenses.
SB 1775 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to use the state participation account of the water development fund to provide financial assistance for the development of certain facilities.
SB 1776 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the administration and operation of the Medicaid program in a managed care model.
SB 1787 Last Action: Referred to Human Services
Caption: Relating to the functions and administration of the Health and Human Services Commission and the commission's office of inspector general in relation to fraud, waste, and abuse in health and human services.
SB 1814 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the transference of certain territory from one groundwater conservation district to another.
SB 1815 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of public institutions of higher education for formula funding for health-related institutions.
SB 1873 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a report regarding certain health and safety information prepared by the Texas Education Agency.
SB 1874 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to vehicles used in the maintenance of electrical power lines; creating a criminal offense.
SB 1875 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies.
SB 2219 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.
SB 2227 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17
Caption: Relating to an increase in the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County.
SB 2228 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the provision of eye health care by certain professionals and institutions as providers in the Medicaid managed care program.
SB 2241 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the elimination of double taxation of property due to jurisdictional disputes of like taxing units.
SB 2242 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the resolution of disputes or errors involving the ad valorem taxation of the same property by multiple taxing units of the same type as a result of disputed, overlapping, or erroneously applied boundaries.
SB 2254 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Senate
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 and the territory of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District and the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
SCR 36 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles.
SCR 37 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to increase appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to properly maintain ship channels.
SCR 38 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Urging Congress to continue to support NAFTA.
SCR 57 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study state judicial salaries.
SJR 15 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SJR 49 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles.
SJR 55 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or property value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SR 15 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Homero Hernandez for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 73 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Frankie Salinas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 74 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the League of United Latin American Citizens and the 2017 Outstanding Community Leadership honorees on the occasion of National LULAC Week.
SR 121 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Kresten L. Cook on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 122 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 7, 2017, as Rio Grande Valley Day.
SR 123 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 7, 2017, as Jim Wells County Day.
SR 124 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 8, 2017, as Coastal Bend Day.
SR 196 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Gloria Dean Randle Scott for her contributions to her community.
SR 197 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2017, as Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Day.
SR 243 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 21, 2017, as Texas State Aquarium Day.
SR 245 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Mission Day.
SR 269 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Diane Lowrance for her contributions to the Behavioral Health Center of Nueces County.
SR 270 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Libby Averyt on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 271 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Charles Smith on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 298 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2017, as La Joya ISD Day.
SR 300 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the 35th anniversary of Grupo Folklórico Tobasco and Mariachi Los Coyotes of La Joya High School.
SR 355 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Eddie Lucio Jr. for being selected 2017 Border Texan of the Year.
SR 373 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 7, 2017, as Palmview Day.
SR 397 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing CITGO Texas Operations for its 80 years of community involvement.
SR 413 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Fidel Jasso on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 460 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ricco Diaman Delgado.
SR 461 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Fund for its commitment to Texas workers.
SR 508 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lynn Burton on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 530 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the third anniversary of the dedication of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument.
SR 535 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eligio "Kika" de la Garza.
SR 536 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Terry Mills for receiving the 2016 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award.
SR 582 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Texas State Court on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 585 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Luis Magdaleno for his contributions to the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 589 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending John Ryan Rodriguez for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 607 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing La Conversacion Valiosa for its service to Hidalgo County.
SR 716 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Rex Café and Bakery on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
SR 717 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Feria de las Flores queen, Ariana Jones, and the 2017 Scholarship Pageant contestants.
SR 748 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Todd Moulder for being selected as a finalist for the 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
SR 753 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Cynthia Cooksey for being named the 2017 Librarian of the Year.
SR 786 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Martha May Tevis on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 787 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rebecca Molina.
SR 816 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Carlos J. Cardenas for his election as president of the Texas Medical Association.
SR 840 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Daniel Vaughn on the occasion of his graduation.
SR 841 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Rhonda Peña for receiving an H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award.
SR 842 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Robert Rosell for his achievements.
SR 851 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Falfurrias High School students who participated in the 2016 National History Day competition.
SR 852 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Mary McLeod Bethune Day Nursery, Incorporated, for 75 years of service to the Corpus Christi community.
SR 909 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jake Frederick.
SR 935 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 1462.
SR 940 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Sam Fore Keach Jr.
SR 941 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Martin Peña on the occasion of his retirement.
85th 1st Called Session
SB 46 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or appraised value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SB 114 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of sex offender treatment providers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, chemical dependency counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing a fee.
SB 122 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to rate filings by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
SJR 7 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the effect of a sale of property on the tax lien on the property to secure the payment of ad valorem taxes, penalties, and interest imposed on the property as a result of the addition to the appraisal roll of property or property value that was erroneously exempted in a prior year.
SR 54 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council for its 50 years of service.
SR 71 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing David Hall on the occasion of his retirement.
84th Regular Session
SB 16 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SB 66 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors on public school and open-enrollment charter school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.
SB 94 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to certain fees charged for the adjudication of pharmacy benefit claims.
SB 95 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the state's burden of proof in certain criminal asset forfeiture proceedings.
SB 96 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the use and possession of e-cigarettes on school property or at school-related or school-sanctioned activities.
SB 97 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
SB 98 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to authorizing a marriage between two persons of the same sex in this state and repealing the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the same sex.
SB 99 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SB 100 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the enterprise zone program.
SB 101 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SB 102 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to ballot propositions authorizing political subdivisions to issue bonds.
SB 103 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by local governments.
SB 104 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.
SB 132 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; creating an offense.
SB 204 Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the continuation of the functions of the Department of Aging and Disability Services; increasing penalties.
SB 207 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission.
SB 209 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including assumption of the duties of the Texas Skill Standards Board.
SB 217 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the self-directed and semi-independent status of certain agencies and to the requirements applicable to, and the oversight of, those agencies.
SB 302 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; affecting surcharges.
SB 315 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the issuance of tax-supported bonds by certain school districts and increasing the tax rate limitation on the issuance of those bonds.
SB 316 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the prioritization of certain available legal defense services when appointing representation for an indigent defendant in a criminal case.
SB 317 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
SB 318 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the amount the Texas Military Preparedness Commission may grant to local governmental entities for certain purposes.
SB 321 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
SB 327 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code.
SB 328 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the numbering of local and state propositions on the ballot.
SB 329 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought.
SB 448 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.
SB 522 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses and micro-businesses.
SB 563 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to orders of nondisclosure issued for records of certain fine-only misdemeanors; authorizing a fee.
SB 578 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to providing inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with information regarding reentry and reintegration resources.
SB 602 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
SB 603 Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation
Caption: Relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan.
SB 624 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes.
SB 625 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and Tasers against public school students.
SB 626 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax.
SB 687 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments received by health care providers for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
SB 702 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to reimbursement for ambulance services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program.
SB 738 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the transfer or termination of certain timeshare interests.
SB 739 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; creating an offense.
SB 749 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities.
SB 882 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to municipal authority to regulate wind turbines in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
SB 884 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the deadline for certain taxing units to provide notice of the unit's proposed property tax rate.
SB 888 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the appeal of waiver of jurisdiction and transfer to criminal court in juvenile cases.
SB 889 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to jury instructions regarding eyewitness identification testimony in certain criminal cases.
SB 904 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to exempting emergency preparation supplies from the sales and use tax for a limited period.
SB 905 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a county auditor in certain counties.
SB 906 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to increasing the optional county fee for registering a motor vehicle.
SB 1056 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to penalties for certain criminal offenses regarding operating a motor vehicle; imposing a fee and changing a surcharge.
SB 1057 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.
SB 1058 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the reporting of criminal history record information of educators and other public school employees who engage in certain misconduct.
SB 1059 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles.
SB 1060 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the regulation of public insurance adjusters.
SB 1061 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of secondary market transactions related to the business of life settlements; providing penalties; authorizing fees.
SB 1070 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to allowing certain defendants to successfully complete education at a substance abuse treatment facility in lieu of attending an education program; changing required conditions of community supervision for certain defendants.
SB 1071 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to requiring notice of the scheduling of an execution date and the issuance of a warrant of execution.
SB 1287 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the accreditation of crime laboratories, and the licensing and regulation of forensic analysts; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational license.
SB 1348 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border.
SB 1349 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to coordination of dental benefits under certain insurance policies.
SB 1350 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of a county court at law in Hidalgo County.
SB 1351 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to transferring to the Texas Workforce Commission certain duties of the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.
SB 1352 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to a concealed handgun license application that is submitted by a peace officer or a member of the state military forces.
SB 1353 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services.
SB 1354 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Border Security by Pres
Caption: Relating to state border security activities.
SB 1355 Last Action: Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
Caption: Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.
SB 1356 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water-efficient products for a limited period.
SB 1357 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to treatment under the school finance system for certain school districts of maintenance and operations revenue in excess of the local share requirement.
SB 1576 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the compensatory time and overtime pay for commissioned officers of the Department of Public Safety.
SB 1577 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector.
SB 1736 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.
SB 1737 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a segment of State Highway 83 in Hidalgo County as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway.
SB 1738 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the diversion and use of marine seawater, including the development of marine seawater desalination projects, integrated marine seawater desalination and power projects, and facilities for the storage, conveyance, and delivery of desalinated marine seawater.
SB 1739 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedure by which the assessor for a taxing unit is required to provide certain ad valorem tax-related information to a property owner or the owner's agent.
SB 1740 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain judges in criminal cases to review and modify a bail bond set by a municipal court judge or justice of the peace.
SB 1741 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the use of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program.
SB 1742 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians.
SB 1743 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to expanding the powers and duties of the office of capital writs and renaming the office of capital writs the office of capital and forensic writs.
SB 1744 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to funding for and a study of county health care services.
SB 1745 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 1746 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on requiring a defendant to enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere as a condition of entering certain pretrial intervention programs.
SB 1747 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.
SB 1748 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.
SB 1749 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15
Caption: Relating to citrus pest and disease management.
SB 1804 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for at-risk developments.
SB 1816 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Employees Retirement System of Texas to make available a TRICARE Military Health System Supplemental plan.
SB 1949 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the allocation of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds.
SB 1950 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the fee imposed on certain property owners by a county for the establishment of street lights along a county road.
SB 1951 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the promotion of tourism related to the musical heritage of this state.
SB 1952 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.
SB 1953 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas-Mexico Commission.
SB 1954 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the authority and obligations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to comply with and implement a Clean Power Plan.
SB 1955 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the control of access to state highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.
SB 1956 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to property tax lenders and property tax loans.
SB 1957 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the payment of property taxes through the use of property tax loans or other means.
SB 1958 Last Action: Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the election of certain county bail bond board members.
SB 1959 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
SB 1960 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release of bulk criminal history record information by certain individuals and agencies.
SB 1961 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the appointment and duties of criminal magistrates for certain courts in Hidalgo County.
SB 1962 Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations
Caption: Relating to the awarding of certain contracts of the Veterans' Land Board to veteran-owned businesses.
SB 1963 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's authority to contract with federal agencies to provide healthcare to veterans.
SB 1964 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases and for recording certain documents in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
SB 1965 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to low income housing tax credits awarded for at-risk developments.
SB 1966 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to identification and implementation of hospital funding solutions.
SB 1967 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to space utilization and online enrollment requirements for the issuance of revenue bonds by certain public institutions of higher education.
SB 2069 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
SCR 39 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District.
SCR 45 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Designating September as Valley Voter Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015.
SCR 51 Last Action: Received from the Senate
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1356.
SJR 4 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SJR 7 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
SJR 65 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of bonds and notes in the military value revolving loan account.
SR 31 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dana Lechner for being selected as the 2015 Firefighter of the Year.
SR 32 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Elizabeth Chu Richter for being named president of the American Institute of Architects for 2015.
SR 33 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Michael Mohun III for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 34 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Linda Bridges.
SR 35 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Valdemar Gomez.
SR 44 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine for receiving a grant from the United Health Foundation.
SR 45 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Scott Crane.
SR 46 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Elva Longoria Cortez.
SR 47 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Peter Salazar for being named the 2015 Prevention Officer of the Year.
SR 48 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Margaret Louise Cawood.
SR 63 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Frank Brogan on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 64 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Mission Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on the occasion of School Board Recognition Month.
SR 80 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Diana Barrera on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 114 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Celebrating February 10, 2015, as South Texas Independent School District Day.
SR 115 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Celebrating February 18, 2015, as Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Day.
SR 116 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Lorette Williams on being elected president of the Texas School Public Relations Association.
SR 134 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 9, 2015, as Palmview Day.
SR 144 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Rio Grande Valley Day.
SR 145 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Texas State Aquarium Day.
SR 164 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Del Mar College in Corpus Christi for its contributions to the Coastal Bend community.
SR 165 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2015, as Jim Wells County Day.
SR 195 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2015, as Communities In Schools Day.
SR 249 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Edinburg High School Bobcat Cheerleaders for winning a national championship.
SR 250 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Antonio Botello Jr.
SR 254 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Al Ogletree for being named the 2015 Presidential Pillar.
SR 259 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Transit Day.
SR 271 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Coastal Bend Day.
SR 304 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Boys and Girls Clubs in Texas for the services they provide.
SR 335 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April E. Lopez for her contributions to the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 356 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Karla Espinosa for receiving a Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
SR 357 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 5, 2015, as Mission Day.
SR 404 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Shen Yun Performing Arts on the occasion of its Corpus Christi performances.
SR 407 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the McAllen High School Mariachi Oro band for winning a state championship.
SR 422 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 24, 2015, as La Joya Independent School District Day.
SR 423 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary for receiving the 2014 Lumen Christi Award.
SR 439 Last Action: Again read
Caption: Recognizing the dedication of the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument.
SR 440 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Palmview High School Mariachi Los Lobos band for winning a state mariachi competition.
SR 442 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing September 28 through October 2, 2015, as Malnutrition Awareness Week in Texas.
SR 475 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Mariachi Azul Y Plata of the Ben Bolt Palito Blanco Independent School District for winning a state championship.
SR 488 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Oscar Soliz.
SR 527 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the South Texas College Dual Enrollment Academies program on being named a 2014 Examples of Excelencia finalist.
SR 551 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Charlie Ramirez for receiving a Texas Department of Public Safety 40-Year Service Award.
SR 552 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the debut of Fiesta de la Flor in Corpus Christi.
SR 562 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Wild Horse Desert Round-Up BBQ Cook-Off.
SR 586 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the CITGO Corpus Christi Refinery on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
SR 623 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Sustainable Dairy Goat Initiative for its humanitarian efforts.
SR 674 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jesus Razo on his selection as a finalist for the 2015 H-E-B Excellence in Education Rising Star Award.
SR 675 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 2015 as Hepatitis C Awareness Month.
SR 712 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing September 2015 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
SR 713 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Kaitlyn Jankovsky for her bravery in fighting cancer.
SR 735 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Floyd D. Simpson.
SR 751 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Matthew Martinez on his selection as the 2015 Mr. Windfest.
SR 805 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Wesley Pickett Dorough for his service to the nation.
SR 806 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Robert Burns McLeaish Jr.
SR 807 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Martin Lopez for his service to our nation's veterans.
SR 908 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Becky Moeller on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 959 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Foster Edwards on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 960 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Raul Vasquez on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 961 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Adrian Nicolas Moreno for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 990 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the B. L. Gray Junior High School chess team for its achievements at the National Junior High Chess Championships.
SR 991 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Sharyland North Junior High School chess team for its achievements at the National Junior High Chess Championships.
SR 992 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Reece Teplicek for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 993 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Kirk and Cassandra Logan of Gospel Express.
SR 994 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rosendo DeLeon.
SR 1045 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 2645.
SR 1068 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 928.
SR 1076 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Pedro Saucedo.
83rd Regular Session
SB 24 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.
SB 116 Last Action: Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Caption: Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
SB 117 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the right of a person to enter the person's residence or former residence accompanied by a peace officer to recover certain personal property; providing penalties.
SB 118 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to prohibiting an employer from requiring or requesting access to the personal accounts of employees and job applicants through electronic communication devices; establishing an unlawful employment practice.
SB 236 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
SB 261 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators in secondary education curriculum.
SB 286 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a home loan program operated by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.
SB 357 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the issuance of protective orders for certain sexual, stalking, and trafficking offenses.
SB 358 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of a polygraph statement as evidence that a defendant or releasee from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has violated a condition of release.
SB 359 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the selection of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
SB 449 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions.
SB 450 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the delivery of prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid program through a managed care delivery model.
SB 466 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to participate in certain federal transportation programs.
SB 476 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to installment agreements for the payment of delinquent ad valorem taxes.
SB 477 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a certain regional mobility authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles.
SB 478 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain rebates and incentives for the purchase of certain drugs; providing civil penalties.
SB 479 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 79th Judicial District.
SB 480 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the formation of a civil union between persons of the same sex; providing penalties.
SB 481 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the recognition and validity of a license to carry a concealed handgun issued by another state.
SB 536 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SB 587 Last Action: Referred to Special Purpose Districts
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
SB 779 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to applying credit earned by a student at a general academic teaching institution to an associate's degree at a lower-division institution of higher education previously attended by the student.
SB 780 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prioritization of certain available legal defense services when appointing representation for an indigent defendant in a criminal case.
SB 781 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain transportation services costs in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
SB 782 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to a permit exemption for certain drainage districts located in counties bordering the United Mexican States.
SB 783 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to inclusion in school district improvement plans of policies to prevent dating violence and bullying.
SB 784 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption: Relating to exempting emergency preparation supplies from the sales and use tax for a limited period.
SB 785 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to a Medicaid provider's right to an administrative hearing on an action taken by the office of inspector general for the Health and Human Services Commission to recover overpayments under the Medicaid program.
SB 786 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to warrants issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.
SB 787 Last Action: Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated against the driver's license of certain persons who complete a drug court program or an alcohol or drug treatment program.
SB 788 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a workforce high school diploma program.
SB 789 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption: Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties; authorizing fees.
SB 885 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to notice of utility rate increases.
SB 923 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the creation and funding of the state water plan fund to assist the Texas Water Development Board in the funding of certain projects included in the state water plan; imposing a fee and a surcharge.
SB 1084 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the enterprise zone program.
SB 1089 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to catastrophe preparedness in the seacoast territories of this state.
SB 1094 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to security interests in oil and gas production and its proceeds.
SB 1095 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to fever tick eradication; creating a penalty.
SB 1096 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the monthly fee a defendant must pay during a period of community supervision.
SB 1097 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to identification cards for certain members of the judiciary.
SB 1098 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Padre Isles Management District; providing authority to issue bonds.
SB 1136 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
Caption: Relating to imposing a fee on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies; providing penalties.
SB 1149 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to judicial review in district court of certain workers' compensation disputes.
SB 1150 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to a provider protection plan that ensures efficiency and reduces administrative burdens on providers participating in a Medicaid managed care model or arrangement.
SB 1151 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to sales and use tax treatment of certain snack items.
SB 1152 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain fees charged for adjudication of claims under health benefit plans.
SB 1155 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the authority of counties to nominate projects in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of certain municipalities for designation as enterprise projects.
SB 1156 Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Caption: Relating to land reclamation projects using tires.
SB 1238 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the composition and duties of and investigations conducted by the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to Sam Houston State University, the accreditation of criminal laboratories by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, and the status of certain local government corporations as criminal justice agencies for the purpose of engaging in criminal identification activities, including forensic analysis.
SB 1258 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to improving access to nursing education programs.
SB 1343 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.
SB 1344 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to public high school graduation, including curriculum requirements for graduation.
SB 1345 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the sale and distribution of certain alcoholic beverages.
SB 1372 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to timeshare owners' associations.
SB 1373 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to display of the Honor and Remember flag.
SB 1374 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves.
SB 1375 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to a study and report by the Sunset Advisory Commission of the self-directed semi-independent status of state agencies.
SB 1423 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights.
SB 1424 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists in the health care provider networks of certain Medicaid managed care organizations.
SB 1425 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the provision of fire prevention or fire-fighting services by certain emergency services districts.
SB 1426 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the appointment of county auditors.
SB 1427 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the administration of the citrus budwood certification program and the creation of the citrus nursery stock certification program; providing civil, criminal, and administrative penalties and authorizing fees.
SB 1428 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the reformation of the sentences of juveniles convicted of capital felonies.
SB 1429 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the exemption of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District from certain provisions concerning the desired future conditions of an aquifer.
SB 1430 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain public works contracting requirements.
SB 1431 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to pharmacy benefit managers contracting with the child health plan program, the Medicaid managed care program, and health plans for certain government employees.
SB 1432 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the punishment for violating certain rules or permit terms under a permit to trap, transport, and transplant certain animals.
SB 1433 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain regulatory programs administered by the Department of Agriculture; providing penalties; imposing fees.
SB 1435 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to providers' rights to due process under the Medicaid program.
SB 1444 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
Caption: Relating to the transfer of responsibility for regulating deer breeding from the Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Animal Health Commission.
SB 1445 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to imposing an uncompensated care fee on certain hospitals to provide state funding for the Medicaid program.
SB 1446 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the payment of individuals employed by recovery audit contractors to identify underpayments and overpayments under the Medicaid program.
SB 1447 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain flow-through funds by taxable entities engaged in the business of transporting barite in determining total revenue for purposes of the franchise tax.
SB 1448 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to orders of nondisclosure issued for records of certain fine-only misdemeanors; authorizing a fee.
SB 1449 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the transfer of an ad valorem tax lien
SB 1450 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Racing Commission and the transfer of its powers and duties to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; providing penalties; authorizing fees.
SB 1451 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of money laundering and to the forfeiture of certain contraband.
SB 1494 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of horse and greyhound racing; providing penalties; authorizing a fee.
SB 1495 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption: Relating to the creation of a health care funding district in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
SB 1510 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/14
Caption: Relating to the public notice required to be provided by certain taxing units before adopting an ad valorem tax rate.
SB 1528 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to identification and implementation of hospital funding solutions related to the Medicaid program.
SB 1569 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a municipality's comprehensive plan.
SB 1580 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain political subdivision corporations.
SB 1581 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of secondary market transactions related to the business of life settlements; providing penalties; authorizing fees.
SB 1623 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border.
SB 1632 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the financing of transportation projects; authorizing fees.
SB 1863 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to use of district funds by the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 1888 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Jim Wells County.
SB 1890 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3.
SB 1920 Last Action: Referred to Special Purpose Districts
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Hidalgo County Hospital District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
SCR 17 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States Navy and United States Air Force veterans who served on the inland waterways, in the territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam and to institute a presumption of connection to employment for civilians exposed to Agent Orange in their workplaces.
SCR 24 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
SCR 26 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts.
SCR 44 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections to S.B. No. 8.
SCR 46 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending the City of Pharr, South Texas College, the Pharr Police Department, and the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for their collaborative efforts to develop the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence.
SJR 36 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.
SJR 54 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the constitutional provision authorizing the creation of a hospital district in Hidalgo County.
SJR 62 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of emergency and disaster response districts; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
SR 54 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Peter Barnard "Pete" Peralta of Corpus Christi.
SR 84 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Communities In Schools Day at the State Capitol.
SR 85 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Maria Lydia Martinez Pena on the occasion of her 99th birthday.
SR 89 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day at the State Capitol.
SR 115 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 5, 2013, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 116 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Herbert Canales for his service as director of the Corpus Christi Public Libraries.
SR 178 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Saint Joseph Church Annual Festival and Cook-off Showdown in Edinburg as an official Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 179 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 180 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of the life of Kenneth Raymond Fleenor.
SR 201 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2013, as Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.
SR 225 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2013, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.
SR 226 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mary Frances Diedrick Haas of Corpus Christi.
SR 251 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Sam L. Susser for being named BorderFest's Border Texan of the Year.
SR 388 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 5, 2013, as Coastal Bend Day at the State Capitol.
SR 389 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Christopher George Maloy Gelinas.
SR 390 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Gustavo "Gus" Barrera of Falfurrias for his legacy of public service.
SR 391 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eric Edmundo Farias of McAllen.
SR 392 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Mission City Manager Julio C. Cerda for his service to his community.
SR 482 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Matthew Michael Bridges for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 546 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the United Veterans Burial Association in Alice for its contributions to the community.
SR 547 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Geraldine D'Unger McGloin.
SR 548 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco mariachi band for winning a state title.
SR 549 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Premont mariachi band for its second-place finish in the state competition.
SR 550 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Roland Garcia, Sr.
SR 607 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ken Baker on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 608 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming Mariela Hernandez, 2012 queen of Feria de Las Flores, and contestants of the 2013 scholarship pageant.
SR 686 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Transit Day.
SR 687 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mike M. Anzaldúa, Jr.
SR 688 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Driscoll Children's Hospital on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
SR 761 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Mario Antonio Moreno, Jr., for his achievements.
SR 778 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 30, 2013, as County Government Day.
SR 810 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Juan “Johnny” Canales for his contributions to Tejano music.
SR 849 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Brian L. Owsley on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 864 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Norma Jean Hatch Cornejo for her career as a teacher.
SR 882 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Monica Perez for winning a Rising Star Award.
SR 883 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Alicia N. Jasso on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 884 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Rio Grande Valley Vipers for winning a National Basketball Association Development League championship.
SR 895 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Richard F. Cortez on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 896 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Tejano Gold Countdown radio program.
SR 897 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Marcus C. Barrera on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 1023 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Aaron M. Garcia for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 1024 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Vito G. Recio for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 1025 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Elizabeth M. "Lisa" Garcia.
SR 1026 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Debora Melvin for being named the 2013 General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year.
SR 1059 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1768.
SR 1092 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3793.
SR 1100 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Guadalupe Trevino for his public service.
83rd 1st Called Session
SR 7 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ola V. Tryon.
SR 101 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Cowboy Q'ing Against Crime Cook-off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 114 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ricardo Roel Salinas.
83rd 2nd Called Session
SR 75 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of James William Dyer.
SR 76 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of David Haddon Hockema.
SR 77 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending John Christopher Alanis for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 84 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Aaron Joseph Garcia for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 85 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Sharon G. Wilson for receiving a 2013 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award.
83rd 3rd Called Session
SR 18 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Armando Chapa on the occasion of his retirement.
82nd Regular Session
SB 145 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for nurses employed as faculty members at certain institutions of higher education.
SB 146 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the offense of smuggling of persons and unlawful transport of an individual; providing penalties.
SB 147 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to prior approval of residential property insurance rates of certain insurers.
SB 171 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to disclosure of calorie content and nutrition information by certain food establishments; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 294 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to investigate the feasibility of and cooperate in the establishment of southbound checkpoints along the international border of this state.
SB 631 Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to statutory references to the common electronic infrastructure project formerly known as TexasOnline.
SB 632 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the application of the Information Resources Management Act to public junior colleges and public junior college districts.
SB 633 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the educational scope of Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 634 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain intoxication offenses.
SB 649 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation; providing penalties.
SB 659 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 660 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the review and functions of the Texas Water Development Board, including the functions of the board and related entities in connection with the process for establishing and appealing desired future conditions in a groundwater management area.
SB 665 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
SB 666 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to identification requirements for certain fire hydrants and flush valves.
SB 736 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to membership of local school health advisory councils.
SB 783 Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.
SB 784 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to librarians employed by school districts.
SB 806 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to considering ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
SB 810 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the boundaries of the Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary.
SB 877 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a verification of the incarceration of an accused person in a criminal case for the purpose of discharging a surety's liability on a bail bond.
SB 971 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an emergency public service messaging network.
SB 972 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the taking of a defendant's bail bond by county jailers.
SB 973 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the reformation of the sentences of juveniles convicted of capital felonies after being transferred to criminal court.
SB 974 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to permitted uses of image comparison technology by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
SB 975 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the operation of dropout recovery programs by certain public junior colleges in partnership with school districts.
SB 976 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the supervised reentry into the community of certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SB 977 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the imposition, use, rebate, and refund of certain taxes related to certain hotel business revenue.
SB 978 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3.
SB 1053 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to notice of and issuance of a permit for the construction or expansion of a wind-powered electric generation facility located near a federally owned or operated radar installation or military installation.
SB 1118 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the operation of video lottery games by licensed horse and greyhound racetrack operators, to a defense for the operation of video lottery by Indian tribes, to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission and the Texas Racing Commission, and to the conduct of gambling in this state; providing penalties.
SB 1186 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the enterprise zone program.
SB 1220 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the advisory committee on Medicaid and child health plan program rate and expenditure disparities between the Texas-Mexico border region and other areas of the state.
SB 1221 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to subrogation of certain costs for services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 1222 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to recovery of the value of fraudulently obtained health care services provided or paid by the Nueces County Hospital District.
SB 1223 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the service retirement annuity for appellate judges under the Judicial Retirement System Plan Two.
SB 1261 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the operation of dropout recovery programs by public junior colleges in partnership with school districts.
SB 1297 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to creating the offense of altering a disabled parking placard.
SB 1298 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the authority of counties to nominate projects in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of certain municipalities for designation as enterprise projects.
SB 1309 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to rate adjustments by gas utilities.
SB 1318 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.
SB 1321 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the towing and storage of vehicles.
SB 1404 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the deadline for filing a suit to compel an appraisal review board to change an appraisal roll.
SB 1405 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the right of a person exempt from registration as a property tax consultant who files a protest with the appraisal review board on behalf of a property owner to receive notices from the board regarding the property subject to the protest.
SB 1406 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to county regulation of property maintenance; imposing a penalty.
SB 1416 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of possession, manufacture, transportation, repair, or sale of a tire deflation device and to the offense of attempting to evade arrest through the use of a vehicle or a tire deflation device; providing criminal penalties.
SB 1417 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the limitation of liability of certain landowners.
SB 1418 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to filling certain vacancies on the governing body of certain home-rule municipalities.
SB 1419 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Forensic Science Commission of a DNA laboratory audit program.
SB 1420 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; providing penalties.
SB 1429 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to regulating certain persons that generate or transport scrap tires; providing a civil penalty.
SB 1463 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the processing fee charged for a dishonored payment device.
SB 1471 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to land reclamation projects using tires.
SB 1473 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest.
SB 1522 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the entering of a plea in a criminal case by a defendant confined in a penal institution.
SB 1523 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 1524 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the payment and distribution of consumer assistance funds in an action by the attorney general.
SB 1525 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the district court records archive fee.
SB 1526 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
SB 1527 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the monitoring of compliance with low-income and moderate-income housing ad valorem tax exemptions.
SB 1528 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to taxation of property owned or controlled by a public facility corporation.
SB 1529 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the date by which law enforcement agencies must report arrests to the Department of Public Safety.
SB 1530 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.
SB 1531 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the amount of a surcharge assessed on conviction of certain offenses relating to the operating of a motor vehicle while intoxicated against the driver's license of persons who complete an alcohol or drug treatment program.
SB 1532 Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
Caption: Relating to a photograph on a personal identification certificate, driver's license, or commercial driver's license.
SB 1533 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to restrictions on school districts making available to students food containing industrially produced trans fat.
SB 1657 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to claims for and distribution of unclaimed land grant mineral proceeds.
SB 1658 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the duties of and investigations conducted by the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the administrative attachment of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to Sam Houston State University, and the accreditation of criminal laboratories by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
SB 1722 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information pertaining to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
SB 1761 Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption: Relating to the name, organization, and powers of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SB 1762 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to state financing of public transportation.
SB 1875 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the governing body and the powers of the Agua Special Utility District.
SCR 5 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
SCR 25 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Expressing continued support for the construction of a monument on Capitol grounds recognizing Texans who served in the Vietnam War.
SCR 37 Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption: Designating August 7 as Purple Heart Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2011.
SCR 38 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme disease in Texas.
SCR 41 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Designating the red drum as the official State Saltwater Fish of Texas.
SCR 60 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1420.
SJR 4 Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.
SJR 25 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board.
SJR 33 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.
SJR 41 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a home-rule municipality to provide in its charter the procedure to fill a vacancy on its governing body for which the unexpired term is 24 months or less.
SR 75 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Ram Chavez on his service to our nation.
SR 76 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Frank Alaniz on his service to our nation.
SR 77 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Richard Valent for his service to his country.
SR 78 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Roberto Callejo on his service to our nation.
SR 110 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 9, 2011, as Port Aransas Day at the State Capitol.
SR 111 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 1, 2011, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 118 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Celebrating January 27, 2011, as The University of Texas--Pan American Day at the State Capitol.
SR 164 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program on its many contributions to the young people of Texas.
SR 197 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring February 10, 2011, Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 210 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the "No Excuses!" BBQ Challenge and Music Festival as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 211 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Philip Dale Reich of Bishop.
SR 215 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Richard Lee Drewry on the occasion of his retirement from the Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department.
SR 216 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Matthew Franke on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 250 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Beatriz Zapata on the occasion of her retirement from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.
SR 264 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 16, 2011, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.
SR 281 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the Autism Council for Educational Support and Scientific Studies and the Rio Grande Valley Task Force of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
SR 345 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing David H. Dewhurst for being named the 2011 Border Texan of the Year.
SR 353 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ernest Frank Bennett, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
SR 354 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edward Galvan of Corpus Christi.
SR 365 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2011, as Coastal Bend Day at the State Capitol.
SR 366 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.
SR 413 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 8, 2011, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
SR 492 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Jacob Thomas Gaslin for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 493 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Matthew Franke for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 511 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the citizens of Jim Wells County on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 524 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alda T. Benavides on being named Distinguished Bilingual Educator of the Year by the Rio Grande Valley-Texas Association for Bilingual Educators.
SR 525 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Richard R. "Dik" Johnson of Corpus Christi.
SR 526 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Texas Smiles Family Dentistry of Mission on the occasion of its grand opening.
SR 527 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jose Emilio Barrera.
SR 528 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jaime Rangel on being named Lord High Chamberlain of the 2011 Buccaneer Days Coronation Pageant, the Court of Legendary Couture.
SR 565 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing H-E-B on the occasion of its 80th year in Corpus Christi.
SR 566 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Gloria Galvan for her selection as the 2010-2011 Faculty Representative of the Year by the Texas Classroom Teachers' Association.
SR 622 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the barbecue cook-off at the Hispanic Heritage Fiesta as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 649 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 29, 2011, as Vietnam Veterans Day at the State Capitol.
SR 652 Last Action: Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Colton Wesley Rusk of Orange Grove.
SR 662 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Larry Gallardo for being named the 2010 Constable of the Year by the National Constables Association.
SR 663 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jeff Bell.
SR 702 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Alice Evening Lions Club's Barbeque Turkey Throwdown Cook-off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 703 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Veterans Band of Corpus Christi and the Port of Corpus Christi for hosting an event for Vietnam veterans from South Texas.
SR 729 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Corpus Christi West Oso High School Bears boys' basketball team for winning the 2011 Class 3A state championship title.
SR 737 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Rene G. Garza for being named Mission High School Teacher of the Year.
SR 738 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Rene Garza II for being named Pearson Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
SR 763 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 18, 2011, as Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.
SR 764 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Del Mar College in Corpus Christi on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
SR 797 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the 2011 Feria de las Flores contestants to the State Capitol.
SR 813 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Govind Nadkarni on being named vice president for the Southern Zone of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
SR 852 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Sofia Garza for winning a Texas Media Award from the Texas Library Association.
SR 853 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing David Julian Villarreal for winning a Texas Media Award from the Texas Library Association.
SR 854 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Therese Baldado for winning a Texas Media Award from the Texas Library Association.
SR 855 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ted Lee Bullard.
SR 893 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Martha L. Valencia on her contributions to the citizens of South Texas.
SR 902 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 4, 2011, as United Technologies Corporation Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
SR 928 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Michael A. Allen of McAllen.
SR 981 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Bridget McKeever of Corpus Christi on her installation as president of the Texas Medical Association Alliance.
SR 982 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Sophie Redwine Susser on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.
SR 983 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Veterans Band of Corpus Christi on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
SR 1016 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Loren Hall of Corpus Christi.
SR 1017 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Enrique Espinoza, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
SR 1041 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Alice High School Academic Decathlon team on winning the 2011 national championship.
SR 1131 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Amanda Aguilera on being named Youth of the Year for District 20 by the Rio Grande Valley Sector of the United States Border Patrol.
SR 1133 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lydia G. Sandoval for her 25 years of service at Lone Star National Bank in McAllen.
SR 1134 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Glennis Waltz "Gee" Anderson of Corpus Christi.
SR 1173 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edward H. Harte of Corpus Christi.
SR 1195 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Rachelle Grace for receiving an H-E-B Excellence in Education Award in the Leadership category for secondary schools.
SR 1196 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Humberto Lozano Lopez of Robstown.
SR 1197 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Oscar Raul Cárdenas of McAllen.
SR 1217 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Alida Salinas Hernandez of McAllen.
SR 1228 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Omar Ochoa on the occasion of his graduation from The University of Texas School of Law.
SR 1246 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1420.
SR 1250 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 660.
82nd 1st Called Session
SB 41 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to validating certain acts transferring land rights of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District.
SR 28 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rudolph T. Barrera of Corpus Christi.
SR 29 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jean Gatling Phillips of the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 145 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ramiro Raul Casso.
81st Regular Session
SB 105 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.
SB 264 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to prior approval of residential property insurance rates of certain insurers.
SB 265 Last Action: Postponed
Caption: Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.
SB 266 Last Action: Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to the review of information technology systems used by a state agency for compatibility with open standards.
SB 267 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.
SB 294 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by a county.
SB 495 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
SB 556 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requirements for certain contracts with physicians and health care providers.
SB 557 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
SB 571 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a crematory establishment's authority to accept for cremation unidentified human remains.
SB 796 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the provision and evaluation of comprehensive substance abuse treatment under the state Medicaid program.
SB 835 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to powers of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas, pertaining to land in and adjacent to Naval Station Ingleside.
SB 836 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SB 837 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the exhibition of first-run movies in movie theaters.
SB 838 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement under certain circumstances that a license holder display their license to carry a concealed handgun.
SB 839 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by a juvenile whose case is transferred to criminal court.
SB 840 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision.
SB 856 Last Action: Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the expiration of certain parts of the Texas Economic Development Act.
SB 1005 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the regulation of polygraph examiners by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the abolition of the Polygraph Examiners Board.
SB 1013 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Racing Commission, the abolishment of the Equine Research Account Advisory Committee, and the authority of Texas AgriLife Research; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 1014 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission.
SB 1017 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Private Security Board.
SB 1020 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to abolishing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and transferring the powers and duties of those agencies to the newly created Texas Juvenile Justice Department and to the functions of the independent ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission.
SB 1035 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the cities or counties that may create a cultural education facilities finance corporation.
SB 1119 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the recovery of medical or health care expenses in civil actions.
SB 1131 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants.
SB 1132 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the issuance and execution of agriculture warrants; creating an offense.
SB 1133 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the date of the general election for certain political subdivisions.
SB 1139 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
SB 1150 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 1151 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to increasing the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit from 20 percent to 30 percent.
SB 1152 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse; providing penalties.
SB 1153 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner for an act or omission of a firefighter or peace officer on the property of the landowner.
SB 1168 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a rescission period for annuity contracts.
SB 1195 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the use of corporal punishment in public schools.
SB 1206 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program.
SB 1228 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in contested case hearings involving certain contract claims against the state.
SB 1267 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to transfer of certain probate matters and guardianship matters.
SB 1292 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the calculation of current market value of certain water rights by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority.
SB 1342 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to authorization for an exemption from tuition and fees charged by a junior college district for employees of the district.
SB 1343 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree.
SB 1379 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the establishment, funding, and operation of the Texas natural disaster catastrophe fund and the disaster preparedness and mitigation grant council.
SB 1402 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to requiring certain political subdivisions to enter a contract with the county elections administrator to perform election services.
SB 1431 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities; providing penalties.
SB 1535 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse events and to the reporting of occurrences of those events at certain health care facilities.
SB 1571 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain permits for overweight vehicles.
SB 1572 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to land reclamation projects using tires.
SB 1573 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the governing body of the Agua Special Utility District.
SB 1574 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the requirement that the county clerk of certain counties prepare a written records management and preservation services plan.
SB 1575 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to the random assignment of criminal and civil cases in district courts in Hidalgo County.
SB 1673 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the secrecy of a grand jury subpoena or summons.
SB 1674 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.
SB 1675 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to donations of juror reimbursements.
SB 1676 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to fees charged by certain counties near international borders for issuing certain utility certificates.
SB 1677 Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption: Relating to the regulation of immigration assistance services; providing civil and criminal penalties.
SB 1678 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to ownership restrictions on the holders of permits and licenses authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages.
SB 1679 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a common purchaser that transports natural gas by pipeline to use a public right-of-way for a pipeline.
SB 1680 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to voter approval for certain contracts between political subdivisions and private entities relating to correctional facilities.
SB 1681 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony to support a criminal conviction.
SB 1682 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to periodic court approval of participation by a criminal defendant in a pretrial intervention program.
SB 1683 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the distribution of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property in a criminal case.
SB 1684 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the use of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to clean and maintain beaches in certain municipalities.
SB 1685 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of a district court records technology fund.
SB 1686 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
SB 1687 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the right of certain counties to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
SB 1688 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to performance standards for plumbing fixtures sold in this state.
SB 1689 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to governmental liability for interest resulting from a claim for payment for goods or services.
SB 1690 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to certain correctional facilities that house only federal prisoners.
SB 1743 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to recruit automotive manufacturing facilities.
SB 1779 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the official citrus producers' pest and disease management corporation; providing penalties.
SB 1780 Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to political party precinct conventions.
SB 1781 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a wellness grant program for individuals with disabilities.
SB 1782 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the deferral by a licensed distributor or importer of payment of gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and credits authorized for certain of those deferrals.
SB 1901 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the safety of the fresh fruit and vegetables produced in this state.
SB 1902 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence.
SB 1903 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Vietnam veterans.
SB 1904 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to promoting safety in public schools.
SB 1905 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the regulation of and information regarding property in the custody of a pawnbroker.
SB 1906 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to reports on expenditures of hospital upper payment limit supplemental payment program money.
SB 1907 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the requirements regarding reporting by a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator of contamination.
SB 1908 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to safety and financial responsibility in the operating of oil and gas wells; providing criminal penalties.
SB 1909 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Forensic Science Commission of a DNA laboratory audit program.
SB 1948 Last Action: House passage as amended reported
Caption: Relating to a study regarding a supervised reentry program for certain inmates nearing their date of discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SB 1949 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the provision of crime victims' compensation to juvenile offenders who are victims of criminally injurious conduct.
SB 1957 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the electronic recording of custodial interrogations and certain statements and the admissibility of statements resulting from those interrogations.
SB 2013 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to interoperable health information technology.
SB 2075 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the consequences of successfully completing a term of deferred adjudication community supervision with respect to the expunction or use of certain criminal history records and files.
SB 2207 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to retirement qualifications for appellate judges.
SB 2208 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the purchase, donation, and sale of promotional items by the Texas Water Development Board.
SB 2209 Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Caption: Relating to applications regarding the issuance of private activity bonds by certain governmental entities for projects with multiple sites.
SB 2325 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information pertaining to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
SB 2346 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to delegation by a physician of certain cosmetic and dermatological medical treatments.
SB 2347 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a laser and intense pulsed light device registry; providing a civil penalty.
SB 2355 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the pipeline safety fund.
SB 2428 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the use of Supplemental Environmental Projects to protect lands of significant natural resource and hazard mitigation value.
SB 2456 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
SB 2469 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the creation of two additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.
SB 2475 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4; providing powers of eminent domain.
SB 2527 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to creating the health care access fund to recruit health care providers in health professional shortage areas and to support federally-qualified health centers and to using for those purposes revenue from a tax imposed on certain tobacco products.
SB 2532 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the governing body of the Agua Special Utility District.
SB 2550 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Padre Island Gateway Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
SCR 38 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Memorializing Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served on the inland waterways, territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam.
SCR 46 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Directing the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency to educate parents of adolescent Texans regarding the importance of adolescents receiving regular physical exams and updated immunizations.
SCR 50 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing Arturo E. Guerra, Jr., for his contributions to the justice system in Texas.
SCR 61 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending Leo Aguirre of Austin for his performance with the New Mexico State University baseball team.
SCR 62 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the Honorable Lena Guerrero of Austin.
SCR 87 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 2730.
SJR 32 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
SR 68 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Celebrating January 28, 2009, as Data Privacy Day in Texas.
SR 130 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jose Julio Vela of Corpus Christi.
SR 142 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2009, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
SR 143 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2009, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 144 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Hadassah and welcoming its members to the State Capitol.
SR 148 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Orlando Julio Sanchez of San Antonio.
SR 149 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Justin Rokohl for his service to our nation in the United States Marine Corps.
SR 168 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Blandina "Bambi" Cárdenas on the occasion of her retirement as president of The University of Texas--Pan American.
SR 169 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Marian Gunst Crutchfield of Corpus Christi.
SR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 12, 2009, as Mission Day at the Capitol.
SR 171 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Carlos Sandoval for his work on the documentary film A Class Apart.
SR 172 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring February 12, 2009, Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 237 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Leadership Corpus Christi for its contributions to the Corpus Christi community.
SR 238 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ricardo Almendarez, Sr., of Falfurrias.
SR 239 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Herlinda Mendiola Flores of Alice.
SR 240 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Jorge H. Salinas of Elsa on the occasion of his retirement from the Hidalgo County Housing Authority.
SR 246 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the legislative delegation from Liberia and Sierra Leone and welcoming them to the State Capitol.
SR 302 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2009, as Coastal Bend Day at the State Capitol.
SR 303 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Frank S. Adams of Corpus Christi.
SR 304 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Arturo and Che Guerra on the occasion of the opening of their restaurant, The Patio on Guerra in McAllen.
SR 340 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the Autism Council for Educational Support and Scientific Studies and the Rio Grande Valley Task Force of the Texas Council on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders for their work.
SR 341 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Alice Evening Lions Club Barbeque Turkey Throwdown Cook-Off as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 342 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eduardo E. de Ases of Corpus Christi.
SR 373 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating John David Franz of Hidalgo for being named Border Texan of the Year.
SR 438 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
SR 458 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the mariachi program developed in the La Joya schools.
SR 459 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Ishan Kamat for winning a state academic decathlon competition.
SR 513 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Othal E. Brand, Sr., for his contributions to the McAllen community.
SR 578 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Alfredo "Fred" Longoria of Edinburg.
SR 579 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lionel's Western Wear in Weslaco on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
SR 604 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Rio Grande Valley Cook-Off at PalmFest in McAllen for being designated as a Texas State Barbecue Championship competition.
SR 646 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Yolanda Garcia Olivarez for being selected as a 2009 Texas Sor Juana Women of Achievement honoree.
SR 803 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Dean Peisen of the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 804 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing E. A. Tanner on the occasion of his retirement from the McAllen Independent School District.
SR 821 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Hidalgo Early College High School for receiving a 2009 College Board Inspiration Award.
SR 824 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the fifth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.
SR 836 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Penny Payte McLeaish of McAllen.
SR 847 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Hidalgo Early College High School boys' soccer team for winning a Class 4A state championship.
SR 855 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Marika Govatos of Corpus Christi.
SR 873 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of David Berlanga, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
SR 881 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Alfonso Ramirez of Edinburg.
SR 882 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Nick Jimenez on the occasion of his retirement from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
SR 897 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the 2009 Pan American Golf Association National Tournament and Convention in Corpus Christi.
SR 899 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Albert Ayarzagoitia of Corpus Christi and Robstown.
SR 902 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing June 1 through June 7, 2009, as CPR-AED Awareness Week in Texas.
SR 916 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Billie Allyn Hamrick of Corpus Christi.
SR 925 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the Aransas Pass Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps drill teams for winning national championship titles.
SR 933 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Harold Ray "Rocky" Benton of Corpus Christi.
SR 949 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Francisco L. "Frank" Quintanilla of Corpus Christi.
SR 951 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Stuart J. Alexander of Corpus Christi.
SR 977 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Severo "Kid" Balboa, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
SR 979 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Arnold Vera, Jr.
SR 988 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Jean Agnes Smith and the late William Dale "Bill" Matthews for their contributions to the Corpus Christi community.
SR 997 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members of the Temple Emanuel in McAllen confirmation class of 2009 on the occasion of their confirmation.
SR 998 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing SOCIALIFE News Magazine for its many contributions to the Rio Grande Valley community and to the charitable organizations of our state and country.
SR 1010 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the girls' team of the Flour Bluff Independent School District Navy Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps for winning the National High School Drill Team Championship.
SR 1047 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Mary L. and Jose D. Ramirez on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 1063 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Celestino Ramirez of Mission.
SR 1071 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2571.
SR 1078 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the town of Premont on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
SR 1083 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2139.
SR 1085 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1506.
SR 1094 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 431.
81st 1st Called Session
SR 16 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Elbert "Lum" Wright for being inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame.
80th Regular Session
SB 7 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the availability and use of automated external defibrillators at certain school campuses and athletic events, and the creation of a cardiovascular screening pilot program.
SB 83 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.
SB 84 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to increasing the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit from 20 percent to 30 percent.
SB 85 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to a moratorium and other limitations on increases in designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.
SB 86 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to public school policies designed to prevent dating violence.
SB 87 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the availability and use of automated external defibrillators at public school campuses and certain athletic events.
SB 103 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas Youth Commission and the prosecution of certain offenses and delinquent conduct in the Texas Youth Commission and certain other criminal justice agencies; providing penalties.
SB 443 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a school district board of trustees to create a criminal offense for violation of a district policy.
SB 444 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the provision of electricity in this state; providing civil penalties.
SB 445 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to design, construction, and renovation standards for state buildings and facilities.
SB 446 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an open document format for electronic state documents.
SB 447 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to governmental liability for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 842 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the La Joya Special Utility District and its board of directors as successor in interest to the La Joya Water Supply Corporation.
SB 843 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to creation of an additional judicial district in Hidalgo County.
SB 844 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to longevity pay for assistant prosecutors.
SB 845 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the grade of offense for which a person may be committed to the Texas Youth Commission and the termination of control of persons committed to the Texas Youth Commission.
SB 846 Last Action: Withdrawn by the Author
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of urban property from irrigation districts and subsequent water use.
SB 847 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the conversion of certain water rights on subdivided land from irrigation to municipal use.
SB 975 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the abolition of certain water control and improvement, water improvement, and irrigation districts.
SB 1150 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a school of engineering at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 1170 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to requirements for certain contracts with physicians and health care providers.
SB 1412 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to certain fees collected by justice courts and small claims courts.
SB 1413 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the amount of a judgment that may be appealed or removed from justice court.
SB 1414 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the district attorney for the 143rd Judicial District.
SB 1415 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to employ and commission peace officers.
SB 1416 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the amount of a judgment that may be appealed from small claims court.
SB 1417 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to the student endowment scholarship and internship program fund at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 1418 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a spatial reference center at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 1472 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a subpoena issued to obtain information relating to certain attorney-client relationships.
SB 1530 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the misuse and counterfeiting of certain government documents and related instruments for identity theft and other purposes and to the prosecution of certain offenses involving that conduct.
SB 1531 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to navigation districts and the navigation and canal commission, including disposing of salvage or surplus personal property and purchasing by a district.
SB 1532 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
Caption: Relating to the regulation of food safety in fresh fruits and vegetables.
SB 1548 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07
Caption: Relating to certain open meetings requirements applicable to a regional mobility authority.
SB 1549 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to health services districts.
SB 1550 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner for an act or omission of a peace officer on the property of the landowner.
SB 1552 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to allowing qualified organizations to conduct raffles using stored value cards and video displays.
SB 1553 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to personal and monetary bail bond requests.
SB 1554 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a judge of a court of record to determine the system of recordkeeping used to record the court's proceedings.
SB 1555 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to compensation and payment of attorney's fees of attorneys serving as guardians of a ward.
SB 1556 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment of regional presiding judges by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.
SB 1557 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment of an attorney to represent an indigent defendant who is in the custody of a correctional facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or another related correctional facility.
SB 1558 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain persons who commit the offense of assault or aggravated assault.
SB 1559 Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption: Relating to the registration and operation of certain off-highway vehicles.
SB 1560 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to damages in wrongful death and survival actions on health care liability claims.
SB 1561 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants; creating an offense.
SB 1562 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to treatment of certain animals and training for animal control officers; creating an offense.
SB 1563 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with certain new offenses or an administrative violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or mandatory supervision.
SB 1579 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to registration as a sex offender as a consequence of a conviction of and to the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses committed against victims who are younger than 21 years of age.
SB 1592 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the requirements regarding reporting by a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator of contamination and to the composition of the oil-field cleanup fund.
SB 1593 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to posting notice of a criminal court docket in a designated public place.
SB 1594 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the costs a county may recover after the forfeiture of a bond.
SB 1595 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to conditions that will exonerate a criminal defendant and the defendant's surety from liability on a bond.
SB 1596 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the continuing jurisdiction of a magistrate who sets bail in a criminal case.
SB 1804 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a consumer debt owed by certain military personnel called to active duty.
SB 1805 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dr. Hector P. Garcia.
SB 1806 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to certain gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe or tribal organization.
SB 1887 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the distribution of certain alcoholic beverages.
SB 1888 Last Action: Referred to Border and International Affairs
Caption: Relating to an optional fee on registration of a vehicle in certain counties to fund transportation projects.
SB 1889 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the use of sales tax revenue to pay or secure certain municipal public securities.
SB 1890 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the salary of the judge of a county court at law in Hidalgo County.
SB 1970 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the destruction by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas of drugs and controlled substances seized by a state, local, or federal agency and the fee charged by the department for that service.
SB 2007 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Heart's Delight Groundwater Conservation District; providing conditional authority to impose a tax and authority to issue bonds.
SB 2009 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in the city of Corpus Christi.
SB 2028 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the appointment and duties of criminal magistrates for certain courts in Nueces County.
SCR 79 Last Action: Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel
Caption: Posthumously awarding the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez for his heroic actions in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
SJR 6 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
SR 9 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of John Paul Barta of Corpus Christi.
SR 16 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jerry Watson of Port Aransas.
SR 27 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Roel M. Villarreal on the occasion of his retirement from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
SR 63 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mary Saenz of Corpus Christi.
SR 132 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of James R. Bryce, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
SR 168 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Santos G. Huerta of Falfurrias.
SR 169 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2007, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2007, as Texas Probation Association Day at the State Capitol.
SR 184 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 6, 2007, as McAllen Day at the State Capitol.
SR 197 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 8, 2007, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
SR 222 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the members of the Edinburg High School Mariachi group for their contributions to the musical heritage of our state.
SR 223 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Laura Danielle Gonzalez for being named Miss Edinburg 2007.
SR 226 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Declaring February 15, 2007, Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 232 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 14, 2007, as Hidalgo County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 243 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 14, 2007, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.
SR 290 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Shirley Reed for being named 2007 Border Texan of the Year.
SR 294 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending all associated with the 31st Annual Hidalgo BorderFest.
SR 299 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 20, 2007, as Texas Fair and Event Day at the Capitol.
SR 333 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Regina Ann Lamb of McAllen.
SR 335 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the life of Dudley Ives.
SR 366 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Joaquin A. Rodriguez for being named a 2007 Texas Youth of the Year finalist by the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
SR 375 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2007, as Cotton Day at the State Capitol.
SR 386 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Edward S. Garza of Corpus Christi.
SR 387 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eduardo Chavez of Edinburg.
SR 388 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 7, 2007, as Coastal Bend Day at the State Capitol.
SR 412 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Specialist James C. Kesinger of Orange Grove.
SR 414 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of the life of Sergeant Daniel Lee Galvan.
SR 418 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Sergeant Javier Marin, Jr., of Mission.
SR 419 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Lance Corporal Benito A. Ramirez of Edinburg.
SR 420 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Staff Sergeant Omar D. Flores of Mission.
SR 440 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ernestine Bibbs of Corpus Christi.
SR 446 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Dr. Francisco Mauricio Bandeira Teixeira for his contributions to the medical profession.
SR 484 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the participants in the Texas Academic Decathlon for their achievements.
SR 522 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Robert Barnes of Corpus Christi.
SR 555 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming Leadership Corpus Christi to the State Capitol.
SR 567 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Captain Marisa Alma Alvarado-Brown for her service to her country.
SR 619 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dolores L. Savage of Portland for winning the title of Ms. Coastal Bend Senior 2007.
SR 627 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Christopher William Burleigh of Corpus Christi for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
SR 666 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the eighth grade students of Saint Joseph Catholic School of Edinburg for their achievements and welcoming them to the State Capitol.
SR 798 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming Imelda "Mellie" Valencia, the reigning queen of Feria de las Flores, and the 2007 pageant contestants to the State Capitol.
SR 869 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Alexandria L. Valdez for earning a Texas Media Award from the Texas Library Association.
SR 893 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Carlette Villarreal for receiving a Texas Media Award.
SR 970 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the fourth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.
SR 1081 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Alejandro Ochoa, Sr., of Edinburg.
SR 1082 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the organizers and participants in the Conquer the Coast bike ride of Corpus Christi.
SR 1096 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending The University of Texas–Pan American Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion for earning the 2006 General Douglas MacArthur Award.
SR 1129 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the third Wednesday of September in 2007 and 2008 as Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day in Texas.
79th Regular Session
SB 19 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain development corporations to undertake projects for sewage or solid waste facilities, recycling facilities, or air or water pollution control facilities.
SB 90 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest for the commission of family violence.
SB 91 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the arrest and punishment of persons for certain violent offenses.
SB 122 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the prevention and punishment of identity theft and the rights of certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties.
SB 329 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to retirement benefits for certain teachers.
SB 425 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to subdivision platting requirements and assistance for certain counties near an international border.
SB 442 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to immunity from liability for certain civil actions and civil actions against sales agents.
SB 471 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network.
SB 472 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the abolition of certain water control and improvement districts.
SB 480 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the authority of a city to take certain actions with regard to certain pipelines.
SB 525 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony to support a criminal conviction.
SB 526 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a county's authority to impose a records archive fee and to certain fees for records management and preservation.
SB 527 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to authorizing a sports recreation and wellness facility fee at The University of Texas--Pan American.
SB 528 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the installment payment of tuition and fees charged by a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college for a summer term.
SB 529 Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption: Relating to the tuition charged for certain courses repeated by students attending public junior colleges.
SB 623 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the authorized charges for providing a copy of public information requested under the public information law.
SB 624 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties.
SB 649 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to political contributions and expenditures; providing civil and criminal penalties.
SB 699 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the relationship between the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to the alleged violator.
SB 700 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 753 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the liability of a social host for providing alcohol to a minor.
SB 822 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the termination of employment of certain public school district employees.
SB 931 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas--Pan American for construction and renovation to accommodate institutional growth.
SB 932 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the maintenance of adequate environmental flows as a goal for regional water planning.
SB 933 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the justice court technology fund and to requiring the assessment of a technology fee on conviction of certain misdemeanor offenses.
SB 1123 Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption: Relating to fees and charges imposed by the governing board of a public junior college district.
SB 1124 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a toll-free number for reporting communicable diseases.
SB 1125 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of multicounty drug task forces and to the disposition of certain contraband seized by those task forces.
SB 1126 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of records regarding sex offense victims.
SB 1127 Last Action: Refer to s/c on Ag & Coastal Resc by Pres
Caption: Relating to the presence of open water lifeguards on all public beaches in this state.
SB 1128 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to liability of the state for a violation of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
SB 1129 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the authority to require a convicted person to perform manual labor for certain public purposes.
SB 1130 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to a requirement that a common carrier or pipeline owner or operator report contamination.
SB 1131 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the conveyance of a ferry by the Texas Department of Transportation to certain counties and local government corporations and to the operation of ferries by regional mobility authorities.
SB 1132 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the requirements for the renewal of a driver's license.
SB 1133 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/06
Caption: Relating to posting notice online of the meetings of certain governmental bodies.
SB 1134 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to suspension or denial of a driver's license for failure to appear, pay a fine, or satisfy a judgment.
SB 1195 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
SB 1196 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons.
SB 1197 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the habitability of used manufactured homes.
SB 1216 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to a statutory probate court judge's authority to transfer certain proceedings from another court to the statutory probate court.
SB 1310 Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption: Relating to the wearing of protective headgear by certain motorcycle operators and passengers.
SB 1311 Last Action: See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area program; providing a penalty.
SB 1317 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to requiring certain information regarding critical care residential designation to be printed on bills for residential electric service.
SB 1439 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to strategic investment areas qualifying for the franchise tax credit for certain research and development activities.
SB 1440 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of sales tax revenue to pay or secure certain municipal public securities.
SB 1441 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to water allocations involving excluded irrigation land in areas which are within 30 miles of the Rio Grande and within 50 miles of the Laguna Madre.
SB 1442 Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption: Relating to platting requirements for certain residential subdivisions in the unincorporated area of a county.
SB 1443 Last Action: Referred to International Relations and Trade
Caption: Relating to the model subdivision rules adopted by the Texas Water Development Board to assure that minimum standards for safe and sanitary water supply and sewer services in residential areas of certain political subdivisions are met.
SB 1477 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of two additional judicial districts in Hidalgo County and to the jurisdiction of certain district courts in that county.
SB 1507 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the introduction of certain evidence in the sentencing phase of a capital felony case.
SB 1508 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a subpoena issued to obtain information relating to certain attorney-client relationships.
SB 1632 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to the sentencing of juveniles in juvenile court and the functions of the Texas Youth Commission.
SB 1643 Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a strategy to ensure that public institutions of higher education employ faculty and staff who reflect the population of Texas.
SB 1671 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to higher education tuition exemptions for members of certain groups that are underrepresented among the faculty or administration of public junior colleges.
SB 1688 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Department of Health Professions Licensing and the transfer of the regulation of certain licensed health professions to that department; providing a civil penalty.
SB 1816 Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption: Relating to the annexation by certain junior college districts of territory in a district's service area.
SB 1817 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the boundaries, governance, and financing of the Lower Rio Grande Authority.
SB 1831 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District.
SB 1875 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County.
SCR 11 Last Action: Referred to Administration
Caption: Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board.
SCR 26 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Paying tribute to Petty Officer Third Class Troy Lowell Luce for his service to his country.
SR 102 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 2005, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
SR 103 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 9, 2005, as Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 179 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Javier Marin, Jr., of the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 180 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Michael Fossum for receiving the 2005 Rio Grande Council Good Scout Award.
SR 181 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Joseph E. Rodriguez.
SR 182 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Camerina Lopez of Edinburg on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
SR 183 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Julio Cesar Cisneros Alvarez of Mission.
SR 184 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Paul Christopher "Chris" Alaniz.
SR 207 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Winston Ayala for his selection as the Central Baseball League's General Manager of the Year.
SR 208 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mary Garza Guerra of Corpus Christi.
SR 209 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Edinburg Roadrunners baseball team for winning the 2004 Central Baseball League Championship title.
SR 210 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the nine Fuentes brothers of Corpus Christi for their service to their country.
SR 211 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Summer Marie Flowers for her selection as Queen Citrianna LXIX.
SR 219 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Senator John Cornyn for his selection as 2005 Border Texan of the Year.
SR 275 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jacqueline Padron for her selection as a 2005 Texas Youth of the Year Finalist by the Texas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs.
SR 276 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Miriam Barrientos for her selection as a 2005 Texas Youth of the Year Finalist by the Texas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs.
SR 277 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jimmy LaValle Emanuel of Corpus Christi.
SR 278 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of James W. "Bill" Van Burkleo, Jr., of the Rio Grande Valley.
SR 279 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Crystal Gomes for earning a National Merit Scholarship.
SR 334 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 9, 2005, as Mission Day at the Capitol.
SR 335 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members and alumni of Leadership Corpus Christi.
SR 369 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Thomas H. Sheppard on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 391 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jose Luis Salinas for his appointment as Superintendent of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.
SR 392 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mark Anthony Zapata of Edinburg.
SR 393 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Audrey Ann Almaraz for her selection as Miss Edinburg 2005.
SR 394 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Joe G. Diaz of Hidalgo County.
SR 395 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Danny Anderson of Corpus Christi.
SR 447 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending R. D. "Bobby" Guerra for his accomplishments as chair of the Hidalgo County Democratic Party.
SR 448 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the week of March 13 through 19, 2005, as National Child and Adult Care Food Program Week.
SR 450 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to the Texas State Capitol.
SR 457 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance Eric P. Serna to the Texas State Capitol.
SR 458 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending the students of Corpus Christi Independent School District's Athena Program.
SR 472 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming members of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division home from their deployment in Iraq.
SR 496 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming the members of the Border Blitz delegation to Austin.
SR 497 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Omar Ochoa for his election as student body president of The University of Texas at Austin.
SR 553 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jose Luis Perez, Jr., of Corpus Christi.
SR 570 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Designating April 11, 2005, Leadership Mission Day at the Capitol.
SR 571 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Paul Carroll Holter III of Corpus Christi.
SR 572 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the City of Hidalgo for winning an All-America City award.
SR 573 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Julius "Jay" Cazalas of Corpus Christi.
SR 574 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Minerva Barnard Leal of Corpus Christi.
SR 575 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Chelsea Polk for her selection as the Corpus Christi winner of the Sister Cities International Young Artist Competition.
SR 576 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Travis A. Peeler of Corpus Christi.
SR 627 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the third class of the Senator Gregory Luna Memorial Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.
SR 698 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the organizers of the 45th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens' Feria de las Flores and the Feria's participants.
SR 970 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Urging Governor Rick Perry to oppose the plans of the Minuteman Project to begin patrolling the Texas-Mexico border.
SR 981 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Harry R. Gillespie of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
SR 992 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Dori Contreras Garza for her selection as Mother of the Year 2005 by AVANCE-Rio Grande Valley.
SR 993 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 25, 2005, as Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.
SR 1019 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ruben Villescas on the occasion of his retirement as chief of police of Pharr.
SR 1036 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Carlos I. Garza of McAllen for his achievements.
SR 1037 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Leo Montalvo of McAllen on the occasion of his retirement.
SR 1038 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Zachary A. Kolda of Corpus Christi.
SR 1039 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Regina Ann Lamb of McAllen for her service to her community.
SR 1063 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Ruben Bonilla, Jr., of Corpus Christi for his accomplishments.
SR 1078 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1068.
79th 1st Called Session
SB 41 Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed
Caption: Relating to the use of sales tax revenue to pay or secure certain municipal public securities.
SB 48 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas--Pan American for construction and renovation to accommodate institutional growth.
SB 49 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the issuance of revenue bonds for Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SR 50 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Alfonso Jose "A.J." Alamia, Jr., of Edinburg.
79th 2nd Called Session
SR 5 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the groundbreaking ceremony for Trenton Crossroads Plaza in Edinburg.
SR 51 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Corpus Christi Complex of Lyondell Chemical Company's Equistar Chemicals, Limited Partnership, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
SR 52 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Jessica Ruiz for being crowned Queen Citrianna the 68th.
SR 53 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Baskell L. Gray of McAllen and Sharyland.
SR 54 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Corpus Christi for being named the "Birdiest" City in America for 2005.
SR 55 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Cayetano E. Barrera of McAllen for being selected as the Texas Family Physician of the Year by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
SR 128 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Rosario Carrizo of Corpus Christi.
79th 3rd Called Session
SB 12 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to adjusting the "price to beat" for electric utility services to reflect reduced natural gas fuel prices.
SB 18 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the system benefit fund and to eligibility for and enrollment for benefits under the fund.
SB 44 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to temporary eligibility requirements for and administration of the child health plan program.
SCR 11 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Memorializing Congress to reauthorize certain provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
SR 71 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the organizers of the 47th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens Council Number One Feria de las Flores and the Feria's participants.
SR 105 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ramon Ayala for his contributions to the cultural heritage of Texas.
SR 106 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the University of Texas Marine Science Institute on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
SR 151 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Ralph H. Rogers of Corpus Christi.
SR 167 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eduardo "Edward" Chavez of Edinburg.
SR 168 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending John Flores for his work as a reporter.
SR 169 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Maria Silguero for her volunteer work in behalf of the Robstown Senior Center.
SR 170 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Marie Partington for her volunteer efforts with the Senior Companion Program in Corpus Christi.
SR 171 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Roger "Red" Frank, Jr., for his volunteer efforts with KEDT-TV in Corpus Christi.
SR 172 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Ignacio Acuna for his volunteer efforts at the Zavala Senior Center in Corpus Christi.
SR 237 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Billy B. Goldberg of Houston.
SR 238 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Eulalia "Lala" De Leon of Corpus Christi.
SR 259 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Patricia Graham on the occasion of her retirement.
SR 263 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Carmen Anaya of Pharr and Las Milpas.
78th Regular Session
SB 315 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the annexation by certain junior college districts of territory in a district's service area.
SB 316 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of burglary.
SB 317 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of violation of a protective order or magistrate's order.
SB 318 Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Chair
Caption: Relating to a fee to fund women's athletic programs of The University of Texas System.
SB 384 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offenses of perjury and aggravated perjury in certain circumstances.
SB 385 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the appeal of an order denying a motion for sanctions against a frivolous pleading or motion.
SB 386 Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the use of municipal hotel tax revenue collected by certain coastal municipalities.
SB 387 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Relating to a motor vehicle registration fee to support trauma centers to be collected when a motor vehicle is registered.
SB 405 Last Action: Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, and punishment of identity theft and to assistance to certain victims of identity theft; providing penalties.
SB 430 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the availability of a legislative continuance in a judicial matter.
SB 451 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of contraband used in or derived from alleged criminal activity.
SB 452 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to public access to certain documents about legislative continuances under the public information law.
SB 453 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the fee charged by a county clerk for providing copies of certain documents in electronic form.
SB 454 Last Action: Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to the uniform election date for certain cities.
SB 515 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving controlled substances.
SB 545 Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi.
SB 685 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to make a warrantless arrest for the commission of family violence.
SB 686 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the punishment imposed on certain defendants charged with the offense of assault.
SB 737 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain military personnel from jury service.
SB 947 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of urban property from irrigation districts and subsequent water use.
SB 1195 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to prohibited solicitation of professional employment by an attorney or the attorney's agent or employee; providing a criminal penalty.
SB 1196 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the authority of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to conduct a financial audit of certain judges.
SB 1197 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to access by the Office of Public Utility Counsel to records gathered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
SB 1198 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to investigations and decisions regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation by employees at certain facilities.
SB 1221 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose and use utility fees for certain disabled access improvements.
SB 1222 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to establish an optional fee for child safety.
SB 1223 Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption: Relating to restricting the ability of a county to require a building permit in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.
SB 1336 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to bail bond sureties, county bail bond boards, and liability on and forfeiture of personal bonds and bail bonds.
SB 1337 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the liability of physicians, health care providers, and hospital district management contractors who provide services for certain governmental entities.
SB 1338 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to a mandatory exemption from sex offender registration for certain offenders.
SB 1395 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the definition of foot for purposes of the practice of podiatry.
SB 1396 Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to certain purchasing contracts of certain navigation districts and port authorities.
SB 1422 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the use of electronic pull-tab minding devices or card-minding devices during a bingo occasion.
SB 1423 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing penalties.
SB 1596 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the placement of video camera surveillance systems in county jails.
SB 1597 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to policies by law enforcement agencies regarding the arrest of persons for certain offenses.
SB 1650 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas Privacy and Security Act and addressing the ways in which the information practices of state and local governmental entities affect personal privacy and the security of this state.
SB 1773 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to exempting certain local nonprofit organizations from ad valorem taxation.
SB 1878 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the relationship between the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to the alleged violator.
SB 1891 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County.
SB 1892 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the lease and use for economic development purposes of certain property transferred by the State of Texas to the City of Corpus Christi.
SB 1921 Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the abolition of certain water control and improvement districts.
SB 1934 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the territory and the governing body of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.
SCR 36 Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Expressing support for the Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee's strategy to reduce drug demand in Texas.
SJR 20 Last Action: Co-author authorized
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the use of motor vehicle registration fees to support trauma centers.
SR 31 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Ariella Nichelle Olivarez of Edinburg for her promotion of literacy for children.
SR 75 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 29, 2003, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
SR 130 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 12, 2003, as Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
SR 173 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2003, as WIC Day at the State Capitol.
SR 243 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2003, as Corpus Christi Day at the State Capitol.
SR 255 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending District Judge Mario E. Ramirez, Jr., of Hidalgo County for his professional achievement and service.
SR 303 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Tony Garza on being named 2003 Border Texan of the Year.
SR 367 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Dr. Hector P. Garcia for his contributions as a physician and as a leader in the struggle for civil rights for all Americans.
SR 408 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Sandra Gonzalez on being named 2003 Youth of the Year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Edinburg Rio Grande Valley.
SR 486 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Juan S. and Maria Elisa Rodriguez of Edinburg on their 50th wedding anniversary.
SR 615 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the academic decathlon team of Alice High School in Alice.
SR 616 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the academic decathlon team of Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi.
SR 617 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the academic decathlon team of Richard King High School in Corpus Christi.
SR 622 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the members of the academic decathlon team of Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi.
SR 676 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Roberto Zamora on his retirement as Superintendent of La Joya Independent School District.
SR 680 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Oscar Soliz of Nueces County on his retirement.
SR 719 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Edgar Adan Hernandez of Alton for his service on behalf of this nation.
SR 720 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Texas State Bank in McAllen for being named the winner in the corporate category of the 2003 Governor's Volunteer Award.
SR 829 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Juan and Eva Rodriguez of Edinburg on their 64th anniversary.
SR 830 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Lucien Flournoy of Alice.
SR 831 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Joe Garza.
SR 894 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Casey Hedemann for winning the grand prize in the Intel Math, Science, Engineering, and Technology category of the 2003 Texas Tomorrow Fund Poster Contest.
SR 968 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Carlos F. Truan for his service to the Texas Legislature.
SR 985 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Joe Ochoa of Edinburg for his service to his community.
SR 1017 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Clotilde Perez "Cleo" Garcia of Corpus Christi.
SR 1027 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Xicotencatl "Xico" P. Garcia.
78th 1st Called Session
SR 6 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the City of Corpus Christi for its selection as a 2003 winner of the All-America City award.
SR 9 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Linda Escobar for her induction into the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame.
78th 2nd Called Session
SR 2 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of William Kelley Looney of Edinburg.
SR 3 Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Staff Sergeant Hector R. Perez of Corpus Christi.
78th 3rd Called Session
SB 27 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to the state's financing of foster care payments.
SR 18 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of William Kelley Looney of Edinburg.
SR 40 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Hector R. Perez of Corpus Christi.
SR 42 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of John William Herrera of Corpus Christi.
SR 60 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Elena Juarez of Alice on earning the title of Regional Teacher of the Year.
SR 61 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Rosavel Mora of Alice on earning the title of Regional Teacher of the Year.
SR 62 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Peggy Baldwin of McAllen on being selected as the Regional Elementary Teacher of the Year.
78th 4th Called Session
SCR 7 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Congratulating Richard R. Moore on his retirement from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.
SR 3 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Edinburg North High School in Edinburg for winning the College Board's Inspiration Award.
SR 46 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dustin Sekula of Edinburg.
SR 47 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Christopher Ramirez of Edinburg.
SR 169 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Antonio J. Pena on his retirement from the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
77th Regular Session
HB 58 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for an offense for which a person's criminal responsibility is based on the conduct of another person who is nonresponsible due to age.
HB 236 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
HB 364 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of interfering with an emergency telephone call.
HB 365 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the punishment for a capital offense.
HB 366 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to postconviction DNA testing.
HB 367 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain firearm sales at gun shows.
HB 368 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the procedure for accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from certain misdemeanants.
HB 369 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of using, carrying, or exhibiting a firearm during the commission of certain offenses and to the sentencing of a defendant convicted of the offense.
HB 370 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the fees imposed by certain counties for the preservation, restoration, and management of certain county records.
HB 514 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a defense to certain gambling-related offenses for gaming activity conducted by an Indian tribe.
HB 838 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law and the public information law to the governing body of an economic development corporation.
HB 839 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to time served under community supervision as a credit against a sentence executed after revocation of community supervision.
HB 840 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a defendant's waiver of arraignment.
HB 841 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to acceptance of filings of documents by facsimile transmission.
HB 893 Last Action: Record vote
Caption: Relating to an additional fee to support trauma centers to be collected when a motor vehicle is registered.
HB 894 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring certain governmental bodies to consistently post notice of an open meeting at the same designated location.
HB 1102 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the liability of a criminal defendant and the defendant's sureties on a personal bond or bail bond and to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
HB 1327 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the 139th District Court giving preference to family law matters.
HB 1474 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to establishing procedures for the preservation of evidence containing DNA and postconviction DNA testing.
HB 1642 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to equal rights in the enjoyment of public accommodations; providing a penalty.
HB 1643 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting racial or ethnic profiling by peace officers.
HB 1745 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the period during which a person arrested is required to be taken before a magistrate and to the appointment and compensation of counsel to represent indigent persons accused of crime.
HB 1905 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a cause of action that a health care liability claim is brought in bad faith.
HB 2022 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of evading arrest or detention.
HB 2023 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Hidalgo County.
HB 2024 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the number of justices for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals District.
HB 2192 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing a penalty.
HB 2193 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to grievance procedures for certain municipal police officers and firefighters.
HB 2296 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to the establishment of high schools for the study of advanced technology by certain school districts.
HB 2350 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to reports submitted to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.
HB 2351 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving controlled substances.
HB 2352 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to evidence of innocence in criminal trials.
HB 2567 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of extortion.
HB 2568 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
HB 2696 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the duties of peace officers, law enforcement agencies, and attorneys representing the state in asset forfeiture proceedings.
HB 3246 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the authority of the court of criminal appeals to review certain trial court findings regarding a defendant's competency to be executed.
HB 3247 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the collection of money by certain prosecuting attorneys.
HB 3248 Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court at Law of Hidalgo County.
HB 3249 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the requirement that certain persons released on parole or mandatory supervision use a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on any motor vehicle operated by the person.
HB 3250 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the application of the offense prohibiting certain solicitations regarding professional employment to attorneys.
HB 3491 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the training of law enforcement officers and recruits on dual arrests and the determination of predominant aggressors in family violence situations.
HB 3492 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the promotion process for police officers in certain municipalities.
HB 3500 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain municipal firefighters and police officers entitled to additional wages; providing a civil penalty.
HB 3501 Last Action: Referred to Insurance
Caption: Relating to information that a professional liability insurance carrier or the Texas Board of Medical Examiners may require a physician to provide.
HB 3531 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of bail bond sureties; providing a penalty.
HB 3696 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01
Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Court at Law No. 5 of Hidalgo County, to redesignating the County Court at Law No. 3 of Hidalgo County as the Probate Court of Hidalgo County, and to the jurisdiction of the statutory county courts in Hidalgo County.
HCR 251 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Directing the South Texas Independent School District to establish a school for advanced technology.
HR 211 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Edinburg, Texas, on being named an All-America City.
HR 317 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Arnulfo Rodriguez, Jr.
HR 659 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Samuel Bernabe of the Rio Grande Valley as the 2001 Migrant Student of the Year.
HR 726 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Daniel Martinez of Edinburg for being named a distinguished finalist in the 2001 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.
HR 1023 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Honorable Fidencio M. Guerra, Sr., of McAllen for his public service.
HR 1285 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1119.
HR 1405 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Lydia Handy Ochoa of Edinburg for her outstanding success.
HR 1441 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the Texas chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Council of La Raza, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the League of United Latin American Citizens.
76th Regular Session
HB 527 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to providing scholarships to students at institutions of higher education who meet certain academic, citizenship, financial need, and other requirements.
HB 528 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
HB 529 Last Action: Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain employees from the payment of student fees by the governing board of an institution of higher education.
HB 530 Last Action: Referred to Agriculture and Livestock
Caption: Relating to financial assistance provided by the state for the implementation of environmentally sensitive irrigation methods.
HB 593 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of three judicial districts in Hidalgo County.
HB 594 Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from a commissary at a county jail.
HB 1131 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to funding women's athletic programs within The University of Texas System.
HB 1132 Last Action: Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain municipal firefighters and police officers entitled to additional wages.
HB 1133 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to abolishing the Texas Military Facilities Commission and transferring its functions to the adjutant general.
HB 1419 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the collection, use, and distribution of delinquent county education district taxes.
HB 1480 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the certification of bail bondsmen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing a penalty.
HB 1481 Last Action: Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the liability of a criminal defendant and the defendant's sureties on a personal bond or a bail bond.
HB 1482 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the collection of court costs in a forfeiture proceeding.
HB 1483 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain convictions to the Texas Department of Public Safety for the purposes of the suspension of the defendants' driver's licenses.
HB 1484 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the duties of and procedures affecting a court clerk with respect to certain criminal matters.
HB 1874 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the operation and administration of The University of Texas--Pan American.
HB 1875 Last Action: Referred to Land and Resource Management
Caption: Relating to the purchase or other acquisition of land by The University of Texas--Pan American.
HB 1876 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to theft of or tampering with multichannel video or information services; providing penalties.
HB 2187 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to required counseling for a person placed on community supervision following conviction of an offense involving family violence.
HB 2188 Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the procedure for accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere from certain misdemeanants.
HB 2189 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to criminal asset forfeiture of real property.
HB 2190 Last Action: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to prima facie evidence for the offense of theft of livestock by check.
HB 2417 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to allowing a county to reconstitute the jury wheel solely with voters who are registered in the county.
HB 3064 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the requirement that the governing body of a taxing unit that imposes ad valorem taxes provide property owners with certain information before the governing body adopts a new tax rate.
HB 3065 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the use of victim-offender alternative dispute resolution procedures in family violence cases.
HB 3066 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the participation of attorneys representing the state in criminal cases in mediation or similar procedures.
HB 3067 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to cruelty to animals.
HB 3068 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the right of a defendant in a criminal case to appeal certain adverse rulings.
HB 3069 Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with mental retardation.
HB 3070 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the testimony of a juror in a criminal case.
HB 3071 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to judicial enforcement of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
HB 3184 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to acquire by purchase, exchange, gift, or otherwise certain properties to be used for campus expansion and university purposes in The University of Texas System.
HB 3454 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of medicine.
HB 3455 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to providing for a nonvoting student member on the board of trustees of a junior college district.
HB 3456 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the power of a bondsman to execute bail bonds.
HB 3457 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99
Caption: Relating to the renewal of certain bail bondsman licenses.
HB 3540 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an audit of the proceeds of criminal asset forfeitures.
HCR 44 Last Action: Received from the House
Caption: Commending the people of Edinburg for their outstanding work and congratulating the athletes for their participation in the All-America City Run/Walk.
HCR 272 Last Action: Referred to Education
Caption: Directing the South Texas Independent School District to establish an Advanced Technology and Engineering Center.
HCR 316 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make technical corrections in H.B. 3457.
HR 66 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 10, 1999, as Edinburg Day at the State Capitol.
HR 105 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating James H. "Jim" McKone on his retirement from The University Texas-Pan American.
HR 106 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Norma Linda Trevino.
HR 107 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Jose "Rosie" Longoria.
HR 311 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Johnny G. "The Greek" Economedes.
HR 312 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Freddy Gonzalez Elementary students for their award-winning projects at the Texas Computer Education Association State Multimedia Contest.
HR 399 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring volunteers of the Senior Companion Program and welcoming them to the Capitol.
HR 592 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring students of the Edcouch-Elsa School District for their outstanding scholastic achievements.
HR 593 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the 30th Anniversary of the Expanded Nutrition Program of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
HR 728 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Margaret M. Looney of Edinburg.
HR 1305 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 840.
HR 1339 Last Action: 1 hr. notice-for consideration
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 3457.
75th Regular Session
HB 958 Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to permitting certain county law enforcement officers to receive reduced airline fares while engaged in certain official duties.
HB 959 Last Action: Subcommittee members named
Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts in Hidalgo County.
HB 1240 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain federal peace officers to enforce state law relating to public intoxication and driving while intoxicated.
HB 1421 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a certain economic development corporation to contract with a member of the board of directors of the corporation or a member's spouse.
HB 1557 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a regional academic health center by The University of Texas System.
HB 1693 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to authorizing the state jail division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to house county jail inmates in a state jail felony facility.
HB 1694 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the limitation of liability for a water supply corporation.
HB 1739 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas National Guard Armory Board to certain municipalities.
HB 1740 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the salaries of the members of the commissioners court of certain counties.
HB 1978 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain procedures concerning an eviction action.
HB 2287 Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to removal of county officers from office.
HB 2288 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the manner in which grand jurors are selected.
HB 2289 Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to the financing of sports and special events venues and related infrastructure; authorizing the imposition of certain local taxes and the issue of local bonds; providing penalties.
HB 2332 Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Caption: Relating to permitting the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to convey an interest in certain real property to a political subdivision located in Hidalgo County.
HB 2564 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to acquire by purchase, exchange, gift, or otherwise certain properties to be used for campus expansion and university purposes in The University of Texas System.
HB 2565 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to certain courses that must be included in the required curriculum of a school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12.
HB 2747 Last Action: Effective with Fall Semester
Caption: Relating to allowing students at public junior colleges to pay tuition and fees in installments.
HB 2750 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain municipal firefighters and police officers entitled to additional wages; providing a civil penalty.
HB 3234 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the transfer of municipal hospital authority assets for health-related projects.
HB 3235 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the right to counsel in criminal cases.
HB 3236 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the notice of right to counsel in criminal cases.
HB 3377 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to prima facie evidence of the offense of theft by check.
HB 3378 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prima facie evidence of theft of agricultural products by check.
HB 3379 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the preference for hearing juvenile and family law cases in the 206th Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County.
HB 3556 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97
Caption: Relating to the county courts at law of Hidalgo County.
HCR 60 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Declaring February 11, 1997, as Edinburg Day at the Capitol.
HCR 161 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Directing certain state agencies to jointly develop environmental indicators.
HCR 225 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Directing the commissioner of education to study the need for, and the best methodology for developing and implementing, a personal finance course in the public school curriculum.
HCR 252 Last Action: Referred to House Administration
Caption: Creating a joint interim committee to study the need for environmental education as a component of the public school K-12 curriculum.
HR 115 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Coach Robert Capello of Edcouch-Elsa High School on achieving his 700th career victory as a head basketball coach.
HR 337 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Javier and Bobby Olivarez.
HR 896 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Head Baseball Coach Al Ogletree on his retirement from the University of Texas-Pan American.
HR 1083 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Pauline Horowitz Weisfeld.
HR 1084 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Sara Ellen Sachs Weisfeld Gerrick.
HR 1142 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Dan Sanborn.
HR 1143 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Loring Terrill Cook.
71st Regular Session
HB 49 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to water and sewer services; providing the Texas Water Development Board authority to issue bonds and accept gifts and loans and use the money for grants and loans to counties, municipalities, and conservation and....
HB 72 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to eligibility for service retirement benefits from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 88 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to salaries of appellate and district court justices and judges.
HB 89 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the right of unpaid parental leave for employees of the state o Texas; employment protection and maintenance of benefits for those exercising the right; including prohibition of coercion of those exercising
HB 101 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89
Caption: Relating to salaries of certain judges and justices; making an appropriation.
HB 1372 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the peremptory challenge of prospective jurors on racial grounds.
HB 1373 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the manner in which bail is taken in a criminal case.
HB 1374 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to jury instructions at the penalty phase in capital cases.
HB 1454 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to support personnel and expenses of district courts.
HB 1469 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the definition of "handicapped person" for the purposes of education, training, and special services provided by a rehabilitation district.
HB 1470 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the creation of a judicial district composed of Hidalgo County.
HB 1472 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the registration of charitable trusts.
HB 1494 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89
Caption: Relating to eligibility for, and financing of, benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas for law enforcement and custodial officers.
HB 1684 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Commissioners Court of Hidalgo County and Commissioners Court of Cameron County to pay an automobile allowance to the district judges having jurisdiction in Hidalgo County and Cameron...
HB 1701 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the polygraph examination of a complainant of a violent offense, certain peace officers, and employees of the Texas Department of Corrections.
HB 1702 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees and certain costs of litigation to cities and counties in lawsuits brought by such governments to enforce environmental laws.
HB 1940 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of and issuance of bonds by public facility corporations to purchase the obligations of certain sponsoring local governmental entities.
HB 2024 Last Action: Motion withdrawn
Caption: Relating to determination, terms, and operation of enterprise zones.
HB 2025 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the rules governing the transfer of hospital patients.
HB 2094 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89
Caption: Relating to the information kept by the Texas Department of Public Safety regarding offenses involving family violence.
HB 2280 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding family violence and prior acts of violence committed by the victim against the defendant.
HB 2289 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the effect of suffering from battered person's syndrome on a defendant's eligibility for probation, parole, and mandatory supervision.
HB 2615 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to private enforcement of statutes and regulations concerning pesticide exposure.
HB 2699 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to fostering microenterprises in rural areas through the establishment of a targeted loan program.
HB 2888 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to affordable housing for those of low and moderate income; granting the authority to issue bonds; and providing a penalty.
HB 3196 Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm.
Caption: Relating to public defenders in certain courts in Hidalgo County.
HCR 35 Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar
Caption: In memory of Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Sr.
HCR 119 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Requesting the governor to direct the Board of Pardons and Paroles to investigate certain cases involving victimization by domestic violence.
HCR 220 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Jose Luis Martinez, Jr.
HCR 231 Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs
Caption: Granting Efrain Davila permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Human Services.
HJR 104 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance certain local public water, sewer, and road projects in impoverished counties.
HR 487 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Rep. Mike McKinney for his humanitarian contributions.
HR 678 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Representative Dan Morales on his birthday.
HR 898 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of law enforcement officer Benito E. Bravo.
HR 1092 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Commending Deborah Tucker.
71st 1st Called Session
HB 48 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the polygraph examination of a complainant of a violent offense.
71st 2nd Called Session
HCR 26 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of the 21 students who lost their lives in the tragic bus accident in Alton, Texas.
71st 4th Called Session
HR 146 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Welcoming a delegation of business executives from the Soviet Union.
HR 147 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Proclaiming April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
70th Regular Session
HB 428 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the open meeting requirements applicable to governmental bodies; giving private rights of action and access in certain circumstances; defining offenses and providing penalties.
HB 440 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to state agencies paying court costs and attorney's fees of small businesses that prevail in a dispute with a state agency.
HB 475 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the correction of certain improper cross-references in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
HB 476 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary
Caption: Relating to the transfer of a child from the juvenile court to a court having criminal jurisdiction and to examining trials in criminal cases.
HB 477 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the availability of deferred adjudication for certain defendants.
HB 478 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the manner in which bail is taken in a criminal case.
HB 479 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of state defense attorney.
HB 480 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to credit in the Teacher Retirements System of Texas for accumulated sick leave.
HB 481 Last Action: Pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the notice required for the imposition of an additional penalty for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
HB 482 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary
Caption: Relating to the civil jurisdiction of certain statutory county courts.
HB 509 Last Action: Work Session
Caption: Relating to the deposition of a witness and discovery in a criminal case.
HB 614 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a parent as managing conservator.
HB 615 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees and the requirement of an education program after a finding of contempt of a court order for child support or possession of and access to a child.
HB 752 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of enterprise zones and the promotion of economic development through enterprise zones and through state and local tax, regulatory, and other incentives provided in conjunction with enterprise zones.
HB 753 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Establishing a special fund for money received by the State of Texas from resolution of petroleum overcharge matters; designating certain energy conservation and assistance programs for funding from this special fund; and making appropriations.
HB 958 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to support personnel and expenses of district courts.
HB 959 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to salaries of appellate and district court justices and judges.
HB 968 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to fees and costs that may be charged in a proceeding for a protective order and service of the protective order.
HB 1031 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to anhydrous citric acid content of a mature orange.
HB 1332 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the imposition, application, rates, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of various state taxes, providing penalties, and declaring an emergency.
HB 1333 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain property that is a part of a state-owned transportation facility from property taxation.
HB 1538 Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of urban property within certain water districts and authorities and the conversion of irrigation water rights to municipal water rights.
HB 2034 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts composed of Hidalgo County.
HB 2035 Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to acquire water or sewer utility facilities in and provide water or sewer service in all incorporated areas, including areas annexed by the municipality.
HB 2036 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to appealing disputed medical benefits in lifetime benefit cases under the workers' compensation laws.
HB 2037 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to competitive rates for workers' compensation insurance.
HB 2038 Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to medical examinations ordered by the association under the Workers' Compensation Act.
HB 2039 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to setting cases for pre-hearing conferences and awards by the Industrial Accident Board on joint motion.
HB 2040 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the registration of charitable trusts.
HB 2187 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87
Caption: Relating to certain unclaimed or abandoned personal property seized by peace officers.
HB 2234 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the standards of corporate behavior, imposing liability and certain penalties.
HB 2235 Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a jobs program for displaced farmers and other.
HB 2463 Last Action: Pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the right of unpaid parental leave for employees of the state of Texas; employment protection and maintenance of benefits for those exercising the right; including prohibition of coercion of those exercising the right; and providing for enforcement.
HB 2464 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to applicability of the Insurance Code to liability insurance and insurers.
HB 2469 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to required reserves of liability insurers.
HB 2470 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the appropriations and riders affecting the Department of Agriculture; making an appropriation.
HCR 148 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Creating the Task Force on Affordable Housing.
HJR 102 Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the establishment of a pilot revolving loan fund for promoting small business growth in high unemployment rural areas.
70th 2nd Called Session
HB 165 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to creation of a program to assist in the rebuilding of the community of Saragosa as an energy efficient community through the distribution of money received as a result of petroleum overcharge litigation; making appropriations.
69th Regular Session
HB 126 Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to state agencies paying court costs and attorney's fees of small businesses that prevail in a dispute with a state agency.
HB 127 Last Action: Withdrawn by author
Caption: Relating to the payment of a penalty by a state agency to a small business for failure to comply with the statutory deadline for action on a contractual claim.
HB 584 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the dispensing of dangerous drugs after prescriptions issued by certain foreign practitioners and declaring an emergency.
HB 635 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to maintaining records on the attendance of public school students.
HB 768 Last Action: Referred to Appropriations
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the family violence shelter fund, financed by an increase in the fees for marriage licenses and marriage declarations, and to appropriations from that fund to the Texas Department of Human Resources.
HB 989 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to subdivision controls of counties.
HB 990 Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule
Caption: Relating to the arraignment of persons who are not citizens of the United States.
HB 991 Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to mandatory revocation of probation under certain circumstances for defendants receiving probation for the offense of driving while intoxicated or involuntary manslaughter involving the use of a motor vehicle.
HB 992 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to charge a fee for admission to a county park.
HB 993 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exclusion of certain urban property from defined water districts.
HB 1001 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, funding, and review of and assistance to certain programs administered by the state or by nonprofit organizations for the relief of hunger or inadequate diet; amending Chapter 33 of the Human Resources Code by adding: Section 33.0015; Subsections (d) and (e), Section 33.002; Sections 33.0021; 33.013; 33.014; 33.022; and 33.023; and amending the State Purchasing and General Services Act (Article 601b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) by amending Section 9.03 and Subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g), Section 9.04 and adding Subdivision (7) to Section 9.01; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1408 Last Action: Referred to Retirement and Aging
Caption: Relating to eligibility for, and financing of, benefits from the Employees Retirement System of Texas for law enforcement and custodial officers.
HB 1595 Last Action: Referred to Labor & Employment Rel.
Caption: Relating to a three-year moratorium on the payment of certain unemployment compensation taxes for employers adversely affected by a recent public calamity.
HB 1596 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the authority of a home-rule city to provide water service in an area already served by a water utility.
HB 1704 Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
Caption: Relating to the procedure for creating enterprise zones.
HB 1713 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the creation of two judicial districts composed of Hidalgo County.
HB 1815 Last Action: Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to the location of and acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical Institute and to the administration of the Hidalgo County campus.
HB 1816 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a requirement that employees and prospective employees of child-care facilities be tested for tuberculosis.
HB 2259 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the administration, reduction, or termination of block grant funds.
HB 2486 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain agricultural cooperative marketing associations to deal in the products of persons who are not members of the association.
HR 35 Caption: Designating February 3 - 9, 1985 as Texas Catholic School Week.
HR 465 Caption: Commending Bertha C. Fabre for her dedicated work for Representative Juan J. Hinojosa and to District 41.
69th 3rd Called Session
HB 49 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the imposition, application, rates, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of various state taxes, and declaring an emergency.
HB 50 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to amendments to the Bingo Enabling Act (Article 179d, Vernon's Civil Statutes); imposing a tax; and declaring an emergency.
HB 51 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the taxation of the production of lignite and coal in Texas.
HB 52 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the taxation of intangible assets of banks under the Property Tax Code.
HB 53 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the rate of the tax on sale, rental, and use of motor vehicles.
HB 54 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the taxation of the production of certain minerals under the Tax Code.
HB 55 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the amendment of the Franchise Tax Act.
68th Regular Session
HB 178 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to vocational and technical training programs provided by the Texas State Technical Institute.
HB 179 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to rules adversely affecting small businesses.
HB 180 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the payment of a penalty by a state agency to a small business for failure to comply with the statutory deadline for action on a contractual claim.
HB 298 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the powers of the board of trustees of Pan American University.
HB 330 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to state agencies paying court costs and attorney's fees of small businesses that prevail in a dispute with a state agency.
HB 359 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the compensation of the judges of the district courts in Hidalgo County.
HB 360 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the selection and qualifications of jurors.
HB 371 Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments
Caption: Relating to procedures for the administration and disbursement of block grant funds.
HB 373 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the terms of court of certain district courts in Hidalgo County.
HB 521 Last Action: Read third time
Caption: Relating to application of the workers' compensation law to farm and ranch laborers.
HB 705 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Law Enforcement
Caption: Relating to hazardous duty and longevity pay for state law enforcement officers.
HB 731 Last Action: Placed on daily Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the students served, the taxes levied, and the educational and training programs conducted by a rehabilitation school district.
HB 954 Last Action: No action taken
Caption: Relating to criminal trespass on land where crops are grown.
HB 1123 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
Caption: Relating to the failure of certain persons to maintain records of the source of certain vegetables; providing a penalty.
HB 1124 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of a home-rule city to provide water service in an area already served by a water utility.
HB 1125 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the creation, operation, and dissolution of enterprise zones.
HB 1368 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the failure of certain persons to maintain records of the source of citrus fruit; providing a penalty.
HB 1839 Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain credit casualty insurance.
HB 1840 Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to a joint office for certain irrigation districts.
HB 2103 Last Action: Referred to subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the use of certain tools by agricultural laborers in commercial farming operations.
HB 2104 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to fire and life safety requirements of county jails.
HB 2429 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Rio Grande Valley Municipal Water Authority, deleting certain restrictions upon said authority, to wit, the power to divert, impound, store, treat, or transport water for agricultural purposes, and providing water rights from the Rio Grand River; providing for severability of the Act; and declaring an emergency.
HCR 98 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules and Resolutions
Caption: Commending Maurice Pipkin.
HR 484 Caption: Commending Arnaldo Ramirez, Sr.
HR 561 Caption: Directing the Judicial Affairs Committee to study redistricting the Supreme Judicial Districts.
68th 1st Called Session
HB 18 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to application of the workers' compensation law to certain farm and ranch laborers.
68th 2nd Called Session
HB 76 Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the application of the workers' compensation law to farm and ranch laborers.
67th Regular Session
HB 698 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to application of the workers' compensation law to farm and ranch laborers. pref. no. 53.
HB 1240 Last Action: Coauthor authorized
Caption: Relating to the sale of used cars.
HB 1241 Last Action: No action taken
Caption: Relating to the creation of the 292nd and 293rd Judicial Districts composed of Hidalgo County.
HB 1293 Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing
Caption: Relating to the right to counsel of a witness before a grand jury.
HB 1946 Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
Caption: Relating to the selection and qualifications of jurors.
HB 1947 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an appropriation to Pan American University.
HCR 83 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring the historic town of Penitas.
HR 252 Caption: Honoring Dr. Ramiro Casso.
67th 1st Called Session
HB 157 Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs
Caption: Relating to the terms of the 92nd and 93rd District Courts.
HCR 12 Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments
Caption: Honoring Sybil Dickinson for her devoted service to the people of Texas.
HCR 13 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Commending Mario Medrano, Jr.
HCR 16 Last Action: Signed by the Governor
Caption: Honoring Sybil Dickinson.