Legislation authored by Betty Denton
Includes legislation with Betty Denton as the primary author for the 65th through 73rd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.
| 73rd Regular Session | |
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| HB 397 |
Last Action: Companion considered in lieu of in committee Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the West Community Hospital District; authorizing a tax; granting the authority to issue bonds; and granting the power of eminent domain. |
| HB 668 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain persons who resell tickets; providing a penalty. |
| HB 806 |
Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the temporary conservatorship of a child. |
| HB 834 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Prosecutor Council. |
| HB 988 |
Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Relating to the requirement of DNA analysis of certain inmates and to the creation of a DNA data base and of the Forensic Science Review Committee within the Department of Public Safety; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1084 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the offense of overtaking and passing a school bus; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1165 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the testing of certain deaf or blind students enrolled at institutions of higher education. |
| HB 1228 |
Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Wildlife Management Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain persons from certain hunting stamp requirements. |
| HB 2287 |
Last Action: Referred to Investments & Banking Caption: Relating to credit in and benefits payable by the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
| HB 2466 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to cancellation or nonrenewal of health insurance coverage. |
| HB 2617 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the exemption of the judicial and court personnel training fund from consolidation or abolition. |
| HB 2787 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to enabling the General Services Commission to purchase an existing building through Texas Public Finance Authority financing under certain circumstances. |
| HB 2863 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a study and treatment of minor children who are survivors of sieges; making an appropriation. |
| HCM 144 |
Last Action: Adopted Caption: Congratulating Yolanda Wilkerson on being named a first team All-State player by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. |
| HCM 1359 |
Last Action: Adopted Caption: Congratulating Randall Alan Cooley on his graduation from Midway High School, Waco, Texas. |
| HCR 96 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the participants in the 1993 Texas Justice of the Peace and Constable Association convention. |
| HMM 28 |
Last Action: Adopted Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Mary Rose Patronella. |
| HR 261 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the state semifinalists Riesel High School Indians on winning UIL district, bidistrict, area and regional football championships. |
| HR 262 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Joyce Holmes on the occasion of her retirement. |
| HR 263 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of H. Edward Alford. |
| HR 264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of O. Lee Golden. |
| HR 265 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of James A. Maler. |
| HR 266 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Evelyn A. Orr. |
| HR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Dr. William David "Bill" Pittman. |
| HR 268 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Doris Louvina Stephen. |
| HR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Reverend John Wesley Sedberry. |
| HR 357 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating William Crockett on the occasion of his retirement. |
| HR 412 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Caritas on the occasion of its 25th annual Feast of Caring. |
| HR 417 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the participants in the Leadership Waco program and welcoming them to the Capitol. |
| HR 479 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring and congratulating Texas State Technical College and Berufsbildende Schulen for their exchange program. |
| HR 527 |
Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Congratulating Yolanda Wilkerson on being named a first team All-State player by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. |
| HR 528 |
Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Mary Rose Patronella. |
| HR 640 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jimmie Carpenter for his service to the China Spring Independent School District. |
| HR 641 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the organizers of the Texas, U.S.A. --Statehood Wagon Train on their efforts in making the sesquicentennial celebration of statehood a memorable occasion. |
| HR 642 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Officer James W. Mitchell. |
| HR 661 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wilton A. Lanning, Jr., on his receipt of the Community Builders Award and commending him for his outstanding contributions to his community. |
| HR 705 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending LaNelle L. McNamara for her outstanding contributions to the city of Waco. |
| HR 745 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the memory of Officer George William Mitchell and extending sympathy to his family. |
| HR 787 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of the Reverend Robert Gilbert. |
| HR 887 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Paying tribute to the life of Robert G. Drake. |
| 72nd Regular Session | |
| HB 174 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to ethics and accountability in state government and elections; to the composition, powers, and duties of the Texas Elections and Ethics Commission; to registration, reporting, and restrictions concerning expenditures made to influence legislation or administrative action; to personal financial statements filed by state officers and employees; and to the acceptance, use, and reporting of political contributions and expenditures; providing penalties. |
| HB 183 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the offense of overtaking and passing a school bus; providing a penalty. |
| HB 240 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain persons convicted of the offense of driving while intoxicated. |
| HB 241 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the term "intoxicated" as used in defining the offense of driving while intoxicated and in the law governing the taking of specimens of body substances. |
| HB 285 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to drug-free school zones and to the imposition of penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free school zones or on school buses. |
| HB 1398 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the temporary conservatorship of a child. |
| HB 1399 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to joint managing conservatorship. |
| HB 1431 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county, justice, and small claims courts, to the processing and storage of information in the civil docket of a justice of the peace, and to the jurisdiction of certain municipal courts over certain hearings relating to stored motor vehicles. |
| HB 1468 |
Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| HB 1469 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the preparation of a jury list in a criminal case. |
| HB 1697 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to open records. |
| HB 1698 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain persons who resell tickets; providing a penalty. |
| HB 1737 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the frequency with which certain teachers are appraised. |
| HB 1738 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the applicability of the municipal civil service law. |
| HB 2351 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to records and seals of notaries public and to qualification as a notary public. |
| HB 2400 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the imposition of a special cost on conviction of the offense of driving while intoxicated or operating a vessel while intoxicated, to the establishment of certified breath alcohol testing programs, and to the disposition of certain fees; making an appropriation. |
| HB 2401 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of recycling receptacles for certain materials at state parks by the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
| HB 2402 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to testing of deaf and blind students enrolled at institutions of higher education. |
| HB 2403 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to creating a duty to negotiate for the sale of unused state water; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2522 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the issuance of a permit for or the areal expansion of certain landfills. |
| HB 2523 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the amendment of a permit for the areal expansion of certain existing landfills. |
| HB 2524 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to regulatory approval of telephone extended area toll-free service. |
| HB 2525 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the issuance of resident hunting licenses; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2615 |
Last Action: Referred to Judiciary Caption: Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to certain prosecutors. |
| HB 2616 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Safety Caption: Relating to the creation of a motor vehicle theft inspection fund; the enforcement provisions for offenses involving theft of certain farm equipment; adding Texas Rangers; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2674 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/91 Caption: Relating to the Tenth Court of Appeals District. |
| HB 2869 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the division of property in a divorce or annulment. |
| HCR 163 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring the Texas Special Olympics of 1991. |
| HCR 164 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Designating the week of April 21-27, 1991, as Crime Victims' Week in Texas. |
| HCR 223 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating the week of May 12-18, 1991, as Emergency Medical Services Week in Texas. |
| HCR 235 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling and engrossing clerk of the House of Representatives to make the necessary correction in H.B. 2674. |
| HJR 104 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require monthly payment and prohibit diversion or deferral of contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
| HR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Edwin L. Slough. |
| HR 278 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the congregation of Meier Settlement Methodist Church. |
| HR 405 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sergeant Roger Barrett of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 406 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sergeant John Robert "Bobby" Vicha of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 407 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer Elmer Huddleston of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 408 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer Urby J. Thompson of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 409 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer H. A. "Andy" Anderson of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 410 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sergeant Donald H. Basquette of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 411 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer J. M. Baskin of the Waco Police Department. |
| HR 470 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jesse J. Flewellen. |
| HR 471 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Beryle Keith West. |
| HR 1025 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mr. Robert Hawkins. |
| HR 1044 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mr. Ruben M. Santos for his tireless service to the public. |
| HR 1045 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mr. Sam Jack McGlasson for his tireless service to the public. |
| HR 1078 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Homer E. Price. |
| HR 1079 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Othella Denman. |
| 72nd 1st Called Session | |
| HB 56 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to drug-free school zones and to sentencing and the imposition of penalties for certain offenses involving controlled substances committed in a drug-free school zone. |
| HR 284 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Captain Edwin D. Pringle. |
| 72nd 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 14 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to testing of deaf or blind students enrolled at institutions of higher education. |
| HB 20 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to drug-free school zones and to sentencing and the imposition of penalties for certain offenses involving controlled substances committed in a drug-free school zones. |
| 72nd 4th Called Session | |
| HB 13 |
Last Action: Reported engrossed Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, dates, operation, and financing of the West Community Hospital District; authorizing a tax; granting the authority to issue bonds; and granting the power of eminent domain. |
| HR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring and commending Dr. Ali S. Khodr for his selfless service to the United States of America and the State of Texas. |
| HR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Grant Teaff on the outstanding record of achievement he enjoyed during his 21-year tenure as the head football coach at Baylor University. |
| 71st Regular Session | |
| HB 318 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to income eligibility for nursing home care and community care. |
| HB 392 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to income eligibility for nursing home care; making an emergency appropriation to the Texas Department of Human Services. |
| HB 536 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to financing of the activities of the State Bar of Texas. |
| HB 875 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the inclusion of information on the sexual or physical abuse of a child in the social history report prepared for the child's adoption. |
| HB 876 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to joint managing conservatorship. |
| HB 1009 |
Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Relating to requiring certain probationers and persons operating motor vehicles under license restrictions to install in motor vehicles devices that discourage driving while intoxicated. |
| HB 1196 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the exemption of deaf or blind students from certain academic skills testing and remedial coursework requirements. |
| HB 1197 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the waiver of automobile registration fees for certain surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who died on active duty. |
| HB 1466 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to access to, processing of, and use of certain criminal history records; providing a penalty; making an appropriation. |
| HB 1497 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an emergency appropriation to Texas State Technical Institute for repair of facilities damaged by fire. |
| HB 1534 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct imposing sanctions on certain retired judges. |
| HB 1535 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to modification of child support orders by the attorney general. |
| HB 1633 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the provision of a 24-hour toll-free telephone number by the Department of Public Safety for reports by the public of traffic offenses and other matters relating to public safety. |
| HB 1930 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the membership of the Texas Board of Health. |
| HB 2253 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense involving certain sales of tickets to events; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2670 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the obtainment and use of a specimen of body tissue from certain defendants for possible use in future criminal investigations. |
| HB 2671 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the penalties for the delivery of a controlled substance to a minor and to possession of a controlled substance by a minor. |
| HB 2759 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring hepatitis tests for employees who manufacture, process, prepare, or dispense food or drink. |
| HB 2782 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to use of standardized tests for admission to an institution of higher education or for award of a scholarship, grant, or loan. |
| HB 2810 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the employment of certain retired teachers as teachers. |
| HB 2891 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to collection of criminal information by the consumer credit commissioner concerning individuals involved in consumer credit. |
| HB 2892 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of certain cigarette tax revenue for organ and tissue transplants. |
| HB 2893 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the requirement that teaching assistants who teach certain freshman or sophomore courses at an institution of higher education be proficient in speaking, writing, and reading English. |
| HB 2894 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to a study of the uses of certain unused drugs. |
| HB 3148 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the county court and the county courts at law in McLennan County. |
| HB 3158 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/28/89 Caption: Relating to the exchange of park property owned by certain municipalities. |
| HCR 145 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating April 10 to 14, 1989, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in Texas. |
| HCR 288 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the 143rd Infantry Regiment. |
| HR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Leslie Bryan of Mart. |
| HR 85 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Reverend Orris W. Sougstad. |
| HR 136 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending LULAC Council No. 273. |
| HR 218 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 1989, as National TRIO Day. |
| HR 279 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Reverend Jose Antonio Martorell. |
| HR 314 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bertha Raley. |
| HR 315 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Billy G. Howard. |
| HR 316 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of LaVelle Palmore. |
| HR 317 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Francis Marion Johnson, Jr. |
| HR 418 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Texas Special Olympics of 1989. |
| HR 419 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wallace R. Silva. |
| HR 428 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the China Spring High School boys' basketball team. |
| HR 429 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the China Spring High School girls' basketball team. |
| HR 711 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Directing the House conferees on the general appropriations bill. |
| HR 807 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring D. B. Collinsworth for his nomination as Hunter Education Volunteer Instructor of the Year. |
| HR 1055 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Reverend Robert L. Gilbert. |
| 71st 1st Called Session | |
| HB 17 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to ex parte communications and meetings of state agency members. |
| HB 146 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Safety Caption: Relating to the issuance of an operator's license to persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| HR 154 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harley Hugh Spoon. |
| 71st 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 6 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of an operator's license to persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| 71st 3rd Called Session | |
| HB 52 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to drug-free school zones and to the imposition of penalties for the delivery, manufacture, or possession with the intent to deliver or manufacture a controlled substance in drug-free school zones or on.... |
| HB 62 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of an operator's license to persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| HR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph Jeffries Wilson. |
| 71st 4th Called Session | |
| HCR 35 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring the 4-H International Foreign Youth Exchange program. |
| HR 106 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Donna Woodlock. |
| HR 207 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Texas Special Olympics of 1990. |
| 71st 5th Called Session | |
| HR 173 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Murray Watson, Sr. |
| HR 174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Camelia Ann Rentz Foster. |
| 71st 6th Called Session | |
| HB 61 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons convicted of misdemeanor offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
| HB 85 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the amount of certain benefits payable by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. May Yung-Fun Woo Wang. |
| HR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. Jack Turner James upon his retirement. |
| HR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Texas State Guard. |
| 70th Regular Session | |
| HB 619 |
Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to an increase in benefits for certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HB 655 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to requiring certain probationers and persons operating motor vehicles under license restrictions to install in motor vehicles devices that discourage driving while intoxicated; and creating the offense of tampering with such a device. |
| HB 716 |
Last Action: Postponed in committee Caption: Relating to persons who may bring an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
| HB 860 |
Last Action: Pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the offense of selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor. |
| HB 1027 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to banking department examination fees. |
| HB 1190 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to information contained in certain drivers' licenses and personal identification certificates. |
| HB 1191 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the sale or distribution of drivers' licenses or personal identification certificates; providing criminal penalties. |
| HB 1238 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the availability of special license plates for persons 65 years of age or older. |
| HB 1376 |
Last Action: Comm. laid on table subj. to call Caption: Relating to the validation of certain annexations and other related governmental acts and proceedings of home-rule municipalities. |
| HB 1477 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to liability for damages caused by the condition of donated items sold by a nonprofit organization. |
| HB 1478 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to liability for damages caused by the condition of certain items donated to a nonprofit organization. |
| HB 1579 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to charges for local telephone service by a telecommunications utility. |
| HB 1769 |
Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of sexual assault. |
| HB 1824 |
Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to the provision of life, health, and accident insurance plans to certain retired persons on closing a business. |
| HB 2161 |
Last Action: Printing rule suspended Caption: Relating to compensation for certain victims of crime. |
| HB 2551 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87 Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in McLennan County. |
| HB 2623 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/31/87 Caption: Relating to the rate of state contributions to, and an increase in benefits for certain annuities of, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
| HCR 163 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating April 26 - May 2, 1987, as Crime Victims' Rights Week. |
| HCR 228 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring former U.S. Senator Ralph W. Yarborough on his birthday. |
| HJR 43 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require monthly payment and prohibit diversion or deferral of contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
| HR 89 | Caption: Honoring DPS officer Robert L. Pruitt on his retirement. |
| HR 90 | Caption: Honoring DPS officer J. W. Wilson on his retirement. |
| HR 97 | Caption: Commending the organizers of the Area 12 Special Olympics Basketball Tournament. |
| HR 100 | Caption: In memory of Betty June Barkley. |
| HR 101 | Caption: Extending best wishes for a speedy recovery to Sherman Evans. |
| HR 202 | Caption: Congratulating Karl M. May of Waco. |
| HR 263 | Caption: In memory of John "Jay" Franklin O'Neal, Jr. |
| HR 280 | Caption: Commending New Hope Ministries of Waco. |
| HR 282 | Caption: Commending organizers and participants of the 1987 Texas Special Olympics. |
| HR 344 | Caption: In memory of Leonard Flemmons. |
| HR 388 | Caption: Honoring Thurmond Dorsey. |
| HR 432 | Caption: Honoring Eugene and Doris Prickette on their 50th anniversary. |
| HR 497 | Caption: Congratulating the Inner City Ministry of Waco and Betty Jo Rabon. |
| HR 498 | Caption: Honoring the Arthritis Foundation. |
| HR 522 | Caption: Commending the Waco Police Officers Association. |
| HR 683 | Caption: Extending best wishes to the 2nd Annual Texas Air Expo. |
| 70th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 46 | Caption: In memory of Esther Miller Jud. |
| HR 72 | Caption: Congratulating the China Spring High School baseball team. |
| HR 159 | Caption: Congratulating the La Vega High School baseball team. |
| 69th Regular Session | |
| HB 525 |
Last Action: Consideration postponed Caption: Relating to the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons on certain premises where alcoholic beverages are served or sold. |
| HB 870 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the supplemental compensation of certain judges in McLennan County. |
| HB 1071 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to charges for local telephone service by a telecommunications utility. |
| HB 1100 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the defenses to a workers' compensation claim. |
| HB 1242 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to application of the Education Code to facilities of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or the Texas Youth Commission. |
| HB 1243 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the responsibility of a school district to provide a free appropriate public education to handicapped children. |
| HB 1282 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to eligibility for nonoccupational disability retirement benefits from the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
| HB 1285 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to group health insurance for public school retirees. |
| HB 1411 |
Last Action: Withdrawn by author Caption: Relating to the tax rate on distilled spirits and to the use of certain revenue from that tax. |
| HB 1412 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to service and return of citation in civil actions. |
| HB 1530 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to hearings on the enforcement of child support orders. |
| HB 1531 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the transportation allotment for school transportation systems. |
| HB 1532 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the authority of a teacher to request a hearing on charges resulting in release under a continuing contract. |
| HB 1667 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to requiring additional data for the state cancer registry. |
| HB 1668 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to mobile health examination units used for cancer detection. |
| HB 1669 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of diagnostic and treatment substations of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston. |
| HB 1670 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the rate of the cigarette tax and to allocation and dedication of certain cigarette tax revenue to cancer research. |
| HB 1689 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the certification of law enforcement communications officers by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; providing a penalty. |
| HB 2069 |
Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to an appeal to a district court of a decision of a firemen's and policemen's civil service commission. |
| HB 2070 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to enhanced penalties for using or exhibiting a firearm during the commission of certain offenses. |
| HB 2414 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the inclusion of Texas State Technical Institute among the institutions eligible to benefit from an existing appropriation for purchased utilities. |
| HB 2475 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, and financing of the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Insurance Program. |
| HCR 158 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating April 14 through 20, 1985 as Crime Victims Rights Week. |
| HCR 164 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring Connie Alexander. |
| HCR 255 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring Central Freight Lines on its 60th anniversary. |
| HR 23 | Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simon, Jr. on their 40th wedding anniversary. |
| HR 105 | Caption: Honoring E. C. Thompson, past president of Hallsburg Independent School District. |
| HR 118 | Caption: Congratulating the Jefferson-Moore High School football team of Waco. |
| HR 156 | Caption: Commending Oscar Mercado. |
| HR 177 | Caption: Commending the Texas State Technical Institute. |
| HR 195 | Caption: Congratulating the Mart High School football team. |
| HR 370 | Caption: Endorsing the goals of the Special Olympics and commending the participants. |
| HR 408 | Caption: Honoring H. Gene Evans of Waco. |
| HR 424 | Caption: Honoring the Pleasant Olive Missionary Baptist Church on celebration of its centennial. |
| HR 546 | Caption: Honoring the Department of Public Safety on its 50th anniversary. |
| HR 559 | Caption: Commending the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association for its 109 years of service. |
| 69th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 14 | Caption: Congratulating the Aaron Kimball Door Shop tee-ball team. |
| HR 63 | Caption: Declaring the 18th day of October, 1986, as Senior Games Day in Texas. |
| 69th 3rd Called Session | |
| HCR 11 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recognizing the first Annual Austin Avenue Fall Arts Festival. |
| 68th Regular Session | |
| HB 329 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to automatic changes in utility charges. |
| HB 410 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the purchase of firearms from the state by retiring state peace officers or survivors of state peace officers. |
| HB 496 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the time when a utility may put a rate change into effect. |
| HB 513 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to limitations on the enforcement and collection of past-due, court-ordered child support. |
| HB 523 |
Last Action: Placed on daily General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the modification of an order appointing a managing conservator in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
| HB 635 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the regulation of utilities by local governments. |
| HB 640 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to charges for local telephone service by a telecommunications utility. |
| HB 869 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to intervention by the attorney general in a judicial review of a utility regulation decision. |
| HB 1037 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to enhanced penalties for using or exhibiting a firearm during the commission of certain offenses. |
| HB 1348 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Retirement and Aging Caption: Relating to eligibility for nonoccupational disability retirement benefits from the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
| HB 1564 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Health Caption: Relating to requiring additional information for the state cancer registry. |
| HB 1565 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the allocation and dedication of certain cigarette tax revenue to cancer research. |
| HB 1566 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Health Caption: Relating to mobile health examination units used for cancer detection. |
| HB 1567 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment of diagnostic and treatment substations of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston. |
| HB 1568 |
Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the use of a medical treatment designed to restore the human body's natural immunity to disease. |
| HB 1640 |
Last Action: See remarks Caption: Relating to the defenses to a workers' compensation action. |
| HB 1794 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain volunteer fire department vehicles from compulsory liability insurance requirements. |
| HB 1995 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to increasing benefits to annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System, establishing effective date,and authorizing an appropriation. |
| HCR 132 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association on the occasion of its Thirtieth Annual Convention. |
| HCR 254 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the Salvation Army on the occasion of the dedication of the William Booth Garden Apartments. |
| HR 194 | Caption: Recognizing valuable contributions of the Texas State Technical Institute. |
| HR 197 | Caption: Congratulating the Mart High School football team. |
| HR 198 | Caption: Congratulating the Jefferson-Moore High School football team. |
| HR 268 | Caption: In memory of Edward Johnson. |
| HR 286 | Caption: In memory of Ernest B. People. |
| HR 319 | Caption: Congratulating the participants in the Sixteenth Annual Special Olympics State Meet. |
| HR 333 | Caption: In memory of Louis Gonzales, Sr. |
| HR 381 | Caption: Commending Bob M. Johnson for his years of excellent educational leadership. |
| HR 443 | Caption: Designating Dr. Daniel Rader as Special Physician for the Day. |
| HR 492 | Caption: In memory of Dr. Clifford S. Knape. |
| HR 518 | Caption: Commending Sister Seraphine Ferrero. |
| 68th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 20 |
Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to increasing benefits to annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System, providing for funding, making an appropriation and declaring an emergency. |
| HCR 86 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the Dr Pepper Company on its centennial. |
| 67th Regular Session | |
| HB 534 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to continuation of the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and regulation of the practice of medicine. |
| HB 553 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service as an assistant district attorney. |
| HB 652 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to requiring additional information for the state cancer registry. |
| HB 706 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Transportation Caption: Requiring that the rear car of a freight train be an occupied caboose; setting standards for cabooses to be enforced and regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
| HB 752 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to suits for divorce or annulment and to declare a marriage void and to the rights, privileges, and duties of spouses. |
| HB 753 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the division of certain property in a suit for divorce or annulment. |
| HB 754 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain court orders issued in or after a suit for the dissolution of a marriage. |
| HB 770 |
Last Action: Subcommittee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to suits for divorce, annulment and to declare a marriage void, to the rights, privileges, and duties of spouses, and to the enforcement and clarification of certain courts orders. |
| HB 785 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to funds for storage by microfilm the records of the courts of appeals. |
| HB 811 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to enhanced penalties for using or exhibiting a firearm during the commission of certain offenses. |
| HB 841 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to interlocal contracts for the registration of vital statistics. |
| HB 893 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the allocation and dedication of certain cigarette tax revenue for cancer research. |
| HB 894 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to mobile health examination units used for cancer detection. |
| HB 895 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the establishment of diagnostic and treatment substations of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston. |
| HB 943 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to attorney's fees in actions to enforce the Open Meetings Act. |
| HB 1231 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Insurance Caption: Relating to discrimination in determining motor vehicle insurance rates. |
| HB 1297 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Amending the Family Code to conform with the name change of the State Department of Public Welfare to the Texas Department of Human Resources. |
| HB 1442 |
Last Action: Comm. report printed & sent to Comm. on Local & Consent Cal. Caption: Relating to identification of persons operating railroad locomotives. |
| HB 1788 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the validation of the incorporation of municipalities. |
| HB 2367 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to the provision of full-day Kindergarten. |
| HCR 13 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating the Baylor University Football Team. |
| HCR 104 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating April 30, 1981, as "Abner Vernon McCall Day" in Texas. |
| HCR 114 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Requesting that obsolete textbooks be donated to Latin American countries. |
| HR 33 | Caption: Congratulating the West High School Trojans football team. |
| HR 41 | Caption: Congratulating the Mart High School Panthers football team. |
| HR 83 | Caption: Commending Bernard Rapoport. |
| HR 94 | Caption: In memory of William McCoy Barrett. |
| HR 100 | Caption: In memory of former state Representative W. S. Foster. |
| HR 104 | Caption: In memory of John Joel Youngblood. |
| HR 310 | Caption: Congratulating the participants of the Fourteenth Annual Special Olympics State Meet. |
| 67th 1st Called Session | |
| HR 57 | Caption: Congratulating the City of Riesel. |
| HR 85 | Caption: Congratulating Sidney and Shirley Colbert. |
| 67th 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 9 | Caption: Commending the Texas Association of Women's and Girls' Club. |
| 66th Regular Session | |
| HB 697 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the furnishing of natural gas to certain public utilities and customers. |
| HB 720 |
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Utilities Legislation Caption: Relating to telephone service to a volunteer fire department. |
| HB 853 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the establishment of a cancer registry and the reporting of data from the records of certain patients. |
| HB 854 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the allocation and dedication of certain cigarette tax revenue for cancer research. |
| HB 1101 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the disclosure of foreign investors' interests in real property. |
| HB 1202 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to mobile screening units for cancer diagnosis. |
| HB 1326 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the establishment of a senior citizens' luncheon activity program. |
| HB 1385 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to certain training programs to be offered at Texas State Technical Institute. |
| HB 1868 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Relating to transfer of the Waco State Home to the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and establishing an advisory board. |
| HB 1869 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to heart and lung disease death or disability benefits for certain firefighters. |
| HB 1870 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to credit in th Employees Retirement System of Texas for service as an assistant district attorney. |
| HB 1971 |
Last Action: Motion lost to suspend reg order (to consider on 2nd reading) Caption: Relating to interstate compact on grain marketing. |
| HB 1972 |
Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to a study committee on grain marketing. |
| HB 2029 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of clear language in state contracts, agency rules and approved insurance policies. |
| HCR 57 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules Caption: Directing the Texas Education Agency, the Air Control Board and Department of Health to investigate the extent of health risks from asbestos in public schools. |
| HCR 67 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules Caption: Encouraging committee chairmen to include a "paperwork note" in each committee report on a bill. |
| HR 32 | Caption: Commending LULAC and its Council #273. |
| HR 36 | Caption: Congratulating the West High School football team. |
| HR 133 | Caption: Congratulating the Second Baptist Church of Waco on its 100th anniversary. |
| HR 162 | Caption: Endorsing the goals and purposes of the Special Olympics. |
| 65th Regular Session | |
| HB 497 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the care after the age of 18 years of persons residing in facilities operated by the Texas Youth Council for orphans, half-orphans, and dependent and neglected children. |
| HB 498 |
Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to exclusion of nonprofit corporations created to supply water or sewer services from the definition of public utility. |
| HB 499 |
Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to charges for telephone directory assistance by certain telecommunications utilities. |
| HB 500 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to charges for local telephone service by a telecommunication utility. |
| HB 817 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the administration by the Texas Employment Commission of a counseling program for the employment of displaced homemakers. |
| HB 990 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Higher Education Caption: Relating to reimbursing public junior colleges for tuition and other fee exemptions required by law for handicapped students. |
| HB 1242 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to providing interpreters for deaf students at Texas State Technical Institute. |
| HB 1664 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to deposits paid to certain public utilities as a condition precedent to furnishing utility service. |
| HJR 38 |
Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Proposing an amendment of Article VIII, Section 1-b, of the Texas Constitution, to provide that the residence homestead tax exemption for persons 65 years of age or older be applicable to all political subdivisions of this state. |
| HR 49 | Caption: Relating to requesting a study of McLennan County's future needs in higher education. |
| HR 50 | Caption: Relating to requesting a study of the need for a state park in McLennan County. |
| HR 65 | Caption: Commemorating Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority's 45th Regional Conference and Representatives Delco, Thompson, and Johnson. |
| HR 71 | Caption: In memory of former Representative Colonel Eugene A. McNamara. |
| HR 125 | Caption: Congratulating the Baylor University Bears baseball team. |
| HR 137 | Caption: Commending the Ninth Annual Special Olympics State Meet. |
| HR 149 | Caption: Commending Manuel Gonzales. |
| HR 156 | Caption: Commending the Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. |
| 65th 1st Called Session | |
| HCR 20 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulatory Resolution on the 46th Annual Meeting of the Congreso Nacional de Sociedades Mutualistas de la Republica Mexicana. |
| HR 17 | Caption: Commending the Second Annual Westfest to be held in West, Texas. |
| 65th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 56 |
Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to certification requirements for peace officers. |
| HR 23 | Caption: Commending the Parent-Teacher Association of Texas. |
| HR 24 | Caption: In memory of Oscar N. DuConge. |