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HCR 1 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Stephenson, Phil | et. al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst, Lois | et. al.
|
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 2 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Swanson, Valoree | et. al.
|
Recognizing that pornography is a public health hazard. |
House: Public Health
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 3 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: VanDeaver, Gary
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 4 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: White, James | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law, under a federal mandate, that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of certain offenses. |
House: Corrections
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 5 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Cole, Sheryl | et. al.
Sponsor: West, Royce | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed on the east side of North Congress Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets the Barbara Jordan Building. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 6 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Bailes, Ernest
|
Encouraging employers to look for ways to honor veterans on Veterans Day, including allowing veterans a day off in appreciation for their service. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HCR 7 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the TWC building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 8 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 9 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the United States Congress to conduct a cost-benefit analysis regarding the risks of climate change and appropriate measures to address them. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HCR 10 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Designating the second Tuesday in October as Legislators in Schools Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 11 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study on the creation of a divinity program at Texas Southern University. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 14 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: King, Phil | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 16 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass universal background checks for all gun purchases. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 17 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to initiate steps to provide for the replacement of the Children of the Confederacy plaque with a plaque to honor victims of the state's convict leasing system. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
HCR 18 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the legacy of convict leasing in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
|
|
HCR 19 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 20 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 21 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 22 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Expressing support for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Texas while expanding and diversifying the economy. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HCR 25 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Krause, Matt | et. al.
Sponsor: Powell, Beverly
|
Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 34 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 36 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Neave, Victoria
|
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HCR 38 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 39 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Lambert, Stan
|
Urging Congress to eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision from the Social Security program. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services |
|
|
HCR 42 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Cason, Jeff | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services |
|
|
HCR 43 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Herrero, Abel
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services |
|
|
HCR 44 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Ellzey, Jake
|
Directing the governor to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to 1st Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Lummus Jr. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 45 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Recognizing the importance of the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for by the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 47 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the Green New Deal. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HCR 48 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Harris, Cody
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the states. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 51 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Morales, Christina | et. al.
Sponsor: Alvarado, Carol | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 52 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Harris, Cody | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Affairs
|
Postponed |
|
|
HCR 53 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the U.S. Constitution addressing campaign fundraising and spending limits. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 54 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Meza, Thresa "Terry"
Sponsor: Johnson, Nathan
|
Approving the SNAP settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 56 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Johnson, Julie | et. al.
|
Approving the settlement agreement between the Health and Human Services Commission and plaintiffs Coleman, Jackson, and Perez. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 57 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 58 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study suicide prevention in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 59 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding domestic violence. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 60 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Wilson, Terry M. | et. al.
|
Establishing an America 250 state commission. |
House: State Affairs
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 63 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 40 to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 64 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: González, Jessica
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the John H. Reagan State Office Building the Irma Rangel State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 65 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Stucky, Lynn
|
Encouraging the Texas Department of Transportation to develop and support signature trail and active transportation network projects. |
House: Transportation
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 66 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Wu, Gene | et. al.
|
Condemning racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 71 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Lopez, Ray | et. al.
Sponsor: Blanco, César | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Removed from local & uncontested calendar |
|
|
HCR 72 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the authority of a county or municipality to close access to public beaches during a disaster. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 73 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study motorcycle operator profiling by law enforcement officers. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 76 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Rodriguez, Eddie
|
Urging Congress to provide financial assistance to the states' unemployment compensation programs. |
House: Business & Industry
|
Referred to Business & Industry |
|
|
HCR 84 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Parker, Tan | et. al.
Sponsor: Campbell, Donna | et. al.
|
Recognizing the vital importance of the enduring friendship between Texas and the United Kingdom. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 86 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Johnson, Jarvis
Sponsor: Miles, Borris
|
Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 89 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Metcalf, Will
Sponsor: Schwertner, Charles
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
HCR 91 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: White, James | et. al.
|
Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 104 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of preproduction plastic from point and nonpoint sources. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 10 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Shaheen, Matt | et. al.
|
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting. |
House: State Affairs
|
Reported favorably as substituted |
|
|
HR 186 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Sherman, Sr., Carl | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the strengthening of the partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 237 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Rogers, Glenn
|
Expressing support for processing all data relating to local, state, and national elections and storing electronic and paper ballots and all records relating to voting machines within the United States. |
House: Elections
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HR 253 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Parker, Tan
|
Recognizing November 2021 as Ukrainian Genocide Remembrance Month. |
House: State Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 538 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
|
Condemning racism against Asian Americans. |
House: State Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 646 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Jetton, Jacey
|
Expressing support for the protection of religious liberty and urging local and state law enforcement authorities to work to prevent and report anti-religious hate crimes. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 726 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1329 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Condemning the genocide perpetrated against the Rohingya people by the military government of Myanmar. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1330 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Condemning rising ethno-nationalism and the suppression of democratic principles in India. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1331 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Condemning the Uyghur genocide committed by China's government. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1531 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Swanson, Valoree | et. al.
|
Recognizing that pornography is a public health hazard. |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
|
HR 1779 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Guerra, R. D. "Bobby"
|
Expressing support for geothermal energy production. |
House: Energy Resources
|
Referred to Energy Resources |
|
|
HR 1968 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Recognizing the importance of school nutrition programs in providing meals to children who have faced food insecurity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
House: Resolutions Calendars
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1993 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Capriglione, Giovanni | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass the "CHIPS for America Act" or any legislation that substantially increases the United States' investments in semiconductor manufacturing and research. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SCR 1 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Johnson, Nathan | et. al.
Sponsor: White, James
|
Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law, under a federal mandate, that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of certain offenses. |
House: Corrections
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 3 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Paxton, Angela | et. al.
Sponsor: Shaheen, Matt | et. al.
|
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 4 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Powell, Beverly | et. al.
|
Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Not again placed on intent calendar |
|
|
SCR 8 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Blanco, César
|
Declaring gun violence a public health crisis. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 12 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
Sponsor: King, Phil | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 17 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan | et. al.
Sponsor: Herrero, Abel | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 18 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Nichols, Robert
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the states. |
Senate: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
SCR 23 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Schwertner, Charles
Sponsor: Wilson, Terry M.
|
Establishing an America 250 state commission. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 27 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Johnson, Nathan
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the U.S. Constitution addressing campaign fundraising and spending limits. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 28 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Springer, Drew
|
Defining "native Texan." |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 29 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Miles, Borris | et. al.
Sponsor: White, James | et. al.
|
Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 30 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Blanco, César
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Referred to Vet Affairs |
|
|
SCR 31 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
Sponsor: Leach, Jeff | et. al.
|
Conferring legislative approval of the Coleman Settlement Agreement. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 32 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan
|
Designating the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate House and Senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system. |
Senate: Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
|
|
SCR 34 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Alvarado, Carol | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 41 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Springer, Drew | et. al.
Sponsor: Middleton, Mayes
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate: Jurisprudence
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 44 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Gutierrez, Roland
|
Authorizing the Attorney General of Texas to seek all necessary relief, including seeking an adjustment to the U.S. Census in order that the true nature of the Texas population may be known and congressional representation may be reapportioned. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
SCR 45 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
SCR 50 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Campbell, Donna | et. al.
Sponsor: Raymond, Richard Peña | et. al.
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna and to U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SR 5 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hall, Bob
|
Recognizing that all businesses are essential and all Texans who want to work should be free to earn a living free from government interference. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SR 342 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Schwertner, Charles | et. al.
|
Urging the Public Utility Commission of Texas to significantly reduce the high system-wide offer cap and evaluate changes to the market structure. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 464 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan
|
Expressing support for the democratic nation of Israel and condemning attacks against it by Palestinian militants. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 539 |
87-0 (2021) |
Author: Perry, Charles | et. al.
|
Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
HCR 1 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 2 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the For the People Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 3 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 4 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 5 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass a federal law requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 6 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 7 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 40 to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 8 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Bucy III, John
|
Urging Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 10 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 1 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Perry, Charles
|
Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 4 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith
|
Recognizing that the Texas-Mexico border is vital to the economy, education, and character of our state, and that the cities and counties along the Texas-Mexico border are vibrant, prosperous, diverse, and safe communities. |
|
Filed |
|
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SR 10 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Perry, Charles | et. al.
|
Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment. |
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
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SR 52 |
87-1 (2021) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith
|
Recognizing that the Texas-Mexico border is vital to the economy, education, and character of our state, and that the cities and counties along the Texas-Mexico border are vibrant, prosperous, diverse, and safe communities. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
HCR 4 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 5 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the For the People Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 6 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 7 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 8 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass a federal law requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 13 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Slaton, Bryan
|
Expressing support for the state ignoring all presidential executive orders until the sitting U.S. president submits to two separate, independently conducted, mental competency tests, the results of which will be made available to the public. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 123 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Burrows, Dustin | et. al.
|
Expressing the beliefs of the House regarding prosecution for the offense of illegal voting. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 132 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Cain, Briscoe | et. al.
|
Impeaching and suspending from office Judge Chris Morton, Judge of the 230th Judicial District. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 133 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Slaton, Bryan
|
Impeaching and suspending from office Judge Brad Urrutia, Judge of the 450th Judicial District. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 1 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Hall, Bob
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the security of the Texas electric grid. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 2 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith | et. al.
|
Recognizing that the Texas-Mexico border is vital to the economy, education, and character of our state, and that the cities and counties along the Texas-Mexico border are vibrant, prosperous, diverse, and safe communities. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 3 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Perry, Charles | et. al.
|
Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 4 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Division of Emergency Management and Department of State Health Services to establish and maintain a system of guidance, coordination, and oversight to address hospital understaffing and ICU bed shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SR 2 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith | et. al.
|
Recognizing that the Texas-Mexico border is vital to the economy, education, and character of our state, and that the cities and counties along the Texas-Mexico border are vibrant, prosperous, diverse, and safe communities. |
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SR 49 |
87-2 (2021) |
Author: West, Royce
|
Encouraging discretion at all levels of government when investigating and prosecuting cases of alleged illegal voting. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
HCR 1 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 2 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 3 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the For the People Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 4 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 5 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass a federal law requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 6 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 7 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 40 to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 9 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act. |
House: Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
|
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies |
|
|
HCR 12 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Canales, Terry | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the states. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 13 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 15 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Middleton, Mayes | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to oppose the expansion of the Internal Revenue Service's power to track bank account transactions. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 1 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Hall, Bob | et. al.
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the security of the Texas electric grid. |
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 3 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Nichols, Robert | et. al.
Sponsor: Canales, Terry | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the states. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 5 |
87-3 (2021) |
Author: Springer, Drew
|
Urging Congress to oppose the burdensome reporting requirements included in the Biden administration's revenue proposals for fiscal year 2022. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 11 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the Texas Workforce Commission Building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 12 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Johnson, Eric
|
Urging Congress to designate election day as a national holiday. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 14 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 15 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the United States Congress to conduct a cost-benefit analysis regarding the risks of climate change and appropriate measures to address them. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HCR 17 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Stephenson, Phil | et. al.
|
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 19 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Herrero, Abel | et. al.
Sponsor: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 20 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Establishing the Complete Count Census Committee. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 24 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: VanDeaver, Gary
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to direct the appropriate house and senate committees to conduct an interim study regarding the feasibility of integrating the Northeast Texas Trail into the state park system. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 25 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Neave, Victoria
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 29 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Landgraf, Brooks
|
Urging Congress to establish a Medicaid block grant program for Texas. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 30 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 31 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 33 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: White, James
|
Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of any drug-related offense. |
House: Corrections
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 34 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 35 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Miller, Rick | et. al.
Sponsor: Huffman, Joan
|
Recognizing human trafficking as a public health issue. |
House: Public Health
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 40 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Geren, Charlie
Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
HCR 49 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Muñoz, Jr., Sergio | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to oppose construction of a border wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
HCR 51 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Creating a joint interim committee to study the legacy of convict leasing in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 55 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to initiate steps to provide for the replacement of the Children of the Confederacy plaque with a plaque to honor victims of the state's convict leasing system. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 56 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Middleton, Mayes | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
|
|
HCR 58 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Oliverson, Tom
|
Condemning the American Law Institute's 2018 Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance and discouraging courts from relying on the Restatement as an authoritative reference regarding established rules and principles of law. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 61 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
|
Urging Congress to pass the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
HCR 64 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: VanDeaver, Gary
|
Encouraging the Texas Department of Transportation to develop and support bikeway network projects. |
House: Transportation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 65 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass universal background checks for all gun purchases. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 66 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging the United States Congress to impeach President Donald J. Trump. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 68 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 70 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Muñoz, Jr., Sergio
|
Urging the Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization to include Produce Road in the Hidalgo County MPO Thoroughfare Plan. |
House: Transportation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 72 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Muñoz, Jr., Sergio
|
Urging the president and Congress to continue to protect La Lomita Historical Park. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
HCR 73 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Smith, Reggie | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to designate the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Water & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Water & Rural Affairs |
|
|
HCR 74 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
Sponsor: Campbell, Donna
|
Urging Congress to enact H.R. 613/S. 164, the TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 78 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Capriglione, Giovanni
|
Approving the settlement agreement between the State of Texas and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 80 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation establishing a single-payer health care system. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 81 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study suicide prevention in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 82 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 83 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 84 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Krause, Matt
|
Designating January 22, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, as the Day of Tears for a 10-year period beginning in 2020. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
|
|
HCR 85 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Krause, Matt
|
Expressing support for the process set out in Section 316.092, Government Code, and honoring the intent of the law relating to the Sufficient Balance for the Economic Stabilization Fund. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 88 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass stricter gun laws, including a ban on the sale of assault weapons. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 90 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Shaheen, Matt | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to allow health savings accounts to be used for direct primary care. |
House: Insurance
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 91 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Miller, Rick
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation to ensure that all veterans receive in a timely manner the level of medical care that they have earned. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 92 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Miller, Rick | et. al.
|
Urging the Texas Judicial Council to require all court professionals to be trauma-informed and trained in recognizing, evaluating, and understanding the evidence and impacts of domestic violence and child abuse. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
|
|
HCR 118 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Metcalf, Will
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study the use of state and local partnerships and flood control infrastructure in general to help future-proof Texas against future flood events on a watershed basis. |
House: House Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 120 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Dean, Jay
Sponsor: Campbell, Donna
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to George Benton Turner. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 124 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Middleton, Mayes
|
Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 126 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Swanson, Valoree | et. al.
|
Recognizing pornography as a public health hazard. |
House: Public Health
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 133 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V. | et. al.
Sponsor: West, Royce | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study on the creation of a divinity program at Texas Southern University. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Higher Education
|
Vetoed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 134 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Designating the second Tuesday in October as Legislators in Schools Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. |
House: Public Education
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 136 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
|
|
HCR 138 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Bonnen, Greg
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the practicality of establishing a brain research institute of Texas. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
|
|
HCR 147 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Landgraf, Brooks | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to work collectively toward a fair, equitable, and logical approach to federal transportation funding in any new federal transportation legislation considered. |
House: Transportation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 149 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing the Electoral College and creating a system for the direct election of presidents by popular vote. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 150 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Memorializing the 116th Congress to pass H.R. 40 establishing a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 151 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Referred to International Relations & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 153 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Expressing support for the Green New Deal. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HCR 154 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform that creates a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 156 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to oppose the transgender military ban. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HCR 161 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Israel, Celia
|
Encouraging the implementation of evidence-based police training for police officers and staff in leadership and supervisory roles in all police departments across the state. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 164 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Wray, John
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Andrew Jackson Lummus Jr. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HCR 166 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Miller, Rick
|
Urging the president to designate a state funeral for the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Companion considered in lieu of in committee |
|
|
HCR 167 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Kuempel, John
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation compensating the survivors and surviving families of the Sutherland Springs mass shooting for damages due to the failure of the U.S. Air Force to report the shooter's conviction to the FBI National Crime Information Center Database. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 168 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Goldman, Craig
|
Directing the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to conduct a study on control label products. |
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 170 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. |
House: Criminal Jurisprudence
|
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
|
|
HCR 171 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Neave, Victoria | et. al.
Sponsor: West, Royce
|
Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas for its contributions to this state. |
House: Resolutions Calendars
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 178 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Bonnen, Greg
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation directing the Department of Housing and Urban Development to rewrite the formula for the allocation of Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery funds to low- and moderate-income people. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 179 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Shine, Hugh
|
Requesting the Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism to conduct a study on the promotion of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Texas. |
House: Business & Industry
|
Referred to Business & Industry |
|
|
HR 16 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: King, Phil | et. al.
|
Affirming the historical connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem and condemning efforts of UNESCO to deny Judaism's historical, religious, and cultural ties to Jerusalem. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 23 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Miller, Rick
|
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 69 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Walle, Armando
|
Urging the president of the United States to end the Zero Tolerance Policy with respect to immigration and to uphold the provisions of the Flores Agreement. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 387 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Expressing support for full reinstatement of Project Re-Integration of Offenders. |
House: Corrections
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HR 748 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Shaheen, Matt
|
Condemning the practice of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from prisoners in the People's Republic of China. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 776 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hinojosa, Gina
|
Urging the Texas delegation of Congress to support bipartisan climate action policy initiatives. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HR 781 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Swanson, Valoree
|
Recognizing that pornography is a public health hazard. |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
|
HR 928 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Ashby, Trent
|
Expressing support for Bags of Love, a Lufkin-based nonprofit organization, and its mission to make transitions easier for children in the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. |
House: Resolutions Calendars
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1160 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Parker, Tan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to unite in bipartisan support for the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. |
House: International Relations & Economic Development
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1439 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Farrar, Jessica
|
Requesting the speaker to provide for an interim house study on retirement security in Texas. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
|
|
HR 1783 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Buckley, Brad
|
Expressing support for the rights of Compact of Free Association islanders residing in Texas. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2109 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Phelan, Dade
|
Urging Congress to pass legislation to consolidate funding for FEMA temporary housing programs and HUD long-term housing programs into a single Disaster Housing Response and Recovery Block Grant. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
SCR 1 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 5 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 10 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Johnson, Nathan
Sponsor: White, James
|
Expressing opposition to the enactment or enforcement in Texas of a law that automatically suspends the driver's license of an individual who is convicted of any drug-related offense. |
House: Corrections
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 13 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Urging Congress to oppose construction of a border wall through Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security |
|
|
SCR 17 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 21 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
Sponsor: Capriglione, Giovanni
|
Approving the settlement agreement between the State of Texas and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 23 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Fallon, Pat
|
Urging Congress to designate the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail. |
Senate: Water & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Water & Rural Affairs |
|
|
SCR 24 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon
|
Expressing support for a revised Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study. |
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development |
|
|
SCR 25 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
|
Urging the Texas delegation to Congress to express to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the jurisdictional congressional committees the critical need to provide a national security multimission training vessel to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. |
Senate: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
SCR 26 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the use of incorporation by reference in the Texas Insurance Code. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SCR 52 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan
|
Recognizing S.B. 976 as the Samuel Allen Law. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
SCR 53 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Powell, Beverly
|
Urging Congress to pass the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. |
Senate: Water & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Water & Rural Affairs |
|
|
SCR 54 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Menéndez, José
|
Opposing the allocation of any state or federal money toward the construction of a border wall. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security |
|
|
SCR 57 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee on state health care coverage. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SCR 59 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Birdwell, Brian | et. al.
Sponsor: Miller, Rick
|
Urging the president to designate a state funeral for the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 61 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: West, Royce | et. al.
Sponsor: Neave, Victoria
|
Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas for its contributions to this state. |
House: Resolutions Calendars
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SR 121 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 535 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Bettencourt, Paul | et. al.
|
Declaring the crisis at the Texas-Mexico International Border an emergency and requesting Congress to adopt a budget that fully funds all means necessary to fully secure the Texas-Mexico International Border. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 627 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Paxton, Angela
|
Condemning the systematic, state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SR 760 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Nelson, Jane | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to unite in bipartisan support for the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
|
|
SR 763 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Johnson, Nathan
|
Urging support for the rights of Compact of Free Association islanders residing in Texas. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 816 |
86-0 (2019) |
Author: Alvarado, Carol | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation to consolidate disaster recovery housing funding into a single Disaster Housing Response and Recovery Block Grant. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 26 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Keough, Mark | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 28 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bell, Cecil | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to United Nations Agenda 21. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 29 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bell, Cecil | et. al.
|
Declaring that presidential executive orders cannot interfere with states' rights. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 31 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Springer, Drew | et. al.
Sponsor: Perry, Charles
|
Urging Congress to encourage the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise existing policies that promote the waste of water after an irrigated crop has been declared a failure. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 33 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to consider the removal of trade, financial, and travel restrictions relating to Cuba. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 34 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the U.S. Constitution overturning the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 35 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Metcalf, Will | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit the types of food items eligible for purchase under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 36 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 37 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Workman, Paul
|
Calling on Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 39 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Stephenson, Phil | et. al.
|
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings, and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings. |
House: State Affairs
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
HCR 43 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne
|
Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 44 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Metcalf, Will | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass S.2896, the Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 52 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Record vote |
|
|
HCR 53 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Gooden, Lance
Sponsor: Nichols, Robert
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historic grounds. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 54 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to keep the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 56 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Shine, Hugh | et. al.
Sponsor: Taylor, Van
|
Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 57 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Wu, Gene | et. al.
|
Encouraging Texans to donate bone marrow and blood and to register as organ donors. |
House: Public Health
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 58 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
|
Urging Congress to provide Texas with Medicaid block grants. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 59 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bailes, Ernest | et. al.
Sponsor: Creighton, Brandon
|
Urging Congress to pass a budget. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 64 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Turner, Chris
|
Recognizing the important role of vaccinations in preventing meningococcal disease. |
House: Public Health
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 73 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Expressing support for a $15 per hour minimum wage. |
House: Business & Industry
|
Referred to Business & Industry |
|
|
HCR 75 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Oliverson, Tom | et. al.
|
Urging Texans not to use the flag emoji of the Republic of Chile when referring to the Texas flag. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 78 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the development of a cruise industry on the South Texas coast. |
House: Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 82 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Turner, Chris
|
Urging Congress to retain the tax exemption for municipal bonds. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 84 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Darby, Drew
|
Urging Congress to identify federal regulatory programs that harm the Texas oil and gas industry and delegate relevant regulatory responsibilities to state agencies. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 87 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Paul, Dennis | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 88 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging Congress to revise funding formulas for Targeted Infrastructure Capability grants to emphasize threat assessment rather than population. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 89 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Directing the Texas Workforce Commission to rename the Texas Workforce Commission building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office Building. |
House: House Administration
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 90 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bell, Cecil
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 94 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
|
Declaring opposition to the enactment or enforcement of a law requiring the revocation or suspension of the driver's license of any individual convicted of a drug offense. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 96 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 97 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Establishing the Complete Count Census Committee. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 98 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Blanco, César | et. al.
|
Urging Congress and the president to reject the imposition of an import tax or border adjustment tax on trade with Mexico. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 99 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Declaring Israel a major strategic ally of Texas. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 101 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Herrero, Abel | et. al.
Sponsor: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Placed on intent calendar |
|
|
HCR 102 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
Sponsor: Schwertner, Charles
|
Expressing support for prioritizing a substantial increase in funding for graduate medical education before authorizing the creation and support of additional medical schools. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Higher Education
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 103 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the impact of any proposals by the federal government to alter or abrogate NAFTA. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 104 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Frank, James
|
Urging Congress to require the Bureau of Land Management to commission a gradient boundary survey of the south bank of the Red River. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 105 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 106 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Deshotel, Joe | et. al.
Sponsor: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast. |
House: Land & Resource Management
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 107 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Metcalf, Will
|
Urging appropriate state agencies to support the establishment of a veterans memorial in Conroe. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HCR 108 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Zerwas, John
|
Directing the comptroller of public accounts to reduce the amounts of certain revenue that would otherwise be deposited to the state highway fund for the 2018 and 2019 state fiscal years. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 112 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Zedler, Bill | et. al.
|
Condemning the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and its activities to spread anti-Semitism in Texas. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 113 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Urging future owners to preserve the name of the G. J. Sutton State Office Complex in San Antonio. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 118 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Capriglione, Giovanni
|
Finding that the diversion of sales tax funds from general revenue to the state highway fund was approved by Texas voters in 2015 and is required under Section 7-c, Article VIII, of the Texas Constitution. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 119 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 120 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Zedler, Bill
|
Urging Congress to end the antitrust exemption for insurers. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 122 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Dean, Jay
Sponsor: Campbell, Donna
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 125 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 127 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the United States Congress to conduct a cost-benefit analysis regarding the risks of climate change and appropriate measures to address them. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 128 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Turner, Chris
|
Urging Congress to bar investments in Russia until investigations into Russian interference with U.S. elections have been completed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 129 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Bailes, Ernest | et. al.
Sponsor: Miles, Borris | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the creation of the Sam Houston Republic of Texas Presidential Library at Sam Houston State University. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 135 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie
|
Urging the International Boundary and Water Commission to follow the terms of the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HCR 141 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Murphy, Jim
Sponsor: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building in the Capitol Complex in honor of former president George H. W. Bush. |
House: House Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 142 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study state judicial salaries. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 147 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the feasibility of a state-based New Markets Tax Credit program. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 149 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the feasibility of medical cannabis in Texas. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 150 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the creation a joint interim committee to study updating open-government laws. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 112 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Leach, Jeff
|
Recognizing that pornography is a public health hazard. |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
|
HR 191 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Sanford, Scott | et. al.
|
Recognizing the Armenian genocide. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 220 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Condemning President Trump's executive order as an open act of discrimination against Muslims and as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HR 408 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Gutierrez, Roland
|
Urging Congress to preserve the North American Free Trade Agreement. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HR 603 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Condemning recent acts of anti-Semitism in the United States. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 664 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Gutierrez, Roland
|
Requesting the governor to direct the Texas Rangers to investigate Baylor University. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HR 744 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Moody, Joe
|
Expressing support for the constitutional rights of lawful immigrants. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1025 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Canales, Terry | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to recognize the importance of trade between Texas and Mexico. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1045 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Vo, Hubert
|
Expressing support for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1833 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Craddick, Tom | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation to expand and extend the current federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2042 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: King, Tracy
|
Requesting the speaker to direct the House Agriculture and Livestock Committee to conduct an interim study reviewing the rules, regulations, and enforcement authority of the Texas Department of Agriculture's Structural Pest Control Service. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2090 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
|
Expressing support for green schools. |
House: Public Education
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2217 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Isaac, Jason
|
Urging Congress to amend the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-rich plants from the definition of "marijuana." |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
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HR 2525 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Johnson, Eric
|
Expressing support for the selection of Dallas as host of the 2036 Texas Bicentennial Exposition. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SCR 1 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Buckingham, Dawn | et. al.
Sponsor: Workman, Paul
|
Calling on Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 2 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hall, Bob
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 3 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
Sponsor: Phelan, Dade
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 4 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Nichols, Robert | et. al.
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historic grounds. |
Senate: Administration
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 9 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Urging Congress to explore and negotiate the creation of a binational framework allowing the United States and Mexico to address the threat of communicable diseases. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Referred to Health & Human Services |
|
|
SCR 11 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
Sponsor: Geren, Charlie
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and the speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
SCR 13 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Buckingham, Dawn | et. al.
|
The 85th Legislature of the State of Texas call on all sheriffs' offices in the state to comply with requests included in an immigration detainer issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 14 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Seliger, Kel
|
Expressing support for the completion of La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor. |
Senate: Transportation
|
Meeting cancelled |
|
|
SCR 16 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Menéndez, José
|
Encouraging the President of the United States to refrain from threatening elected officials. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 19 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Perry, Charles
|
Requesting the Texas Workforce Commission to seek a TANF waiver that would allow TWC to partner with charitable organizations and community colleges for child care, education, and job training. |
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development |
|
|
SCR 21 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Taylor, Van | et. al.
|
Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 22 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Urging Congress to recognize the importance of trade between Texas and Mexico. |
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development |
|
|
SCR 24 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Perry, Charles
Sponsor: Klick, Stephanie
|
Urging the United States Congress to continue joint federal-state funding of Texas Medicaid while transferring administration of the program to the Texas Legislature. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 32 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast. |
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Received from the Senate |
|
|
SCR 33 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
Sponsor: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Approving the amended 2009 settlement agreement between the State of Texas and the U.S. Department of Justice. |
House: Human Services
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 34 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
|
Urging Congress to ensure the fair allocation of Medicare funding for graduate medical education to all states. |
Senate: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
SCR 35 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Estes, Craig | et. al.
Sponsor: Flynn, Dan
|
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 36 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles. |
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
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SCR 37 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
Sponsor: Martinez, Armando
|
Urging Congress to increase appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to properly maintain ship channels. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 38 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to continue to support NAFTA. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SCR 39 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Burton, Konni
|
Urging Congress to reduce the amount of paperwork required of teachers by federal law. |
Senate: Education
|
Referred to Education |
|
|
SCR 40 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Urging Congress to preserve federal funding for community health centers. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Referred to Health & Human Services |
|
|
SCR 41 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
Sponsor: Paul, Dennis
|
Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 42 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Garcia, Sylvia | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to adopt a Vision Zero strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries. |
Senate: Transportation
|
Not again placed on intent calendar |
|
|
SCR 46 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building in the Capitol Complex in honor of former president George H. W. Bush. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SCR 47 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hughes, Bryan
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a regulation freedom amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
SCR 51 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon
Sponsor: Metcalf, Will
|
Urging appropriate state agencies to support the establishment of a veterans memorial in Conroe. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 52 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon
Sponsor: Metcalf, Will | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to pass S.2896, the Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Border Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 54 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Miles, Borris
|
Expressing support for the creation of the Sam Houston Republic of Texas Presidential Library at Sam Houston State University. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 55 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hall, Bob | et. al.
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the security of the Texas electric grid. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 56 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Watson, Kirk
Sponsor: Lucio III, Eddie
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to examine all state open-government laws. |
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 57 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
Sponsor: Smithee, John
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study state judicial salaries. |
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
SR 9 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber on February 11 and 12, 2017. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 712 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Seliger, Kel
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation to expand and extend the current federal tax credit for carbon capture, utilization, and storage under Section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Record vote |
|
|
SR 887 |
85-0 (2017) |
Author: Watson, Kirk
|
Encouraging the public to learn about meningococcal disease and the role of vaccination in prevention. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 16 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 17 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to preserve the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 18 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Herrero, Abel
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 19 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the impact on Texas of any proposed modifications to NAFTA. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 21 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 22 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to impeach President Donald John Trump. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 23 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Reynolds, Ron
|
Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 24 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging Congress to enact and fund comprehensive immigration reform that creates a road map to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, promotes economic growth, and strengthens national security. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 25 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Turner, Chris
|
Urging the United States Congress to bar investments in Russia until investigations into Russian interference with U.S. elections have been completed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 27 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Fallon, Pat
|
Expressing support for Executive Order 13780, Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 28 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Pickett, Joseph
|
Directing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to identify the minimum state motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program required to maintain air quality in compliance with the provisions of the federal Clean Air Act. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 29 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Thompson, Ed
|
Directing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to conduct an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 30 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Morrison, Geanie W.
|
Directing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to maintain its opposition to the Beneficial Land Management request to land apply grease and grit trap waste. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 31 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Calling for the reversal of the U.S. attorney general's order issued on July 19, 2017, for the repeal of the civil asset forfeiture program, and for the program's replacement with a criminal asset forfeiture process. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 32 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Nevárez, Poncho
|
Urging Congress to pass the Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 33 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Nevárez, Poncho
|
Urging Congress to waive the Social Security Disability Insurance five-month waiting period for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HR 221 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Isaac, Jason
|
Urging Congress to support statehood for Puerto Rico. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 381 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Collier, Nicole
|
Urging Congress to declare Juneteenth a national holiday. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 1 |
85-1 (2017) |
Author: Hall, Bob
|
Requesting a joint interim committee to study the security of the Texas electric grid. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 28 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Directing DPS to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Sr. Crime Lab. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
|
|
HCR 29 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Bell, Cecil | et. al.
|
Declaring that presidential executive orders cannot interfere with states' rights. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 30 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Stephenson, Phil | et. al.
|
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings, and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 31 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Keough, Mark | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 32 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 34 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
|
Directing DPS to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Crime Lab. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 36 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Burkett, Cindy | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 37 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc"
|
Requesting creation of a joint interim committee to study a nonsubstantive reorganization of the Texas Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 40 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the Texas Dream Act and urging other U.S. states to enact similar legislation. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 46 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Farias, Joe | et. al.
Sponsor: Rodríguez, José
|
Urging Congress to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide VA services to incarcerated veterans detained in state hospitals and to consider expanding such services to all incarcerated veterans. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 49 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 52 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan | et. al.
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historical grounds. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 54 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: King, Phil
|
Memorializing Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a "Regulation Freedom Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 56 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Geren, Charlie
Sponsor: Hancock, Kelly
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
HCR 57 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to end the ban on crude oil exports. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 59 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Metcalf, Will | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide for a balanced federal budget, except during a war. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 61 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 63 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Wu, Gene | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to expedite natural gas exports. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 66 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Simmons, Ron | et. al.
|
Declaring Israel a major strategic ally of Texas. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 67 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Huberty, Dan
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 70 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
Sponsor: Taylor, Larry
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex, at a site outside the historic Capitol grounds, honoring veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 71 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet
|
Expressing support for the creation of a University of Houston health science center by the UH System Board of Regents. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 72 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to provide for a joint interim study regarding economic development in the Texas coastal region. |
House: Economic & Small Business Development
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development |
|
|
HCR 74 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne
|
Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project in an appropriate location. |
House: Natural Resources
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs |
|
|
HCR 75 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
|
Encouraging the State Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of Texas music history as a permanent and integral program within the Bullock Museum. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 80 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Peña, Gilbert | et. al.
Sponsor: Estes, Craig
|
Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 81 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Peña, Gilbert | et. al.
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 82 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Herrero, Abel
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 83 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Sheets, Kenneth
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 85 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Wray, John | et. al.
Sponsor: Birdwell, Brian
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Chief Petty Officer Christopher Scott Kyle. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 89 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Phelan, Dade | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to repeal the health insurance tax. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 90 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
|
Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast. |
House: Natural Resources
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 91 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Clardy, Travis
|
Urging the president to abandon the budget proposal redirecting offshore drilling revenue due to Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 94 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Springer, Drew
Sponsor: Estes, Craig
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 96 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
Sponsor: Hancock, Kelly | et. al.
|
Requesting the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study the issue of advertising public notices. |
House: Government Transparency & Operation
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
HCR 97 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Goldman, Craig
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study occupational licensing and issues for reform. |
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
|
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
|
|
HCR 107 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
HCR 108 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 109 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Paul, Dennis | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to encourage the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Laid on the table subject to call |
|
|
HCR 111 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Guerra, R. D. "Bobby" | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District. |
House: County Affairs
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
|
|
HCR 112 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Springer, Drew
|
Urging Congress to direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture to revise existing policies that promote the waste of water after an irrigated crop has been declared a failure. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 115 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting the Texas Supreme Court to study ways to eliminate court filing fees. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
|
|
HCR 117 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Martinez, Armando
|
Urging the United States Congress to pass the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 120 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Nevárez, Poncho | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to appropriate sufficient funds so that efforts to solve the salt problem in the Amistad International Reservoir can continue. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 123 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study compatible land use and regulatory standards for renewable energy development. |
House: Energy Resources
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 124 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Farney, Marsha
|
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study to examine the jobs that college graduates are able to attain in their degree field within two years of graduation and how effective it may be to use this information to reappropriate funding to colleges. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 131 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
|
Urging the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to extend and expand its certificate of location program for oyster harvesting. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 133 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Faircloth, Wayne
|
Requesting that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives create a joint interim committee to study oyster resource management in Texas waterways. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 140 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
|
Urging governmental entities to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to instead fly the Freedom and Heritage Flag. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 145 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Nevárez, Poncho
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Recognizing the secretary of the army for the work on the Amistad International Reservoir and the effort to continue to find funds to carry out work related to Section 4006 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. |
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HR 281 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Keffer, Jim
|
Expressing support for the continuation of a defined benefit plan for retired participants in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
House: Pensions
|
Referred to Pensions |
|
|
HR 922 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
|
Expressing support for raising awareness of metastatic breast cancer and for expanding research into its causes and the development of more effective treatments. |
House: Public Health
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 940 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Parker, Tan
|
Expressing support for Military Brat pins honoring those who grew up as dependents of military personnel. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1145 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Lozano, J. M.
|
Urging Congress to expedite the permitting process for the export of liquefied natural gas. |
House: Energy Resources
|
Referred to Energy Resources |
|
|
HR 1215 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Capriglione, Giovanni
|
Petitioning Congress to instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1349 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Wu, Gene
|
Requesting the speaker to create an interim committee to study issues relating to police body camera equipment. |
House: Emerging Issues In Texas Law Enforcement, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 1439 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Expressing condemnation of all forms of anti-Semitism. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1443 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Galindo, Rick
|
Endorsing the nomination of San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions as a World Heritage site. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 1508 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: King, Tracy | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the use of sound science to study and regulate modern agricultural technologies and opposition to legislative or regulatory action that may result in unnecessary restrictions on the technologies. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1605 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Faircloth, Wayne
|
Expressing a commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing and urging Congress to take action to end illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in our sovereign waters. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1824 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Frank, James
|
Requesting the speaker to direct the House Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study on the interconnectivity of Texas water resources. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HR 1826 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Frank, James
|
Requesting the speaker to direct the House Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study relating to the effects of evaporation on Texas water resources. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HR 1835 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Capriglione, Giovanni
|
Expressing support for the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1843 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: White, Molly
|
Acknowledging regret for the trespasses of our predecessors against the Indigenous People, expressing respect for the cultures of the Indigenous People, honoring them for their stewardship and protection of this land, and committing to building an honest, constructive relationship and to forging a covenant with the Creator and all Indigenous People to work toward achieving the mutual goal of a society that advances opportunities for all citizens. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 2500 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
|
Commemorating the 27th anniversary of the Sister State relationship between the State of Texas and Taiwan and expressing support for the establishment of a Texas trade office in Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2505 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Davis, Sarah
|
Condemning anti-Semitism and expressing opposition to the international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 3164 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Encouraging Texas communities to adopt zero waste goals. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 3239 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Miller, Rick
|
Requesting the speaker of the house to create a select interim committee to examine the Hazlewood Act program. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 3413 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Landgraf, Brooks
|
Expressing support for La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 3421 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Requesting that the president of the United States grant a posthumous full pardon to World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 3529 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Wu, Gene
|
Encouraging all Texans to consider adoption when deciding to expand their families and congratulating Steve and Amy Bruno on the adoption of their son, Alexander Peter Theodore Bruno. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 1 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
Sponsor: Huberty, Dan
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 2 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 5 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Estes, Craig | et. al.
Sponsor: Flynn, Dan
|
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 6 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hall, Bob | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 8 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Burton, Konni
|
Urging Congress to reduce the amount of paperwork required of teachers by federal law. |
Senate: Education
|
Referred to Education |
|
|
SCR 9 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hancock, Kelly
Sponsor: Geren, Charlie | et. al.
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
SCR 12 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Burton, Konni
|
Urging Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to provide for a balanced federal budget except during a time of national emergency. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 13 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Seliger, Kel | et. al.
Sponsor: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to end the ban on crude oil exports. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 23 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hall, Bob
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a regulation freedom amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 24 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
Sponsor: Flynn, Dan
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex, at a site outside the historic Capitol grounds, honoring Texans who served during the Global War on Terror as part of the United States armed forces and their families. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
|
|
SCR 27 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hancock, Kelly
|
Expressing opposition to EPA-proposed guidelines regarding carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. |
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 29 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Rodríguez, José | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to update Voting Rights Act provisions to protect against voter discrimination. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 30 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Taylor, Van
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
|
SCR 32 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Bettencourt, Paul
Sponsor: Wu, Gene
|
Urging Congress to expedite natural gas exports. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 34 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
|
Directing the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a feasibility study on the use of brackish groundwater sources in Montgomery County. |
House: Natural Resources
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
SCR 37 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
Sponsor: Paul, Dennis
|
Urging Congress to encourage the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
House: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 39 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
Sponsor: Guerra, R. D. "Bobby"
|
Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District. |
House: County Affairs
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 40 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Hancock, Kelly
Sponsor: Geren, Charlie
|
Authorizing a portrait of Governor Rick Perry to be placed in the Texas Capitol. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 43 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Campbell, Donna
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Matthew E. Mendoza. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
SCR 44 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Campbell, Donna | et. al.
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Cleto L. Rodriguez in recognition of his valiant service during World War II. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
SCR 46 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Rodríguez, José
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
SCR 47 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to select the Rio Grande Valley region as the next expansion site for the Healthy Incentives Pilot program. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Referred to Health & Human Services |
|
|
SR 133 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol on February 21 and 22, 2015. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 451 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
|
Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations |
|
|
SR 642 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Perry, Charles | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the study and regulation of modern agricultural technologies. |
Senate: Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
|
Record vote |
|
|
SR 1034 |
84-0 (2015) |
Author: Rodríguez, José
|
Encouraging efforts to preserve Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 1 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Branch, Dan | et. al.
Sponsor: Carona, John
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Placed on intent calendar |
|
|
HCR 26 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 29 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to install on a specific chair in the house gallery a plaque engraved with the words "In memory of Michael W. McKinney, a great Texan and protector of the Code and Constitution." |
House: House Administration
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
HCR 32 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Stickland, Jonathan
|
Urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to cease imposing contraception mandates on private businesses. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 34 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Bell, Cecil | et. al.
|
Expressing the legislature's opposition to United Nations Agenda 21. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 38 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Burkett, Cindy | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 42 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Johnson, Eric
|
Urging Congress to designate election day as a national holiday. |
House: Elections
|
Referred to Elections |
|
|
HCR 43 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Geren, Charlie
Sponsor: Eltife, Kevin
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 44 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to swiftly enact and fund comprehensive immigration reform that creates a road map to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigrants, promotes economic growth, and strengthens national security. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 45 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Herrero, Abel
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 46 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Ashby, Trent
|
Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution providing that, except during a national emergency or a war declared by the Congress of the United States pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, United States Constitution, or other national emergency, the total of all federal appropriations for a fiscal year may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenue for that fiscal year. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
|
|
HCR 50 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 55 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Department of State to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources and that it make required water deliveries to the United States a priority. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 56 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Economic Development
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 57 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 58 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Stephenson, Phil | et. al.
|
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings as well as displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 59 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast. |
House: Natural Resources
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 60 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Zerwas, John
|
Urging the United States Congress to modify the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow cost-sharing payments and premium tax credits to be made available to the Texas political subdivision health care benefit pools on the same basis as those for health plans participating in the new federal exchange. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 61 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 63 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Sanford, Scott | et. al.
|
Asserting sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and beseeching the federal government to immediately cease and desist from the promulgation of mandates that infringe on the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms or that are otherwise beyond the scope of its constitutionally delegated powers. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 64 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon
|
Requesting the comptroller to conduct a study to determine the costs to the state of instituting the Affordable Care Act and a projection of the number of Texas residents who would lose health insurance coverage as a result of the ACA. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 69 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Pitts, Jim | et. al.
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Chief Petty Officer Christopher Scott Kyle. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Withdrawn from schedule |
|
|
HCR 70 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Kuempel, John
|
Urging the Texas Department of Transportation to permit the use of electric arc furnace steel slag in road construction projects. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 71 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Bell, Cecil
|
Urging the United States Congress to request that the U.S. Postmaster General designate a ZIP code that includes all properties within the city of Prairie View. |
House: Urban Affairs
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
|
Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
|
|
HCR 72 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
|
Rejecting unlimited submission to the current administration and Congress, reaffirming the sovereignty of our state, and opposing taxes imposed on the citizens of Texas by the passage of the Affordable Care Act. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 73 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Branch, Dan
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Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 74 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Davis, John
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Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts. |
House: Public Health
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Referred to Public Health |
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HCR 76 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Howard, Donna
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Requesting the establishment of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of financial disclosures made by public officials. |
House: Elections
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Referred to Elections |
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HCR 77 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: White, James | et. al.
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Reaffirming Texas' sovereignty under the Texas Constitution and the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
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HCR 82 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
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Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study education policy as it relates to developing a skilled workforce. |
House: Economic & Small Business Development
Senate: Economic Development
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Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 88 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc"
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study a nonsubstantive reorganization of the Texas Constitution. |
House: Government Efficiency & Reform
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
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HCR 89 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Estes, Craig
|
Requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study recruiting firearms and ammunition manufacturers to Texas. |
House: Economic & Small Business Development
Senate: Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 103 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet
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Expressing support for the creation of a University of Houston health science center by the UH System Board of Regents. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
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HCR 104 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Button, Angie
Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
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Encouraging school districts to adopt policies that promote the use of technology and technological devices in classrooms. |
House: Technology
Senate: Education
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 106 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Nevárez, Poncho
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Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to provide sufficient manpower, infrastructure, and technology to ensure the security and efficiency of land ports of entry on the southwestern border. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
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Received from the House |
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HCR 110 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Smithee, John
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Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Lieutenant General (Brevet) Everett Selden Simpson. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
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Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
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HCR 113 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
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Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds recognizing Vietnamese Americans for their contributions to this state and nation. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 114 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Giddings, Helen
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Directing the Texas Workforce Commission to rename the Texas Workforce Commission building to the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 117 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Miles, Borris | et. al.
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Expressing support for the Voting Rights Act and urging the United States Congress to protect every citizen's right to participate in the political process by making permanent the provisions of Section 5 of that legislation. |
House: Elections
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Referred to Elections |
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HCR 119 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Huberty, Dan | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in order to lessen the burden of over-testing and teaching to the test. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
|
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HCR 123 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the United States Congress to revise Department of Homeland Security funding formulas for Targeted Infrastructure Capability grants to include a separate threat assessment for strategically located border communities, irrespective of population. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Referred to International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs |
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HCR 124 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to allow a variance from its rules pertaining to performances at the State Capitol in order to allow reenactments of the "Cry of Independence" at midnight on the evenings of September 15, 2013, and September 15, 2014. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
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HCR 127 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Menéndez, José
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the gaming industry in Texas. |
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
|
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures |
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HCR 128 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Peña
|
Urging the Webb County Commissioners Court to name the Precinct 4 court building in honor of Judge Oscar O. Martinez. |
House: County Affairs
|
Referred to County Affairs |
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HCR 210 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Fallon, Pat | et. al.
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously to Audie Leon Murphy. |
|
Filed |
|
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HR 44 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: King, Phil | et. al.
|
Commending Israel for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and the State of Texas and supporting Israel in its legal, historical, moral, and God-given right of self-governance and self-defense. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 230 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Strama, Mark
|
Expressing opposition to the United States Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and urging the United States Congress to propose and send to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution restoring republican democracy to the people of the United States. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select |
|
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HR 266 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
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Directing the State Preservation Board to install on a specific chair in the house gallery a plaque engraved with the words "In memory of Michael W. McKinney, a great Texan and protector of the Code and Constitution." |
House: House Administration
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 710 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Rodriguez, Eddie
|
Urging the United States Congress to amend existing laws and regulations governing animal slaughter and meat processing to accommodate small farms and ranches. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
|
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock |
|
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HR 769 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Stickland, Jonathan
|
Directing the Texas State Preservation Board to remove the metal detectors in the State Capitol. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
|
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HR 866 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Expressing support for a Federal Aviation Administration unmanned aircraft systems test site in Texas and urging state offices to join in the effort to pursue this FAA designation. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
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HR 964 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Workman, Paul
|
Encouraging participation in the National Fire Protection Association's Firewise Communities program. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 987 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Cortez, Philip
|
Requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency amend its financial threshold criteria for providing disaster aid to allow assistance to communities whose average property value is lower than the applicable local county or city average. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
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HR 1194 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the expansion of Taiwan's role in the international community. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 1247 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Walle, Armando | et. al.
|
Recognizing that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now the law of the land, as per the Supreme Court decision of June 28, 2012. |
House: Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 1373 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Urging the United States Congress to pass the DREAM Act. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
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HR 1786 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Smith, Wayne
|
Urging the United States Congress to direct the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to undertake a study of urotrauma among members of the military. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
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HR 1846 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Gonzales, Larry
|
Expressing opposition to the decision of the International Olympic Committee to omit freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling from the Olympic Games. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Left pending in committee |
|
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HR 1891 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Villarreal, Mike
|
Directing the Texas Education Agency to deploy resources and implement strategies to bridge the academic achievement gap between native and non-native English speakers in Texas schools. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
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HR 1895 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Eiland, Craig
|
Expressing support for chronic care coordination and encouraging the adoption of evidence-based strategies to prevent, postpone, and treat chronic diseases. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2597 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Kuempel, John
|
Requesting the speaker of the house to create a select interim committee to study regulatory oversight of the deer breeding industry. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
|
Referred to Agriculture & Livestock |
|
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HR 2676 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Flynn, Dan
|
Expressing a commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing and to the conservation of Texas marine resources. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
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HR 2723 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Kuempel, John
|
Directing the House Committee on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism to study regulatory oversight of the deer breeding industry. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
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HR 2853 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Keffer, Jim
|
Urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to withdraw the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands. |
House: Energy Resources
|
Referred to Energy Resources |
|
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SCR 2 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
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SCR 9 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Eltife, Kevin
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 17 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
Sponsor: Smith, Wayne
|
Urging Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States Navy and United States Air Force veterans who served on the inland waterways, in the territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam and to institute a presumption of connection to employment for civilians exposed to Agent Orange in their workplaces. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 23 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Patrick, Dan | et. al.
|
Rejecting unlimited submission to the current administration and Congress, reaffirming the sovereignty of our state, and opposing taxes imposed on the citizens of Texas by the passage of the Affordable Care Act. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 24 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
Senate: Economic Development
|
Referred to Economic Development |
|
|
SCR 25 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: West, Royce
|
Urging the attorney general of Texas to expeditiously advance any necessary appeals of the ruling of the 200th Judicial District Court in the school finance case. |
Senate: Finance
|
Referred to Finance |
|
|
SCR 26 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
Sponsor: Davis, John
|
Designating November as COPD Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2013, and directing the Texas Department of State Health Services to include COPD as a chronic health condition in their public awareness and educational efforts. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 27 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Rodríguez, José
Sponsor: Márquez, Marisa
|
Urging Congress to reauthorize Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 and to appropriate sufficient funds for the Rio Grande Environmental Management Program. |
House: International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 31 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney
|
Supporting the University of Houston System Board of Regents for their approval of a health science center at the University of Houston. |
Senate: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
SR 985 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber on February 15 and 16, 2014. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 1030 |
83-0 (2013) |
Author: Zaffirini, Judith
|
Recognizing the importance of postsecondary education for persons with intellectual disabilities. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 2 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc"
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study a nonsubstantive reorganization of the Texas Constitution. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 3 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael
|
Urging the United States Congress to swiftly enact and fund comprehensive immigration reform that creates a road map to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigrants, promotes economic growth, and strengthens national security. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 4 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Miles, Borris
|
Expressing support for the Voting Rights Act and urging the United States Congress to protect every citizen's right to participate in the political process by making permanent the provisions of Section 5 of that legislation. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 6 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Turner, Sylvester | et. al.
|
Approving the item of appropriation to the Public Integrity Unit in Travis County made by the General Appropriations Act for the 2014-2015 state fiscal biennium notwithstanding the objections of the governor. |
House: Appropriations
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 9 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Approving H.B. No. 2138 notwithstanding the objections of the governor. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 28 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Flynn, Dan
|
Expressing a commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing and to the conservation of Texas marine resources. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
SCR 4 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Uresti, Carlos
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SCR 5 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously to Audie Leon Murphy. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SR 71 |
83-1 (2013) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
|
Expressing commitment to the elimination of illegal fishing. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 1 |
83-2 (2013) |
Author: Turner, Sylvester | et. al.
|
Approving the item of appropriation to the Public Integrity Unit made by the General Appropriations Act for the 2014-2015 state fiscal biennium notwithstanding the objections of the governor. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 2 |
83-2 (2013) |
Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc"
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study a nonsubstantive reorganization of the Texas Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 3 |
83-2 (2013) |
Author: Turner, Scott | et. al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously to Audie Murphy. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 15 |
83-2 (2013) |
Author: Howard, Donna
|
Authorizing the 83rd Legislature to appropriate an amount that exceeds the amount authorized by Section 22(a), Article VIII, Texas Constitution. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 17 |
83-2 (2013) |
Author: King, Susan
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to conduct a study on improving access to the State Capitol building for persons with mobility impairments. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 21 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Gallego, Pete
|
Urging Congress to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to appropriate sufficient funds so that efforts to solve the salt problem in the Amistad International Reservoir can continue. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 23 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena
|
Memorializing Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide for a federal balanced budget. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Referred to State Sovereignty, Select |
|
|
HCR 25 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Smith, Todd
|
Urging Congress to remove confidentiality mandates for minors from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Service Act and Medicaid. |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
|
HCR 27 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Christian, Wayne | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 29 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
HCR 30 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 31 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting the Texas Education Agency to develop a rating system for the performance of local school boards. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 33 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Authorizing the burial of Susana I. Aleman in the State Cemetery. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 34 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena
|
Urging the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 37 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
|
Urging the United States Congress to revise the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 so that the State of Texas may exclude the assessment scores of recently arrived limited English proficiency students from adequate yearly progress determinations for a period of three years following the students' initial enrollment and so that the exclusion period for LEP students who enter Texas schools in grades 10 and higher concludes prior to the students' final year of schooling. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 39 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Elkins, Gary
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment and to cap the maximum federal income tax rate at 15 percent. |
House: Ways & Means
|
Referred to Ways & Means |
|
|
HCR 42 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Madden, Jerry
Sponsor: Williams, Tommy | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the current FBI effort to reevaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols for forensic DNA testing laboratories and expressing support for any new policies, standards, and protocols that would hold public and private labs to the same standards, audits, and review process, urging Congress to pass any necessary federal legislation that ensures continued quality in forensic science while holding public and private lab DNA analysis to the same standards, and encouraging Texas law enforcement agencies to use forensic science review methods that will eliminate DNA testing backlogs. |
House: Corrections
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 50 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
Sponsor: Patrick, Dan | et. al.
|
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Not again placed on intent calendar |
|
|
HCR 54 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Workman, Paul
|
Urging the United States Congress to reaffirm its commitment to the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, to abolish the Department of Education, the Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor, to reduce the federal income tax by an amount equal to the cost savings associated with the abolition of these agencies, to commit to never usurping the rights of the states in future legislation, and to refrain from exempting itself from any legislation it so passes. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Referred to State Sovereignty, Select |
|
|
HCR 57 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Landtroop, Jim
|
Expressing the legislature's position that life begins at conception. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 60 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Burkett, Cindy | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 61 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Callegari, Bill | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to federal interference in state management of Texas' water resources. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 63 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Geren, Charlie
Sponsor: Eltife, Kevin
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 68 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia | et. al.
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study human trafficking in Texas. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 69 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hopson, Chuck | et. al.
Sponsor: Eltife, Kevin
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Department of State Health Services Laboratory Services Section building in Austin in honor of former state representative Dr. Bob Glaze. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 75 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Burnam, Lon | et. al.
|
Expressing the intent of the legislature to avoid placing unfunded mandates on local governments. |
House: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 78 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Price, Walter "Four" | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to federal regulation of intrastate water resources. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 80 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Simpson, David | et. al.
|
Expressing strong opposition to unwarranted and unreasonable searches of air passengers by the Transportation Security Administration and urging the administration to cease such searches immediately. |
House: Transportation
|
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) |
|
|
HCR 81 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Isaac, Jason | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to federal regulation of hazardous waste, water, and clean air and of the production, exploration, drilling, development, operation, transportation, and processing of oil, natural gas, petroleum, and petroleum products in the State of Texas. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 82 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Truitt, Vicki
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the benefits, including health insurance, retirement programs, and other benefits, of active and retired state employees. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services |
|
|
HCR 85 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Price, Walter "Four" | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to require that any subsequent law cite the constitutional section authorizing Congress to enact the law, state the extent and reasons for any preemption of state, local, or tribal law, include factual findings if the authority cited is the power to regulate interstate commerce, prohibit federal agency regulations from interfering with state or local powers without express statutory authority, and require the voluntary inclusion of states in federal rulemaking. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
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HCR 87 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Veasey, Marc | et. al.
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Urging Congress to expand the Healthy Incentives Pilot for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to communities across the country. |
House: Human Services
|
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
|
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HCR 89 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Smith, Wayne
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Urging Congress to enact federal legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. |
House: Environmental Regulation
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No action taken in committee |
|
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HCR 90 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Miller, Sid
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
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Urging Congress to provide a comprehensive public alert warning system. |
House: Homeland Security & Public Safety
Senate: Administration
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Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 91 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey
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Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution that provides that corporations are not persons under the laws of the United States. |
House: Elections
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Referred to Elections |
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HCR 92 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey
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Urging Congress to enact legislation authorizing Texas and other states to enter into interstate compacts concerning groundwater. |
House: Natural Resources
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Referred to Natural Resources |
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HCR 93 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Torres, Raul
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study tax policy as it relates to boat sales and marine services in Texas. |
House: Ways & Means
|
Referred to Ways & Means |
|
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HCR 94 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
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Urging Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Referred to Business & Commerce |
|
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HCR 96 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Veasey, Marc | et. al.
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Urging the United States Congress to divert funds from corn subsidies to the production of fruits and vegetables. |
House: Public Health
|
Left pending in committee |
|
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HCR 98 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the safe and effective use of high-powered air rifles. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Agriculture & Rural Affairs
|
Referred to Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
|
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HCR 99 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Truitt, Vicki
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the benefits, including health insurance, retirement programs, and other benefits, of active and retired state employees. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
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HCR 110 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Workman, Paul | et. al.
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Urging the president of the United States to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Referred to State Sovereignty, Select |
|
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HCR 145 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Smithee, John
|
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Lieutenant General (Brevet) Everett Selden Simpson. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
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HCR 146 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Gonzales, Veronica | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation to provide sufficient manpower, infrastructure, and technology to ensure the security and efficiency of land ports of entry on the southwestern border. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
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HCR 147 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Button, Angie
|
Encouraging cities to promote long-term economic development and job growth by working together on the regional level to attract and retain business investment. |
House: Economic & Small Business Development
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 156 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena
|
Directing the Texas Historical Commission to work with the City of Austin to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy with an official Texas Historical Marker at or near the site of the Austin Municipal Auditorium. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 158 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hartnett, Will | et. al.
|
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service. |
House: State Affairs
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HJR 130 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Branch, Dan
Sponsor: Birdwell, Brian
|
Meeting requirements of the United States Department of Education concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including programs leading to a degree or certificate. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Higher Education
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HR 180 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey
|
Pursuant to Article 3, Section 5 of the Texas constitution, this Texas House of Representatives of the 82nd Legislature declare our state budget as proposed in H.B. 1 be its first and only order of business and we will work day and night in pursuit of a solution. |
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Filed |
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HR 243 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Howard, Charlie
|
Expressing opposition to H.R. 3424 and to any other tax proposal that would limit the use of reinsurance by non-U.S.-based insurance companies. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 306 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Marquez, Marisa | et. al.
|
Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 523 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Aliseda, Jose
|
Honoring the legacy of community service of the post office in Campbellton and urging Congress to direct the U.S. Postal Service to continue operating the Campbellton Post Office in Atascosa County. |
House: County Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 557 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Larson, Lyle
|
Granting the Texas College Republicans permission to use the house chamber on March 24, 2012. |
House: House Administration
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 680 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Landtroop, Jim | et. al.
|
Recognizing Senate Bill 481, 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, as the Justin Little Rail Crew Safe Transportation Act. |
House: Transportation
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 691 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: White, James | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. senators from Texas to support passage of the Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 735 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Workman, Paul
|
Granting Texas Aggie Muster permission to use the house chamber on April 21, 2011. |
House: House Administration
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 784 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Legler, Ken
|
Urging the United States Congress to fully support operations and joint force structure at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 930 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Howard, Charlie
|
Endorsing Taiwan's participation as an observer in the International Civil Aviation Organization and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1324 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Scott, Connie
|
Affirming the importance of folic acid in the diets of women of childbearing age. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1483 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Vo, Hubert
|
Endorsing the inclusion of Taiwan in the United States Visa Waiver Program. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1670 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis | et. al.
|
Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise, to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1955 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Chisum, Warren | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw its proposal to list the dunes sagebrush lizard under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 1958 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Munoz, Jr., Sergio
|
Encouraging school districts to employ certified librarians in elementary schools. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HR 1971 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Kolkhorst, Lois
|
Urging the nation's commander in chief, the executive branch of the federal government, and the United States Congress to assign top priority to alleviating the backlog of disability claims by U.S. veterans. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
|
Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
|
|
HR 1978 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Zerwas, John
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the overall economic and systemic impact of Alzheimer's disease through 2017, including an inventory of public and private infrastructure and capacity and funds and systems to support and expand statewide planning and the activities of the Texas Alzheimer's Research Consortium. |
House: Public Health
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SCR 1 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hegar, Glenn | et. al.
|
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, affirming that the right to keep and bear arms was reserved to the states, and providing that all compulsory federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 2 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Uresti, Carlos
Sponsor: Gallego, Pete
|
Urging Congress to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act of 2007, Section 5056, and to appropriate sufficient funds so that efforts to solve the salt problem in the Amistad International Reservoir can continue. |
House: Natural Resources
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 5 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
Sponsor: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: International Relations & Trade
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 14 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Patrick, Dan | et. al.
|
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 25 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
Sponsor: Geren, Charlie
|
Expressing continued support for the construction of a monument on Capitol grounds recognizing Texans who served in the Vietnam War. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 26 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Urging Congress to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are adequate for the purchase of a healthy diet. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 30 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Eltife, Kevin
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 31 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Carona, John
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds to honor those Texan service members who fought and died in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. |
Senate: Administration
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
SCR 32 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Seliger, Kel
|
Expressing opposition to federal regulation of intrastate water resources. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Referred to State Sovereignty, Select |
|
|
SCR 33 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Urging Congress to consider removal of the border wall in places where the border is already adequately guarded. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
|
|
SCR 36 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Williams, Tommy | et. al.
|
Urging the members of the Texas congressional delegation to provide to the legislature a cost analysis of the exact funding necessary for full enforcement of all immigration laws in Texas and to immediately report back to the legislature as to the status of that funding and directing the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house to send a delegation of members from both chambers to meet with members of Congress and members of the executive branch to discuss the border security crisis. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 38 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme disease in Texas. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 51 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney | et. al.
Sponsor: Allen, Alma
|
Expressing the legislature's support for the construction of a monument to African American Texans on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location approved by the State Preservation Board for a Juneteenth monument. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SJR 1 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Ogden, Steve | et. al.
|
Urging the Congress of the United States to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in the event that Congress does not submit such an amendment on or before December 31, 2011, applying to Congress to call a convention for the specific and exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to that constitution to provide, in the absence of a national emergency and on a two-thirds vote of Congress, for a federal balanced budget and requesting that the legislatures of each of the several states that compose the United States apply to Congress to call a convention to propose such an amendment. |
House: State Sovereignty, Select
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Sovereignty, Select |
|
|
SR 24 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol on February 12 and 13, 2011. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 506 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Rodriguez, Jose
|
Expressing support for the conservation of Castner Range. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 739 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia | et. al.
|
Encouraging Texas employers to hire veterans. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 740 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Advocating that the United States Department of Defense name Lackland Air Force Base to the next list of the F-35 base locations. |
|
Again read |
|
|
SR 792 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Jackson, Mike
|
Supporting a public education campaign on the importance of folic acid in the diets of women of childbearing age. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 947 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol on February 11 and 12, 2012. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 1006 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise, to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SR 1050 |
82-0 (2011) |
Author: Whitmire, John
|
Urging the nation's commander in chief, the executive branch of the federal government, and the United States Congress to assign top priority to alleviating the backlog of disability claims by United States veterans. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
HCR 5 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Harper-Brown, Linda | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to take appropriate action to ensure acceptable treatment of the public by personnel of the Transportation Security Administration. |
House: State Affairs
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 11 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Hartnett, Will
|
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 14 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena
|
Directing the Texas Historical Commission to work with the City of Austin to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy with an official Texas Historical Marker at or near the site of the Austin Municipal Auditorium. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HR 104 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Raymond, Richard Pena
|
Directing the Texas Historical Commission to work with the City of Austin to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy with an official Texas Historical Marker at or near the site of the Austin Municipal Auditorium. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
|
|
SCR 2 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service. |
|
Filed |
|
|
SR 36 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Whitmire, John | et. al.
|
Urging the government of Turkey to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights of all its citizens without compromise, to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious and faith traditions. |
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 79 |
82-1 (2011) |
Author: Watson, Kirk
|
Directing the Texas Historical Commission to work with the City of Austin to honor the memory of President John F. Kennedy with an official Texas Historical Marker at or near the site of the former Austin Municipal Auditorium. |
|
Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
HCR 13 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Berman, Leo
|
Requesting that the president of the United States commute the sentences of United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean and grant a full pardon to both agents. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
|
|
HCR 26 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 27 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to study the effectiveness of the Texas Education Agency in dealing with low-performing students and other matters. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 29 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Pickett, Joseph | et. al.
|
Expressing the intent of the Texas Legislature that the state accept federal economic stimulus funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any similar legislation. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
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HCR 34 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Berman, Leo
|
Requesting that the president of the United States grant a full pardon to United States Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
|
|
HCR 35 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Paxton, Ken
|
Urging the institution of a playoff system to decide the NCAA football national championship in place of the current Bowl Championship Series. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 50 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Creighton, Brandon | et. al.
|
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
House: State Affairs
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 54 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Truitt, Vicki | et. al.
|
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation facilitating a technology-based solution that allows consumers to subscribe to Internet services that exclude adult content. |
House: Technology, Economic Development & Workforce
Senate: Economic Development
|
Referred to Economic Development |
|
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HCR 57 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Geren, Charlie
Sponsor: Williams, Tommy
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 61 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Herrero, Abel | et. al.
|
Urging congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 64 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Isett, Carl | et. al.
|
Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation. |
House: Technology, Economic Development & Workforce
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 66 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Berman, Leo | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and asserting that any act, executive order, or judicial order that assumes a power not delegated to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution and which diminishes the liberty of any state or citizen shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 70 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Edwards, Al
|
Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to construct an exit ramp for Cullen Boulevard off westbound IH-610 South. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 74 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
|
Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the Social Security program. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HCR 75 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie | et. al.
|
Urging congress to explore alternatives to border security in South Texas other than the fencing described in the Secure Fence Act. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Considered in Calendars |
|
|
HCR 76 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Berman, Leo | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress in defense of the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affirming the right of states to nullify acts of Congress, executive orders, and judicial orders, and calling for the creation of a joint committee to communicate with other states about the limits of federal power. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 79 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan | et. al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith
|
Memorializing Congress to refine Department of Homeland Security policy to consider risk levels as well as population size in assessing the financial needs of first responders in border communities along the international boundary created by the Rio Grande. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: International Relations & Trade
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 81 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V. | et. al.
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to initiate an effort to obtain missing photographs of early African American political leaders who are honored in a composite in the Capitol South Lobby and to ensure that the composite is included on Capitol tours. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 86 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Peña, Aaron | et. al.
Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress in support of establishing a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 88 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Davis, John | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Directing the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency to educate parents of adolescent Texans regarding the importance of adolescents' receiving regular physical exams and updated immunizations. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 90 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: McClendon, Ruth
|
Expressing support for a 13th check for ERS annuitants. |
House: Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
|
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services |
|
|
HCR 91 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Smith, Todd
|
Urging Congress to remove confidentiality mandates for minors from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Services Act and Medicaid. |
House: Public Health
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 93 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Turner, Sylvester
|
Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
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HCR 95 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Anchía, Rafael | et. al.
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Requesting that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security consider all alternatives to the detention of immigrant and asylum-seeking families with children. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 96 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Lucio III, Eddie
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Memorializing Congress in support of establishing a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
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Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
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HCR 113 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
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Requesting the Texas Education Agency to develop a rating system for the performance of local school boards. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 115 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Harper-Brown, Linda
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Designating as the Diamond Interchange the interchange surrounding the site of Texas Stadium in Irving and connecting State Highways 183 and 114, Loop 12, and Spur 482, with the Trinity Parkway and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange Line. |
House: Transportation
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Referred to Transportation |
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HCR 116 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Christian, Wayne
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Directing all state agencies and local governments to ensure that federal stimulus funding be used only to finance one-time, non-recurring expenses that do not require permanent changes to Texas law and that federal stimulus funds received by the state not impact the maintenance of effort required by any public health, public education, or welfare program to attract federal matching funds in the future. |
House: Appropriations
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Referred to Appropriations |
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HCR 120 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan | et. al.
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Memorializing the United States Congress to make eradication of the fever tick in South Texas a priority and provide appropriate funding and resources. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
Senate: Natural Resources
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 124 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Legler, Ken
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Endorsing the restoration, conservation, and presentation of the Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Battlefield State Historic Site in a permanent dry berth. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 125 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to increase COPS grants for smaller communities and less populated counties in the South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Criminal Justice
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Referred to Criminal Justice |
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HCR 139 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Flores, Kino | et. al.
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to amend its rules to allow the statue in honor of Tejanos to be placed on the south lawn of the Capitol. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Senate: Administration
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Referred to Administration |
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HCR 148 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Veasey, Marc
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Memorializing Congress to ensure that women in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities receive full access to the medical care to which they are entitled. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 151 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Naishtat, Elliott
|
Directing the State Preservation Board to reserve the Capitol Rotunda for an organized Texas Independence Day celebration on March 2 of each year. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
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HCR 152 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hunter, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme diseases in Texas. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Administration
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
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HCR 160 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet
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Directing the Health and Human Services Commission to pursue federal funding for the support of kinship caregivers. |
House: Human Services
|
Left pending in committee |
|
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HCR 166 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
|
Memorializing the United States Congress to normalize trade relations with Cuba. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
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Left pending in committee |
|
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HCR 171 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
|
Memorializing Congress to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a public health region for the counties along the Texas-Mexico border. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Health & Human Services
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Referred to Health & Human Services |
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HCR 173 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of the cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. |
House: County Affairs
|
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
|
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HCR 174 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Swinford, David | et. al.
Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
|
Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the overpass at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 338 in Odessa as the Buddy West Memorial Overpass. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 176 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Edwards, Al
Sponsor: Williams, Tommy | et. al.
|
Expressing continued support for the establishment of a Juneteenth memorial monument on the grounds of the State Capitol at the location previously approved by the State Preservation Board. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
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Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 177 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Howard, Donna
|
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. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Received from the House |
|
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HCR 180 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Isett, Carl | et. al.
|
Expressing the intention of the Texas Legislature not to implement the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
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HCR 181 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Miller, Sid
Sponsor: Averitt, Kip
|
Designating the section of the Brazos River Basin and its contributing watershed in Somervell County as the Scenic Riverway of Somervell County. |
House: Culture, Recreation & Tourism
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 183 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Farabee, David | et. al.
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Urging Congress to reject provisions of President Barack Obama's budget that would eliminate certain deductions presently available to the oil and natural gas exploration industry. |
House: Energy Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 184 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Convening a joint memorial session to honor all Texans killed during the Global War on Terrorism. |
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 187 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Strama, Mark
|
Directing House Video/Audio and Senate Media Services to pursue appropriate avenues to implement upgrades to the systems that provide broadcasts of legislative meetings to provide for enhanced search options. |
House: House Administration
|
Referred to House Administration |
|
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HCR 193 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis
|
Expressing support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in Istanbul, urging intervention by the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations to stop institutional discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and calling on the government of Turkey to safeguard religious rights within its borders, including those of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
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HCR 220 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Kuempel, Edmund
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the gaming industry in Texas and its potential direct and indirect economic impact on specific markets and on the state as a whole. |
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
|
Received from the House |
|
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HCR 222 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Driver, Joe
Sponsor: Whitmire, John
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to submit a proposal to the presiding officers of the Texas Legislature to name Building A at the DPS Headquarters Complex in Austin in honor of Thomas A. Davis, Jr., former director of the Texas Department of Public Safety. |
House: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 252 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia | et. al.
Sponsor: Averitt, Kip
|
Requesting the governor to appoint a Governor's Task Force on Horse and Greyhound Racing. |
House: Licensing & Administrative Procedures
|
Vetoed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 255 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Rose, Patrick
|
Approving the system-wide settlement agreement with the United State Department of Justice resolving certain investigations of state mental retardation facilities. |
House: Human Services
|
1 hr. notice-to suspend rules |
|
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HCR 258 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Urging the University of Houston and other institutions of higher education to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to replace it with the Freedom and Heritage Flag. |
House: Higher Education
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
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HCR 263 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Recognizing the importance of continuing support for the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and directing TG to seek out opportunities to maintain its role in administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program or other federal student loan programs. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
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HCR 268 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Pitts, Jim | et. al.
Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
|
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name a permanent facility at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in honor of Buddy and Shirley West. |
House: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 288 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Branch, Dan
|
Directing the governing boards of general academic teaching institutions to limit increases in total academic costs charged to resident undergraduate students for certain school years. |
|
Received from the House |
|
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HJR 39 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Allen, Alma | et. al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney | et. al.
|
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. |
House: Elections
Senate: State Affairs
|
Filed with the Secretary of State |
|
|
HR 11 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
|
Granting the Texas DeMolay Association permission to use the house chamber on February 21 and 22, 2009. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 146 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Davis, John | et. al.
|
Granting permission to the YMCA Youth and Government Program to use the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives in January 2009 and January 2010. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 480 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Burnam, Lon | et. al.
|
Creating a Special Committee on Impeachment to consider the impeachment of Judge Sharon Keller of the Court of Criminal Appeals for gross neglect of duty and conducting her official duties with willful disregard for human life. |
House: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 701 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Davis, John | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to fully fund the National Aeronautics and Space Administration budget request in support of the U.S. Space Exploration Policy, as submitted to Congress for Fiscal Year 2010. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HR 708 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet | et. al.
|
Requesting that the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation provide the House with project selection criteria prior to obligating any Recovery Act funds. |
|
Withdrawn |
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HR 709 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet
|
Requesting that the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation provide the House with project selection criteria prior to obligating any Recovery Act funds. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 716 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Keffer, Jim | et. al.
|
Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred to Appropriations |
|
|
HR 798 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Taylor, Larry | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to any federal legislation that would create an optional federal charter for insurers. |
House: Insurance
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1085 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Mallory Caraway, Barbara
|
Urging Congress to enact legislation facilitating the ability of cities to access appropriate financing for critically needed municipal projects. |
House: Urban Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1138 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Mallory Caraway, Barbara
|
Urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to implement a plan that will allow cities affected by the credit crisis to access traditional market interest rates for bonds. |
House: Urban Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1247 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Farabee, David
|
Encouraging Texas employers to hire veterans. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1383 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Dunnam, Jim | et. al.
|
Reaffirming the pride of all Texans in our one and indivisible National Union and State. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1438 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Farrar, Jessica
|
Urging the Texas Education Agency to implement the U.S. Department of Education's final regulations, 34 C.F.R. Section 200.19, which describes other academic indicators that may be used to demonstrate adequate yearly progress. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HR 1591 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Vaught, Allen
|
Urging the president of the United States to modify Executive Order 8808 so as to authorize the award of the American Defense Service Medal to members of the United States armed forces who served on active duty after September 1, 1945, and before December 27, 1991. |
House: State Affairs
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1695 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Cook, Byron
|
Encouraging all Texans to properly dispose of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. |
House: Public Health
|
Referred to Public Health |
|
|
HR 1723 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Miller, Doug
|
Directing the commissioner of education to inform school boards and superintendents that swine flu qualifies as an exception to the 180-day attendance statute and directing the commissioner to adjust the average daily attendance rate for affected school districts. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HR 2010 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Miller, Sid
|
Designating the section of the Brazos River Basin and its contributing watershed in Somervell County as the Scenic Riverway of Somervell County. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Referred to Rules & Resolutions |
|
|
HR 2074 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hunter, Todd
|
Urging the U.S. secretary of the interior to simplify existing policies and procedures to allow for the expeditious release of Coastal Impact Assistance Program funds to the State of Texas. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 2852 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
|
Expressing support for efforts by the federal government to amend The Restoration Act, relating to certain Indian gaming prohibitions. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
|
Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
|
|
HR 2894 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Recognizing the importance of continuing support for the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation and directing TG to seek out opportunities to maintain its role in administering the Federal Family Education Loan Program or other federal student loan programs. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
SCR 15 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot | et. al.
|
Expressing the intent of the Texas Legislature that the state accept federal economic stimulus funds appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or any similar legislation. |
Senate: Finance
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 21 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Estes, Craig
|
Urging the Texas congressional delegation to take action to prohibit the use of federal funds to transfer enemy combatants detained at Guantanamo Bay to any facility in Texas or to build or modify facilities for any such enemy combatants in the state. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal |
|
|
SCR 35 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Nichols, Robert | et. al.
|
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 38 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
Sponsor: Farias, Joe
|
Memorializing Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to veterans who served on the inland waterways, territorial waters, and in the airspace of the Republic of Vietnam. |
House: Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 39 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hegar, Glenn | et. al.
|
Affirming that the State of Texas claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 42 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
Sponsor: Naishtat, Elliott
|
Renaming Building G at the Department of State Health Services Central Complex as the Dr. Robert Bernstein Building. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 46 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Directing the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Education Agency to educate parents of adolescent Texans regarding the importance of adolescents receiving regular physical exams and updated immunizations. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 48 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 49 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot
|
Certifying the state's intention to request and use all funds that may be available to the state under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. |
Senate: Finance
|
Referred to Finance |
|
|
SCR 51 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Patrick, Dan
|
Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 54 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Estes, Craig | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress to cease and desist attempting to enact federal legislation impinging on the individual right of every American to keep and bear arms and urging Congress to oppose passage of the Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. |
House: Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Referred to Border & Intergovernmental Affairs |
|
|
SCR 57 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: West, Royce
|
Directing the Health and Human Services Commission to pursue federal funding for the support of kinship caregivers. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Referred to Health & Human Services |
|
|
SCR 60 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Watson, Kirk
|
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. |
Senate: Natural Resources
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
SCR 67 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
Sponsor: Geren, Charlie
|
Authorizing the Texas Legislative Council to pay membership dues to the Council of State Governments for state officers. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 70 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Huffman, Joan | et. al.
|
Expressing support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in Istanbul, urging intervention by the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations to stop institutional discrimination against the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and calling on the government of Turkey to safeguard religious rights within its borders, including those of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 77 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Nelson, Jane
Sponsor: Rose, Patrick
|
Approving the system-wide settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice resolving certain investigations of state mental retardation facilities. |
House: Human Services
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SJR 27 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney
|
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SR 51 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Urging the president of the United States to award the American Defense Service Medal to military personnel serving during the Cold War. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 416 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot
|
Supporting the establishment of a veterans' hospital in the city of El Paso. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 447 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Davis, Wendy
|
Expressing intent that funds provided to the State of Texas by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act be spent, as far as practicable, on domestic goods, materials, and services. |
Senate: Finance
|
Referred to Finance |
|
|
SR 842 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia | et. al.
|
Encouraging Texas employers to hire veterans. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SR 1044 |
81-0 (2009) |
Author: Estes, Craig
|
Paying tribute to the rights guaranteed to the people of the United States. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HCR 1 |
81-1 (2009) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey | et. al.
|
Honoring former state representative Paul C. Moreno for his public service and directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building that houses the State Office of Administrative Hearings in El Paso the Paul C. Moreno State Office Building. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 4 |
81-1 (2009) |
Author: Martinez Fischer, Trey
|
Directing the State Auditor's Office, subject to approval by the Legislative Audit Committee, to conduct an annual audit of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District for five years beginning in 2009. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 18 |
81-1 (2009) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
|
Approving the selection of Valerie Ryder Corte to serve as temporary acting representative for House District 122. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 73 |
81-1 (2009) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to study whether bilingual education should be designated as a critical field in postsecondary education and to explore the feasibility of providing scholarships, grants, and other forms of financial assistance to encourage college students in bilingual education to pursue teaching careers in areas of Texas with a shortage of bilingual education teachers. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SCR 1 |
81-1 (2009) |
Author: Williams, Tommy
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to authorize a joint interim study on the benefits of establishing a statewide county park beautification and improvement program. |
Senate: Administration
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
|
|
HCR 11 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Solomons, Burt | et. al.
|
Directing the attorney general to seek recovery of money from the federal government for costs incurred by the state in dealing with illegal immigration and to demand federal enforcement of federal immigration laws. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 13 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
|
Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 14 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Raymond, Richard | et. al.
|
Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to revise procedures for local government projects to specify that local governments are not responsible for cost overruns on projects over which they have no supervisory control. |
House: Transportation
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 16 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: West, George
Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
|
Urging the U.S. Congress to honor the sacrifice and service of the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II by passing the Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 24 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Villarreal, Mike
|
Requesting all public school districts to establish a recess policy for elementary schools. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 28 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Menendez, Jose
|
Urging Congress to amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to prohibit the inclusion of the military basic allowance for housing as income for purposes of determining eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 29 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis
|
Memorializing the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 1146 to withdraw the United States from membership in the United Nations. |
House: Border & International Affairs
|
Referred to Border and International Affairs |
|
|
HCR 35 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Rodriguez, Eddie | et. al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
|
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24-month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance. |
House: Public Health
Senate: State Affairs
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 36 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne | et. al.
|
Expressing support for a bill of rights for the poor. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 43 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Anderson, Charles "Doc" | et. al.
|
Urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to impose a 180-day moratorium on applications for pulverized coal-fired power plant permits. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 45 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V. | et. al.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 51 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Noriega, Rick
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 61 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet
|
Expressing opposition to sending additional troops to Iraq. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HCR 64 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Rodriguez, Eddie | et. al.
|
Requesting that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reconsider all alternatives to the detention of immigrant and asylum-seeking families. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 67 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Leibowitz, David | et. al.
Sponsor: Seliger, Kel
|
Urging Congress to provide further drought relief for Texas. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
Senate: Natural Resources
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 70 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Goolsby, Tony
Sponsor: Brimer, Kim
|
Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 82 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop and implement policies and programs to be adopted by Texas universities that address the incidence of discrimination and harassment on campus. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HCR 87 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Smith, Todd
|
Urging Congress to remove confidentiality mandates for minors from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Services Act and Medicaid. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 91 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Villarreal, Mike
|
Requesting that Congress improve public safety by implementing and enforcing stricter federal rail regulations. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 92 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
|
Authorizing the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring the contributions of small businesses. |
House: House Administration
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
HCR 95 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to study the effectiveness of the Texas Education Agency in dealing with low-performing students and other matters. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HCR 96 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Driver, Joe
Sponsor: Williams, Tommy
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the qualifications and standards necessary to be designated a police agency and to encourage a moratorium on the statutory creation of new police agencies. |
House: Law Enforcement
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 97 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Rose, Patrick | et. al.
|
Urging the U.S. Department of Labor to reconsider the proposed reduction in student training slots at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas. |
House: Economic Development
Senate: Education
|
Referred to Education |
|
|
HCR 107 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: McClendon, Ruth
|
Memorializing Congress to eliminate the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. |
House: Appropriations
|
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair |
|
|
HCR 108 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Vo, Hubert | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress to approve sufficient funds for Texas' block grant allocation for the State Children's Health Insurance Program to enable the state to increase enrollment levels. |
House: Human Services
|
Referred to Human Services |
|
|
HCR 111 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Strama, Mark | et. al.
Sponsor: Brimer, Kim | et. al.
|
Authorizing the placement of a monument commemorating the federal Bill of Rights. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 117 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Christian, Wayne
|
Requesting that the president of the United States grant a presidential pardon to U.S. Border Patrol Agent Ignacio Ramos and U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Alonso Compean. |
House: Border & International Affairs
|
Referred to Border and International Affairs |
|
|
HCR 125 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Martinez, Armando | et. al.
Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Requesting Congress to restore full funding to the Community Oriented Policing Services program to assist Texas law enforcement in patrolling the border. |
House: Border & International Affairs
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 126 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Turner, Sylvester | et. al.
|
Urging congress to timely reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program. |
House: Human Services
|
Referred to Human Services |
|
|
HCR 141 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Martinez, Armando
|
Urging the United States Congress to appropriate funds to ensure that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services can provide an immigration and naturalization processing system that is both efficient and secure. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 143 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Strama, Mark
|
Creating the Commission on Online Learning to develop a plan to provide students and teachers with access to educational content and pedagogical practices. |
House: Public Education
Senate: Education
|
Referred to Education |
|
|
HCR 148 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Isett, Carl
|
Refusing to implement the federal REAL ID Act of 2005. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
HCR 154 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Burnam, Lon
|
Submitting charges to the United States House of Representatives constituting proof that the president of the United States has violated his oath of office. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 159 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Morrison, Geanie
Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot | et. al.
|
Requesting that the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker appoint a select commission on higher education and global competitiveness. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Education
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 164 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Gallego, Pete
Sponsor: Uresti, Carlos
|
Encouraging the United States and Mexican federal governments to reopen the bridge and border crossing at La Linda, Coahuila, Mexico. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 172 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
|
Memorializing Congress to fund the REAL ID Act of 2005. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HCR 173 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
Sponsor: Wentworth, Jeff | et. al.
|
Expressing support for bids by the Texas Bio- and Agro-Defense Consortium and the Texas A&M NBAF Consortium to locate the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Texas. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 181 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Eissler, Rob
|
Designating State Highway 75 between Streetman and Conroe as the 75th Ranger Regiment Highway and requesting that the Texas Department of Transportation feature the Ranger tab and 75th Ranger Regiment patch on memorial markers for the highway. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 187 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: McClendon, Ruth | et. al.
Sponsor: Duncan, Robert
|
Expressing the commitment of the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas to providing a supplemental annuity in the form of a 13th check for eligible ERS retirees. |
House: Pensions & Investments
Senate: State Affairs
|
Vetoed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 191 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Rose, Patrick
|
Authorizing the burial of Susana I. Aleman in the State Cemetery. |
House: Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism |
|
|
HCR 193 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Swinford, David | et. al.
|
Expressing support for ongoing state-led border security operations to control the Texas-Mexico border and ensure the safety of the people of Texas. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
|
|
HCR 194 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Swinford, David | et. al.
|
Expressing dissatisfaction with the federal government's failure to secure the border and enforce immigration laws. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 197 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Eiland, Craig
|
Urging Congress to oppose the establishment of a federal insurance regulatory system. |
House: Insurance
|
Referred to Insurance |
|
|
HCR 198 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Swinford, David | et. al.
Sponsor: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Requesting the Texas Residential Construction Commission to work in cooperation with the San Antonio Housing Authority to create and implement an inspection and mediation plan relating to certain authority-built homes. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
HCR 200 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Escobar, Juan
|
Memorializing Congress to reopen consideration of posthumously awarding WWI hero Marcelino Serna the Medal of Honor. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 205 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia | et. al.
|
Acknowledging the involuntary servitude of African slaves in the State of Texas and requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the contributions of African slaves and their descendents. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 206 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: White Delisi, Dianne
|
Respectfully encouraging congress to direct the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to withdraw proposed rule CMS-2258-P. |
House: Public Health
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 212 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Talton, Robert
|
Directing that the state flag be displayed at half-staff on Peace Officers' Memorial Day and calling for the observance of National Police Week in Texas. |
House: Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
Senate: Government Organization
|
Referred to Government Organization |
|
|
HCR 220 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Rose, Patrick
|
Supporting the establishment of the Jacob's Well Natural Area and the associated missions of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association. |
House: Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
|
Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism |
|
|
HCR 222 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Gallego, Pete
|
Encouraging the board of the Texas Youth Commission, or its successor entity, to name the TYC facility in Sheffield in honor of William David Slaughter, Jr. |
House: State Affairs
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 223 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Puente, Robert
|
Requesting the Texas Water Development Board to identify critical water communities that it projects may see their water demand exceed supply in future years. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HCR 225 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Flores, Kino
|
Requesting the Texas Supreme Court to rule on the pending mandamus appeal filed by Allied Chemical Corporation et al. |
House: Judiciary
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HCR 227 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Veasey, Marc | et. al.
|
Requesting that the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives establish an interim committee to study the implementation and effectiveness of the James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act. |
House: State Affairs
|
No action taken in committee |
|
|
HCR 229 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
|
Requesting that the United States Air Force consider certain criteria when considering relocating work from the Port of San Antonio to military depots. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HCR 237 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
|
Convening a joint memorial session to honor all Texans killed during the Global War on Terrorism. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HCR 239 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
|
Respectfully urging the Texas Water Development Board to accelerate implementation of the colonia water project at State Highway 359 and Mines Road. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HCR 243 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
|
Encouraging state agencies to consider the diversity rankings of Texas law firms when hiring outside counsel. |
House: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HCR 247 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Cook, Robert
|
Requesting the Brazos River Authority and the Lower Colorado River Authority to conduct a joint baseline study of the role of Lake Somerville in the economic development of the surrounding vicinity. |
House: Natural Resources
|
Referred to Natural Resources |
|
|
HCR 255 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Morrison, Geanie
|
Urging Congress to restore federal maintenance and dredging funds for the Victoria Barge Canal. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HCR 261 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank
|
Convening a joint memorial session to honor all Texans killed during the Global War on Terrorism. |
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HCR 281 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Gonzalez Toureilles, Yvonne | et. al.
|
Requesting that Congress and the Texas Legislature adopt the terms "undocumented worker, person, or immigrant" as replacements to the term "illegal alien" in official discourse. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HCR 287 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Keffer, Jim
|
Requesting the General Land Office to study acceptable appraisal methodology relating to the sale of residential and commercial leased property held by special districts of the state. |
|
Received from the House |
|
|
HJR 39 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Allen, Alma | et. al.
Sponsor: Ellis, Rodney
|
Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. |
House: Elections
Senate: State Affairs
|
Placed on intent calendar |
|
|
HR 54 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Giddings, Helen
|
Declaring that the House of Representatives will not meet on Monday, January 15, 2007, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 97 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Hopson, Chuck
|
Expressing its support for the enforcement of current immigration laws. |
House: State Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HR 184 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet | et. al.
|
Expressing opposition to sending additional troops to Iraq. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HR 746 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Merritt, Tommy
|
Requesting that the Legislative Audit Committee reexamine specified conduct and resubmit the single recommendation that the governor appoint a conservator for the Texas Youth Commission. |
House: Corrections
|
Referred to Corrections |
|
|
HR 942 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis
|
Supporting efforts and encouraging funding to open the mouth of the San Bernard River. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1267 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Farias, Joe
|
Requesting that the Texas Education Agency apply for federal funds for a resource center to train school personnel working with students with autism. |
House: Public Education
|
Referred to Public Education |
|
|
HR 1375 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Goolsby, Tony
|
Recognizing the effort to designate a portion of Central Expressway in Dallas as the George W. Bush Expressway. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HR 1404 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Davis, John
|
Encouraging the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to partner with private entities to provide education on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. |
House: Public Health
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
HR 1472 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to provide supplemental guide signs on IH-35 and IH-635 to identify the location of the Asian Trade District in northwest Dallas. |
House: Transportation
|
Referred to Transportation |
|
|
HR 1576 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
|
Encouraging the president of the United States and Congress to enact a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. |
House: Border & International Affairs
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
HR 1655 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: White Delisi, Dianne
|
Expressing support for the American Heart Association's Start! Walking at Work Day, April 25, 2007. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1681 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Flynn, Dan
|
Requesting Congress to pass and the president to sign legislation to revive previous authority on the use of national guard forces. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HR 1844 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Flores, Kino
|
Requesting the Texas Supreme Court to rule on the pending mandamus appeal filed by Allied Chemical Corporation et al. |
House: Judiciary
|
Referred to Judiciary |
|
|
HR 1937 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Straus, Joe
|
Encouraging Texans to associate the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals and to exercise caution when driving in proximity to such individuals. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 1954 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne
|
Expressing support for a bill of rights for the poor. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
HR 1959 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Bolton, Valinda
|
Recognizing Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to beautify the nation's highways and encouraging further collaboration between the Texas Department of Transportation and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin. |
House: Transportation
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
HR 2063 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Brown, Betty
|
Requesting the speaker to appoint an interim committee to study the rights of foster parents. |
House: Human Services
|
Referred to Human Services |
|
|
HR 2137 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Morrison, Geanie
|
Urging Congress to restore federal maintenance and dredging funds for the Victoria Barge Canal. |
House: Environmental Regulation
|
Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
|
HR 2182 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Escobar, Juan | et. al.
|
Urging Congress to support the construction of a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
HR 2482 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Expressing support for the creation of the Sustainable Water Supply Research Center at The University of Texas at Arlington. |
House: Higher Education
|
Referred to Higher Education |
|
|
HR 2692 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Giddings, Helen
|
Requesting certain junior college districts to evaluate the implementation of an African American studies program. |
|
Reported enrolled |
|
|
SCR 1 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Nelson, Jane
Sponsor: Gonzales, Veronica
|
Encouraging the National Health Services Corps Ambassador Program to coordinate with the Primary Care Office at the Texas Department of State Health Services. |
House: Human Services
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 3 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
|
Encouraging institutions of higher education to implement policies to safeguard the academic freedom of faculty and students. |
Senate: Education
|
No action taken in subcommittee |
|
|
SCR 4 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie | et. al.
|
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and board rules, to approve and permit the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring Texans who have fought or served in specified military actions since the Vietnam War. |
Senate: Administration
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 5 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Gallegos, Jr., Mario
|
Approving and authorizing the naming of the Texas Department of Transportation office in Houston after State Senator John Whitmire. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
|
|
SCR 20 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Ogden, Steve
Sponsor: Chisum, Warren
|
Relating to the appropriation of state tax revenues for the purpose of funding school district property tax rate reductions. |
House: Appropriations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 21 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Estes, Craig
|
Authorizing the construction of a monument on the Capitol grounds honoring the contributions of small businesses. |
Senate: Administration
|
Referred to Administration |
|
|
SCR 23 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Uresti, Carlos
|
Urging Congress to ensure the timely reauthorization of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Referred to Health & Human Services |
|
|
SCR 26 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Williams, Tommy
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the qualifications and standards necessary to be designated a police agency and to encourage a moratorium on creation of new police agencies. |
Senate: Criminal Justice
|
Referred to Criminal Justice |
|
|
SCR 27 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Watson, Kirk
|
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study issues relating to the higher education system in Texas. |
Senate: Education
|
Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres |
|
|
SCR 28 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Watson, Kirk | et. al.
Sponsor: Truitt, Vicki | et. al.
|
Urging the Texas congressional delegation to support legislation to expand telemedicine/telehealth services. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
|
|
SCR 33 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Gallegos, Jr., Mario
|
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 40 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Estes, Craig
|
Opposing the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 as an unfunded mandate. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Left pending in committee |
|
|
SCR 45 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Carona, John
|
Memorializing Congress to fund the REAL ID Act of 2005. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
|
|
SCR 46 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Averitt, Kip
Sponsor: Dunnam, Jim | et. al.
|
Requesting Congress to authorize the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to convey the Thomas T. Connally Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marlin, Texas, to the State of Texas. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 47 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot
|
Requesting that the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker appoint a select commission on higher education and global competitiveness. |
Senate: Education
|
Committee report printed and distributed |
|
|
SCR 48 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Uresti, Carlos
|
Encouraging the United States and Mexican federal governments to reopen the bridge and border crossing at La Linda, Coahuila, Mexico. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
|
|
SCR 60 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Averitt, Kip
Sponsor: Eiland, Craig
|
Urging Congress to maintain the states as the sole regulators of the business of insurance and to oppose the establishment of a federal insurance regulatory system. |
House: Insurance
Senate: Business & Commerce
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 62 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney | et. al.
|
Expressing regret for the role of the Texas government in maintaining the institution of slavery and requesting the creation of a joint interim committee to study the contributions of African slaves and their descendants. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Co-author authorized |
|
|
SCR 76 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Requesting the United States Air Force to consider the impact of transferring work from the Port of San Antonio to military depots. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
SCR 77 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
|
Urging the president of the United States to award the American Defense Service Medal to military personnel serving during the Cold War. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
|
|
SCR 88 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Wentworth, Jeff
Sponsor: Rose, Patrick
|
Supporting the protection of Jacob's Well and the associated missions and regional conservation initiatives of the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association. |
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SR 2 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Carona, John | et. al.
|
Requesting the Texas Transportation Commission to cease efforts to influence Congress and other states for changes in federal law relating to the statewide transportation enhancement program. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
|
Reported enrolled |
|
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SR 384 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Whitmire, John | et. al.
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Requesting that the Legislative Audit Committee examine specified conduct and determine whether a condition of gross fiscal mismanagement exists in the Texas Youth Commission. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 594 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia
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Memorializing the Congress of the United States to support legislation for veterans' health care budget reform. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 777 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: West, Royce | et. al.
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Encouraging the Health and Human Services Commission to partner with private entities to provide education on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 827 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Nichols, Robert
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Expressing the need for the 80th Texas Legislature to consider an increase in the homestead exemption for public education tax purposes. |
Senate: Finance
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Referred to Finance |
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SR 994 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Van de Putte, Leticia | et. al.
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Encouraging Texans to associate the white cane and guide dog with visually impaired individuals and to exercise caution when driving in proximity to such individuals. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 1084 |
80-0 (2007) |
Author: Hegar, Glenn
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Urging Congress to restore federal maintenance and dredging funds for the Victoria Barge Canal. |
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
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HCR 1 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: McClendon, Ruth | et. al.
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Memorializing Congress to eliminate the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program. |
House: Public Health
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Referred to Public Health |
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HCR 7 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Cook, Robert | et. al.
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Memorializing Congress to preserve the community development block grant program and its funding at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
House: Urban Affairs
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Received from the House |
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HCR 13 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chavez, Norma | et. al.
Sponsor: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
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Memorializing Congress to allow Mexican visitors the same six-month length of stay afforded to Canadian travelers. |
House: Border & International Affairs
Senate: International Relations & Trade
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 16 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Merritt, Tommy | et. al.
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Directing the legislative staff responsible for maintaining the Internet website for the Texas Legislature to provide improved public access to information on votes taken on legislation. |
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Filed |
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HCR 17 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Branch, Dan
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Directing the legislative staff responsible for maintaining the Internet website for the Texas Legislature to provide improved public access to information on votes taken on legislation. |
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Filed |
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HCR 18 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Hilderbran, Harvey
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Directing the legislative staff responsible for maintaining the Internet website for the Texas Legislature to provide improved public access to information on votes taken on legislation. |
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Filed |
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HCR 22 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Merritt, Tommy | et. al.
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Directing the legislative staff responsible for maintaining the Internet website for the Texas Legislature to provide improved public access to information on votes taken on legislation. |
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Received from the House |
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HCR 35 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Hamric, Peggy
Sponsor: Harris, Chris
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Authorizing the lieutenant governor and the speaker to appoint interim joint committees. |
Senate: Administration
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 36 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Smith, Wayne | et. al.
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
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Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board. |
House: House Administration
Senate: Administration
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 37 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Delisi, Dianne
Sponsor: Nelson, Jane
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Memorializing Congress to increase the presence of federal health and human services agencies, improve coordination of health and human services programs, and increase related funding in Texas. |
House: Public Health
Senate: Health & Human Services
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 44 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Denny, Mary
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to review the state's election laws in preparation for an omnibus recodification of the Texas Election Code. |
House: Elections
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 46 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Van Arsdale, Corbin | et. al.
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Expressing legislative support for the abolition of the BCS. |
House: Higher Education
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Referred to Higher Education |
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HCR 48 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Rodriguez, Eddie | et. al.
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Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24-month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance. |
House: Public Health
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 49 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Davis, John | et. al.
Sponsor: Jackson, Mike
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Urging the United States Congress to fully fund NASA's budget request for fiscal year 2006. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 53 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Berman, Leo
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Encouraging schools, school districts, and student organizations to solicit help and support from certain youth organizations and churches within their communities. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 54 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Raymond, Richard | et. al.
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Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 59 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Eiland, Craig | et. al.
Sponsor: Averitt, Kip
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Opposing the State Modernization and Regulatory Transparency (SMART) Act and any similar federal legislation that would interfere with the ability of state governments to regulate the business of insurance. |
House: Insurance
Senate: Business & Commerce
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 63 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Noriega, Melissa | et. al.
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Memorializing Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 66 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Berman, Leo
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Encouraging schools, school districts, and school organizations to solicit help and support from certain youth organizations and churches within their communities. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 69 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
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Requesting the U.S. Congress to enact the Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act to significantly reform immigration law as it relates to agriculture. |
House: Border & International Affairs
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Postponed |
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HCR 85 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Gallego, Pete
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint a joint interim committee to study issues relating to the importation of radioactive waste into Texas. |
House: Energy Resources
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 88 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Crabb, Joe
Sponsor: Duncan, Robert
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Urging the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, as necessary, to develop rules relating to the random assignment to courts of appeals of cases pending or on appeal from counties with overlapping appellate jurisdictions and relating to determining the court of appeals precedent applicable in such randomly assigned cases. |
House: Judiciary
Senate: Jurisprudence
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 91 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
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Memorializing Congress to maintain its support for the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound programs. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 94 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Flores, Kino
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Approving the use of public funding from general appropriations to complete the construction of a statue, monument, or exhibit on the Capitol grounds honoring contributions of Tejanos. |
House: House Administration
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Referred to House Administration |
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HCR 95 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
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Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to revise procedures for local government projects to specify that local governments are not responsible for cost overruns on projects over which they have no supervisory control. |
House: Transportation
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Referred to Transportation |
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HCR 96 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: West, George
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Declaring legislative support for the continued expansion of Texas' energy generation capacity and its leading role in energy generation through the development of liquefied natural gas receiving terminals in the state. |
House: Energy Resources
Senate: Natural Resources
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Referred to Natural Resources |
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HCR 100 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Guillen, Ryan
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Requesting the U.S. secretary of state and the International Boundary and Water Commission to require Mexico to fully repay its Rio Grande/Rio Bravo water debt to the United States. |
House: Natural Resources
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Referred to Natural Resources |
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HCR 101 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Veasey, Marc
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Memorializing the 109th Congress to pass HR40 establishing a commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 103 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Villarreal, Mike
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Directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of adopting match agreements between the commission and local mental health authorities to maximize the state's contributions for federal matching funds to provide mental health community services under the Children's Health Insurance Program. |
House: Public Health
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Referred to Public Health |
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HCR 104 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Jones, Jesse
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Directing the State Board of Education to examine the institution of slavery and subsequent racial and economic discrimination in the United States and to prepare a standardized history curriculum relating to these issues for use in the public schools. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 137 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Martinez, Armando | et. al.
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Urging the U.S. Congress to press for NAFTA reforms to provide preference protections for produce grown in South Texas and marketed in the same area. |
House: Economic Development
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 138 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Martinez, Armando
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan
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Memorializing Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the veterans of South Texas by building a veterans hospital in Weslaco, Texas. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 143 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Burnam, Lon | et. al.
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Encouraging managers of Texas public pension funds to divest their portfolios of any stock in publicly-traded companies doing business in Sudan. |
House: Pensions & Investments
Senate: Finance
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Referred to Finance |
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HCR 144 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Allen, Ray
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Expressing legislative support for the USA PATRIOT Act. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 152 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Olivo, Dora
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Encouraging the State Board of Education to ensure that public schools teach students about Hispano contributions to the development of Texas and the United States and that all of the state's history and government textbooks include such information. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 153 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
Sponsor: West, Royce
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Requesting the Texas Legislative Council to schedule a revision of the Family Code during the 2005-2006 interim. |
House: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
Senate: Jurisprudence
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 155 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
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Requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality develop rules to permit and manage dairy-based food production activities. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Natural Resources
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Referred to Natural Resources |
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HCR 157 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Hilderbran, Harvey
Sponsor: Fraser, Troy
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Directing the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to have a Texas Youth Commission facility in San Saba County named after John Shero. |
House: State Affairs
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 166 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
Sponsor: Staples, Todd
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Memorializing congress to increase funding to the fully authorized level and include advance funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and to pursue a more equitable funding allocation formula for the program. |
House: Energy Resources
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 167 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Flynn, Dan | et. al.
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Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study the issue of steroid use in Texas public schools. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 171 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
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Memorializing Congress to direct the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, to issue mandatory safety regulations for remote control locomotive operations along the Texas-Mexico border, including prohibitions relating to hazardous materials. |
House: Transportation
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Referred to Transportation |
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HCR 186 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Eiland, Craig
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Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education to facilitate the offering of high school elective courses on the Bible in Texas public schools. |
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Filed |
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HCR 193 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Davis, John | et. al.
Sponsor: Staples, Todd
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Supporting Texas' application for a Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
House: Human Services
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 208 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Coleman, Garnet | et. al.
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Encouraging the board of regents of Texas Southern University to name a building, an outdoor plaza, or an interior space of honor on the campus after the Honorable Joe E. Moreno. |
House: State Affairs
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Received from the House |
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HCR 209 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Allen, Ray
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Expressing legislative support for the United States of America PATRIOT Act. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 210 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Frost, Stephen
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Memorializing the U.S. Congress, in its upcoming base realignment and closure deliberations, to ensure continuation of the Red River Army Depot and the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Bowie County. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
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Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel |
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HCR 212 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Nixon, Joe
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Memorializing Congress not to override or preempt Texas' recent asbestos legislation. |
House: Civil Practices
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Referred to Civil Practices |
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HJR 84 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Allen, Alma
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Post-ratifying Amendment XXIV to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the denial or abridgment of the right to vote for failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. |
House: Elections
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Left pending in committee |
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HR 106 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Giddings, Helen | et. al.
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Memorializing Congress to posthumously bestow the Congressional Medal of Honor upon Doris "Dorie" Miller and to request the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp to honor Miller. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 257 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Villarreal, Mike | et. al.
|
Requesting the speaker to provide for an interim house study to explore how public health and medical care can be more effectively delivered through regional planning. |
House: Public Health
|
Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HR 288 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Van Arsdale, Corbin | et. al.
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Encouraging the president of the United States to enact a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. |
House: Border & International Affairs
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 570 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Bonnen, Dennis
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Memorializing congress to express its commitment to clean air and economic development by passing the Clear Skies Act of 2005. |
House: Environmental Regulation
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Referred to Environmental Regulation |
|
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HR 1242 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Edwards, Al
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Directing the Office of the Attorney General of Texas to conduct a study to ensure that high gasoline prices in Texas are not the result of consumer fraud and to provide information to help Texas consumers find the lowest possible price for gasoline in their community. |
House: Ways & Means
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 1300 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Giddings, Helen
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Memorializing Congress to enact legislation relating to the assessment of penalties by a financial institution for an insufficient funds check. |
House: Business & Industry
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Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 1431 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Dunnam, Jim
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Opposing any proposal to close the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
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Reported enrolled |
|
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HR 1593 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Keffer, Jim
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Directing law enforcement agencies in this state to enforce laws prohibiting illegal use of anabolic steroids by public school students engaged in extracurricular activities. |
House: State Affairs
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 1628 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Eiland, Craig
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Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education to facilitate the offering of high school elective courses on the Bible in Texas public schools. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
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Referred to Rules & Resolutions |
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HR 2010 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Edwards, Al
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Requesting the Texas Education Agency to determine whether overly sexually suggestive performances are occurring at school-sponsored events. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2068 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
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Urging Governor Rick Perry to oppose the plans of the Minuteman Project. |
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Filed |
|
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HR 2194 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Keffer, Jim
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Directing the Brazos River Authority to work with the leaseholders and residents of Possum Kingdom Lake Community. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2219 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
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Expressing findings of the House of Representatives regarding cooperative agreements between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and local governments under the Texas Clean Air Act. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2231 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
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Expressing legislative intent that the University of North Texas establish a Center for Mexican-American Studies. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2233 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Expressing legislative intent that the University of North Texas establish a Center for Mexican-American Studies. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2240 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
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Urging the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules providing a balanced approach to the permitting of in-situ uranium mining and limiting contested case hearings regarding permitted mining areas to those seeking a less environmentally protective standard. |
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Filed |
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HR 2245 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
|
Expressing intent concerning a salary career ladder for parole officers. |
|
Filed |
|
|
HR 2281 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Menendez, Jose
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Urging the reversal of the recommendation to close the Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 2302 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Giddings, Helen
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Urging Texas community colleges to offer an associate's degree with an emphasis on African American/Black Studies. |
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Filed |
|
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SCR 1 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Madla, Frank
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint committee to conduct a study regarding the use of mandatory assessment instruments in public education. |
Senate: Education
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Referred to Education |
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SCR 2 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Staples, Todd
Sponsor: Berman, Leo
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Memorializing Congress to enact legislation to provide for federal deployment of the Strategic National Stockpile within Mexico to protect United States border states. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
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Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 5 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Gallegos, Jr., Mario
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Memorializing Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. |
Senate: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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SCR 6 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Fraser, Troy
Sponsor: West, George
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Memoralizing Congress to establish a domestic energy policy to ensure an adequate supply of natural gas, the appropriate infrastructure, promote greater energy efficiency, and open new areas for environmentally responsible natural gas production. |
House: Energy Resources
Senate: Business & Commerce
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Signed by the Governor |
|
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SCR 7 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Duncan, Robert
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Urging the Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas to adopt rules providing for the random assignment to courts of appeals of cases pending or on appeal from counties with overlapping appellate jurisdictions and adopt rules determining the court of appeals precedent applicable in such randomly assigned cases. |
House: Judiciary
Senate: Jurisprudence
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Referred to Judiciary |
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SCR 10 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Staples, Todd
|
Memorializing congress to include Texas' transportation priorities in legislation to reauthorize TEA-21. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
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Referred to Transportation |
|
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SCR 11 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan
|
Giving legislative authorization to a Vietnam War monument for the Capitol grounds, subject to state law and rules of the State Preservation Board. |
Senate: Administration
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Referred to Administration |
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SCR 13 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Madla, Frank
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Directing the TDHCA's Office of Colonia Initiatives and ORCA to assess the status and needs of non-border colonias. |
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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Referred to Intergovernmental Relations |
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SCR 15 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Janek, Kyle | et. al.
Sponsor: Eiland, Craig
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Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the new causeway bridge connecting Galveston Island and the Texas mainland as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
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Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. |
|
|
SCR 18 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Madla, Frank | et. al.
Sponsor: Casteel, Carter
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Memorializing Congress to enact legislation to provide funding to support the protection and growth of the Texas wine industry. |
House: Agriculture & Livestock
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 19 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Madla, Frank | et. al.
Sponsor: Casteel, Carter
|
Requesting the Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute at Texas Tech University to include in its data collection comparisons of the economic impacts of the states in the wine industry. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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Signed by the Governor |
|
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SCR 21 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Barrientos, Gonzalo | et. al.
Sponsor: Rodriguez, Eddie
|
Authorizing the naming of the natatorium at the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin for LeRoy Colombo. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 23 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Williams, Tommy | et. al.
|
Memorializing congress to permanently repeal the federal death tax in 2005. |
Senate: Finance
|
Referred to Finance |
|
|
SCR 24 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: West, Royce | et. al.
|
Memorializing Congress to support federal efforts to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and to support legislation requiring a new formula for distributing federal campus-based funds among institutions. |
Senate: Education
|
No action taken in committee |
|
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SCR 27 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: West, Royce | et. al.
Sponsor: Branch, Dan
|
Memorializing Congress to eliminate current caps on funded Medicare resident training slots and related limits on costs per resident used to determine Medicare graduate medical education reimbursement payments. |
House: Higher Education
Senate: Education
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Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 29 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Ellis, Rodney
|
Encouraging managers of Texas public pension funds to divest their portfolios of any stock in publicly-traded companies doing business in Sudan. |
Senate: Finance
|
Referred to Finance |
|
|
SCR 30 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie | et. al.
Sponsor: Chavez, Norma
|
Urging the State of Texas to continue to pursue increased trade with Mexico and to develop a plan with Mexico to mitigate delays at border crossings. |
House: Border & International Affairs
Senate: International Relations & Trade
|
Signed by the Governor |
|
|
SCR 32 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Averitt, Kip
|
Opposing any proposal to close the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital and urging Texans and veterans to express their support for the hospital and its retention. |
Senate: Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
|
Referred to Veteran Affairs & Military Instal |
|
|
SCR 34 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot
|
Memorializing Congress to recognize the Lipan Apache Band of Texas as a federally acknowledged Indian tribe. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SCR 35 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Lucio, Jr., Eddie
|
Encouraging the State Board of Education to ensure that public schools teach students about Hispano contributions to the development of Texas and the United States and that all of the state's history and government textbooks include such information. |
Senate: Education
|
Referred to Education |
|
|
SCR 37 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Staples, Todd
|
Supporting Texas' application for a Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
Senate: Health & Human Services
|
Received from the Senate |
|
|
SCR 38 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: West, Royce
|
Memorializing the United States Congress to reaffirm its commitment to protecting the rights of minorities by reauthorizing Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in 2007. |
Senate: State Affairs
|
Referred to State Affairs |
|
|
SR 255 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Armbrister, Kenneth
|
Urging Congress to express its commitment to the public and economic health and development of Texas by passing the Clear Skies Act of 2005. |
Senate: Natural Resources
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Referred to Natural Resources |
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SR 714 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Averitt, Kip
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Opposing any proposal to close the Waco Veterans Affairs Hospital and urging concerned Texans and veterans to express their support of the hospital and its retention. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 720 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Armbrister, Kenneth
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Encouraging the President of the United States to enact a free trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 880 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Janek, Kyle
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Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education to facilitate the offering of high school elective courses on the Bible in Texas public schools. |
Senate: Education
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Referred to Education |
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SR 970 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Hinojosa, Juan | et. al.
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Urging Governor Rick Perry to oppose the plans of the Minuteman Project to begin patrolling the Texas-Mexico border. |
Senate: Intergovernmental Relations
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Left pending in committee |
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SR 1081 |
79-0 (2005) |
Author: Estes, Craig
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Directing the Brazos River Authority to work with the leaseholders and residents of Possum Kingdom Lake Community on the future direction of the area |
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Vote recorded in Journal |
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HCR 18 |
79-1 (2005) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a select committee on education to conduct an interim study on the creation, consolidation, and abolition of school districts in Texas. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 26 |
79-1 (2005) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
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Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HR 200 |
79-1 (2005) |
Author: Giddings, Helen | et. al.
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Urging Texas community colleges to offer an associate's degree with an emphasis on African American/Black Studies. |
House: Higher Education
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Referred to Higher Education |
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HR 307 |
79-1 (2005) |
Author: Edwards, Al
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Requesting the Texas comptroller of public accounts to notify convenience stores regarding items that are exempt from state sales tax. |
House: Ways & Means
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Referred to Ways & Means |
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SR 128 |
79-1 (2005) |
Author: Staples, Todd
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Expressing the Texas Senate's recognition of Fastrill Reservoir as a valuable component of the State of Texas water conservation plan. |
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Filed |
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HCR 11 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Raymond, Richard
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Memorializing the United States Congress not to privatize the social security program. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 15 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Corte, Jr., Frank | et. al.
Sponsor: Estes, Craig
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Urging the 109th Congress to honor veterans' tremendous sacrifice for this country by supporting the American Veterans Home Ownership Act of 2005. |
House: Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
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Signed by the Governor |
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HR 68 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Chavez, Norma
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Urging Governor Rick Perry to oppose the plans of the Minuteman Project to come to Texas and to ask Minuteman Project representatives not to begin patrols of the Texas border with Mexico. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HR 143 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Deshotel, Joe
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Honoring the East Texas Choctaw Tribe. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 178 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Olivo, Dora | et. al.
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Urging Governor Rick Perry to oppose the plans of the Minuteman Project to come to Texas. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HR 188 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Alonzo, Roberto
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Urging Congress to enact the bipartisan Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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SR 6 |
79-2 (2005) |
Author: Staples, Todd
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Expressing the Texas Senate's recognition that Fastrill Reservoir is a valuable component of the State of Texas' water conservation plan. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HCR 12 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Flores, Kino
Sponsor: Gallegos, Jr., Mario
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Approving the use of all types of public funding to complete the construction of a statue, monument, or exhibit on the Capitol grounds honoring contributions of Tejanos. |
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 24 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
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Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. |
House: Higher Education
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Referred to Higher Education |
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HCR 28 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Davis, Yvonne
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Expressing support for a bill of rights for the poor. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 30 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Hopson, Chuck | et. al.
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Urging Congress to pass meaningful immigration reform legislation. |
House: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 36 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Menendez, Jose
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Urging the U.S. Congress to take measures to lower gasoline prices and reduce national energy consumption. |
House: Energy Resources
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Referred to Energy Resources |
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HR 341 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Naishtat, Elliott
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Expressing support for the immediate intervention in the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, by the United States and United Nations. |
House: State Affairs
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HR 443 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Cook, Byron
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Directing the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to assist the local and state advisory committees in every way possible to provide for the timely development of a plan that will allow successful continuation of the Texas State Railroad as a moving museum through efficiency and proper utilization of public and private resources. |
House: Appropriations
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 445 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Crabb, Joe | et. al.
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Expressing support for the enforcement of current immigration laws. |
House: State Affairs
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HR 509 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Thompson, Senfronia
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Expressing the Texas House of Representatives' support for the American Stroke Association's "Power to End Stroke" campaign. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 679 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Uresti, Carlos
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Recognizing The Boeing Company for its contributions to KellyUSA, the City of San Antonio, and the State of Texas and urging the United States Air Force to continue aircraft maintenance programs currently performed at KellyUSA. |
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Reported enrolled |
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HR 751 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Merritt, Tommy
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Expressing support for President George W. Bush's comprehensive immigration reform plan. |
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Filed |
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SCR 3 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Janek, Kyle | et. al.
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Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the new causeway bridge connecting Galveston Island and the Texas mainland as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. |
Senate: Transportation & Homeland Security
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Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. |
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SCR 9 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Staples, Todd | et. al.
Sponsor: Farabee, David
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Memorializing Congress to permanently extend the federal income tax deductibility of state and local sales taxes. |
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Received from the Senate |
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SR 59 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Wentworth, Jeff | et. al.
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Granting permission to the YMCA Youth and Government Program to use the Chamber of the Texas Senate, auditorium, and committee rooms in the State Capitol, John H. Reagan Building, and other Capitol Complex facilities on February 1-4, 2007, and January 31-February 3, 2008. |
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Reported enrolled |
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SR 126 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Staples, Todd
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Directing the Parks and Wildlife Department to assist local and state advisory committees to provide a plan for continuation of the Texas State Railroad. |
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Read & adopted |
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SR 181 |
79-3 (2006) |
Author: Shapleigh, Eliot | et. al.
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Expressing support for the immediate intervention in the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, by the United States and United Nations. |
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Read & adopted |
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HCR 1 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Eiland, Craig
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Memorializing the California governor, legislature, and health agency to repeal emergency regulations that restrict the sale in California of raw oysters from Texas and four other Gulf Coast states. |
House: Public Health
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Referred to Public Health |
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HCR 4 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Solis, Jim
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Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to reflect certain factors in its basic formula funding recommendations. |
Senate: Education
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Referred to s/c on Higher Education |
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HCR 11 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Corte, Frank
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Memorializing the congress to pursue research to quantify health risks and develop uniform exposure guidelines applicable to molds and mold aggregations that contribute to "sick buildings." |
House: State Affairs
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 13 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: West, George | et. al.
Sponsor: Shapiro, Florence
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Urging congress to enact the Protect Children From E-Mail Smut Act of 2001. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 14 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: West, George | et. al.
Sponsor: Shapiro, Florence
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Urging congress to enact the Child Modeling Exploitation Prevention Act of 2002. |
House: State Affairs
Senate: State Affairs
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 15 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Woolley, Beverly | et. al.
Sponsor: Janek, Kyle
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Directing the State Board of Education to consider including personal finance knowledge among the essential knowledge and skills in the required public school curriculum. |
House: Public Education
Senate: Education
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 17 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Berman, Leo | et. al.
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Memorializing congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset enacted in 1977. |
House: Pensions & Investments
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Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HCR 19 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V.
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Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the dropout rate in grades 9-12. |
House: Public Education
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Referred to Public Education |
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HCR 20 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Chisum, Warren
Sponsor: Armbrister, Kenneth
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Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the agreement between the State of Texas and the AEC. |
House: Rules & Resolutions
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 28 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Lewis, Glenn
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Memorializing the 108th Congress to pass HR40 establishing a commission to study reparations proposals for African Americans. |
House: State Affairs
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 44 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Cook, Robert
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Urging Congress to recognize the impact of proposed Medicare fee reductions by passing H.J.R. 3 and to update the physician Medicare payment formula. |
House: Public Health
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Referred to Public Health |
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HCR 56 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Delisi, Dianne
Sponsor: Nelson, Jane
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Urging the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to authorize any section 1115 demonstration waivers. |
House: State Health Care Expenditures, Select
Senate: Health & Human Services
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 59 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Chavez, Norma | et. al.
Sponsor: Shapleigh, Eliot
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Requesting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation be directly involved in assisting the Mexican law enforcement authorities in their investigation of the brutal murders of women in Juarez, Mexico. |
House: Border and International Affairs
Senate: International Relations and Trade
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 68 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
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Memorializing Congress to support efforts to build and deploy a national missile defense system as rapidly as possible. |
House: Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations
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No action taken in committee |
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HCR 69 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
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Memorializing Congress to support and pass President Bush's 2002 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Plan. |
House: State Affairs
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 70 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Taylor, Larry
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Memorializing Congress to pass legislation immediately and permanently repealing the death tax. |
House: Ways & Means
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Referred to Ways & Means |
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HCR 73 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Griggs, Bob
Sponsor: Nelson, Jane
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Directing the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education to adopt and promote a virtues education program. |
House: Public Education
Senate: Education
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 75 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Eissler, Rob | et. al.
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Memorializing the U.S. Congress to support President Bush's policies of war on terrorism, homeland security, and disarmament action against Iraq. |
House: Defense Affairs and State-Federal Relations
Senate: State Affairs
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Referred to State Affairs |
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HCR 81 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Capelo, Jaime
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Reaffirming legislative intent that the tobacco settlement money available each fiscal year be used to fully fund Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program. |
House: Public Health
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Left pending in committee |
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HCR 82 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Campbell, Scott | et. al.
Sponsor: Barrientos, Gonzalo
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Memorializing Congress to increase Texas' share of revenue from the federal fuel tax to 95 percent. |
House: Transportation
Senate: Infrastructure Development and Security
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Signed by the Governor |
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HCR 90 |
78-0 (2003) |
Author: Eissler, Rob
Sponsor: Staples, Todd
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Memorializing congress to expand the medical savings account program to allow states to design such programs for their employees. |
House: Insurance
Senate: State Affairs
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