Legislation authored by Donna Howard

Includes legislation with Donna Howard as the primary author for the 79th 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
HB 320	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the women's health advisory committee.
HB 321	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
HB 322	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.
HB 324	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Computational Health Research Institute.
HB 325	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 326	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health care facilities.
HB 327	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcast or audio recording of certain open meetings.
HB 607	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services plan to address the substitute care capacity needs in certain child protective services regions.
HB 608	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services report on youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who are pregnant or who are parents.
HB 609	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for laparoscopic removal of uterine fibroids.
HB 681	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the date of dissolution of the Save Historic Muny District.
HB 797	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the possession and administration of certain vaccines by a home and community support services agency or its employees.
HB 835	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
HB 982	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.
HB 1025	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
HB 1031	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.
HB 1095	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate.
HB 1172	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault or other prohibited sexual conduct.
HB 1559	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
HB 1707	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain automatic charges for instructional materials assessed to students enrolled at a public institution of higher education.
HB 1948	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Public Safety and licensed firearms dealers with respect to the possession or use of a suspended or revoked license to carry a handgun.
HB 1953	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.
HB 2049	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of pharmacists to furnish certain medications.
HB 2332	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the referral of certain pregnant women to a nurse-family partnership program.
HB 2333	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the establishment of the home nursing visitation for newborn caregivers competitive grant program.
HB 2420	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the South by Southwest Conference and Festivals for funding under the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
HB 2490	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to referrals to and consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families.
HB 2589	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to crime scene investigation services; authorizing fees.
HB 2663	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the rate of state sales and use taxes imposed on certain personal services and the use of a portion of the revenue from those taxes for sexual assault programs; increasing the rates of taxes.
HB 2706	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the emergency services and care provided to victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing the evidence of those offenses.
HB 2876	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to use the wet bulb globe temperature to determine whether conditions are unsatisfactory for student outdoor activities due to severe heat.
HB 3044	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to certain criminal history record information obtained by certain facilities and private agencies on behalf of facilities.
HB 3730	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study workforce shortages and care practices in assisted living facilities and nursing facilities.
HB 3734	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the professional nursing programs that may receive grants under the professional nursing shortage reduction program.
HB 3735	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.
HB 3736	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force on racial diversity in the nursing workforce.
HB 3738	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention.
HB 3805	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the costs of expansion of open-enrollment charter schools.
HB 3861	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the effect of delayed school start times on students.
HB 4033	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to late applications for exemptions from ad valorem taxation for disabled veterans.
HB 4037	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to county authority to balance bill for county air ambulance services.
HB 4096	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the development of model data-sharing agreements for sharing certain student information between public schools, public and private institutions of higher education, and other entities.
HB 4289	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of indecent assault; increasing a criminal penalty.
HB 4340	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to a special right of access to certain public information by an individual who is a victim of a crime.
HB 4389	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to repealing or replacing medically unnecessary and outdated abortion restrictions.
HJR 59	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
HJR 67	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.
HR 335	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Raymond Arrington Jr. of Austin.
HR 396	Last Action: Referred to Resolutions Calendars Caption: Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.
HR 424	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Grady Elliott for his service on the board of United Heritage Credit Union.
HR 454	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the holy month of Ramadan 2021.
HR 513	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kathleen Garza of Austin on her retirement from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
HR 639	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez on her receipt of the 2020 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
HR 764	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 16, 2021, as National Healthcare Decisions Day.
HR 1475	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Stephen Avery Warren of Austin.
HR 1528	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Roger Caldwell Bailey.
HR 1529	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joanna J. Heffington Nelson of Austin.
HR 1648	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bridget Hood Anderson of Austin.
87th 1st Called Session
HB 126	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate.
HB 137	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.
HB 183	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of the task force on asylum-seeking migrants.
HJR 12	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.
87th 2nd Called Session
HB 186	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools.
HJR 26	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.
87th 3rd Called Session
HB 96	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 98	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the authority of a business to implement certain communicable disease prevention and control policies.
86th Regular Session
HB 311	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
HB 312	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
HB 313	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.
HB 314	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping out of school who are pregnant or who are parents and to reporting through the Public Education Information Management System.
HB 315	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for condoms.
HB 316	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to a public awareness campaign on firearm safety and suicide prevention.
HB 318	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcast or audio recording of certain open meetings.
HB 473	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the Department of Family and Protective Services reporting certain information regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who are pregnant or who are parents.
HB 474	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a Department of Family and Protective Services plan to address the substitute care capacity needs in certain department regions.
HB 475	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to information for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents.
HB 476	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to certain duties of public institutions of higher education and the Department of State Health Services regarding policies on the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by public institutions of higher education.
HB 512	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.
HB 513	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a pilot program for the distribution of certain contraceptives in participating public school districts.
HB 800	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
HB 912	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.
HB 960	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
HB 961	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the membership and training course requirements of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
HB 1146	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health care facilities.
HB 1401	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.
HB 1590	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to statewide policies and practices, personnel training, evidence collection and preservation, and data collection and analysis regarding the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of sexual assault and other sex offenses.
HB 1702	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to services provided for students at public institutions of higher education who are or were in foster care.
HB 1735	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking at public and private postsecondary educational institutions; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 1827	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the authority of pharmacists to furnish certain medications.
HB 1886	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the availability on the Internet of personal financial statements filed by public officials.
HB 1907	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to training for certain individuals who provide care for or services to children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 1933	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to authorizing a public institution of higher education to include certain textbook costs in the institution's charge for tuition or required fees.
HB 2071	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to state agencies developing applications.
HB 2206	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to private activity bonds.
HB 2976	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to authority of the Travis County Healthcare District to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.
HB 2977	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the transfer, sale, or exchange of real property or an interest in real property between the City of Austin and a state agency.
HB 2978	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to granting an easement to the City of Austin.
HB 2980	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to increase the availability of clinical education practice sites for certain nursing students.
HB 3137	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the award of a grant under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program to certain students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program.
HB 3227	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the availability of and access to certain programs and services for persons in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 4126	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a required training course for persons serving as special education representatives and hearing officers at impartial due process hearings.
HB 4552	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to high quality standards for out of school and extended learning opportunity programs.
HJR 25	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
HJR 37	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.
HJR 43	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to set the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program at an amount that reflects a change in the total taxable value of property in the state.
HJR 66	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the net revenue from any tax on the sale or use of cannabis or marijuana to public education.
HR 115	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 1, 2019, as National Wear Red Day.
HR 152	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2019, as Texas United Ways Community Day at the State Capitol.
HR 153	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2019, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol.
HR 489	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Raymund A. Paredes for his 15-year tenure as Texas commissioner of higher education.
HR 587	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Austin Amateur Radio Club.
HR 601	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Eagle Aid program at Akins High School in Austin.
HR 787	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Arthur "Jimmy" Turman, former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
HR 790	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lynda Townsend Brown of Austin.
HR 895	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mike Elliot on his retirement as chief of the Westlake Fire Department.
HR 896	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Elizabeth May "Betsy" Warren of Austin.
HR 999	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William C. "Bill" Powers Jr., former president of The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 1072	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring six nonprofit workforce development organizations participating in the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education Grant Program.
HR 1244	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mavis Elizabeth Eskew Pape on her 100th birthday.
HR 1410	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2019 class of the NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute.
HR 1460	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tom Rogers on his retirement as legislative chair of the Austin Retired Teachers Association.
HR 1996	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the House Business Office staff for its work during the 86th Legislative Session.
HR 2031	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the House Committee Coordinator's Office for their work during the 86th Legislative Session.
85th Regular Session
HB 219	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
HB 221	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.
HB 222	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
HB 223	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping out of school who are pregnant or who are parents and to reporting through the Public Education Information Management System.
HB 226	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to education programs regarding AIDS and HIV infection.
HB 227	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to donation of HIV-infected organs, eyes, and tissue to individuals infected with HIV.
HB 241	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief.
HB 243	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 261	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to enhanced penalties for assault of employees of or volunteers for certain clinics or facilities that provide abortion or family planning services.
HB 262	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to an exception from penalties for a physician's or health care professional's professional judgment in providing certain abortion services to patients.
HB 278	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the task force on asylum-seeking children.
HB 279	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the continuation of the women's health advisory committee.
HB 280	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to a grant program for reducing workplace violence against nurses.
HB 281	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for evidence of a sex offense.
HB 368	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.
HB 369	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
HB 370	Last Action: Referred to General Investigating & Ethics Caption: Relating to the availability on the Internet of personal financial statements filed by public officials.
HB 371	Last Action: Referred to General Investigating & Ethics Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; creating a criminal offense.
HB 390	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to school district ad valorem tax rates.
HB 391	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
HB 392	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to certain offenses involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain hospitals, mental health facilities, and nursing facilities.
HB 394	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the designation of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin as the state botanical garden and arboretum.
HB 628	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products; providing penalties.
HB 629	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to leave for certain veterans obtaining medical and mental health care.
HB 630	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcast and archiving of open meetings of the Health and Human Services Commission, health and human services agencies, and related advisory entities.
HB 631	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a public awareness campaign on firearm safety and suicide prevention.
HB 635	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to issuance of a vendor permit for the sale of goods during an authorized event held in the Texas mall area of the Capitol Complex.
HB 636	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a report on certain pending suits against the state, a state agency, or a state official.
HB 940	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
HB 941	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a pilot program for the distribution of certain contraceptives in participating public school districts.
HB 942	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a study on sexually transmitted diseases among elderly persons in this state.
HB 943	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Transgender Healthcare Advisory Committee.
HB 1579	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for condoms.
HB 1580	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
HB 1828	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
HB 2155	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a college readiness memorandum of understanding between a school district and a public institution of higher education.
HB 2421	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to an annual report on employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program.
HB 2424	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the territory of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District.
HB 2657	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to optional holidays for state employees.
HB 2658	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to establishing the State of Texas Wealth Fund; making an appropriation.
HB 2845	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to increasing awareness of the dangers of exposing children to secondhand smoke.
HB 3265	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to cemeteries.
HB 3467	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing discharges of sewage effluent into any water in the contributing or recharge zone of the San Antonio or Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 3526	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to instructional materials and technology for public schools.
HB 3768	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Guided Pathways program to facilitate the completion by students of undergraduate certificate and degree programs.
HB 3818	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a sexual assault policy at public and private institutions of higher education.
HB 3819	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of improper contact with a victim and to providing certain rights to a victim of a criminal offense and the victim's family regarding contact by an inmate or an inmate's representative.
HB 3851	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to policies and training regarding the use of epinephrine auto-injectors by public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.
HB 3923	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to students actively working a program of recovery from a substance use disorder at risk of dropping out of school.
HB 4165	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the placement of certain highway signs that promote businesses or provide other information.
HB 4210	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to exempting fertility clinics from the data collection requirements of the Texas Health Care Information Collection Program.
HJR 27	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
HJR 31	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.
HJR 32	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
HJR 46	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis.
HR 145	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 23, 2017, as Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Day at the State Capitol.
HR 171	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Texas Democratic Women.
HR 199	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the League of Women Voters of Texas Lobby Days at the State Capitol.
HR 495	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Florence Roberta Key Fisher of Austin on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
HR 496	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the fourth grade class from the Girls' School of Austin to the State Capitol.
HR 521	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 2017 as Texas Whole Child Month.
HR 539	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol.
HR 540	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2017, as United Way Day at the State Capitol.
HR 609	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Texas Association of School Business Officials Day at the State Capitol.
HR 625	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the UTeach program.
HR 716	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2017, as Innovation and Technology Day at the State Capitol.
HR 918	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alex Graves, Tex Mitchell IV, Aaron Walls, and Jake Yepez for their lifesaving actions on July 23, 2016.
HR 1183	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 3, 2017, as Moonlight Tower Day.
HR 1389	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Northwest Hills United Methodist Church in Austin.
HR 1467	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 18, 2017, as Texas Meningitis Awareness Day.
HR 1545	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 2017 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
HR 1546	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators on its 50th anniversary.
HR 1547	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard.
HR 2070	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Barbara Ruud of Austin.
HR 2113	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sharon Pierce on her retirement as state advisor for the Texas Association of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
HR 2303	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2017 class of the NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute.
HR 2401	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ellen Fontana for her service as Capitol nurse practitioner.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 363	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the allocation of certain funds designated for transfer to the retired school employees group insurance fund.
HB 374	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping out of school who are pregnant or who are parents and requiring reporting through the Public Education Information Management System.
HJR 18	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
HJR 52	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allocate certain surplus state revenue to the retired school employees group insurance fund.
84th Regular Session
HB 256	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to compensatory education allotment funding.
HB 426	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the acceptance of employment applications through the online system for listing state agency employment openings maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission.
HB 427	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of state legislative, congressional, and judicial districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Redistricting Commission.
HB 428	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections.
HB 429	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.
HB 430	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to a study on the feasibility of online voting.
HB 465	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 466	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.
HB 467	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to education programs regarding AIDS and HIV infection.
HB 486	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the availability on the Internet of personal financial statements filed by public officials.
HB 487	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; creating a criminal offense.
HB 495	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.
HB 914	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the creation of a long-range revenue analysis committee.
HB 915	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to quarterly financial condition reports on collected and anticipated state revenue.
HB 964	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the calculation of the rollback tax rate of a school district.
HB 1210	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to an exception from penalties for a physician's or health care professional's professional judgment in providing certain abortion services to patients.
HB 1242	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to replacing "Confederate Heroes Day" with "Civil War Remembrance Day" as a state holiday.
HB 1347	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a study on the performance and operations of public schools that operate on a year-round system.
HB 1349	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the creation of a long-range revenue analysis committee.
HB 1354	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of personal financial disclosures made to the Texas Ethics Commission and certain other authorities.
HB 1432	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to optional fees on registration of vehicles in certain counties to fund transportation projects; authorizing a fee.
HB 1489	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to measures to enhance graduate medical education in this state.
HB 1551	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to money distributed by the School Land Board to the available school fund or to the State Board of Education for investment in the permanent school fund.
HB 1674	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a physician counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief.
HB 1713	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a technology allotment for public schools.
HB 1902	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the regulation and use of graywater and alternative onsite water.
HB 1904	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund the renovation of Robert A. Welch Hall at The University of Texas at Austin.
HB 1910	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to requiring the secretary of state to conduct a study of the reasons for the rejection of early voting by mail ballots.
HB 2396	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to eliminating requirements that certain public institutions of higher education set aside portions of tuition for student loan repayment programs for certain physicians and state attorneys.
HB 2402	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program.
HB 2659	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a transportation allotment credit for school districts required to take action to reduce wealth per student.
HB 2660	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to Foundation School Program funding for students enrolled in an optional flexible school day program.
HB 2695	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the reporting of physical assaults against certain direct care personnel.
HB 2696	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a study on reducing workplace violence against nurses.
HB 2783	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of the task force on asylum-seeking children.
HB 3564	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to certain communications regarding the appointment of certain appraisal review board members; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
HB 3577	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the allocation of funds to eligible institutions under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program.
HB 3819	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the appeal of certain determinations by the Texas Historical Commission regarding the content of historical markers.
HB 4173	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program.
HJR 49	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
HJR 50	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain persons under the age of 18 to vote in a primary election.
HJR 97	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
HR 218	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring nurse practitioners.
HR 499	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Julie A. Boom on being named 2014 Childhood Immunization Champion for Texas by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HR 565	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring members of the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts.
HR 603	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol.
HR 658	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bedichek Middle School in Austin on earning designation as an AVID National Demonstration School.
HR 2322	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Bedichek Middle School Junior Marines on being named the National Over-all Grand Champions at the National Middle School Cadet Corps 2014 Drill Championships.
HR 2335	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ann Bishop on her retirement as executive director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HR 3514	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Robert Schneider for his service on the Austin ISD Board of Trustees.
HR 3583	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service.
83rd Regular Session
HB 579	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to a study on the feasibility of online voting.
HB 580	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping out of school.
HB 581	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity in certain employment lawsuits by nurses.
HB 582	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; providing penalties.
HB 589	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
HB 635	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sunset review of the Lower Colorado River Authority.
HB 652	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to consideration of certain appropriations in determining the constitutional biennial appropriations limit.
HB 705	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the definition of emergency services personnel for purposes of the enhanced penalty prescribed for an assault committed against a person providing services in that capacity.
HB 768	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the application of the public and private facilities and infrastructure contracting requirements to technology facilities.
HB 769	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to legislative budget sessions in even-numbered years and to reports of political contributions accepted during a budget session.
HB 770	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to electronic submission of an application to vote by mail.
HB 771	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to information maintained in the immunization registry after an individual becomes an adult.
HB 772	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 905	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to certain activities by, employment of, and contracts of former members of the legislature; creating offenses.
HB 906	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education; providing for a fee.
HB 1074	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the contents of and public access to personal financial statements and the creation of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of personal financial disclosures made to the Texas Ethics Commission and certain other authorities.
HB 1075	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the creation of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of personal financial disclosures made to the Texas Ethics Commission and certain other authorities.
HB 1343	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the availability and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts.
HB 1514	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to privileged parking for veterans of World War II.
HB 1569	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas at Austin.
HB 2127	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain employees of public institutions of higher education to participate in a state group benefits program.
HB 2177	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the availability on the Texas Ethics Commission's website of personal financial statements filed by public officials.
HB 2256	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the view of the State Capitol.
HB 2689	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a study regarding state formula funding for health-related institutions and general academic teaching institutions.
HB 2829	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the applicability of the TEXAS grant program to institutions of higher education.
HB 2830	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the form of the Legislative Budget Board's report of equalized funding elements to the commissioner of education and the legislature.
HB 2831	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to procedures for the house of representatives to convene and conduct business when the legislature is not in session; providing a penalty.
HB 3663	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to eliminating the set-aside of a portion of medical school tuition for the physician education loan repayment program.
HB 3811	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the planning and contracting process for certain state agencies and state property; authorizing fees.
HB 3812	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing the optional imposition of a county air quality fee at the time of an emissions-related inspection.
HB 3813	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to municipal fire suppression standards in certain municipalities.
HCR 76	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Requesting the establishment of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of financial disclosures made by public officials.
HJR 67	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for legislative budget sessions in even-numbered years.
HJR 85	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the consideration of appropriations from the constitutional economic stabilization fund to be appropriations of state tax revenues dedicated by the Texas Constitution.
HJR 135	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit using voluntarily paid additional fees and surcharges that are dedicated by law for nondedicated general governmental purposes and to prohibit using that money for certification of appropriations for nondedicated purposes or entities.
HR 150	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 1, 2013, as National Wear Red Day, which supports the fight against heart disease in women.
HR 169	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cathryne McNamara of Anderson High School in Austin on her receipt of the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities award.
HR 245	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cindy Todd of Austin on her selection as the 2012 H. L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year.
HR 474	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts to the State Capitol on their third annual Legislative Advocacy Day.
HR 613	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2013, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol.
HR 619	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the 100th anniversary of the Young Men's Business League of Austin.
HR 620	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ken Kramer on his retirement as executive director of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club.
HR 680	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending art therapist and O. Henry Middle School counselor Wanda Montemayor of Austin for leading a project to create a mural depicting 100 years of history at Deep Eddy Pool.
HR 813	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas.
HR 814	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Everett "Ebbie" Brown Neptune, Jr., the longtime athletic director for the Eanes Independent School District and Westlake High School.
HR 815	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Red Dragon Players of Austin High School on winning the 2012 UIL 5A State One-Act Play Competition.
HR 1130	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 27, 2013, as Fast Growth School Coalition Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1219	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Association of the United States Army 4th Region 2013 conference in Austin.
HR 1687	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Young Women's Alliance in Austin.
HR 1699	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 1, 2013, as the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
HR 1978	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Kenneth Shine on his retirement as executive vice chancellor for health affairs for The University of Texas System.
HR 2339	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating William "Hutch" Hutchings on being named the 2013 Man of the Year by the South Central Texas Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
HR 2465	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the staff of the house sergeant-at-arms.
HR 2545	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 2013 NEW Leadership Texas class.
HR 2880	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 2013 as Stroke Awareness Month.
83rd 1st Called Session
HB 31	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to consideration of appropriations from the economic stabilization fund in determining the constitutional biennial appropriations limit.
HB 42	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas at Austin.
HJR 15	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the consideration of appropriations from the constitutional economic stabilization fund to be appropriations of state tax revenues dedicated by the Texas Constitution.
HR 63	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Sons of the American Legion National Convention in Houston on August 23 to 25, 2013.
HR 179	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lance Kinney on his receipt of the national and Southern Zone Meritorious Service Awards from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.
83rd 2nd Called Session
HB 30	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas at Austin.
HB 35	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the waiting period before a physician may perform an abortion.
HB 53	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to appropriating money to the Texas Department of Transportation for the purpose of construction of, maintenance of, and acquisition of rights-of-way for certain public roadways.
HCR 15	Last Action: Filed Caption: Authorizing the 83rd Legislature to appropriate an amount that exceeds the amount authorized by Section 22(a), Article VIII, Texas Constitution.
82nd Regular Session
HB 553	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.
HB 554	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the civil service status of emergency medical services personnel in certain municipalities.
HB 555	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to reportable boating accidents and the penalties for certain boating accidents.
HB 556	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the applicability of massage therapy licensing requirements to a person employing certain muscle activation techniques.
HB 574	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 575	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to patient advocacy activities by nurses and certain other persons; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 702	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; providing penalties.
HB 806	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates.
HB 818	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping out of school.
HB 884	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.
HB 1140	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the Permanent School Fund Management Council to manage the permanent school fund; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1286	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to adoption of rules by the University Interscholastic League.
HB 1497	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to the allocation of certain federal career and technical education funds.
HB 1520	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the determination of student priority in awarding TEXAS grants.
HB 1855	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a study regarding school district practices in selecting sites for new school campuses.
HB 1906	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1996	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the licensure of a person practicing muscle activation techniques; providing administrative penalties.
HB 2544	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to archeological cemeteries.
HB 3591	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of information obtained by a compliance office of an institution of higher education.
HB 3592	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
HB 3711	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to requirements for the coordinated admission program at The University of Texas at Austin.
HJR 85	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create the Permanent School Fund Management Council to assume the duty of the State Board of Education to manage the permanent school fund.
HR 225	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Sports Medicine Program at Vandegrift High School in Leander ISD to the Capitol.
HR 232	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2011, as National Wear Red Day.
HR 989	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts on the occasion of its Legislative Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
HR 990	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of George Quentin Breazeale of Austin.
HR 1134	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Austin Ballroom Dancers on its 30th anniversary.
HR 1135	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert W. "Bob" Townsley, Jr., of Austin.
HR 1369	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alex Crisara and Jahan Rabii of Anderson High School on winning Best in Fair at the 2011 Austin Energy Regional Science Festival.
HR 1370	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the students of Grandview Hills Elementary School in Austin for their participation in the Pennies for Peace initiative.
HR 1371	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the students of Steiner Ranch Elementary School in Austin for their efforts in behalf of the 2011 Students Helping Students, Pay It Forward project.
HR 1457	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Congratulating Austin Wayne Self on his victory in the opening event of the 2011 NASCAR Texas Super Racing Series.
HR 1599	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. James E. Boggs of Austin on his 90th birthday.
HR 1600	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the third full week of May 2011 as Neuropathy Awareness Week.
HR 1754	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 6 through 12, 2011, as Nurses Week in Texas.
HR 1851	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Austin Wayne Self on his victory in the opening event of the 2011 NASCAR Texas Whelen All-American Series.
HR 2296	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Janet Espinosa of Westlake High School on her selection as the 2011 Eanes Independent School District Teacher of the Year.
HR 2565	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Darin and Kathy Leigh of Austin on attaining U.S. citizenship.
82nd 1st Called Session
HB 65	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Relating to requirements for reapportionment of congressional districts.
HJR 12	Last Action: Referred to Redistricting Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish certain principles and procedures for the drawing of congressional districts.
HR 164	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Benjamin Mauro of Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 165	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tanner Mauro of Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
81st Regular Session
HB 420	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.
HB 506	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment and implementation of a school-based influenza vaccination pilot program.
HB 591	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.
HB 721	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for control of air pollution.
HB 722	Last Action: Corrected comm. rept. sent to Local & Consent Caption: Relating to an independent review of a proposed facility to supply drinking water requested by certain municipalities and other local governments.
HB 723	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain activities by, employment of, and contracts of former members of the legislature; creating offenses.
HB 770	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/10 Caption: Relating to ad valorem tax relief for an owner of certain property, including a residence homestead that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage, and to a restriction on the authority to bring an action to remove a house that is partially located on a public beach as a result of a meteorological event.
HB 771	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.
HB 772	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the State Board of Education.
HB 1218	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to programs to exchange certain health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and certain health care entities and facilities.
HB 1373	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the waiver of sovereign immunity for claims based on retaliation against a nurse for engaging in protected patient advocacy activities.
HB 1455	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees, costs, and certain damages in a proceeding to revoke a medical power of attorney.
HB 1738	Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . Caption: Relating to a study of nursing educational programs that require a single clinical competency assessment.
HB 1739	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to a recognition week to celebrate Texas native plants.
HB 1740	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authorization of physicians and therapeutic optometrists to dispense therapeutic contact lenses.
HB 1828	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to information submitted to, maintained in, and released from the immunization registry.
HB 1839	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the selection by school districts of sites for new schools; providing a penalty.
HB 2037	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the Permanent School Fund Management Council to manage the permanent school fund; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2088	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to increasing public awareness of the benefits of native plant species and problems associated with invasive plant species.
HB 2718	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the certified nurse aide registry and the regulation of certified nurse aides by the Texas Board of Nursing.
HB 2719	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to a limited waiver of sovereign immunity for state and local governmental entities in certain employment lawsuits filed by nurses.
HB 2720	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to liability for selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
HB 2926	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the appointment of a campaign treasurer and filing of reports of political contributions and expenditures by certain candidates.
HB 2927	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the regulation of cemeteries by state and local government.
HB 2928	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of the public high school mathematics and science teachers undergraduate education scholarship program.
HB 3270	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the electronic transmission and certification of prescriptions under the medical assistance program.
HB 3271	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Relating to the Texas Partnership for Children in Nature.
HB 3272	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of land for ad valorem tax appraisal as recreational, park, or scenic land on the basis of a restriction contained in a probated will.
HB 3273	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the administration by certain nurses of treatments or medication ordered by a health care practitioner.
HB 3276	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to a study of priorities for awards of TEXAS grants.
HB 3752	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
HB 3753	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the methods for safely handling and disposing of certain medical waste.
HB 3754	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the insurance code to include members of a junior college board.
HB 3755	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the period for which a prescription written for a Medicaid recipient is valid.
HB 3756	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
HB 4355	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a study of alternate ways to assure clinical competency of graduates of nursing educational programs.
HB 4356	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority's duty to ensure compliance with certain water pressure standards.
HB 4653	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain election practices and procedures relating to the conduct of elections; providing penalties.
HB 4690	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a voter to vote in the general election for state and county officers, including an election held in conjunction with that election, if the voter's residence has changed.
HB 4756	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Lower Colorado River Authority.
HCR 72	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Designating Lago Vista as the Entrepreneurial Capital of Texas.
HCR 98	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending Michael William Heskett for his 26 years of service to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
HCR 177	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Directing state agencies to initiate emission reduction policies and programs in order to help Central and South Central Texas meet the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground-level ozone.
HJR 77	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to create the Permanent School Fund Management Council to assume the duty of the State Board of Education to manage the permanent school fund and to allow the School Land Board to transfer funds from the permanent school fund to the available school fund.
HR 252	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Westlake High School junior Samantha Tucker of Austin for her swimming achievements.
HR 848	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
HR 1242	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Honorable L. DeWitt Hale of Austin for his outstanding service to this state and wishing him a happy 92nd birthday.
HR 1243	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 5, 2009, as Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.
HR 1867	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the AusTin Cans robotics team from Anderson High School in Austin.
HR 1868	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Commemorating World Falun Dafa Day on May 13, 2009, and the special observance to be held on the Capitol grounds on May 16, 2009.
HR 1869	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Chap Robotics team of Westlake High School to the State Capitol.
HR 1927	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring members of Troop No. 399 in Austin on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2249	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Douglas Allison Carmichael of Austin.
HR 2349	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 2399	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Newt Hasson of Austin on his induction into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.
HR 2832	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Red Dragon Players of Stephen F. Austin High School on winning the 2009 UIL Conference 5A State One-Act Play Competition.
HR 2833	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the participants in the Speak Up! Speak Out! program at Akins High School, Garza High School, and LBJ High School in Austin.
81st 1st Called Session
HR 56	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Erin Krielow Lahr of Austin.
80th Regular Session
HB 602	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain activities by, employment of, and contracts of former members of the legislature; creating offenses.
HB 603	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of members to the State Board of Education.
HB 604	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/08 Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain land used for wildlife management under a conservation easement.
HB 605	Last Action: Considered in Local & Consent Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of a library district.
HB 1010	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property located in more than one appraisal district and to the boundaries of an appraisal district.
HB 1141	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in local tax appraisal records regarding current or former peace officers and regarding a current or former employee of a prosecutor's office or of certain offices with jurisdiction over child protective services matters.
HB 1362	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to reports by nurses of certain conduct and protection from retaliation for those nurses.
HB 1782	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the applicability of across-the-board salary increases to employees of institutions of higher education.
HB 1783	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the marketing of credit cards to students at a postsecondary institution and to certain young persons; providing a civil penalty.
HB 1894	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.
HB 1895	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the immunization registry.
HB 1896	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to information submitted to and maintained in the immunization registry.
HB 1897	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Immunization and Screening Registry.
HB 2440	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of commercially operated party boats on public water of this state.
HB 2441	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses.
HB 2886	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain law to contraception.
HB 3229	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to permitting procedures of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for control of air pollution.
HB 3394	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the appointment of members of the State Board of Education and to the establishment of regional education service centers.
HB 3443	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the Texas hospital-based nursing education partnership grant program.
HB 3444	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the eligibility of emergency services districts to apply for or receive grants.
HB 3925	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist, including penalties.
HB 3926	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring the appointment of a county auditor.
HR 83	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 21-27, 2007, as Nurse Anesthetists Week in Texas.
HR 363	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 13, 2007, as Kidney Day at the State Capitol.
HR 515	Last Action: Referred to Rules & Resolutions Caption: Honoring Joy Anderson on her retirement as chief of staff for the Texas Youth Commission.
HR 656	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 17, 2007, as Henry A. Wiley Day in honor of the destroyer's role and the gallantry of its crew in the Pacific during World War II.
HR 789	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carrell Grigsby on being named the 2006 Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers Guild of Austin.
HR 790	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing September 9-15, 2007, as National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week.
HR 791	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of Impact Austin for their contributions to their community.
HR 828	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Westlake High School girls' swim team and head coach Isaac Grombacher for winning the 2007 state swimming championship.
HR 829	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Mary Beck of Westlake High School for setting a national high school swimming record in the 200-yard individual medley at the 2007 UIL State Swimming and Diving Championships.
HR 1251	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eric Baemayr of Austin for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1393	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Honorable Walter Thomas Caven of Austin.
HR 1394	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Marble Falls Independent School District on its receipt of a Texas Early Education Model Pre-Kindergarten School Readiness grant.
HR 1774	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Austin Symphonic Band on its 25th anniversary.
HR 2658	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arthur W. and Jane E. Day on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
79th 3rd Called Session
HR 162	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kenneth Rodger Hinckley of Austin.
HR 231	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys' swimming and diving team of Westlake High School in Austin on winning the UIL Class 5A State Championship.
HR 599	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Austin amateur radio groups and the 2006 Field Day event.
HR 600	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Beth Wheeler Fox on being named Texas Librarian of the Year for 2006 by the Texas Library Association.
HR 687	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the members of Wildthings of Austin for their work in behalf of animals.
HR 688	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the marriage of Eleanor D'Ambrosio and Jeff Hewitt of Austin.
HR 689	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jonestown police officer Pat Pace for his heroism.
HR 693	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bruce D. Walcutt of Austin.