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The following list contains bills from the 79th Regular and 1st - 3rd Called Sessions that take effect either entirely, or in part, in 2007.
Prior to the 80th Regular Session (2007), the library did not compile full listings of bill effective dates. Bill effective dates for bills back to the 71st Regular Session (1989) are available on Texas Legislature Online. For assistance, call the library at (512) 463-1252.
| Bill | Caption | Effective dates |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2017 | Relating to a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to the Texas Department of Insurance, the business of insurance, and certain related businesses, including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties. | Effective on April 1, 2007 |
| HB 2019 | Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning special districts, including conforming amendments. | Effective on April 1, 2007 |
| SB 1189 | Relating to the creation, composition, jurisdiction, and procedure of certain judicial districts, to the selection of a local administrative judge for certain counties, to the juvenile board in certain counties, to the district courts in certain counties, and to the criminal court administrator for certain counties. | Effective on September 1, 2005, except Sections 4(b), 7, 8(a) and (c), 9, 11, and 12 take effect January 1, 2007 |
| Bill | Caption | Effective dates |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2 | Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from franchise taxes, motor vehicle sales and use taxes, and taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to school district property tax relief and public education. | Effective September 1, 2006, except Section 2 takes effect September 1, 2007, and Section 3 takes effect October 1, 2006. |
| HB 3 | Relating to certain taxes affecting businesses; making an appropriation; providing penalties. | Effective January 1, 2008, except Section 1 takes effect January 1, 2007, and Sections 23, 24, and 25 take effect September 1, 2006. |
| HB 5 | Relating to increases in the taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. | Effective January 1, 2007 |
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