Bills from the 78th Legislature effective Jan. 1, 2004
The following list contains bills from the 78th Regular Session that take effect either entirely, or in part, on Jan. 1, 2004.
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 |
|---|---|
| HB 109 | Relating to businesses related to international transactions; providing penalties. |
| HB 136 | Relating to limiting the amount of county, municipal, or junior college district ad valorem taxes that may be imposed on the residence homesteads of the disabled and of the elderly and their surviving spouses. |
| HB 179 | Relating to the qualification of a county fair association for an ad valorem tax exemption. |
| HB 193 | Relating to the number of members of an appraisal review board. |
| HB 217 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation on the residence homestead of an elderly person or a disabled person and to the limiting of the amount of school district ad valorem taxes that may be imposed on that homestead. |
| HB 390 | Relating to the effect of tax increment financing by certain taxing units in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for those taxing units. |
| HB 560 | Relating to vehicles left unattended on certain parking facilities and to the removal and storage of those vehicles. |
| HB 587 | Relating to the cremation of human remains and the operation of crematories and certain related entities; providing a penalty. |
| HB 686 | Relating to continuing education requirements for certain county commissioners. |
| HB 703 | Relating to the property tax appraisal of property located in more than one appraisal district. |
| HB 830 | Relating to the number of jurors required for certain district court criminal trials. |
| HB 1082 | Relating to the appraisal of property by appraisal districts. |
| HB 1125 | Relating to the period for the redemption of a mineral interest sold for unpaid ad valorem taxes at a tax sale. |
| HB 1278 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by a religious organization that is leased for use as a school or that is owned with the intent of expanding or constructing a religious facility. |
| HB 1330 | Relating to medical information on a driver's license. |
| HB 1366 | Relating to the environmental regulation and remediation of certain dry cleaning facilities; providing penalties. |
| HB 1460 | Relating to the appraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 1493 | Relating to the foreclosure of property and the authority of a mortgage servicer to administer the foreclosure on behalf of a mortgagee. |
| HB 1549 | Relating to changes required in election laws to implement the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. |
| HB 1743 | Relating to prevention of fraud and abuse under the medical assistance program; creating an offense. |
| HB 1822 | Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. |
| HB 1984 | Relating to participation and credit in, contributions to, and benefits and administration of the Texas County and District Retirement System. |
| HB 2240 | Relating to the management of certain trusts and the adoption of the Uniform Prudent Investor Act. |
| HB 2241 | Relating to adoption of the Uniform Principal and Income Act. |
| HB 2292 | Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies; providing penalties. |
| HB 2383 | Relating to the eligibility for exemption from ad valorem taxation of public property used for certain religious purposes. |
| HB 2424 | Relating to technical changes to taxes and fees administered by the comptroller; providing penalties. |
| HB 2458 | Relating to the collection of the motor fuel taxes; providing penalties. |
| HB 2519 | Relating to the regulation of bingo. |
| HB 2726 | Relating to authorizing an owner of inventory to waive the right to have the inventory appraised for ad valorem tax purposes at the price for which it would sell as a unit. |
| HB 2937 | Relating to the creation of the office of criminal district attorney of Grayson County and to the abolition of the office of county attorney of Grayson County. |
| HB 3414 | Relating to the form used for filing a financing statement and certain other written records. |
| HB 3546 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing. |
| HB 3607 | Relating to the calculation of net to land in the ad valorem tax appraisal of open-space land used for wildlife management. |
| SB 14 | Relating to certain insurance rates, forms, and practices; providing penalties. |
| SB 189 | Relating to the selection of public members to the committee to review salaries and expenses of elected county or precinct officers. |
| SB 206 | Relating to the composition of the permanent school fund and the available school fund and to transfers from the permanent school fund to the available school fund. |
| SB 252 | Relating to the registration of mortgage bankers. |
| SB 279 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including certain functions transferred to the department from the Department of Agriculture and including certain functions transferred from the department to |
| SB 340 | Relating to the rendition and appraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes and to the use of electronic means for certain interactions between property owners and appraisal districts, taxing units, or other tax officials; providing civil penalties. |
| SB 521 | Relating to the acquisition and regulation of manufactured homes; providing penalties. |
| SB 657 | Relating to the effect of tax increment financing by certain taxing units in the calculation of ad valorem tax rates for those taxing units. |
| SB 749 | Relating to continuing education requirements for certain court clerks. |
| SB 1057 | Relating to the determination of incompetency in criminal and juvenile justice cases. |
| SB 1136 | Relating to access to certain private medical information. |
| SB 1252 | Relating to the regulation of certain activities associated with providing private security. |
| SB 1549 | Relating to requiring that certain individuals who provide nursing services in a nursing institution receive annual training in caring for people with dementia. |
| SB 1646 | Relating to the ad valorem tax appraisal of qualified timberland. |
| SB 1652 | Relating to institutions of higher education, including the administration, operation, governance, and financing of those institutions, and to certain security services provided to such institutions and certain other educational institutions. |
| SB 1708 | Relating to the repurchase of real property acquired by a governmental entity through eminent domain. |