Legislation authored by Royce West
Includes legislation with Royce West as the primary author for the 73rd through 87th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System. Author information is not available for the 87th Legislature.
87th Regular Session | |
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SB 30 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the removal of certain discriminatory provisions from a recorded conveyance instrument. |
SB 108 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to statements on the impact of legislation on childhood racial disparity. |
SB 109 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution. |
SB 110 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses. |
SB 111 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. |
SB 112 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the procedures for the installation and use of tracking equipment and for access to certain communications and location information by law enforcement and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained through those procedures. |
SB 113 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to community land trusts. |
SB 161 |
Last Action: Withdrawn by the Author Caption: Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals. |
SB 192 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing. |
SB 217 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program. |
SB 265 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition. |
SB 266 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead. |
SB 268 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. |
SB 269 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products and the allocation of tax revenue derived from cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 272 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to requiring the board of trustees of each school district to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. |
SB 285 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the administration of and certain procedures under the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement. |
SB 286 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and child support, including the payment of spousal maintenance by an obligor ordered to pay child support and the disclaimer of a property interest by a child support obligor. |
SB 287 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to voter registration application forms in high schools. |
SB 290 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates. |
SB 323 |
Last Action: Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license; requiring a review of fee amounts. |
SB 324 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of certain prosecutors and authorized peace officers of the offices of those prosecutors with respect to certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications. |
SB 325 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. |
SB 326 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding. |
SB 340 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses. |
SB 341 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the Internet broadcast or audio recording of certain open meetings. |
SB 342 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education. |
SB 377 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. |
SB 378 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the electronic transmission of a ballot to a voter voting early by mail on the ground of absence from the county of residence. |
SB 379 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to an early voting ballot voted by mail. |
SB 380 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the investigation and prosecution of criminal offenses and to certain recordings created by peace officers during an investigation or other law enforcement activity; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 381 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the procedures for voting after changing residence to another county. |
SB 411 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to open meetings of the governing body of a charter holder and the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 451 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the release of a child taken into possession by a law enforcement officer. |
SB 452 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to prevention and early intervention programs and practices. |
SB 492 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to allowing therapy or facility dogs to accompany a child or a person with a disability during testimony in certain criminal cases. |
SB 494 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 508 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of and discovery procedures relating to certain material regarding the protection or security of a witness; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 589 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of an interim registry for certain persons who have been accused of employee misconduct and are employed by a facility that provides care to individuals with an intellectual disability. |
SB 638 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the definition of "indigent defense compensation expenditures" for purposes of the adjustment of a county's no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate to reflect increases in those expenditures. |
SB 641 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. |
SB 642 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the provision of mental health services for certain children at risk of relinquishment. |
SB 649 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
SB 935 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 936 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding restraints administered to, complaints filed against, citations issued to, and arrests made of students. |
SB 942 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
SB 972 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
SB 973 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the release of recordings made by peace officers using body worn cameras. |
SB 974 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
SB 975 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
SB 1026 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to purchasing standards for state agencies and institutions of higher education, including standards for contracting with historically underutilized businesses. |
SB 1027 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the authority of an owner of certain residential real property to pay the ad valorem taxes imposed on the property in installments. |
SB 1109 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to provide instruction and materials and adopt policies relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, and dating violence. |
SB 1165 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the appointment and terms of the board of the hospital managers of the Dallas County Hospital District. |
SB 1224 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals. |
SB 1267 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to continuing education and training requirements for educators and other school district personnel. |
SB 1268 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to an employment termination report and other records submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement by a law enforcement agency. |
SB 1275 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid using audio-only technology and to reimbursement for those services. |
SB 1277 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district. |
SB 1389 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to remote learning programs provided by school districts and the calculation of average daily attendance in public schools. |
SB 1390 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a grant program for municipal or county mental health crisis response team programs. |
SB 1391 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 1531 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to formula funding for excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education and to the tuition rate that may be charged for those credit hours. |
SB 1532 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
SB 1544 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to no-knock warrants. |
SB 1545 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the use of force by peace officers and other officer interactions and duties. |
SB 1571 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security. |
SB 1574 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of failure to identify; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 1714 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the Texas Community Reinvestment Act; authorizing a fee. |
SB 1792 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a leave pool for school district employees. |
SB 1793 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are enrolled in a child care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
SB 1794 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a statewide opioid settlement agreement. |
SB 1795 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. |
SB 1796 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the fee for emergency medical services in certain municipalities. |
SB 1797 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to including work colleges in the TexShare library consortium. |
SB 1798 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to adjustment of the average daily attendance for school districts providing additional half-day instruction for certain students. |
SB 1799 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the creation of a broadband Internet connectivity and broadband access grant program to facilitate instruction and learning for public school students. |
SB 1800 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the provision of child care. |
SB 1865 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an annual permit for certain equipment used to apply paint to roadways; authorizing a fee. |
SB 1866 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases. |
SB 1867 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the issuance and execution of certain search warrants in a criminal investigation and the admissibility of evidence obtained through certain searches. |
SB 1897 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem for children in the managing conservatorship of this state and funding those attorneys ad litem through an instant-ticket lottery. |
SB 1898 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to global and cultural studies instruction and mandatory graduation requirements in public schools. |
SB 1960 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are or were in foster care for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
SB 1961 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the requirements for a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 1962 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to certain open-enrollment charter school admission policies and the consideration of the number of special education eligible students served by a charter holder in approving a charter holder's application for an expansion amendment. |
SB 1963 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar (contested) Caption: Relating to the reporting by certain public institutions of higher education on the transferability of credit and to a transferability report card for those institutions. |
SB 1964 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to eligibility for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
SB 1965 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 1966 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on Assessment and Accountability. |
SB 1967 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force relating to reducing family violence by providing for the transfer of firearms. |
SB 2111 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program for regional postsecondary education collaboratives. |
SB 2181 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities for certain projects. |
SB 2192 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Senate Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Lancaster Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Dallas County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. |
SB 2210 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lancaster Logistics District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
SB 2212 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person. |
SCR 48 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021. |
SJR 18 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead. |
SJR 43 |
Last Action: Referred to Redistricting, Special Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission and providing redistricting procedures for state legislative, state judicial, and congressional districts. |
SR 3 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ruby Mae Washington. |
SR 11 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mary Lou Bunkley Kirven. |
SR 40 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thomasine McCammon Beck for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 41 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gloria G. Wilson King for her 65 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 42 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rachel Lee McGee for her 65 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 43 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rosie M. Collins Sorrells for her 65 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 44 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bernadette Scott Burrus for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 45 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hertha Helen Echols for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 46 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Beverly K. Gibson for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Debra Renee' Nathan Hopson for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jearlene Miller for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dietra Elaine Simon Mosley for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Billie Cheatham Rodgers for her 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incoporated. |
SR 136 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harold Flowers for 65 years of service to the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
SR 137 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 86th anniversary. |
SR 138 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cordell Stephens Sr. for 50 years of service to the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
SR 139 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Washington for 60 years of service to the Dallas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated. |
SR 141 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, for its ongoing commitment of service to the community. |
SR 152 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Tonya McCoy. |
SR 194 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Alpha Alpha Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 226 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: Honoring the memory of Christine Mae Blubaugh and all victims of teenage dating violence. |
SR 232 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Charley Frank Pride. |
SR 292 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marilyn Munroe Hurtt. |
SR 337 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Duncanville High School boys' basketball team for winning a state championship. |
SR 409 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the DeSoto High School Lady Eagles basketball team for winning a state championship. |
SR 436 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tori Watson for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Isabella Jarecke for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 438 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Imani Butler for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 519 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sylvia Camarillo on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 563 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2030. |
SR 565 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School for its commitment to education. |
SR 566 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dale Hansen for his career in broadcasting. |
87th 1st Called Session | |
SB 9 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to provide instruction and materials and adopt policies relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, and dating violence. |
SB 35 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
SB 36 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the procedures for voting after changing residence to another county. |
SB 37 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions. |
SB 52 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
SB 61 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the Barbara Jordan Fair Elections Act. |
SR 7 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Opal Johnson Smith. |
SR 8 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Curtistene Smith McCowan. |
SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joe Willard Kirven. |
SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sandra Clark for her achievements in the funeral and mortuary industry. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jubilee Theatre on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gwendolyn Fay Satterfield Barjon. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Stanley McKenzie. |
SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Laurinda Denise Robinson-Harris. |
87th 2nd Called Session | |
SB 71 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the conduct of elections in this state. |
SB 72 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain general academic teaching institutions. |
SB 73 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the procedures for voting after changing residence to another county. |
SB 74 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
SB 75 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the designation of certain election days as state holidays. |
SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thomas W. Codd on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Willie Lonnell Galloway. |
SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Nicole Barrett. |
SR 44 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ora Mae Thomas. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Encouraging discretion at all levels of government when investigating and prosecuting cases of alleged illegal voting. |
87th 3rd Called Session | |
SR 2 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Amending the Temporary Rules of the Senate, 87th Legislature, to allow public testimony on redistricting using two-way videoconferencing. |
SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Vestana Cornelius Wollos. |
SR 31 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Ivy and Pearl Foundation of Dallas, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tom Hart on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing IBARRA Consulting Engineers, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marilyn Antoinette Walton. |
86th Regular Session | |
SB 25 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. |
SB 118 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the extension of the expiration date of the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act. |
SB 119 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to actions by a retailer that constitute engaging in business in this state for purposes of the use tax and to the allocation of certain revenue derived from that tax. |
SB 120 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 121 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the adoption of cats and dogs previously used for research. |
SB 122 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the procedure by which a state agency considers legislative intent when adopting an agency rule. |
SB 123 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
SB 124 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding. |
SB 125 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord. |
SB 126 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties. |
SB 331 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who were formerly in foster care. |
SB 332 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to preventing racial profiling and to video and audio equipment and recordings of certain law enforcement motor vehicle stops; creating an offense. |
SB 333 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 334 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to law enforcement agency policies regarding the placement of a child taken into possession by a peace officer during the arrest of a person. |
SB 335 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to community land trusts. |
SB 336 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing. |
SB 337 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties. |
SB 355 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to developing a strategic plan regarding implementation of prevention and early intervention services and community-based care and conducting a study regarding the resources provided to foster parents. |
SB 388 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. |
SB 400 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and terminal illnesses and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing a fee. |
SB 424 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student who is in foster care or who is homeless. |
SB 446 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to requiring a public employer to give notice to new employees of the ability of certain employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. |
SB 549 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the operation of motor-assisted scooters. |
SB 550 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 651 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the charging instrument in the prosecution of the offense of resisting arrest. |
SB 693 |
Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain information involving family violence offenses. |
SB 709 |
Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the allocation and use of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education. |
SB 720 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 782 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a law enforcement policy regarding a peace officer accessing a recording from the officer's body worn camera. |
SB 813 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the prescribing of opioids. |
SB 837 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program under which public schools may use a digital portfolio method to assess student performance in grades three through eight for purposes of accountability and qualification for promotion. |
SB 841 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education. |
SB 876 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition and fees charged to students by public institutions of higher education. |
SB 919 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to health care professional liability coverage for certain public institutions of higher education. |
SB 920 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses. |
SB 921 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to persons entitled to a mechanic's lien on real property. |
SB 922 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the procurement of interior design services by a governmental entity. |
SB 1047 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the rehabilitation, demolition, or change in use of residential property occupied by a tenant. |
SB 1127 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain professional services provided to student athletes. |
SB 1128 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain municipalities to designate homestead preservation districts. |
SB 1129 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the operation of certain urban land bank demonstration programs. |
SB 1130 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force on father engagement in this state. |
SB 1131 |
Last Action: Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security Caption: Relating to paid leave for military service for public officers and employees. |
SB 1132 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to annex an enclave. |
SB 1191 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to certain requirements regarding Medicaid fair hearings. |
SB 1192 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education. |
SB 1263 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain Medicaid recipients. |
SB 1278 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to provisions applicable to affordable housing located in a reinvestment zone in certain areas of the state; authorizing a fee. |
SB 1279 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to prevention and early intervention programs and practices. |
SB 1280 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on an appreciating residence homestead. |
SB 1333 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to duties of the Department of Family and Protective Services to provide training regarding trauma-informed programs and services. |
SB 1360 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 1564 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to access to certain medication-assisted treatment. |
SB 1580 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the disclosure of investigation and proceeding information by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
SB 1581 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, testing, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 1675 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the administration of and certain procedures under the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement. |
SB 1676 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship and the enforcement of child support. |
SB 1677 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the establishment of an interim registry for certain persons who have been accused of employee misconduct who are employed by a facility that provides care to individuals with an intellectual disability. |
SB 1678 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at the University of North Texas at Dallas. |
SB 1679 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
SB 1680 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the approval of certain private or independent institutions of higher education to participate in the tuition equalization grant program. |
SB 1684 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of forgery relating to a writing of a metal recycling entity. |
SB 1685 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords and authorizing associated service charges. |
SB 1686 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 1687 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision. |
SB 1688 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to access to certain litigation, law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. |
SB 1689 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation and use of public facilities corporations. |
SB 1761 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing civil and administrative penalties. |
SB 1766 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. |
SB 1838 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act. |
SB 1839 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain veterans and their families. |
SB 1877 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the release of certain student information. |
SB 1878 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a mental health professional to school law enforcement official ratio for public schools. |
SB 1904 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to designating January 28 as Sexual Assault Survivors Day. |
SB 1923 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. |
SB 2018 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to abolishing a dissolution committee established to abolish certain county boards of education or boards of county school trustees and appointing commissioners courts to assume the duties of the dissolution committee. |
SB 2023 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to service of a notice of an application for a protective order. |
SB 2031 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to authorizing tastings by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers at certain events. |
SB 2113 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. |
SB 2114 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain information subject to disclosure to a defendant. |
SB 2115 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the criminal offense of fraudulent securing of document execution. |
SB 2210 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the use of certain tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of job training programs and the development of hotel and convention center projects. |
SB 2211 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the administration of the mixed beverage sales tax. |
SB 2240 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain vehicles; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 2247 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. |
SB 2266 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 2279 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual. |
SB 2280 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to automatic voter registration of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education. |
SB 2281 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the inclusion of instruction about mental health in the required curriculum for public school students. |
SB 2282 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers. |
SB 2314 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 2339 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the requirements for an application for or a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 2340 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the administration of "pay for success" contracts for state agencies. |
SB 2361 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the children of public school educators for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
SB 2362 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of an individual's residence homestead. |
SB 2426 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to public school discipline and law and order issues regarding open-enrollment charter schools. |
SB 2436 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policy. |
SB 2445 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the New Park Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees. |
SB 2446 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the SoGood Cedars Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
SB 2557 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to optional designations on a driver's license, personal identification certificate, or commercial driver's license or learner's permit for blood type and blood disorders. |
SCR 61 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recognizing the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas for its contributions to this state. |
SJR 56 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission and providing redistricting procedures for state legislative, state judicial, and congressional districts. |
SJR 73 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision that adopts an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the market value of an individual's residence homestead to set the minimum dollar amount of the exemption to which an individual is entitled in a tax year. |
SR 14 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Herbert David Kelleher. |
SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ava Francis Washington for 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Etta Robinson Wilson for 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Louella Joyce Gill Anderson for 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 27 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gwinevere Powell Nelson for 50 years of membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Racquel Byrd Sanders for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frankie Mays Batts for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Virginia Stewart Adams for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cassandra C. Lindsay for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gail Walters for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Phyllis E. Thomas Simpson for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jo Ann Kennedy for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 55 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Bolden for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 56 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Helen Cooper Hicks for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bernice McMillon for 50 years of service to Delta Sgma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 58 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ella Goode Johnson for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 59 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kay Futrell for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 60 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jean Johnson McGill for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 61 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Georgetta Harding Johnson for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 62 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sandra Williams Stephens for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Phyllis Burton for 50 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bernice J. Washington for 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 65 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jacqueline Littlefield-Lee for 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 66 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Diane Jones for 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorportated. |
SR 67 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brenda Eikner-Jones for 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 94 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Weldon Berry Sr. |
SR 95 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sarah Rebecca Garza and Michael Gilbert Rodriguez on the occasion of their marriage. |
SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Willis Johnson for being honored with a Dallas Business Journal Lifetime Achievement Award. |
SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Charles Nash Sr. on the occasion of his 50th anniversary of spiritual leadership. |
SR 211 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. |
SR 234 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Ingram. |
SR 288 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of DeSoto on the occasion of its 70th birthday. |
SR 291 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John McCaa on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 315 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stephen Mansfield for his career in the health care field. |
SR 347 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Willis West Jr. |
SR 385 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elsie Joe Jackson Caldwell on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 405 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Inez Dorothy Young Gibson on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 406 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Evelyn Marie Conner Hicks. |
SR 425 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gwendolyn Elaine Brown Hill. |
SR 426 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dillon Kennedy on the occasion of his graduation from Columbia College Chicago. |
SR 439 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Norman Leon Moorehead. |
SR 471 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 25, 2019, as Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce Black Business Day. |
SR 499 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Samuel Lee Sherman. |
SR 500 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Tim Cole Act. |
SR 516 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 2, 2019, as Blue Ribbon Lobby Day. |
SR 524 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Halo Jewel Mills Young. |
SR 530 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Maye Everette Thompson Darby. |
SR 543 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rob Franke on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 544 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 2019 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. |
SR 548 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 8, 2019, as Texas Women Judges' Day. |
SR 562 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing U. Reneé Hall for her leadership as Chief of the Dallas Police Department. |
SR 568 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Charles Ronald Rose Sr. |
SR 629 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mickey Spillane Tolbert on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 630 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Helen Fisher Jackson. |
SR 633 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program Class of the 86th Legislature. |
SR 644 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Dell Dean. |
SR 658 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tarron J. Richardson for his service as DeSoto city manager. |
SR 671 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Victoria Taylor for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 672 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ayron Walker for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 673 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Madeleine Brown for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 674 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Erica Renfro for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 675 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Price and Charmaine H. Price for their work in the Dallas community. |
SR 706 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Trinity Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, for its contributions to the Dallas community. |
SR 726 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 14, 2019, as South Central Region AKA Day. |
SR 727 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 15, 2019, as Red and White Day. |
SR 759 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rhonda D. Woods on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 778 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stuart R. Snow Jr. for his service in the field of public school finance. |
SR 779 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Duncanville for honoring those who lost their lives in service to their country. |
SR 815 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Matilda Factory for her contributions to the American space program and leadership in the community. |
85th Regular Session | |
SB 12 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor. |
SB 30 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for certain public school students and in driver education courses and to civilian interaction training for peace officers. |
SB 202 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to inclusion of instruction regarding interaction with peace officers in the required curriculum for ninth grade public school students and to civilian interaction training for peace officers. |
SB 203 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to removing the deadline for the Department of Family and Protective Services to enter into permanency care assistance agreements. |
SB 204 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 205 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided to certain grandparents. |
SB 206 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; increasing a criminal penalty. |
SB 207 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 208 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 209 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. |
SB 331 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the temporary approval of a private or independent college or university to continue to participate in the tuition equalization grant program. |
SB 332 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the electronic monitoring of certain defendants as an alternative to confinement. |
SB 333 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the administration of educational programs for persons placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. |
SB 334 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to broker agreements for the leasing of real property owned by a county. |
SB 335 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the delegation of death certification to attending physicians in certain counties. |
SB 336 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disposition of organs, organ parts, or medically implanted devices on completion of an autopsy. |
SB 337 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the age at which a person may purchase aerosol paint. |
SB 344 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of emergency medical services personnel of certain emergency medical services providers to transport a person for emergency detention. |
SB 345 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of tax revenue by certain municipalities for the payment of certain hotel-related bonds or other obligations. |
SB 469 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 470 |
Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties. |
SB 492 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to procedures of a county tax assessor-collector for collection of dishonored checks and invoices; authorizing a fee. |
SB 499 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act. |
SB 506 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to certain voting systems. |
SB 530 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the authorization of monetary assistance and support services for caregivers of children in parental child safety placements. |
SB 534 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer early childhood education baccalaureate degree programs. |
SB 584 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to guidelines for prescribing opioid antagonists. |
SB 585 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the opportunity of certain patriotic societies to present information regarding the society to public school students during regular school hours. |
SB 690 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of a mechanical or electronic device by a person occupying a voting station. |
SB 780 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relatives and designated caregivers. |
SB 796 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the collection of information concerning the number of juvenile offenders committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department who have been in foster care. |
SB 901 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. |
SB 998 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. |
SB 999 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to procedures for taking possession of a child and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 1057 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to inspection of certain vacant properties for abandoned animals; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 1058 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty. |
SB 1059 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord. |
SB 1060 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring a public employer to give notice to new employees of the ability of certain employees to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. |
SB 1185 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 1186 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to requirements for mental health assignment certification for municipal police departments and sheriff's departments. |
SB 1187 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the offense of operating a motor vehicle without financial responsibility. |
SB 1188 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the offense involving the carrying of handguns by license holders on the premises of certain recreation centers. |
SB 1201 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the release of a body worn camera recording to the subject of that recording. |
SB 1202 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the rehabilitation, demolition, or change in use of residential property occupied by a tenant. |
SB 1227 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 1249 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to adverse possession of real property by a cotenant heir against other cotenant heirs. |
SB 1250 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the admissibility of certain evidence in the prosecution of certain offenses involving family violence. |
SB 1251 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to making a voluntary contribution to the Ending Homelessness fund when registering a motor vehicle or renewing a motor vehicle registration. |
SB 1252 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to disclosure of information regarding and conditions for payment of death benefits under certain policies, contracts, and group benefit plans; providing exemplary damages. |
SB 1253 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the electronic recording and admissibility of certain custodial interrogations. |
SB 1354 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. |
SB 1355 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the calculation of absences for truancy purposes and to attendance at truancy court adjudication hearings by certain parents. |
SB 1418 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a landlord's duty to maintain property and casualty insurance coverage for loss of or damage to a leased premises. |
SB 1444 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to de novo hearings in child protection cases. |
SB 1445 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to methods of payment of rent and security deposits to residential landlords and authorizing associated service charges. |
SB 1467 |
Last Action: House passage as amended reported Caption: Relating to the Texas college work-study program and to establishing a program for the off-campus employment of certain students at public or private institutions of higher education. |
SB 1477 |
Last Action: Referred to Government Transparency & Operation Caption: Relating to ransomware; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 1478 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the designation of January 9 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. |
SB 1487 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to preventing racial profiling and video and audio equipment and recordings of certain law enforcement motor vehicle stops; creating an offense. |
SB 1488 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 84th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1543 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county. |
SB 1617 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the reporting requirements for certain injuries or deaths caused by peace officers. |
SB 1618 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain emergency and health care services provided to a sexual assault survivor. |
SB 1619 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of electronic access interference. |
SB 1781 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain educational institutions by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; providing administrative penalties. |
SB 1782 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for returning adult students at public institutions of higher education and to the tuition rate that may be charged to those students for certain excessive undergraduate hours. |
SB 1783 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to continued monitoring of certain public school campuses that have been assigned a campus intervention team. |
SB 1798 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the collection and reporting of child safety data in certain child-care facilities and establishing child safety standards in those facilities. |
SB 1799 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the student loan default prevention and financial aid literacy pilot program. |
SB 1800 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of improper relationship between educator and student. |
SB 1898 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and students participating in career or technology training programs and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school students participating in career or technology programs. |
SB 1899 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to common admission application forms for institutions of higher education. |
SB 1900 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system. |
SB 1902 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to continued monitoring of certain public school campuses that have been assigned a campus intervention team. |
SB 1903 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to statewide goals for dual credit programs provided by school districts. |
SB 1904 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to ownership and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school for which the charter has been revoked, denied renewal, or surrendered. |
SB 1930 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the adoption of cats and dogs previously used for research at public institutions of higher education. |
SB 1931 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to community land trusts. |
SB 1932 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for registration as an interior designer. |
SB 1933 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 2053 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the distribution of the consolidated court cost. |
SB 2054 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. |
SB 2055 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft. |
SB 2085 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to certain identifying information regarding career school or college students. |
SB 2086 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students and course credit within the public higher education system. |
SB 2089 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs. |
SB 2122 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the coordination of the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education. |
SB 2130 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 2131 |
Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to efforts to facilitate the completion by students of undergraduate certificate and degree programs. |
SB 2167 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the collection of consumer debt by debt buyers. |
SB 2187 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers. |
SB 2244 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the University Hills Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees. |
SCR 62 |
Last Action: Filed without the Governor's signature Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 1500. |
SJR 52 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to county residents who are indigent or who are Medicaid recipients. |
SR 17 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley M. Murray on the occasion of her 85th birthday. |
SR 18 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Herman L. Murray Jr. on the occasion of his 40th birthday. |
SR 22 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 23, 2017, as Expanded Learning Opportunities Day. |
SR 44 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Johnie Mae Gillespie Anderson on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 45 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its Founders' Day Luncheon. |
SR 46 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jacqueline Walters for her accomplishments. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cheryl Benson for her contributions to the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Beverly Randall for her contributions to the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kassie Gossom for her contributions to the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Constance Washington for her 50-year membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Felicia Hammons for her 50-year membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 25-year members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Roger Lee Jones. |
SR 90 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Samuel Washington Sr. |
SR 93 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Carolyn Y. Rogers Jones. |
SR 142 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 15, 2017, as Best Southwest Day. |
SR 151 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Hollis Brashear. |
SR 152 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the second annual Queenish Professional Women's Club Southwest Writers Showcase. |
SR 156 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing City Credit Union's 75 years of service to the Dallas community. |
SR 169 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the DeSoto High School football team for winning the 2016 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division II state championship. |
SR 170 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alice Lias for 50 years of service to the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Collin County Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 172 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 173 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the North Dallas Suburban Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 174 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cynthia Jones for her 25 years of service to the Denton County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 175 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Connie Henderson for her 50 years of service to the Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 176 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tia Baker for her 25 years of service to the North Central Texas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 177 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Arlington Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 179 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 180 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Silver Sorors of the Southwest Dallas County Alumnae Chapter for their 25 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sabra Jackson Richard for her 50 years of service to the Collin County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 200 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tomasita Lyle on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 275 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alyce Roberta Gay Goff for her 75 years of service to the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 283 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Jones on the occasion of his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
SR 292 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harold Boyd Sr. |
SR 303 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred Florence Middle School. |
SR 323 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Welcoming the South Central Region of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated, to the Capitol. |
SR 325 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2017, as Grammy Texas Music Advocacy Day. |
SR 326 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Trinity Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, for its commitment to service. |
SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 8, 2017, Parkland Health and Hospital System Day. |
SR 391 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bobbie Bolds Lander. |
SR 399 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Byron V. Garrett for his work in the fields of education and family relations. |
SR 442 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Homer Hogues on the occasion of his 90th birthday. |
SR 445 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2017, as Paul Quinn College Day. |
SR 453 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Luther D. Edwards Jr. |
SR 464 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charles Ray Sims for being named a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Honoree. |
SR 527 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bennett Tubbs for his achievements. |
SR 528 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Michael J. Sorrell for his 10 years of leadership at Paul Quinn College. |
SR 546 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Roy H. Williams. |
SR 558 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Billy James Smith. |
SR 563 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2017, as Texas Women Judges' Day. |
SR 604 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gladys M. Ross on the occasion of her 75th birthday. |
SR 611 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Reginald L. Williams Sr. for his service to the Church of God in Christ. |
SR 626 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hiawatha Williams on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Williams Chicken. |
SR 638 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Duncanville High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2017 University Interscholastic League 6A state championship. |
SR 645 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Reginald Stanley Kay. |
SR 707 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kevin John Kaley on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 763 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Successful Treatment of Addiction through Collaboration Court of Dallas County on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. |
SR 771 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lee F. Jackson on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 789 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Donovan Dwayne Bryant for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 795 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program Class of the 85th Legislature. |
SR 825 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Howard L. Dennie III for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 826 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Malcolm M. Lloyd for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 827 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Niegel Stevens for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 828 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kathryn M. Clarke for her work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 829 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cassie Davis for her work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 830 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brandy D. Douglas for her work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dillon Lucas for his work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Holly K. Stephens for her work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 833 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Myzar Mendoza for his work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alex Shahrestani for his work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 836 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Louis A. Bedford IV for his work as a legislative intern in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 837 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ari'yan Woods for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 865 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of Dallas for its contributions to the State of Texas. |
SR 877 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 890 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Leary Barrett. |
SR 900 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ernestine Hodges Cohee for her 70 years of service to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 910 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 2244. |
SR 920 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing David Leon Ford Jr. on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 921 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Fred Davis III on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 934 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Aidan Ravnik for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 962 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Martha Blaine on the occasion of her retirement. |
85th 1st Called Session | |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rosa Whitehorse on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gustavo Guillermo Flores IV for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 96 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing David Leininger on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 97 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Pat Currie on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 130 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: In memory of Robby V. Collins. |
84th Regular Session | |
SB 121 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; providing civil and administrative penalties. |
SB 122 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 123 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the minimum wage, including authorizing a county or municipality to establish a minimum wage. |
SB 124 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
SB 125 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 126 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision. |
SB 127 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. |
SB 128 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 129 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to achievement benchmarks in fiscal notes and to legislative review of those benchmarks. |
SB 130 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure; authorizing a fee. |
SB 131 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to evidence technician training and the disposition of certain evidence in a criminal case. |
SB 158 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to a body worn camera program for certain law enforcement agencies in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee. |
SB 235 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in certain entertainment facilities. |
SB 274 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for county officials. |
SB 283 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to requirements for the nonjudicial foreclosure of certain residential mortgage liens. |
SB 284 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to service of citation in connection with an application for an expedited court order allowing the foreclosure of a contract lien. |
SB 285 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to court jurisdiction and procedures for truancy. |
SB 286 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to additional primary election ballot information for judicial candidates. |
SB 287 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain court fees and costs and to the bill of costs provided to a defendant. |
SB 294 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the coordination of educational support services for and information regarding students who are currently or were formerly placed in foster care. |
SB 314 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to appointment of a nonparent as managing conservator of a child. |
SB 358 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 359 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. |
SB 373 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. |
SB 416 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to criminal history record information that is subject to an order of nondisclosure and prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure with respect to a criminal offense. |
SB 417 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to participate in a drug court program. |
SB 423 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program. |
SB 432 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to continuation of an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Dallas County courts. |
SB 520 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Opportunity School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses. |
SB 544 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to reimbursement for the costs of legal services provided to an indigent defendant in a criminal case. |
SB 564 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the driver responsibility program and the collection of delinquent driver responsibility program surcharges. |
SB 565 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to designating the first week of May as Jury Appreciation Week. |
SB 601 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the eligibility of Elite Rodeo Association World Championships for funding from the Major Events trust fund. |
SB 669 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Opportunity School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses. |
SB 693 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. |
SB 740 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same offense. |
SB 741 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to criminal procedures related to certain offenses committed by a student on property under control of a school district. |
SB 747 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a study of the Dallas Men Against Abuse program. |
SB 952 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to parental notification of physical fitness assessment results and development of wellness plans for certain public school students. |
SB 968 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a prescription drug misuse awareness component of the health curriculum used in public schools. |
SB 1065 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the certification by the comptroller to the commissioner of education of the taxable value of property in each school district. |
SB 1069 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas. |
SB 1116 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to a notice or document sent by mail or electronic mail by a court, justice, judge, magistrate, or clerk of a judicial court. |
SB 1118 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the cost of goods sold for purposes of the franchise tax for certain zoos and aquariums. |
SB 1123 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of early learning within the Texas Education Agency. |
SB 1131 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relatives and designated caregivers. |
SB 1136 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the compensation of presiding judges of administrative judicial regions. |
SB 1168 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the operation of certain property owners' associations, condominium unit owners' associations, and councils of owners. |
SB 1193 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding. |
SB 1194 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 1195 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the use of telephone interpreter services in any criminal proceeding before a judge or magistrate. |
SB 1247 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to examine the implementation of dating violence awareness and education programs in public schools. |
SB 1248 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that employ certain students in certain paid internship or similar programs. |
SB 1249 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a sales and use exemption for ink cartridges for a limited period. |
SB 1269 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of and federal funding for certain child-care providers. |
SB 1270 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the compensation of associate judges appointed to hear Title IV-D cases and child protection cases. |
SB 1271 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the recovery of certain expenses by an electric utility in a ratemaking proceeding; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. |
SB 1272 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to requirements regarding certain purchasing and contracting guidelines for open-enrollment charter schools. |
SB 1273 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the rights of an employee who is a victim of domestic violence. |
SB 1274 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to the authorization for a county to establish a wage higher than the state minimum wage for competitive procurement requirements in a specific contract. |
SB 1275 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for taxable items used to make certain home improvements for certain disabled veterans. |
SB 1295 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to separate negotiations regarding employment matters for police officers and firefighters in certain municipalities. |
SB 1296 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 83rd Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1334 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to disproportionate discretionary disciplinary action by school districts against students of a particular race or students enrolled in a special education program. |
SB 1367 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/16 Caption: Relating to certain obligations of and limitations on landlords. |
SB 1396 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the sales and use taxation of aircraft. |
SB 1426 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to physical activity and physical education requirements in public schools. |
SB 1461 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the appointment and terms of the board of hospital managers of the Dallas County Hospital District. |
SB 1462 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. |
SB 1523 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 2008. |
SB 1524 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain foster care adolescents and former foster care adolescents for benefits under the Medicaid program. |
SB 1552 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to additional functions of a commission panel of a municipal building and standards commission. |
SB 1641 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide protective services to certain persons determined to be at risk of future harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. |
SB 1642 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the transfer of compensation experience for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. |
SB 1643 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. |
SB 1644 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the right to expunction. |
SB 1645 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. |
SB 1646 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the procedure for expunction for certain defendants. |
SB 1647 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the use of and training for incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state. |
SB 1655 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board fees for the administration of certificates of authorization and certificates of authority issued to certain postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. |
SB 1656 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class. |
SB 1695 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the transportation allotments provided under the Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students to select a campus of attendance. |
SB 1696 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and Tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students. |
SB 1750 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program. |
SB 1751 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the provision of funding under the foundation school program on the basis of property values that exclude one-half of optional homestead exemptions. |
SB 1752 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
SB 1793 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the exemption of certain mobility items and daily general use items for the elderly to be exempted from sales taxes. |
SB 1795 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to creating a defense to prosecution for the offense of resisting arrest, search, or transportation or the offenses of escape or permitting or facilitating escape. |
SB 1810 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer early childhood education baccalaureate degree programs. |
SB 1843 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county. |
SB 1895 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to certain programs established by a municipality to provide affordable housing. |
SB 1925 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the dedication of revenue received from certain court costs to the truancy prevention and diversion fund. |
SCR 50 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 968. |
SJR 61 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to seek payment from any source, including the Medicaid program or otherwise from this state or the federal government, to indigent residents of the county. |
SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 25-year members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, honored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters. |
SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ola Comins for being honored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, as a 70-year member. |
SR 27 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 50-year members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, honored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters. |
SR 28 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Julia Jordan for being honored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, as a 75-year member. |
SR 29 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mae Cora Peterson for being honored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, as an 80-year member. |
SR 88 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating the 91st anniversary of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 123 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its Founders' Day Celebration. |
SR 130 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson for her leadership of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 135 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 25-year members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 136 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 50-year members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 163 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Cedar Hill High School Longhorns for winning a state championship title. |
SR 167 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Zackary Jerry Kimbrough Jr. on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 168 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Texas Grammy Music Day. |
SR 176 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty J. Bush on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing A. L. Banks on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as pastor of Community Missionary Baptist Church. |
SR 236 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cleophas R. Steele Jr. |
SR 275 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Al Patterson. |
SR 289 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2015, as Expanded Learning Opportunities Day. |
SR 330 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Eddie Lee Walker on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 353 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Chapter of Continental Societies, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. |
SR 376 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley Brooks Barton for 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 377 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James Neaul Haynes. |
SR 380 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Southwest to the State Capitol. |
SR 381 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 18, 2015, as Best Southwest Partnership Day. |
SR 388 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alice Davis as a 25-year member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 390 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kathleen Turner as a 25-year member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 446 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dale Luke Smiley on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 447 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 7, 2015, as Red and White Day. |
SR 453 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sejena Elvera and Juan Javier Ramirez on the occasion of the birth of their son, Jensen Javier Ramirez. |
SR 455 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Eleanor Nelson Conrad for being named a 2015 Distinguished Alumni honoree. |
SR 528 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas County Sheriff's Department on the occasion of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. |
SR 535 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 13, 2015, as Texas Female Judges' Day. |
SR 587 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Doris Lee Bass. |
SR 598 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thelma Franklin on the occasion of her 101st birthday. |
SR 601 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cecil Ray Proctor. |
SR 614 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Christopher R. Boudreaux for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 621 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kennedy Young Jr. on the occasion of his inauguration as pastor of East Gate Missionary Baptist Church. |
SR 652 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Warren Seay Jr. for his contributions to the DeSoto Independent School District. |
SR 663 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Linda Henrie on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 668 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jaclyn Ramirez on the occasion of her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
SR 672 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nathan C. Hallett on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 709 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Cutting Edge Youth Summit for promoting academic excellence. |
SR 710 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Stefanie M. Watkins-Nance for her service in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 716 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Roy Dowell Hailey. |
SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul Hill for his service in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 726 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Samone A. Jones for her service in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 727 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jessica Herrera for her service in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 728 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Sara Barge for her service in the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 737 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Operation Blue Shield initiative. |
SR 754 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Floyd Simpson. |
SR 799 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Salvador Morales on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 808 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gianna Elvera Ramirez on the occasion of her prekindergarten graduation. |
SR 817 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 818 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Steve Harvey for his philanthropic works. |
SR 827 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Barton and Elder families on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nathaniel Williams for his posthumous induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 832 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joyce Willard Teal for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 833 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charlie Mae Smith for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thalia Matherson for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 835 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty L. Perkins for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 836 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Verna George Brown Mitchell for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 837 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary E. Lester for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 838 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marva T. Dixon for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 839 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cleveland Burton Jackson for his posthumous induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 840 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Freeman Hightower for his induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Evelyn Dickerson for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 842 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marie A. Barree for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 843 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ruby Johnson Abel for her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 1027 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint John Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of its 139th anniversary. |
SR 1043 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Irma P. Hall on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
83rd Regular Session | |
SB 104 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reapportionment of congressional districts and the creation, function, and duties of the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission. |
SB 105 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device or other portable electronic device to provide evidence of motor vehicle financial responsibility. |
SB 106 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Fiscal Matters by Chair Caption: Relating to a requirement that the Sunset Advisory Commission conduct a study and make recommendations regarding certain tax preferences that relate to ad valorem taxes and that are required or authorized by the state. |
SB 107 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a court of criminal history record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure. |
SB 108 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to adverse possession of real property by a cotenant heir against other cotenant heirs. |
SB 109 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a housing plan developed and certain housing information collected and reported by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
SB 110 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to eligibility for compensation of persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 142 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as a part of the sunset review process. |
SB 156 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to achievement benchmarks in fiscal notes and to legislative review of those benchmarks. |
SB 170 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to building code standards for new residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county. |
SB 171 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study the use by state agencies of a uniform application form following disasters. |
SB 193 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/14 Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income and moderate-income housing. |
SB 194 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to ingress and egress for access by emergency vehicles and for use during evacuations in certain new residential subdivisions. |
SB 245 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to eligibility of children's advocacy centers for contracts to provide services for children and family members in child abuse and neglect cases. |
SB 246 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the electronic submission of a request for an attorney general opinion. |
SB 250 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the requirements of using certain technology to conduct certain mental health hearings or proceedings. |
SB 251 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to an unsworn declaration made by an employee of a state agency or political subdivision in the performance of the employee's job duties. |
SB 252 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to certain procedures regarding an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed in a noncapital felony case. |
SB 284 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to police officers with the Office of Security and Law Enforcement of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SB 352 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to visitation for certain children in the temporary managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 353 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the ability of an emergency shelter facility to provide shelter or care for an unaccompanied minor without a license. |
SB 354 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to permitting electronic delivery of certain documents in a criminal case. |
SB 355 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the establishment, collection, and enforcement of child support and in connection with an application for a marriage license or protective order; authorizing a surcharge. |
SB 389 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the imposition of court costs in certain criminal proceedings. |
SB 390 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the effective date of a new court cost or fee or of an amendment to the amount of a court cost or fee. |
SB 391 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to a defendant's obligation to pay a fine or court cost after the expiration of a period of community supervision. |
SB 392 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to notice to the attorney general of challenges to the constitutionality of Texas statutes. |
SB 393 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the criminal procedures related to children who commit certain Class C misdemeanors. |
SB 394 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to restricting access to records of children convicted of or receiving deferred disposition for certain fine-only misdemeanors. |
SB 395 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to fines and court costs imposed on a child in a criminal case. |
SB 420 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to disproportionate discretionary disciplinary action by school districts against students of a particular race or students enrolled in a special education program. |
SB 501 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to venue for certain alleged violations or offenses under the Water Safety Act. |
SB 502 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. |
SB 503 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council to study and make recommendations concerning expanded learning opportunities for public school students. |
SB 534 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to providing stable placement for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 535 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales and use tax for certain energy-efficient products. |
SB 654 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the enforcement of water conservation and animal care and control ordinances of a municipality by civil action or quasi-judicial enforcement; providing civil penalties. |
SB 659 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to compliance with certain requirements of programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
SB 660 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the collection, receipt, and use of assessments and other types of revenue for certain public improvement projects in certain municipalities. |
SB 680 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a pilot program to improve student loan default rates and financial aid literacy among postsecondary students. |
SB 681 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to a pilot program for a three-year high school diploma plan and cost-neutral expansion of full-day prekindergarten programs. |
SB 717 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to consent by a minor to housing or care provided through a transitional living program. |
SB 718 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to voluntary and involuntary mental health services. |
SB 719 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to fees charged by certain entities administering alternative dispute resolution systems for counties. |
SB 884 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses for violations of the law regulating metal recycling entities. |
SB 915 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the automatic sealing in certain cases of juvenile records of adjudications of delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision. |
SB 937 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. |
SB 938 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the payment of costs incurred by the involuntary commitment of persons with mental illness. |
SB 939 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to reporting child abuse and neglect and to training regarding recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect at schools, institutions of higher education, and other entities. |
SB 940 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the application of whistleblower protections to employees of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 966 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to creation of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission and the consolidation of judicial profession regulation; imposing penalties; authorizing fees. |
SB 967 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to retain certain fees. |
SB 968 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to public improvement districts designated by a municipality or county; authorizing assessments. |
SB 969 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the electronic recording of certain statements made by an accused as a result of custodial interrogation. |
SB 975 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the requirements of and liability for a bail bond. |
SB 976 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the temporary approval of an institution to participate in the tuition equalization grant program. |
SB 977 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the procedure used to petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. |
SB 990 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to criminal history record information obtained or disseminated by certain private entities; providing a civil penalty; authorizing fees. |
SB 991 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the release of certain inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision. |
SB 1032 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to addressing disproportionality and disparities in the education, juvenile justice, child welfare, health, and mental health systems, the continuation and operation of the Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality, and the duties of the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities. |
SB 1062 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to transportation of certain students entitled to a public education grant. |
SB 1093 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 82nd Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1117 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishing teacher advisory councils to provide public advice on issues that affect public education. |
SB 1118 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to access to specialist physicians under managed care health benefit plans. |
SB 1119 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to certain staff-to-child ratios applicable to nonresidential child-care facilities. |
SB 1120 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/14 Caption: Relating to a residential tenant's lease obligation after the loss of the leased premises resulting from a natural disaster. |
SB 1121 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to coverage for certain architectural engineering services under certain insurance policies. |
SB 1122 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and Tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students. |
SB 1123 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to requiring child safety alarms in certain vehicles used by child-care facilities to transport children. |
SB 1124 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to certain offenses relevant to maintaining public school discipline. |
SB 1146 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the establishment of the statewide electronic filing system fund and to certain court fees and court costs to fund the account; imposing fees. |
SB 1147 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the electronic filing system established by rule or order of the Texas Supreme Court; authorizing fees. |
SB 1148 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to possession of or access to a child by a grandparent or certain other persons. |
SB 1172 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure; authorizing a fee. |
SB 1173 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to procedures for the sentencing and placement on community supervision of defendants charged with the commission of a state jail felony. |
SB 1202 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an order to conduct mediation following an application for expedited judicial foreclosure proceedings. |
SB 1211 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to an offense for which the person received a discharge and dismissal after successfully completing a term of deferred adjudication community supervision. |
SB 1229 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to increases in the records archive fees and the records management and preservation fees charged by district and county clerks. |
SB 1230 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the urban land bank demonstration program in certain municipalities. |
SB 1231 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the operation of certain condominium unit owners' associations. |
SB 1232 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program. |
SB 1235 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to guardianships, including assessments for and provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. |
SB 1236 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the extension of an emergency order for protective services for certain persons who are elderly or have disabilities. |
SB 1245 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to child custody evaluations and adoption evaluations conducted and testimony provided in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship; providing penalties; authorizing fees. |
SB 1246 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to possession of or access to a child. |
SB 1270 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to prohibiting seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of a person's race. |
SB 1293 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to creating a disadvantaged business assistance program to be operated by the Texas Department of Transportation. |
SB 1348 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
SB 1349 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of a person or property. |
SB 1350 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the motor vehicle inspection program; creating an offense; changing the collection method for certain fees. |
SB 1419 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to funding for juvenile case managers through certain court costs and to the establishment of the truancy prevention and diversion fund. |
SB 1420 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to court costs and fees in criminal proceedings. |
SB 1421 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the requirement that a will be attested by witnesses. |
SB 1422 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship. |
SB 1439 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to evidence technician training and the disposition of certain evidence in a criminal case. |
SB 1440 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to adjudication and disposition of juvenile conduct. |
SB 1463 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to certain contracts for Medicaid managed care. |
SB 1471 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate judge or other judge authorized to hear probate, guardianship, or mental health matters, and the subsequent assignment of another judge. |
SB 1472 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to information that must be included on prepaid calling cards. |
SB 1476 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the veteran entrepreneur program by the Texas Veterans Commission. |
SB 1499 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to establishing a local behavioral health intervention pilot project. |
SB 1516 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty and authorizing a fee. |
SB 1529 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to an exemption from property taxation for certain facilities that convert landfill generated methane into renewable natural gas. |
SB 1535 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. |
SB 1615 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the administration of accelerated instruction programs. |
SB 1616 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to authorizing a school district to establish a higher education scholarship endowment; authorizing a tax. |
SB 1617 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to providing loan repayment assistance for physicians providing services to certain patients. |
SB 1618 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements. |
SB 1629 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the operation and administration of, and practice and procedures in courts in, the judicial branch of state government. |
SB 1630 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the protection of defendants against vexatious litigants. |
SB 1718 |
Last Action: Returned to committee Caption: Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Achievement School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses. |
SB 1775 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to school campus information, student transfers, and the public education grant program. |
SB 1813 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the transfer to the state of certain county public funds by certain counties for the purpose of providing the state share of Disproportionate Share Hospital payments. |
SB 1908 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to a study conducted by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the repeal of certain court fees and costs. |
SB 1916 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of the Dallas County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district regarding certain technology or intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or corporation. |
SCR 21 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Recognizing November 4-8, 2013, and November 3-7, 2014, as Municipal Courts Week. |
SCR 25 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: 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. |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ronald E. Jones on the occasion of his installation as senior pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Dallas. |
SR 79 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Texas Merchandise Vending Association Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 83 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Independent School District on the occasion of its dedication of the Dr. H. B. Bell School Support Service Center. |
SR 127 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Diane Irvin on the occasion of her retirement from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. |
SR 139 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Booker T. Watson, Jr. |
SR 199 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marvin E. Robinson, Sr., for his achievements. |
SR 200 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Beverly Kerl Mitchell-Brooks for receiving the Susan B. Anthony Award from the League of Women Voters of Dallas. |
SR 213 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Earnestine E. Hunt Morris of Dallas on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 257 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Norman L. Robinson on the occasion of his 92nd birthday. |
SR 258 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of the sorority's centennial. |
SR 259 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2013, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 260 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint Luke “Community” United Methodist Church of Dallas on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. |
SR 268 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
SR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming February 23, 2013, National Trio Day in Texas. |
SR 275 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2013, as Alpha Kappa Alpha South Central Region Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 283 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary Lynn Morris on the occasion of her retirement as City Marshal of Dallas. |
SR 292 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the members of The Links, Incorporated, as they celebrate The Links Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 378 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Cedar Hill Day. |
SR 379 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Leadership Southwest Class of 2013 to the State Capitol. |
SR 399 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ronnie A. Wilson for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 412 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Young Professionals Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Boy Scouts of America Troop 8 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
SR 458 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Concord Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of the dedication of its new sanctuary. |
SR 473 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ellis Davis, Jr. |
SR 584 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating the Duncanville High School Pantherettes basketball team for winning a state championship title. |
SR 628 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 10, 2013, as Best Southwest Partnership Day. |
SR 651 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing Raleigh K. Roussell on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 652 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ida Mae Brantley on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 692 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing New Light Church on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. |
SR 693 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce Day. |
SR 696 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, on the charter of a new chapter. |
SR 704 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the naming of the Pinkie M. King Gardner Auditorium at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. |
SR 705 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the naming of the Robert A. Simpson Sr. Band Hall at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. |
SR 746 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frederick D. Haynes III on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church. |
SR 751 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kenneth Luckey Harris, Jr. |
SR 765 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ruben Amarasingham for receiving a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Award. |
SR 768 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing John Ellis Price for his service as president of the University of North Texas at Dallas. |
SR 779 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Christene Redden on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 804 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 1, 2013, as DeSoto Independent School District Day. |
SR 824 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Triple A Academy Stallions boys’ basketball team on winning a state championship. |
SR 830 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Recognizing Bradie Gene James for his humanitarian pursuits. |
SR 831 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harold Boyd on the occasion of his 100th birthday. |
SR 881 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the touring production of Fela! to Dallas. |
SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 16, 2013, as Mary Kay Day. |
SR 1036 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Children's Medical Center on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
SR 1037 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mary K. Suhm on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 1049 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joe B. Allen on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 1050 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley Ison-Newsome on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Myrtis Evans Griffin on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 1066 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3153. |
83rd 1st Called Session | |
SB 12 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the creation, purpose, implementation, and funding of the County Park Beautification and Improvement Program. |
SB 22 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Achievement School District for educating students at certain low-performing campuses. |
SB 41 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to certain criminal offenses concerning the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons. |
SJR 3 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to appropriations for the preservation and perpetuation of certain items of historical value; allowing the legislature and state agencies to accept on behalf of the state gifts of items of historical value and contributions to purchase such items. |
SR 3 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tammy Ellzey on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 4 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Henry R. Martinez for his contributions to his community. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gina West on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 40 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of A'Lethea Norman Williams. |
SR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jody F. Brandon on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 75 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tuskegee Airman Calvin J. Spann for his service to his country. |
SR 79 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Henry P. Davis, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 87 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 2013 Soljazz Festival. |
SR 105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rickey L. Eddie for his contributions to the University of North Texas at Dallas. |
SR 120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Zora Lee Shepherd. |
83rd 2nd Called Session | |
SR 27 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ernestine Doris Barrett on the occasion of her 88th birthday. |
SR 45 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Blanche Nedd on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 46 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley Gladney on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Barbara A. Henderson on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Saint Paul United Methodist Church of Dallas on the occasion of its 140th anniversary. |
SR 83 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Morney-Berry Farm for its contributions to African American history in our state. |
83rd 3rd Called Session | |
SR 1 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Conner Beene for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 2 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Salem Institutional Baptist Church on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. |
SR 4 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Colin Coe. |
SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming UniverSoul Circus to Texas. |
82nd Regular Session | |
SB 142 |
Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to real property that is subject to restrictive covenants, including the operation of property owners' associations of subdivisions that are subject to restrictive covenants, and to certain foreclosure actions. |
SB 143 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the regulation of a credit services organization. |
SB 144 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon. |
SB 148 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a limitation on the use of the power of eminent domain by certain water districts. |
SB 149 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to rules adopted and reporting required under the school district college credit program. |
SB 150 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and to updating certain references related to the grant of that authority to other federal law enforcement personnel. |
SB 167 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after an individual receives a pardon or a grant of certain other relief with respect to the offense for which the individual was arrested. |
SB 168 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state. |
SB 172 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the requirement by a municipality of a license or permit to occupy or lease a dwelling unit. |
SB 173 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to civil remedy of violations of certain municipal health and safety ordinances. |
SB 197 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles; providing penalties. |
SB 198 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to exempting persons who are convicted of certain sexual offenses from registering as a sex offender in this state. |
SB 199 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to agricultural projects in certain schools, including the eligibility of nonprofit organizations that partner with schools to receive grants. |
SB 238 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar energy devices on property. |
SB 251 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of activities with respect to certain extensions of consumer credit. |
SB 260 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to minimum training standards for employees or operators of certain child-care facilities and registered family homes. |
SB 402 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/12 Caption: Relating to community land trusts. |
SB 412 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to payment of costs of improvements of a public improvement district designated by a municipality or county. |
SB 413 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties. |
SB 414 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the liability of county officers. |
SB 417 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a court of criminal history record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure. |
SB 419 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to prohibiting state funding to public junior colleges for physical education courses offered for joint high school and junior college credit. |
SB 421 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the computation of the state debt limit. |
SB 462 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. |
SB 471 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to public school, child-placing agency, and day-care center policies addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children. |
SB 472 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to voting practices and elections of property owners' associations. |
SB 473 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to adverse possession of real property by a cotenant heir against other cotenant heirs. |
SB 501 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the disproportionality of certain groups in the juvenile justice, child welfare, health, and mental health systems and the disproportionality of the delivery of certain services in the education system. |
SB 502 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense. |
SB 593 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to disproportionate disciplinary action by school districts against students of a particular race or ethnicity or students enrolled in a special education program. |
SB 681 |
Last Action: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration Caption: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the assessments of children in the child welfare system. |
SB 694 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties. |
SB 759 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the state low income housing plan and report developed by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
SB 760 |
Last Action: Effective on adoption of const. amendment Caption: Relating to the term and renewal of interlocal contracts. |
SB 761 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the employment of physicians by certain hospitals associated with nonprofit fraternal organizations. |
SB 780 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of an instant-ticket lottery game with revenue dedicated to the TEXAS grant program. |
SB 912 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to temporary modification under certain circumstances of procedures authorized for the nonrenewal of public school teacher term contracts. |
SB 1050 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the collection of certain information on a birth certificate. |
SB 1158 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal history records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants. |
SB 1204 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the procedures for collection of assessments and other debts, including foreclosure of an assessment lien, by a property owners' association. |
SB 1233 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the promotion of efficiencies in and the administration of certain district court and county services and functions. |
SB 1234 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to municipal management districts. |
SB 1235 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to real property that is subject to restrictive covenants and the operation of property owners' associations of subdivisions that are subject to restrictive covenants. |
SB 1236 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the reduction and confirmation of child support arrearages and an incentive program to encourage payment of arrearages. |
SB 1239 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the use of certain sprays, stun guns, and tasers by school district peace officers, security personnel, and other employees against public school students. |
SB 1240 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a tenant's remedies regarding a local government's revocation of a certificate of occupancy due to a landlord's failure to maintain the premises. |
SB 1241 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to authorizing certain courts to access information in the juvenile justice information system. |
SB 1242 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the judicial immunity and powers of certain magistrates. |
SB 1243 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the use of a county risk management pool by certain county and district officers instead of the execution of bonds and to the authority of certain counties and intergovernmental pools to require reimbursement for punitive damage coverage. |
SB 1303 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 81st Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1339 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the authority of advanced practice registered nurses to make medical diagnoses and to prescribe and order prescription drugs and devices. |
SB 1366 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution and registration of, and regulation concerning, sex offenders in this state. |
SB 1367 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the publication of a list of certain residential property claimed without record title. |
SB 1368 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a co-owner of residential property to encumber the property. |
SB 1369 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the boundaries and financing of a public improvement district. |
SB 1370 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to meetings and records of and certain information provided by or concerning a property owners' association. |
SB 1426 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the notice given a juvenile concerning the sealing of the juvenile's records in a juvenile adjudication. |
SB 1427 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility to file for compensation by persons wrongfully imprisoned. |
SB 1485 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of a school district to implement a school bus monitoring system that records images, including images of vehicles that pass a stopped school bus; providing for the imposition of penalties. |
SB 1486 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to requirements regarding public school accountability. |
SB 1487 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of career schools and colleges and requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to submit a report to the legislature. |
SB 1488 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 1502 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to changing the composition of a board of a property owners' association in certain circumstances. |
SB 1510 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to creation of the Texas Health Insurance Connector. |
SB 1511 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to minimum standards for approval of educator preparation programs. |
SB 1563 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the methodology for the certification of funds to support satisfactory performance on certain state assessments. |
SB 1564 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education. |
SB 1615 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of electronic transmission of certain visual material depicting a minor. |
SB 1616 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the collection, storage, preservation, analysis, retrieval, and destruction of biological evidence. |
SB 1662 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the payment of costs associated with certain educational programs of Prairie View A&M University. |
SB 1798 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to retailers engaged in business in this state for purposes of sales and use taxes. |
SB 1799 |
Last Action: Effective on adoption of const. amendment Caption: Relating to the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; authorizing the issuance of bonds. |
SB 1883 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the factors to be considered by the Board of Pardons and Paroles in establishing parole guidelines. |
SB 1931 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to making an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund for the Foundation School Program. |
SJR 9 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a pardon to a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision. |
SJR 26 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to allow cities or counties to enter into interlocal contracts with other cities or counties without the imposition of a tax or the provision of a sinking fund. |
SJR 50 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the state to finance educational loans to students. |
SJR 54 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing an appropriation from the economic stabilization fund for the Foundation School Program. |
SR 7 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Canterbury Episcopal School Lady Cougars volleyball team on winning a state championship. |
SR 9 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sharon Sternes of DeSoto. |
SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Harmony School of Nature and Athletics in Dallas on the occasion of its official opening and science fair. |
SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cristian Andrew-Rene Mattoon for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Printed in full Caption: Honoring the victims and heroes of the Arizona shooting. |
SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January of 2011 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. |
SR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charles Key. |
SR 63 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Holy Cross Catholic Church in Dallas on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for the new church sanctuary. |
SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Travis T. Howard Lewis on being honored by the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 100 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Lawson for his work in the pursuit of peace and equal rights for all people. |
SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Ingram family on the occasion of their 30th annual family reunion. |
SR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Louise Hilma Ballerstedt Raggio. |
SR 130 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Paul Leslie Francis for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 135 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Roniqua and Bradie Gene James III on the birth of their son, Bradie Landon James IV. |
SR 136 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating LaToy F. and Thomas Joyner, Jr., on the birth of their son, Thomas Elliott Joyner III. |
SR 158 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing H. Ron White on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
SR 159 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the life of Jack Walker of Dallas. |
SR 169 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 15, 2011, as Dallas Assembly Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 185 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members and clergy of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for their contributions to our society. |
SR 186 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bobbie Moore for her 28 years of service to Trinity Valley Church of God in Christ and the West Dallas community. |
SR 191 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paula Lee on being named Ms. Texas Senior America 2010. |
SR 218 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sejena Elvera and Juan Javier Ramirez on the birth of their daughter, Gianna Elvera Ramirez. |
SR 240 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing S. V. Teague for his contributions to the Church of God in Christ. |
SR 241 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Area Regional History Day 2011 competition on February 19, 2011. |
SR 348 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Pearl and Norman Lee Robinson on the occasion of their birthdays. |
SR 349 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2011, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 350 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ron Kirk for his service to this state and our nation. |
SR 351 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 3, 2011, as Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Day. |
SR 357 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Ellyn N. and Edwin E. Favors on the occasion of their ninth pastoral anniversary at Praise Fellowship Church. |
SR 359 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2011, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 407 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 1, 2011, as City of Dallas Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 485 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rai Cole Malone on the occasion of her 25th year as a member of Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 505 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frances L. King on the occasion of her retirement from Dallas County. |
SR 510 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
SR 564 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 20 through 26, 2011, as Early College High School Week. |
SR 630 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Peyton Phelps of Cedar Hill for being awarded the Royal Rangers Gold Medal of Achievement. |
SR 636 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leora Kemp on the occasion of her retirement as librarian at the University of North Texas at Dallas. |
SR 669 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dru M. Robinson for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 670 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the National Council of Negro Women, Incorporated, Minnie H. Goodlow Page Section, on the occasion of its Ninth Annual Spring Hat Extravaganza and Tea. |
SR 755 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 13, 2011, as County Government Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 772 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Clarice Sweeney-Gerald on the occasion of her 80th birthday. |
SR 798 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Denny D. Davis on the occasion of his 20th year of service to Saint John Church. |
SR 866 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amber Pickens of Dallas on being accepted to The Julliard School. |
SR 874 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Justin Ford Kimball High School boys basketball team on winning the 2011 University Interscholastic League Class 4A state championship. |
SR 908 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Debbie Reynolds to our state and recognizing her for her accomplishments. |
SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Mountain View College Lions men's basketball team for winning a national championship title. |
SR 960 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Elvis Williams for his service to the Dallas Independent School District. |
SR 988 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Mountain View College Lions men's basketball team on winning the 2011 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championship. |
SR 989 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rasheed Jamal Furlow on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 990 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Edmund Kyle English on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 991 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Daijon Mitchell on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 995 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department on the occasion of Probation, Parole, and Community Supervision Week. |
SR 1034 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and the Theta Alpha Chapter in Dallas on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
SR 1180 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Barton and Elder families on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 1181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing New Hope Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 138th anniversary. |
SR 1182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 1214 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Boston P. Grant, Jr., of Grand Prairie. |
SR 1253 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 362. |
82nd 1st Called Session | |
SR 3 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Burlyce Logan on the occasion of her graduation from the University of North Texas. |
SR 18 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gwendolyn Diane Hargrove of Dallas. |
SR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jamee Foote on the occasion of his high school graduation. |
SR 37 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Chavis Willis for his service to the Alta Mesa community. |
SR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Ester Davis for her service to the Dallas community. |
SR 44 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the South Dallas Cultural Center on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. |
SR 66 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charles A. Hunter of Dallas. |
SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Albert Louis Lipscomb of Dallas. |
SR 82 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Billy L. Bell for his service to his church and his community. |
SR 92 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lula B. Jordan on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Steve Salazar for his service to the Dallas community. |
SR 119 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Psi Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. |
81st Regular Session | |
SB 222 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to arbitration and arbitration agreements. |
SB 223 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon. |
SB 224 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the power of a licensing authority to revoke, suspend, or deny a license on the basis of certain criminal proceedings. |
SB 225 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the classifications used in rating personal automobile insurance. |
SB 226 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to student members of the board of regents of a state university system or a state university. |
SB 227 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a fee on certain lottery prizes to fund the TEXAS grant program. |
SB 228 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to an offense committed against a homeless person because of bias or prejudice. |
SB 229 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the procurement methods authorized for public projects by certain local governments. |
SB 230 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the termination of the duty to pay child support based on the results of genetic testing excluding the obligor as the child's biological father. |
SB 231 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the adoption of a child who has an adjudicated, presumed, or acknowledged father. |
SB 232 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to procedures for rescinding or challenging an acknowledgment or denial of paternity. |
SB 233 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the time limitation for certain proceedings to adjudicate paternity. |
SB 234 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the operation of property owners' associations. |
SB 235 |
Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to prohibiting a restrictive covenant granting a right of first refusal to a property owners' association in certain circumstances. |
SB 236 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the regulation of solar energy devices by a property owners' association. |
SB 237 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain procedures and requirements for the operation of property owners' associations. |
SB 238 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the availability of a property owners' association's books and records. |
SB 239 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to notice requirements in certain enforcement actions initiated by property owners' associations. |
SB 240 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the enforcement of deed restrictions. |
SB 241 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to procedures required for the foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien. |
SB 295 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to a project that may be undertaken by a development corporation to promote higher education opportunities in this state. |
SB 296 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain payments or other transfers of value by manufacturers of prescription drugs, medical devices, and medical supplies; providing a penalty. |
SB 428 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the requirement that retail electric providers give notice to customers before permanently ceasing to operate. |
SB 429 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the operation of property owners' associations. |
SB 430 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to higher education facilities as authorized projects in a public improvement district. |
SB 453 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the provision of competitive grants to fund programs for certain public school students assigned to disciplinary alternative education programs or in-school suspension. |
SB 468 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to requiring retail merchants to disclose certain merchandise return policies. |
SB 487 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to restrictions on the prices of certain consumer goods and services during an abnormal disruption of the market. |
SB 490 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to money paid into the registry of a court in certain counties. |
SB 491 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child. |
SB 565 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to premium discounts for certain vehicles equipped with a tracking system. |
SB 623 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the hours worked during a week by firefighters in certain municipalities. |
SB 624 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to competitive procurement and change order requirements for local governments. |
SB 629 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the operation of certain institutions of higher education as general academic teaching institutions and to the statutory limitation imposed on certain university systems to issue revenue bonds to fund facilities at certain institutions of higher education. |
SB 766 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to notices required and the opportunity to cure default in connection with foreclosure of a lien against residential property; providing a penalty. |
SB 767 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to bring suit on behalf of individuals injured by unlawful practices in restraint of trade. |
SB 857 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 950 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a fee imposed on real estate transactions to fund the housing trust fund. |
SB 956 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System. |
SB 968 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to interactive water features and fountains. |
SB 978 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation and financing of public improvement districts. |
SB 1092 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the screening of newborns for sickle-cell trait and other disorders by the Department of State Health Services. |
SB 1120 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to reports on racial profiling in connection with motor vehicle stops; providing a penalty. |
SB 1124 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to authorization for the Department of Aging and Disability Services to conduct a desk review instead of an inspection when issuing a license after a change in ownership of certain facilities. |
SB 1167 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain lending and loan origination practices in connection with home loans. |
SB 1189 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a strategic plan for the child health plan and medical assistance programs. |
SB 1203 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties. |
SB 1205 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to community land trusts. |
SB 1212 |
Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. |
SB 1286 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the continuity of care for juveniles with mental impairments in the juvenile justice system. |
SB 1287 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain health-related reports, records, and information. |
SB 1288 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the floodplain management account. |
SB 1289 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the fee based on admissions to certain sexually oriented businesses. |
SB 1374 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to annual reports by the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission on the operations and conditions of probation services in this state. |
SB 1375 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas savvy homeowner program. |
SB 1398 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the requirement by a municipality of a license or permit to occupy or lease a dwelling unit. |
SB 1411 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to financial assistance programs in connection with certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
SB 1447 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to civil remedy of violations of certain municipal health and safety ordinances. |
SB 1448 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/10 Caption: Relating to actions in a justice court regarding the repair of residential rental property. |
SB 1449 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the appointment of a receiver to remedy hazardous properties. |
SB 1450 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the right of certain municipalities to maintain local control over wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. |
SB 1451 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to limiting use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund to recipients that provide health benefit plans. |
SB 1452 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to a residential property insurance premium discount for certain dwellings. |
SB 1453 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals with a terminally ill parent for unemployment compensation. |
SB 1454 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the right to an expunction of records and files relating to a person's arrest. |
SB 1455 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the operation of prison diversion progressive sanctions programs. |
SB 1501 |
Last Action: 1 hr. notice-to suspend rules Caption: Relating to the eligibility of nonprofit organizations that partner with certain schools to receive grants for agricultural projects. |
SB 1510 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authorization to designate and the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 20 in Dallas County as the President Barack Obama Freeway. |
SB 1607 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the issuance of a search warrant for a blood specimen from certain persons arrested for certain intoxication offenses. |
SB 1608 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of official oppression and to the statute of limitation on prosecution of that conduct. |
SB 1705 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority and policies and procedures of the Dallas County Hospital District with regard to appointing, contracting for, or employing physicians, dentists, and other health care providers. |
SB 1706 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of a program to provide prescribers with evidence-based information about pharmaceuticals; assessing a fee; providing penalties. |
SB 1707 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the use of proceeds from criminal asset forfeiture to provide college scholarships to children of peace officers killed in the line of duty and to an annual report regarding the total value of forfeited property in this state. |
SB 1708 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to information that must be included on prepaid calling cards. |
SB 1709 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain sexual offenses and to exempting certain persons from the duty to register as a sex offender in this state. |
SB 1715 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/10 Caption: Relating to the requirements for a smoke detector in multifamily and other residential units. |
SB 1716 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the refund of the sales taxes imposed on real property repair and remodeling services for certain energy efficient facilities. |
SB 1717 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to regulation of owners of developments supported with low income housing tax credit allocations and of housing sponsors of certain multifamily housing developments. |
SB 1725 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to preventing bullying and harassment against public school students. |
SB 1726 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to best practices for public school student dropout prevention and recovery. |
SB 1727 |
Last Action: Corrected committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to rules adopted and reporting required under the school district college credit program. |
SB 1728 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the administration of and eligibility for the Joint Admissions Medical Program. |
SB 1729 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the terms of student members of certain Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board advisory committees. |
SB 1730 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to minimum training standards for employees of certain child-care facilities. |
SB 1731 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the development and implementation of a workforce diversity plan by certain state agencies. |
SB 1732 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to safety requirements for public swimming pools and other artificial bodies of water. |
SB 1733 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of testing for prostate cancer for certain males. |
SB 1735 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to providing police and security services for certain post-secondary educational institutions. |
SB 1848 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the provision of reentry, reintegration, and other services to a wrongfully imprisoned person who is discharged from a correctional facility. |
SB 1854 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Dolores C. Huerta. |
SB 1858 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the disclosure of criminal history record information regarding public school employees. |
SB 1916 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after an individual receives a pardon or a grant of certain other relief with respect to the offense for which the individual was arrested. |
SB 1917 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain responsibilities of a defendant serving a term of community supervision who changes residence within this state. |
SB 1918 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to disclosure of certain information by a property owners' association. |
SB 1919 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the requirements for recording a property owners' association management certificate. |
SB 1943 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to state and municipal actions to ensure compliance with fair housing requirements. |
SB 1944 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit for charitable contributions made toward certain low-income residential housing programs. |
SB 1945 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/10 Caption: Relating to the issuance of a citation to an owner of real property for a violation of a county or municipal rule or ordinance. |
SB 1946 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to business leave time accounts for firefighter employee organizations in certain municipalities. |
SB 1947 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the authority of two or more municipalities to designate a joint tax increment financing reinvestment zone. |
SB 1968 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of higher education enhancement districts. |
SB 1969 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, to conforming codifications enacted by the 80th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature, and to the repeal of certain unconstitutional laws. |
SB 2064 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the issuance of state and local government securities, including the powers and duties of the Bond Review Board and the issuance of private activity bonds. |
SB 2110 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the compulsory inspection of motor vehicles; providing penalties. |
SB 2121 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the persons entitled to redeem property after the foreclosure of a property owners' association's assessment lien. |
SB 2122 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a limitation on the use of the power of eminent domain by certain water districts. |
SB 2123 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the administration of certain county services and duties. |
SB 2124 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public improvement districts designated by a county or municipality. |
SB 2125 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the selection of party officers, convention delegates, convention alternates, and convention officials by political parties. |
SB 2144 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the manner of sale of bonds issued by municipal utility districts. |
SB 2145 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to publication of notice for certain transactions involving local governmental entities. |
SB 2210 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the formula funding for public institutions of higher education for certain credit hours that do not count toward a degree. |
SB 2211 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to enrollment requirements for the operation of the University of North Texas at Dallas as a general academic teaching institution and the issuance of bonds for that institution. |
SB 2224 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to orders of nondisclosure for the records of children convicted of certain offenses punishable by fine only. |
SB 2330 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors. |
SB 2331 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas power source fund. |
SB 2381 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the fee charged for registration on the master bidders list. |
SB 2501 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the North Oak Cliff Municipal Management District; providing the authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
SB 2502 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Trinity River West Municipal Management District; providing the authority to impose an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds. |
SB 2583 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to coverage under a meet and confer agreement for certain municipal firefighters and police officers. |
SCR 9 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Requesting that the Texas Legislature send a letter of congratulations to President Barack H. Obama. |
SCR 57 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Directing the Health and Human Services Commission to pursue federal funding for the support of kinship caregivers. |
SCR 85 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 2064. |
SJR 11 |
Last Action: Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a pardon to certain persons under specific circumstances. |
SJR 12 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a student member of the board of regents of a state institution of higher education or state university system to serve a term that differs from the terms served by the other members of the board. |
SJR 51 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas power source fund. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of Dallas on the occasion of its 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration. |
SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing musician John Legend for his accomplishments in the entertainment field. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on the occasion of its Founders Day Celebration Gala. |
SR 53 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley Murray on the occasion of her 77th birthday. |
SR 54 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2009, as Leadership Southwest Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2009, as Voices for Change Day. |
SR 181 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gerald Borders on the occasion of his retirement from Texas Instruments, Incorporated. |
SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Philip J. Ritter on the occasion of his retirement from Texas Instruments, Incorporated. |
SR 188 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing JoAnn Brown for her contributions to the Dallas community and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 234 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2009, as John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 235 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 17, 2009, as Dallas Assembly Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 248 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cheryl L. Mayo for receiving a legacy torch from the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating E. Brice Cunningham for being named a legacy honoree by the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 270 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Irie Lynne Session for being named a legacy torch recipient by the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 271 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Valencia Nash for being named a legacy torch recipient by the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 272 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Barbara Lord Watkins for being named a legacy honoree by the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 273 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Barbara Cambridge for being named a legacy honoree by the Urban League of Greater Dallas. |
SR 318 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Dallas County Juvenile Department for maintaining the legacy of Lyle B. Medlock. |
SR 321 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert A. Simpson, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 357 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming March 3, 2009, DeVry Day in the State of Texas. |
SR 359 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 2009 as American Red Cross Month. |
SR 395 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of David Richard Frank of Columbus. |
SR 437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating March 27 and 28, 2009, as Multicultural Education Research Awareness Days in Texas. |
SR 460 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 11, 2009, as Texas Health Steps Provider Appreciation Day in Grand Prairie. |
SR 526 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the DeSoto High School boys' basketball team for winning the University Interscholastic League 2009 Class 5A state championship. |
SR 547 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Cedar Hill boys' basketball team for its participation in the 2009 University Interscholastic League 5A state championship tournament. |
SR 552 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul Quinn College in Dallas on the occasion of its Founder's Observance 2009. |
SR 564 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frederick Martin Baron. |
SR 566 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Nichols, Jr., on the occasion of his birthday. |
SR 573 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Don R. Carter, Sr., on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SR 631 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert Ellis Guice of Dallas. |
SR 756 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dikita Enterprises, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
SR 757 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Nichols, Jr., on the occasion of his birthday. |
SR 768 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Vicki Hallman on the occasion of her retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SR 805 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jewel Walder on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 815 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 4 through 10, 2009, as Texas Early College High School Awareness Week. |
SR 818 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Barbara Jean Jones-Vickers on the occasion of her retirement from the Dallas Independent School District. |
SR 834 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rosa L. Mitchell on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 841 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 6, 2009, as County Government Day at the Capitol. |
SR 880 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Greater El Bethel Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 20th Year Homecoming. |
SR 896 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Albert Hill, Sr., on the occasion of his 75th birthday. |
SR 1002 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harvey L. Hollmon on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as pastor of the Alta Mesa Park Baptist Church in Dallas. |
SR 1016 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charles and Beverly Terrell on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
SR 1048 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Edmund English for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 1049 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 1095 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Leonard E. Hoffman, Jr., of Dallas. |
SR 1096 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Amy McBrayer Young. |
81st 1st Called Session | |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joe M. Spigner on the occasion of his retirement from the Dallas Fire Department. |
80th Regular Session | |
SB 104 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to a destination outside the United States and to the use of the revenue for indigent health care purposes. |
SB 105 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System. |
SB 128 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education. |
SB 129 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to reporting of gifts of cash or a cash equivalent to public officials. |
SB 130 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to conduct that constitutes the offense of endangering a child. |
SB 131 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the creation of nursing home family councils. |
SB 143 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to fetal and infant mortality review and health warnings related to fetal and infant mortality; imposing a penalty. |
SB 145 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles. |
SB 146 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts; authorizing sales and use taxes and property taxes. |
SB 166 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a prison diversion progressive sanctions program. |
SB 297 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the composition of the committee appointed to review the uniform general conditions of state building construction contracts. |
SB 298 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the minimum eligibility standards adopted by this state for use in determining eligibility for indigent health care. |
SB 426 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to qualification for an ad valorem tax exemption for property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing in the event of a change in ownership of the property as a result of a foreclosure sale. |
SB 427 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. |
SB 536 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to an offense committed against a homeless person because of bias or prejudice. |
SB 537 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the design and construction of a cenotaph in the State Cemetery to honor 19th-century African American members of the Texas Legislature. |
SB 538 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a defendant's right to appear by counsel in certain misdemeanor cases. |
SB 539 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the filing of certain information by arbitrators after each arbitration. |
SB 540 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the accuracy, security, and reliability of certain electronic voting systems. |
SB 541 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to continuing education in sustainable and energy-efficient design standards for a person registered by the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. |
SB 542 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to county authority regarding subdivision platting and land development. |
SB 639 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the rental of personal property under a rental agreement. |
SB 640 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to creating a recognition day to celebrate adoption, adoptive families, and adoption workers in Texas. |
SB 641 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to employee leave from work to address family violence situations. |
SB 642 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to registration and regulation of metal recycling entities; providing penalties. |
SB 709 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to requiring notice of certain rental eligibility requirements in residential rental application transactions. |
SB 710 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the designation of the structure on Interstate Highway 30 connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River as the Margaret McDermott Bridge. |
SB 729 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the issuance and use of private activity bonds by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation and housing finance corporations. |
SB 756 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to relocating or adjusting certain utility facilities. |
SB 826 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to providing notice of residence homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxation to owners of certain residential real property. |
SB 827 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the public schools eligible to receive certain grants from the Department of Agriculture. |
SB 828 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a study concerning the collection and use of certain information by certain insurers. |
SB 939 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to implement a photographic traffic signal enforcement system; providing for the imposition of civil penalties and providing a criminal penalty. |
SB 956 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to consideration of family violence in the risk assessment for international parental abduction of a child. |
SB 957 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the collection of a family protection fee. |
SB 968 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to financing tools for certain obligations for public improvements and for certain obligations of The University of Texas System. |
SB 977 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for human trafficking and the issuance of reports on how existing laws and programs meet the needs of trafficking victims. |
SB 979 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the operation of property owners' associations. |
SB 980 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the minimum wage. |
SB 981 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to employee voting; creating an offense. |
SB 982 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain grandparents for foster care payments. |
SB 983 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the screening of newborns for sickle cell trait by the Department of State Health Services. |
SB 1001 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring a contractor to provide health insurance to its employees as a condition of eligibility for the award of certain state contracts. |
SB 1002 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a requirement that an ad valorem tax abatement agreement provide for the recapture of lost ad valorem tax revenue if the property owner fails to provide a health benefit plan to the owner's employees and their dependents. |
SB 1007 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to student representation on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and certain coordinating board advisory committees. |
SB 1016 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to providing a method for assessing the annual improvement in achievement of public school students on certain assessment instruments. |
SB 1017 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to compulsory school attendance requirements. |
SB 1018 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishment of a pilot program to improve mathematics instruction in public schools. |
SB 1019 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to establishment of a pilot program to provide early identification of public school students at risk of dropping out of school. |
SB 1020 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to assistance by the Texas Education Agency to school districts in the development, administration, and improvement of personal graduation plans. |
SB 1023 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to limiting use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund to recipients that provide health benefit plans. |
SB 1028 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to establishing a demonstration project for the regional delivery of tertiary care services. |
SB 1042 |
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents. |
SB 1058 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to reintegration counseling services and related resources for military servicemembers. |
SB 1060 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the operation of hybrid motor vehicles. |
SB 1064 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 1113 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income housing. |
SB 1246 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a program allowing for countywide voting locations in certain elections. |
SB 1247 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of direct recording electronic voting machines. |
SB 1258 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the development of a plan to reregulate the electric market in this state. |
SB 1259 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to safeguards for certain customers of retail public utilities in the electric power market. |
SB 1269 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the performance of certain civil duties by officers in this state. |
SB 1270 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to county development districts. |
SB 1271 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to county authority to acquire a water or sewer utility system and provide water and sewer services within a municipality. |
SB 1293 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure of certain criminal history records. |
SB 1294 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the manner of providing notice of a petition or order for the expunction or nondisclosure of certain criminal records. |
SB 1295 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of community-based programs administered by the juvenile boards of certain counties. |
SB 1325 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the eligibility of relatives of public college and university board members to receive certain scholarships; providing a criminal penalty. |
SB 1332 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the establishment of debt management policies and guidelines by the Bond Review Board, including the approval by the board of certain interest rate management agreements, and to other matters affecting public finance. |
SB 1351 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provide notice related to certain permit applications to certain local officials. |
SB 1381 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the high school health curriculum. |
SB 1410 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the management of child protective services caseworkers. |
SB 1411 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to requirements for judicial training on issues regarding family violence, sexual assault, and child abuse and neglect. |
SB 1419 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Grant Program. |
SB 1436 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the transfer of responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to the Texas Water Development Board and the administration and funding of the program and to the creation of a center to study elevation and related data; providing for the imposition of penalties. |
SB 1437 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the enforcement of municipal building and safety ordinances by occupants of the buildings; providing penalties. |
SB 1448 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to reports on racial profiling in connection with motor vehicle stops; providing a penalty. |
SB 1465 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to bring suit on behalf of individuals injured by unlawful practices in restraint of trade. |
SB 1466 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to certain information in the computerized criminal history system and the use of that information for reintegration services. |
SB 1469 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to discipline and security in primary and secondary schools; providing a criminal penalty. |
SB 1512 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the use of certain funds by certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for the development and implementation of strategies for dropout prevention. |
SB 1513 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a dropout prevention and opportunity program for public school students who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out of school. |
SB 1514 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding best practices for dropout prevention. |
SB 1515 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to state grants for student clubs in high schools that serve students at risk of dropping out of school. |
SB 1598 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the dates of administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools. |
SB 1599 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to sanctions available for certain academically unacceptable campuses. |
SB 1600 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the equalization of property wealth in certain school districts. |
SB 1601 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the operation of the Joint Admission Medical Program and to admission to the program. |
SB 1602 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to public school finance. |
SB 1603 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to eligibility for student financial assistance awarded from designated tuition charged by institutions of higher education. |
SB 1618 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the award of a contract by an airport authority created by certain municipalities. |
SB 1717 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition of fees on sexually oriented businesses to provide funding for certain purposes, including funding of the sexual assault program fund, and distributing that money from that fund. |
SB 1737 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain requirements applicable to orders of expunction or nondisclosure of criminal history records and to the protection of information that is the subject of one of those orders; providing penalties. |
SB 1738 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the power of a licensing authority to revoke, suspend, or deny a license on the basis of certain criminal proceedings. |
SB 1751 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Lottery Commission to establish an Internet lottery game program. |
SB 1782 |
Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to arbitration proceedings. |
SB 1843 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures. |
SB 1883 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 79th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1891 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the voluntary disclosure of public information. |
SB 1922 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the assignment of a public school student to an inexperienced or uncertified teacher. |
SB 1923 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a pilot project to lower teacher turnover rates in high-need public school districts. |
SB 1940 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to educational programs and a collaborative educational initiative in the North Texas region. |
SB 1980 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the reemployment of certain persons called to training or duty in the state military forces. |
SB 2035 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to dropout prevention and intervention in public schools and compulsory school attendance. |
SB 2047 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to requirements and prohibitions regarding the relationship between student loan lenders and public or private institutions of higher education; providing a civil penalty. |
SCR 54 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association for their service to the community. |
SJR 9 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit a district created to provide local funding to support public institutions of higher education to impose an ad valorem tax if approved by the voters of the district. |
SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the City of Lancaster on the occasion of its fourth annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade. |
SR 8 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mary Elizabeth Beck of Dallas for 50 years of service with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Leadership Southwest for its contributions to southwest Dallas County. |
SR 58 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Johnie Mae Anderson of Dallas on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 157 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Commending Emma Rogers for her contributions to the African American community of Dallas. |
SR 158 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Commending Ashira Toshiwe for her contributions to the African American community of Dallas. |
SR 172 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Joan Higginbotham for her service to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. |
SR 250 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Pat Hinton for her contributions to the West Dallas community. |
SR 260 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending all associated with the fourth annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Parade in Lancaster. |
SR 277 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending John Woodruff for his accomplishments. |
SR 305 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the 2006 partners of Amachi Texas and Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas for their contributions to young people. |
SR 334 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Wallace T. Ford on the occasion of his retirement from the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center. |
SR 372 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the South Central District of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Incorporated, for its achievements. |
SR 380 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mabel Meshach White of Dallas. |
SR 385 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Robert E. Price, Sr., of Dallas for his contributions to his community. |
SR 447 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 14, 2007, as Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day at the Capitol. |
SR 492 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing George H. Coleman on the occasion of his retirement from the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas. |
SR 535 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Paul Quinn College on the occasion of its 135th anniversary. |
SR 558 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 2007 as American Red Cross Month. |
SR 616 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Morgan Freeman for his body of work in the performing arts. |
SR 635 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Angelica "Angel" Martinez for achieving the number one ranking among welterweights in women's boxing. |
SR 651 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Marsalis Avenue Baptist Church in Dallas on the occasion of the dedication of its Family Ministry Center. |
SR 659 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joseph Goldstein for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award. |
SR 660 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Donald Seldin for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award. |
SR 665 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michael Brown for receiving a Research!America Builders of Science Award. |
SR 692 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michelle Coleman for being named the 2007 Distinguished Educator of the Year by the Dallas Theater Center's Project Discovery. |
SR 777 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Encouraging the Health and Human Services Commission to partner with private entities to provide education on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
SR 788 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 22 through 28, 2007, as County Government Week. |
SR 789 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Keely Peden for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 790 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Claudia Lucia Morales for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 791 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kathryn Elizabeth Young for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 792 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Corrigan Davion Jeter for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 809 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the football team of Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill for winning the Class 5A Division II state championship. |
SR 810 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charlotte Yvonne Ragsdale of Dallas. |
SR 811 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Emily Ann Schreiber for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 812 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Joycelyn Davis for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 813 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hayley Marie Wren for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 814 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Erin Michelle Warren for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 826 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 25, 2007, as National Pan-Hellenic Council of Texas Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 872 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys basketball team of Duncanville High School in Duncanville for winning the Class 5A state championship. |
SR 873 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys basketball team of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas for winning the Class 4A state championship. |
SR 894 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Carol Ann Brandon of Dallas. |
SR 898 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Black Dance Theatre on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jamie Foxx for his accomplishments in the field of arts and entertainment. |
SR 939 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lillian M. Cooper of Dallas. |
SR 991 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Koch-Glitsch LP in Dallas for its commitment to occupational safety and health standards. |
SR 1012 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing C. J. R. Phillips, Jr., for his service to Saint Phillips Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas. |
SR 1013 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Libbie Terrell Lee for her work in her profession. |
SR 1014 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mount Rose Church in Dallas on the occasion of its 115th anniversary. |
SR 1070 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Javier Julian Ramirez, Jr., on the occasion of his graduation from The University of Texas at Austin. |
SR 1085 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Methodist Health System for its selection by the Dallas Business Journal as one of the top 10 large businesses to work for in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. |
SR 1110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dick Gregory on the occasion of his 75th birthday. |
SR 1150 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Coach Beverly Day Humphrey for her career as a coach and an athletic director. |
SR 1151 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the girls track team of Lancaster High School in Lancaster for winning the Class 4A state championship. |
SR 1190 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing John Henry Baker on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Senate. |
SR 1213 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bettye Albright for 50 years of service as a teacher. |
79th Regular Session | |
SB 61 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the teaching of foreign languages in public schools. |
SB 166 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the effect of an expunction. |
SB 230 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to regional funding of indigent health care services. |
SB 247 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to permitting samples of produce at certain municipally owned farmers' markets. |
SB 248 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to authorizing the use of approved nonsurgical methods to sterilize dogs and cats. |
SB 249 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to rates for professional liability insurance for physicians and health care providers. |
SB 250 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the information contained on a driver's license or personal identification certificate. |
SB 251 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire examination. |
SB 253 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the eligibility of juvenile justice alternative education programs for free textbooks for use in the programs. |
SB 289 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of vehicles. |
SB 290 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to disclosures required in connection with certain home loans. |
SB 291 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the index of court fees and costs. |
SB 333 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education and to certain other practices and procedures concerning the admission process. |
SB 465 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the administration of psychoactive medication to certain patients. |
SB 499 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 20 in Dallas and Tarrant Counties as the President William Jefferson Clinton Highway. |
SB 500 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to prices charged for the provision of health care services. |
SB 501 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to indemnification provisions in health care provider contracts. |
SB 502 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to common undergraduate admission application forms for public institutions of higher education in this state. |
SB 503 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to making the award of an arbitration an open record. |
SB 504 |
Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Relating to the filing of certain information by arbitrators after each arbitration. |
SB 505 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to registration of arbitrators and arbitration services providers with the secretary of state. |
SB 530 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions to certain students for satisfactory academic progress and performance. |
SB 531 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the tuition charged for certain courses repeated by students attending public junior colleges. |
SB 542 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to bring suit on behalf of individuals injured by unlawful practices in restraint of trade. |
SB 674 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to limiting the use of customers' social security numbers by persons; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 675 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to agreements that waive the right to demand a jury trial. |
SB 676 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to identifying which public institutions of higher education in this state are universities of the first class. |
SB 677 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to rates for certain insurance within certain rating territories. |
SB 703 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas, the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas, and the Universities Center at Dallas. |
SB 704 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. |
SB 705 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry. |
SB 730 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of a law school in the City of Dallas by the University of North Texas System. |
SB 769 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to allowing a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision to be eligible for a pardon. |
SB 770 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to limiting use of money in the Texas Enterprise Fund to recipients that provide health benefit plans. |
SB 771 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to tax increment financing. |
SB 772 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to the use of certain rating practices in certain lines of insurance. |
SB 773 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the exemption of the residence homesteads of elderly persons from ad valorem taxation and the deferral or abatement of the collection of delinquent taxes on the residence homesteads of elderly and disabled persons. |
SB 817 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to financial transaction awareness plans to be adopted by public institutions of higher education. |
SB 818 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a requirement that an ad valorem tax abatement agreement provide for the recapture of lost ad valorem tax revenue if the property owner fails to provide a health benefit plan to the owner's employees and their dependents. |
SB 819 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents. |
SB 820 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain grandparents for foster care payments. |
SB 935 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
SB 936 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to practices of school districts that concern the admission process to institutions of higher education. |
SB 937 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to projects that may be undertaken by certain development corporations in connection with business development or activity. |
SB 938 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of a prison diversion pilot program. |
SB 969 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the placement of a student with disabilities in a juvenile justice alternative education program. |
SB 970 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the discipline of public school students who voluntarily surrender prohibited items. |
SB 971 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to school district reporting of students placed in disciplinary alternative education programs or expelled from school. |
SB 972 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to providing a method for assessing the academic growth of the performance of public school students on certain assessment instruments. |
SB 973 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the right of a parent of a public school student to immediate notice of certain disciplinary action taken against the student. |
SB 974 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to training of school district peace officers and security personnel in certain discipline management practices and behavior management techniques. |
SB 975 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to accountability under the statewide public school accountability system for a student placed in a disciplinary alternative education program. |
SB 979 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 78th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature. |
SB 1034 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the use of gifts to fund technology workforce development grants and to the evaluation of the technology workforce development grant program. |
SB 1035 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. |
SB 1036 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to an optional flexible school day program for students in grades nine through twelve who have dropped out of school or who are at-risk of dropping out. |
SB 1071 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a person's eligibility for an order of nondisclosure with respect to certain criminal history records and to certain law enforcement duties that result from the issuance of an order. |
SB 1096 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain employment and training investment programs in this state. |
SB 1097 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the operation of video lottery games as part of the state lottery in municipalities or counties in which the voters have approved the operation of the games; providing penalties. |
SB 1098 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Emrg Tech & Econ Dev by Pres Caption: Relating to projects that may be undertaken by certain development corporations in connection with business development or activity. |
SB 1120 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the placement of certain students in and funding of a juvenile justice alternative education program. |
SB 1121 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to public school disciplinary procedures. |
SB 1122 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the Board of Law Examiners board member compensation. |
SB 1178 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the availability of genetic testing in the determination of parentage by the Title IV-D agency. |
SB 1179 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to fire safety standards for cigarettes; providing civil penalties. |
SB 1180 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the group benefit plans provided to certain retired state and university employees and their dependents. |
SB 1181 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to exempting a peace officer from tuition and fees charged by a public institution of higher education. |
SB 1182 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the fraudulent use or possession of a person's identifying information and to certain fictitious documents. |
SB 1183 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to fetal and infant mortality review and related health warnings; imposing penalties. |
SB 1184 |
Last Action: Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres Caption: Relating to an annual analysis and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding financial information submitted by institutions of higher education. |
SB 1185 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the qualifications of and training and continuing education for certain officials and personnel of career schools or colleges. |
SB 1212 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to prescription drugs under the Medicaid vendor drug program and other state health and human services programs. |
SB 1247 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to admission to the Joint Admission Medical Program. |
SB 1248 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to contracts by a school board with a juvenile board for public school transportation. |
SB 1300 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to an excused absence from a public institution of higher education for a person called to active military service. |
SB 1333 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to transportation to and from a disciplinary alternative education program or juvenile justice alternative education program and the length of a school day at a disciplinary alternative education program. |
SB 1355 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring a contractor to provide health insurance to its employees as a condition of eligibility for the award of certain state contracts. |
SB 1356 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the inclusion in a public school district student code of conduct of a provision requiring consideration of a culpable mental state in disciplinary decisions. |
SB 1357 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to disclosure of home mortgage purchases by certain enterprises; providing an administrative penalty. |
SB 1358 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation of a public redevelopment agency by certain municipalities; granting the power to allocate ad valorem tax revenue, the authority to issue bonds, and the power of eminent domain. |
SB 1359 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to reporting regarding the academic performance of students placed in disciplinary alternative education programs. |
SB 1501 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the imposition of a fee for a currency transmission sent to a destination outside the United States. |
SB 1502 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to improvements in and assessments of the status of higher education in this state and to the coordination of public institutions of higher education in this state. |
SB 1503 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to reports on racial profiling in connection with motor vehicle shops; providing a penalty. |
SB 1544 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of public junior college districts; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 1742 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to authorizing certain nature centers to charge admission fees. |
SB 1841 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to appointing certain recipients of housing assistance as commissioners of public housing authorities. |
SCR 24 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: 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. |
SCR 27 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: 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. |
SCR 38 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: 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. |
SJR 20 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant a pardon to a person who successfully completes a term of deferred adjudication community supervision. |
SJR 29 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the operation of video lottery games on behalf of the state by persons licensed to operate the games in counties or municipalities in which the voters have approved the operation of the games. |
SR 2 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Reverend Dr. Timothy James Brown of Dallas on the occasion of his installation. |
SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating January 17, 2005, as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, in honor and in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
SR 6 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Harry Belafonte for his contributions to the betterment of mankind. |
SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Juanita Letha Hicks Lee of Dallas on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Carol V. Francois on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 47 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Eula Mae Jones Terrell of Dallas County on the occasion of her 90th birthday. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Curtistene Smith McCowan on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 61 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the students of Project Community, Reintegration, Apprenticeship-Focused Training on the occasion of their graduation. |
SR 85 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jettie Lee Jones on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 86 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 16, 2005, as Leadership Southwest Day at the Capitol. |
SR 87 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jerry Cook on the occasion of his retirement from the Duncanville Independent School District. |
SR 88 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Karl R. Brinker of Dallas. |
SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Oscar Jesus Sanchez of Dallas. |
SR 127 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the women pastors and bishop who are being featured in Our Texas magazine. |
SR 171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Mrs. Flercy Edwards Turner of Dallas on the occasion of her 100th birthday. |
SR 189 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the KNRB "BJ in the Morning" crew on the occasion of its first anniversary. |
SR 204 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alice Ann Nye for being selected as a distinguished alumna of the University of North Texas. |
SR 262 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2005, as Prairie View A&M University Alumni Day at the Capitol. |
SR 287 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shirley Walker for her accomplishments in the field of social work. |
SR 307 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Betty Jo Hay of Dallas. |
SR 360 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing FAIM Economic and Development Corporation for its contributions to the Dallas/Fort Worth community. |
SR 363 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee for their accomplishments. |
SR 364 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Milton Pettis, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 381 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating March 15, 2005, Minority Business Enterprise Public Policy Day at the Capitol. |
SR 406 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Janet Louise Willis Thomas for being named a Silver Star Honoree by the Alpha Xi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 407 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mary Evans Sias on the occasion of her inauguration as President of Kentucky State University. |
SR 432 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating March 23, 2005, Texas AIDS Advocacy Coalition Day at the Capitol. |
SR 495 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the students of the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School for their achievements. |
SR 527 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, for their contributions to the state. |
SR 569 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Margie Beal Carter Dennis of Dallas. |
SR 598 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty Culbreath for being selected as a recipient of the Weselene Wiley Inspirational Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Incorporated. |
SR 599 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Lillie P. Mitchell for being selected as a recipient of the Weselene Wiley Inspirational Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Incorporated. |
SR 600 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Gloria Terrell Jackson for being selected as a recipient of the Weselene Wiley Inspirational Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Incorporated. |
SR 601 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rhonda Jones for being selected as a recipient of the Weselene Wiley Inspirational Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Dallas Chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers, Incorporated. |
SR 626 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Tillie Mae Parker Baylor of Dallas. |
SR 656 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Rosie Sorrells on the occasion of her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame. |
SR 700 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Cecilia Moreno McKay on the occasion of her retirement from the Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service Organizations. |
SR 715 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Robert L. Nichols, Jr., on the occasion of his birthday. |
SR 719 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Curtis W. and Phyllis Wallace for their service to Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Dallas. |
SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Kent Gardner on the occasion of his retirement from The University of Texas at Arlington. |
SR 732 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Baylor College of Dentistry on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
SR 736 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending B5 for their performance honoring the students of Lancaster High School. |
SR 802 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, for its contributions to the state and nation. |
SR 807 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sueraiya Daoudi for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 808 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kasia Anne Cordova for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 809 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alaa Yousef for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 810 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Seidemann for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 811 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sophia Gamez Gomez for earning a Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 858 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of DarNell Gerard Pemberton of Dallas. |
SR 859 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Edgar "Trey" Clark III for his accomplishments. |
SR 870 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 20 through 24 as National Healthcare Risk Management Week. |
SR 871 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joseph L. LaManna for his service to Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians, Incorporated. |
SR 907 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brant Flanagan of Duncanville for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 910 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Children's Medical Center of Dallas for receiving the Level 1 Trauma Center-Pediatric designation by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons and the Texas Department of State Health Services. |
SR 914 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Nancy Albert Brembry on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 915 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Deloris Rosaya Washington on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 953 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Daryl R. Carter for his service to Carver Heights Baptist Church in Dallas and his community. |
SR 973 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Willard Lewis of Mount Pleasant on the occasion of his 80th birthday. |
SR 998 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Arlene Davis on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 1006 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Shirley Jean Brooks Barton on the occasion of her retirement. |
SR 1007 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Frederick Range, Sr., on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 1016 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Gales on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 1017 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of C. C. McNealy, Jr., of Dallas. |
SR 1032 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alma Florence Yvette Rollerson-Twitty of Paris on the occasion of her 84th birthday. |
SR 1059 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing members of the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion. |
SR 1085 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mike Frazier of Dallas for his dedication and commitment to helping others. |
SR 1093 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1690. |
79th 1st Called Session | |
SB 70 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for the University of North Texas System Center at Dallas. |
SR 9 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Concord Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Henry Miller Morgan. |
SR 30 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Joe Bagby on the occasion of his 67th birthday. |
SR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ralph Whitehead on the occasion of his installation as pastor of the Greater Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Rable Johnson of Dallas. |
SR 71 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating C. B. T. Smith of Dallas for receiving the E. K. Bailey Ministries' Expository Preaching Conference's Living Legend Award. |
SR 88 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sunny Letot for her contributions to the City of Dallas. |
SR 96 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Alma Florence Yvette Rollerson-Twitty of Paris on the occasion of her 84th birthday. |
SR 125 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing members of the Southeast Dallas Coalition and the Pleasant Grove Weed and Seed community on the occasion of their Third Annual National Night Out. |
SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Janet D. Washington Collins for her contributions to her community. |
SR 142 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing H. B. Bell on the occasion of his retirement. |
79th 2nd Called Session | |
SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending LeDaniel E. Bradshaw for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Edward K. Evans for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Steven T. Mitchell for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jessie Payne Barbee of Dallas. |
SR 27 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating recording artist KEM on the release of his second album. |
SR 78 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bernita Tyler of Mansfield for her service to the young people of her community. |
SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Glen I. Bounds on the occasion of his retirement. |
SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Allen R. Sullivan on the occasion of his retirement. |
79th 3rd Called Session | |
SR 37 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Alita Rose Andrews for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 38 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Krystal Castaneda for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rachel Hendricks for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 40 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Rachel Whavers for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 28, 2006, as Child Abuse Prevention Day in Dallas. |
SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 29, 2006, as Selma to Montgomery Day. |
SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charlie Mae Ransom for her contributions to the Dallas community. |
SR 182 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Greg Street for his contributions to his community. |
SR 193 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys' basketball team of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas for winning the 2006 University Interscholastic League Class 4A basketball state championship. |
SR 194 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas for being named the top public high school in the nation by Newsweek magazine. |
SR 195 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the School of Science and Engineering at the Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas for being named one of the best public high schools in the nation by Newsweek magazine. |
SR 231 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys' basketball team of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Dallas for winning the 2006 University Interscholastic League Class 3A state championship. |
SR 232 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Armand Coleman Thompson. |
78th Regular Session | |
SB 91 |
Last Action: Laid on table subject to call in committee Caption: Relating to credit scoring in underwriting certain consumer lines of insurance coverage; providing a penalty. |
SB 92 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a residential tenant's right to summon police or emergency assistance; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 93 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the modification of an order for emergency protection. |
SB 94 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the issuance of a temporary driving permit. |
SB 95 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the procedures under which a state agency considers legislative intent during the process of implementing certain legislative enactments. |
SB 154 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the funding of convention center hotel facilities in certain municipalities. |
SB 178 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the disposition of unclaimed prize money by the Texas Lottery Commission. |
SB 244 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the making of political contributions to or the acceptance of political contributions by statewide officeholders and members of the legislature during the period in which the governor may veto a bill. |
SB 257 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to accountability for public school dropouts and students at risk of dropping out of school. |
SB 258 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the tuition charged by institutions of higher education for high school students enrolled in college-level courses. |
SB 259 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the state textbook depository and distribution and handling of textbooks. |
SB 291 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to remedies for unequal appraisal of property by an appraisal district. |
SB 328 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the filing of certain information by arbitrators after each arbitration. |
SB 564 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the application of certain marketing and contracting restrictions to treatment facilities funded by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SB 565 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to authorizing certain nature centers to charge admission fees. |
SB 566 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the duties of law enforcement regarding the misuse of a person's identity and to the person's right to expunction of identifying information contained in certain records and files. |
SB 567 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to access by certain hospitals and hospital districts to criminal history record information. |
SB 568 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to security officers for medical corporations in certain municipalities. |
SB 599 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to investigation and testing, technical assistance, and certain other matters related to indoor air quality in state buildings. |
SB 600 |
Last Action: House appoints conferees-reported Caption: Relating to the reimbursement of compensation and expenses of certain appointed counsel filing an application for a writ of habeas corpus in a capital case. |
SB 640 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to notice to the State of Texas of a claim against the School Land Board. |
SB 641 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to presumptions for state land records. |
SB 687 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of school districts to purchase electricity through a political subdivision corporation. |
SB 688 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the boards of trustees of certain school districts. |
SB 689 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the awarding of contracts by municipalities. |
SB 754 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts; authorizing a sales and use tax or a property tax. |
SB 790 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a periodic review of court costs and fees and service fees by the Sunset Advisory Commission. |
SB 791 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to a program to monitor the collection and remittance of certain court costs and fees. |
SB 792 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to a weighted caseload study of the district courts. |
SB 997 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to making the award of an arbitration an open record. |
SB 998 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to registration of arbitrators and arbitration services providers with the secretary of state. |
SB 999 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment of reserve accounts to fund necessary repairs for certain multifamily rental housing developments assisted by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; providing an administrative penalty. |
SB 1000 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a statistical or demographic analysis conducted by the Texas Legislative Council for a state agency and to information collected by the council in the course of performing the analysis. |
SB 1001 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to information required to be filed by mortgage lenders. |
SB 1002 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the low income housing tax credit program. |
SB 1003 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to certain practices in connection with financing of a home. |
SB 1004 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to a list of free resources for the instruction of personal finance and consumer education in public schools. |
SB 1005 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to a state agency that is not complying with the requirement to make a good faith effort to increase the agency's use of historically underutilized businesses in purchasing and public works contracting. |
SB 1006 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to requiring state institutions of higher education to develop plans for increasing the use of historically underutilized businesses in purchasing and contracting. |
SB 1007 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to student eligibility for a TEXAS grant. |
SB 1008 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Education Caption: Relating to preferential admission to graduate or professional degree programs at public institutions of higher education. |
SB 1009 |
Last Action: Reported from s/c favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the establishment of an undergraduate medical academy at Prairie View A&M University. |
SB 1010 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to public and common nuisances; providing a penalty. |
SB 1011 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the questioning of prospective jurors during voir dire examination. |
SB 1012 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the placement of electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of certain residents in assisted living facilities. |
SB 1073 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to convictions barring employment in certain facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities. |
SB 1074 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to reports and investigations of abuse and neglect in nursing facilities. |
SB 1075 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to a Health and Human Services Commission study of the state response to abuse or neglect of certain older individuals. |
SB 1111 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the financing, construction, operation of, and records regarding venue projects in certain counties. |
SB 1179 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to authorizing the governor to grant pardons to persons who have received deferred adjudication. |
SB 1180 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to an index of court costs and fees in civil proceedings, court costs on conviction, and other court-related fees and costs. |
SB 1181 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to student discipline in public schools. |
SB 1468 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to rates charged for professional liability insurance coverage for physicians and health care providers. |
SB 1469 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to eligibility for graduation from high school for certain public school students. |
SB 1470 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to student eligibility to participate in a high school equivalency program and to authorization of a school district or open-enrollment charter school to operate a program. |
SB 1471 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the reporting and auditing requirements relating to the use of compensatory education funds. |
SB 1472 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to zoological operation and maintenance boards; authorizing taxes and bonds. |
SB 1473 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to a community service requirement for certain public housing residents. |
SB 1474 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to discrimination against a housing development based on the source of funding for the development. |
SB 1475 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to historically underutilized businesses. |
SB 1476 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the nonprofit corporations eligible to issue bonds to finance or purchase guaranteed student loans and authorizing certain nonprofit corporations to refund outstanding student loan bonds. |
SB 1477 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to restrictions on the disclosure of certain criminal records and to the duty of law enforcement agencies regarding records associated with certain defendants receiving deferred adjudication; providing a civil penalty. |
SB 1478 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to protecting certain public employees who report violations of law. |
SB 1589 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the public school finance compensatory education allotment. |
SB 1590 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to limitations on tax-supported bonds issued by public school districts. |
SB 1591 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to reasonable and evidence-based community opposition to state funded affordable housing developments and possible remediation for documented community impacts of affordable housing concentrations. |
SB 1592 |
Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to applications for and allocations of reservations of the state ceiling among issuers of qualified residential rental project bonds. |
SB 1593 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to good conduct time earned by certain inmates. |
SB 1920 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the academic excellence indicators for public school accountability. |
SB 1929 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Higher Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the TexasNextStep grant program to pay tuition and required fees and textbook costs of certain students enrolled in two-year public institutions of higher education in this state. |
SCR 71 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make technical corrections to S.B. No. 1652. |
SJR 3 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governor to grant pardons to persons who have received deferred adjudication. |
SJR 52 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting fees charged to home equity loan borrowers and prohibiting certain predatory practices. |
SR 3 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Leadership Southwest. |
SR 4 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating L. G. Slider, Sr., of Dallas on his 85th birthday. |
SR 11 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bessie Slider Moody of Dallas for her service as a teacher, counselor, and educational administrator. |
SR 12 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on its 79th anniversary. |
SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ryan-Jamal Nelson of Dallas on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 82 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Emerson Emory of Dallas. |
SR 124 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chase Henderson of DeSoto for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 201 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Commending Clyde Porter of Dallas for his accomplishments. |
SR 212 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cassie Choyce on her contributions to Mount Aries Missionary Baptist Church. |
SR 232 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrew R. Melontree for his service on behalf of the people of Smith County and the State of Texas. |
SR 237 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 26, 2003, as Emmitt Smith Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan Butler for his contributions to music. |
SR 284 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Eugene Lawson IV of Fort Worth for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 285 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr., for his service to his church and his fellow man. |
SR 305 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Honorable Mike McKool of Dallas. |
SR 324 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson of Memphis, Tennessee, for his leadership. |
SR 341 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bishop James Edward Lee for his service to his community. |
SR 348 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee on their accomplishments. |
SR 364 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Anthony Simmons of Duncanville for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 365 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jarred Simmons of Duncanville for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 372 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas for its accomplishments. |
SR 456 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Incorporated, for its leadership. |
SR 457 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jonathan Hampton Luke for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 458 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Phi Delta Kappa, Incorporated, for its service. |
SR 465 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 2, 2003, as Firefighters Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 491 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Phillip Harrison of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 504 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Michael S. Brown for his contributions to medical research and education. |
SR 505 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Joseph L. Goldstein for his contributions to medical research and education. |
SR 506 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Johann Deisenhofer for his contributions to medical research and education. |
SR 507 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Alfred Gilman for his contributions to medical research and education. |
SR 508 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the National Bar Association during its 23rd Annual Mid-Year Conference and Gertrude E. Rush Award Dinner, April 9 through 13, 2003, in Austin. |
SR 509 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Irie Cooksey McKinley of Dallas on her 90th birthday. |
SR 520 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the girls basketball team of Duncanville High School in Duncanville for winning a state championship. |
SR 521 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Parents as Teachers program. |
SR 522 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Fourth Annual Mabel Meshachk White-South Dallas Outreach Center's Relay for Life. |
SR 559 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Greg Hill of Hamilton Park for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 630 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth on its 22nd birthday. |
SR 631 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bryan Allen Erwin, Jr., of Grand Saline for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 644 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Leslie K. Bedford Memorial Foundation for its contributions to young women. |
SR 649 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dwight Boykins for earning the 2003 Minority Achiever Award from the Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Houston. |
SR 650 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lunita Johnson White of Dallas County. |
SR 651 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kirk Dressendorfer for his athletic accomplishments. |
SR 672 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Keith Evans Jerden for his contributions to the Grand Prairie Independent School District. |
SR 684 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Boy Scouts of America Troop 520 in Cedar Hill for 60 years of service to its community. |
SR 701 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the boys basketball team of DeSoto High School for winning the state championship. |
SR 705 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 1 through May 5, 2003, as Safety Awareness Week for Construction Workers in Texas. |
SR 748 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Unique Samantha Garner for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 749 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Danielle C. Youngblood for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 750 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cristina Marie Esparza for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 764 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lindsay Trammell for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 765 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Heather Renee Valdez for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 766 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending The Reverend Tyrone D. Gordon for his service to his community. |
SR 872 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Daleanor Willette Weaver for graduating in the top ten percent of her high school class. |
SR 873 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 20, 2003, as Steve Harvey Day in the State of Texas. |
SR 888 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Rushion McDonald for his contributions to the field of entertainment. |
SR 903 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May 27, 2003, as Tim Brown Day in Texas. |
SR 904 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ruben Michael Rendon of Farmers Branch for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 954 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lola and Willie Smith of Jasper on their 50th wedding anniversary. |
SR 983 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Laurence Craig Thomas of Dallas for his service as Optometrist of the Day for the Texas Senate. |
SR 984 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ronnie D. Shade for his service to his community. |
SR 1004 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Williams-Livingston family on their family reunion. |
SR 1022 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chante' B. Prox for her contributions to the office of Senator Royce West. |
SR 1023 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, for its accomplishments. |
SR 1029 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1000. |
SR 1054 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the God's Leading Ladies Conference graduates. |
78th 1st Called Session | |
SB 38 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to automatic admissions to public institutions of higher education by certain high school graduates. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Buford and Cohran families on the occasion of their family reunion in Dallas. |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nancy Lynne McCray for her service to the University of North Texas. |
SR 57 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating the dedication of the Dalton L. James Administration Building in DeSoto. |
SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Willie and Carol Washington of Irving on their 25th wedding anniversary. |
78th 3rd Called Session | |
SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending James T. Bailey for his service to the National Panhellenic Council, Incorporated. |
SR 23 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Roy Orr on the 20th anniversary of Governmental Relations Specialists. |
SR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Veterans of Foreign Wars Dorie Miller Post 1406 of Dallas on the occasion of its second Annual Community Awards Banquet. |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kim J. Askew of Dallas on her appointment as Chair of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas. |
SR 48 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Andrew C. Kryder of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Tucker Alexander Huth of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 50 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Walter Lenoir Foxworth III of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 51 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Nicholas A. Lybrand of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 52 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jared Asher Forbus of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
SR 74 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dwight J. Fennell on being named the 32nd president of Paul Quinn College in Dallas. |
SR 84 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Annie Mae Hunt of Dallas. |
SR 107 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Lights on Afterschool! and The Three ABC's to the Circle of Life Youth Program for their work in behalf of children. |
SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Filiberto Martinez of Dallas. |
SR 126 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brian A. Williams of Dallas for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. |
78th 4th Called Session | |
SB 12 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the financing of certain sports and community venues. |
SR 14 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Camp Wisdom United Methodist Women for their projects benefiting their church and community. |
SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Gloria Kamilah Joyce Glass of Dallas for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 16 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commmending Candice Dominique Garza of Dallas for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 17 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Angela Marie Wilt of Dallas for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 21 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Amanda B. Mills of Dallas for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. |
SR 45 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jim Gibson for his contributions to the Cedar Hill Independent School District and the community. |
SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ruben Studdard of Birmingham, Alabama, on winning the second "American Idol" competition. |
SR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Rita N. Morgan for being honored at the Second Annual Spring Hat and Tea Extravaganza. |
SR 111 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sandra Reese Jolla for being honored at the Second Annual Spring Hat and Tea Extravaganza. |
SR 112 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Patricia Carroll Williams for being honored at the Second Annual Spring Hat and Tea Extravaganza. |
SR 113 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mollie Johnson Williams for being honored at the Second Annual Spring Hat and Tea Extravaganza. |
SR 114 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hazel Bogard Fingers for being honored at the Second Annual Spring Hat and Tea Extravaganza. |
SR 119 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alberto Gonzalez of Dallas. |
SR 160 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May of 2004 as National Drug Court Month. |
SR 168 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case by the Supreme Court of the United States. |
SR 200 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Franklyn G. Jenifer for his service as president of The University of Texas at Dallas. |
77th Regular Session | |
SB 133 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the admissibility in a criminal trial of race or ethnicity as a predictor of future criminal behavior. |
SB 199 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to prohibiting the possession of firearms by certain individuals convicted of or otherwise found to have committed family violence; providing penalties. |
SB 293 |
Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate; providing penalties. |
SB 294 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows. |
SB 295 |
Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to certain limitations on discontinuance of basic local telecommunications service. |
SB 296 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to posting notice about a violation of certain municipal ordinances or requirements. |
SB 297 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance to certain grandparents. |
SB 401 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to counseling in connection with a high cost home loan. |
SB 478 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain children suspected of conduct that violates a penal law who are taken into possession in an emergency without a court order by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. |
SB 479 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the entry of protective order information in the statewide law enforcement information system. |
SB 485 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to requiring a state agency to consider legislative intent during the process of adopting an agency rule. |
SB 576 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the University of North Texas System and the component institutions of that system. |
SB 656 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the designation and functions of a state demographer. |
SB 678 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the period during which a justice, municipal, or juvenile court may defer proceedings against certain persons for purposes of attending a teen court program. |
SB 702 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to compensatory, intensive, and accelerated education in public schools. |
SB 703 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the amount of the compensatory education allotment provided under the Foundation School Program. |
SB 704 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to standardized school district dress codes. |
SB 705 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to attending school. |
SB 706 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Rising Star Scholarship Program for deserving junior college and technical institute students. |
SB 719 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to making a voter information guide for judicial elections available to the public. |
SB 720 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to regulating certain political contributions made by judicial candidates and officeholders. |
SB 788 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to certain suits by perpetual care cemetery plot owners. |
SB 822 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions to judicial candidates and officeholders. |
SB 823 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of political contributions to certain judicial candidates. |
SB 875 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to participation of fathers in programs and services administered by the Health and Human Services Commission and health and human services agencies and functions performed by the office of the attorney general. |
SB 1013 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to funding to enable Prairie View A&M University to qualify for agricultural research, extension, and education matching funds, including federal agricultural research and extension formula funds. |
SB 1015 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the regulation of persons engaged in the sale of portable cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas. |
SB 1022 |
Last Action: Not again placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the functions of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. |
SB 1035 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the preparation of a judgment in a criminal case. |
SB 1074 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to the prevention of racial profiling by certain peace officers. |
SB 1141 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to eliminating the Texas Academic Skills Program and allowing institutions to select a test to assess students' proficiency and need for remediation. |
SB 1142 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to student discipline in public schools. |
SB 1192 |
Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the exclusive authority of the attorney general to represent the state before the United States Supreme Court in all matters. |
SB 1193 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the joint interim committee on substance abuse and crime prevention to evaluate the potential benefits of drug treatment and counseling as an alternative to incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. |
SB 1208 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to court costs. |
SB 1209 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of cloning of human beings; providing penalties. |
SB 1210 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to certain attorneys and law clerks employed by a court. |
SB 1223 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to court reporters and court reporting firms. |
SB 1231 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain hotel facilities. |
SB 1322 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the requirement that an ignition interlock device be installed on the vehicle of a person placed on community supervision for certain intoxication offenses. |
SB 1419 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations in certain civil proceedings involving the public institutions of higher education or the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
SB 1420 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to compulsory school attendance; providing penalties. |
SB 1421 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to certain court costs imposed on a person convicted of an offense. |
SB 1422 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to notice of applications for and grants of charters for open-enrollment charter schools. |
SB 1429 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to establishing at Prairie View A&M University a center for relationship violence prevention and intervention. |
SB 1430 |
Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to a court order of retroactive child support or for the abeyance of the enforcement of child support arrearages. |
SB 1431 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to educationally disadvantaged students. |
SB 1432 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to truancy, high school equivalency programs, and the authority of justice, municipal, and certain juvenile courts in relation to children; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 1436 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to an additional fee for filing civil cases in certain Dallas County courts. |
SB 1544 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to local enforcement of certain health and safety statutes and ordinances. |
SB 1569 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. |
SB 1570 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the expunction of certain arrest records and files. |
SB 1580 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the study and treatment of pollution-related illness and to the establishment of the Texas Environmental Health Institute. |
SB 1581 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/01 Caption: Relating to certain practices in connection with a home loan. |
SB 1692 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to research excellence compensation for medical school faculty achieving national recognition. |
SCR 20 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Urging judges who hear family law cases to increase use of alternative dispute resolution and mediation in solving child custody disputes. |
SJR 32 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing municipalities to donate outdated or surplus firefighting equipment or supplies to underdeveloped countries. |
SR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In tribute to the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
SR 6 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Judge Howard O. Banks of Dallas. |
SR 18 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the organizers and attendees of the 20th Annual King Celebration Awards Banquet. |
SR 19 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Isaac Johnson of South Dallas. |
SR 34 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Warren Morgan. |
SR 35 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 86 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Dr. C. A. W. Clark, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 87 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Le'Toya Ashanti Glenn-Harris. |
SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amy K. Hackney. |
SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Willie Mae Coleman of Dallas. |
SR 103 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating A. Pearl Hunt of Fort Worth. |
SR 104 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Doris Gurst Harris. |
SR 105 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jessie Robertson of Dallas. |
SR 106 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sarah Walker of Tarrant County. |
SR 107 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ester Davis. |
SR 108 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kelly R. Wiley. |
SR 109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Areatha Simmons Jones of Dallas. |
SR 110 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dora J. Ezidore Steele. |
SR 119 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Hilary Johnson of Dallas. |
SR 120 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Osceola Mays. |
SR 121 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 153 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. James O. Rueter. |
SR 177 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ismael "Bob" Morales of Dallas. |
SR 202 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) Dallas. |
SR 203 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Fred Leonard Lander III of Dallas. |
SR 243 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend M. O. Gerald, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 249 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Laurence Craig Thomas of Dallas. |
SR 347 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Edith Lanita Whitmore Robertson of Dallas. |
SR 383 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Parents as Teachers program. |
SR 395 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 7, 2001, as Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center Alumni Appreciation Day. |
SR 429 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas. |
SR 430 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee. |
SR 478 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ola J. Reagan of Dallas. |
SR 487 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating March 21, 2001, as Southwest Airlines Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 504 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating Mayor Richard Rozier of DeSoto. |
SR 505 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Vernor Kennedy of Dallas. |
SR 514 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the 2001 Youth Forum of the 14th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference. |
SR 515 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Best Southwest Chamber Partnership. |
SR 519 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2001, as Southwest Airlines Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 534 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Keith Martin Morales. |
SR 548 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Larry L. Brandon, Jr. |
SR 565 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Kimberly Avant of DeSoto. |
SR 581 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Burl Jernigan of Dallas. |
SR 585 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Best Southwest Chamber Partnership to the State Capitol. |
SR 609 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dee Etta Jones of Dallas. |
SR 610 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bishop Paul Sylvester Morton, Sr. |
SR 645 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jerrod Inskeep on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 646 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of HYPE on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 647 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Monica Shepherd on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 656 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chequan A. Lewis on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 657 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Harold Kevin Jackson on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 658 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Bloomington High School Peer Assistance and Leadership Class on receiving the Community Champion Award from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. |
SR 659 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Walter Travis of Dallas. |
SR 739 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mrs. Freddye Carter. |
SR 745 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Dallas Public Library. |
SR 765 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Erin Walker. |
SR 766 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jerrika Hinton. |
SR 767 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Danielle Jones of Grand Prairie. |
SR 768 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amy Walker of Dallas. |
SR 769 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ngyhia Randle of Dallas. |
SR 776 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Williamsburg Village Senior Healthcare Centers. |
SR 1032 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing May, 2001, as National Drug Court Month. |
SR 1041 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of MacGregor Wood Day of Dallas. |
SR 1061 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring May 29, 2001, as Reverend Charles Day. |
SR 1144 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing June 1, 2001, as Golden Heart's Aviation Day for Children. |
SR 1145 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Hardie Moran Lockett of Dallas. |
SR 1186 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Directing deans of public law schools in Texas to study ways to enhance the representation of students from low-income backgrounds and report to the Texas Senate Education Committee. |
SR 1187 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 1432. |
SR 1224 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the members of the Williams-Livingston family. |
SR 1225 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aaron Ananias and Cathelyn Francis Butcher. |
76th Regular Session | |
SB 8 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the compilation of criminal information pertaining to criminal street gangs and criminal combinations. |
SB 49 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the prosecution as a capital offense of a murder motivated by bias or prejudice. |
SB 152 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the punishment for escape committed by certain juveniles in the custody of the Texas Youth Commission. |
SB 258 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the applicability of the Hazard Communication Act to certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SB 259 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the siting of solid waste facilities, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's consideration of cumulative risks in certain administrative proceedings, and notice of an application for a municipal solid waste facility. |
SB 283 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the requirement that a juvenile board adopt guidelines for the informal disposition of a child. |
SB 303 |
Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the Texas Information and Referral Network. |
SB 439 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Human Rights Protection Act; providing civil penalties. |
SB 528 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of certain actions of a minor involving the acquisition, possession, or use of alcohol; providing penalties. |
SB 662 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the admissibility at trial of certain evidence obtained by a law enforcement officer. |
SB 663 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the prohibition on discrimination in the award of public contracts. |
SB 664 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. |
SB 665 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the definition of "deadly weapon" for purposes of the prosecution of certain offenses. |
SB 839 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to security bars on residential dwellings. |
SB 840 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99 Caption: Relating to the automatic expunction of certain arrest records. |
SB 1036 |
Last Action: Referred to s/c on Infrastructure by Pres. Caption: Relating to venue projects that may be authorized by a municipality. |
SB 1251 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discontinuance of basic local telecommunications service. |
SB 1252 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to broadcasting public meetings over the Internet. |
SB 1253 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the taxation of small quantities of cigarettes imported into this state from a foreign country; providing a penalty. |
SB 1413 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the enterprise zones. |
SB 1416 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the procedures for requesting and receiving bids on certain state construction projects. |
SB 1423 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to providing supplemental financial assistance and services to certain grandparents. |
SB 1424 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to the creation of a consumer assistance ombudsman program for health insurance consumers. |
SB 1425 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a tax credit for wages paid to certain employees who are recipients of temporary assistance for needy families. |
SB 1448 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to compensation of and benefits for public school teachers and librarians. |
SB 1449 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to programs to assist university students to become public school teachers, to provide loan repayment assistance to certain classroom teachers, and to provide funding for certain teacher certification programs. |
SB 1450 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certificates issued to public school teachers as a basis of establishing compensation levels and to attracting new teachers to work in public elementary and secondary schools. |
SB 1451 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the disposition of surplus and salvage property of certain institutions of higher education. |
SB 1452 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to minimum salaries for full-time registered nurses employed by school districts. |
SB 1453 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a franchise tax credit that allows a parent to volunteer at a child's school without loss of compensation. |
SB 1454 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to student health centers on public school campuses. |
SB 1455 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to compensatory, intensive, and accelerated education in public schools. |
SB 1456 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to permits under the Texas Clean Air Act for certain exempt facilities. |
SB 1457 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to recognizing July as Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month. |
SB 1458 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to appeals against a school district to the commissioner of education. |
SB 1475 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the issuance of public securities by the state and political subdivisions. |
SB 1535 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Rising Star Scholarship Program for deserving junior college and technical institute students. |
SB 1566 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain firearm sales at gun shows. |
SB 1567 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to fees charged for misdemeanor traffic violations disposed by driving safety courses. |
SB 1568 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the dismissal of certain offenses involving the failure to maintain financial responsibility for a motor vehicle. |
SB 1569 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the leasing of classroom space for an institution of higher education. |
SB 1570 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the establishment of local or regional juvenile justice information systems. |
SB 1571 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to venue in certain proceedings concerning juvenile delinquency or conduct indicating a need for supervision. |
SB 1572 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the compulsory school attendance laws and responsibility for compliance with those laws; providing penalties. |
SB 1573 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to children who are runaways and the related court process; providing a criminal penalty. |
SB 1574 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the administration of certain programs for at-risk children and their families. |
SB 1575 |
Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the deposit of excess proprietary school fees to the proprietary school tuition protection fund. |
SB 1576 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to notifying local law enforcement officials of the release of certain gang members from the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SB 1577 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to training for parole officers who supervise gang members released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or mandatory supervision. |
SB 1578 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/99 Caption: Relating to the creation of a statewide law enforcement gang resource system. |
SB 1579 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/99 Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of soliciting membership in a criminal street gang. |
SB 1580 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Violent Gang Task Force. |
SCR 78 |
Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Creating the Special Commission on Twenty-First Century Colleges and Universities. |
SR 29 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dan Eddy of Duncanville. |
SR 76 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of the Reverend Dr. Forest L. Livingston of Dallas. |
SR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the members of the Lake Whitney All Branch Law Enforcement. |
SR 81 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James Madison High School of Dallas. |
SR 82 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gary Gwyn of Grand Prairie. |
SR 86 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gloria Rai Johnson White of Dallas. |
SR 87 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James L. Leaks, Sr., for his 20 years of loyal service to the Jo Ann Karr Crime Watch Group of Pleasant Grove. |
SR 101 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard W. Douglas of Dallas. |
SR 102 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Alpha Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. |
SR 117 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February of 1999 as Black History Month. |
SR 147 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the sponsors of the Third Annual Youth Leadership Conference. |
SR 148 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Dallas County Dental Society Foundation. |
SR 193 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Chapter of the Bronze Eagles Flying Club. |
SR 194 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming February 12, 1999, as Romaldo Allen Day. |
SR 214 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chief W. M. Brodnax and the DeSoto Police Department. |
SR 279 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Luna's Tortillas in Dallas. |
SR 313 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lida Hooe Elementary School in Dallas. |
SR 314 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the citizens of DeSoto on the occasion of the city's 50th anniversary. |
SR 367 |
Last Action: Again read Caption: Congratulating the members of the Preparation for Adult Living Program Youth Leadership Committee. |
SR 370 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Student Advisory Committee. |
SR 378 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arbella Bell Ewing. |
SR 419 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michael W. Fields of DeSoto. |
SR 420 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Andrew J. Kapsos. |
SR 421 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing July, 1999, as Texas Buffalo Soldiers Month and July 28, 1999, as Texas Buffalo Soldiers Capitol Salute Day. |
SR 451 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend S. T. Tutson, Jr., of Dallas. |
SR 453 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating March 31, 1999, as Delta Day at the State Capitol. |
SR 590 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Laura Belle and P. H. Foster of Dallas. |
SR 591 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Henry Aaron Day at The Ballpark in Arlington on June 12, 1999. |
SR 631 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Young at Heart project in Dallas. |
SR 652 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Scott Graham Brizell of DeSoto. |
SR 739 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sam and Irene Kogutt of Dallas. |
SR 740 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Thomas M. Dunning of Dallas. |
SR 888 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Art Capps of Dallas. |
SR 929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Patricia E. Mays of Dallas. |
SR 930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Arlington Park Community Learning Center of Dallas. |
SR 968 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend S. T. Tutson, Jr., of Dallas. |
SR 984 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gertrude Miller. |
SR 1007 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Pearl Garza Fracchia of Dallas. |
SR 1008 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Representative Harryette Ehrhardt of Dallas. |
SR 1009 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Gleniece Robinson of Fort Worth. |
SR 1010 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bradley Everett Cawyer of Rowlett. |
SR 1021 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James Preston Fischer of Cedar Hill. |
SR 1093 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating J. D. Hall of Dallas. |
SR 1094 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Northwood University men's golf team. |
SR 1095 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring Saturday, June 5, 1999, Williams-Livingston Day in Texas. |
SR 1109 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 1865. |
SR 1152 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 1423. |
SR 1171 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Candice Charl Washington of Dallas. |
SR 1178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 840. |
SR 1188 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shantelle Smith of Dallas on receiving the Gold Award. |
75th Regular Session | |
SB 35 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to operating a vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol by a minor and other actions of a minor concerning the acquisition, possession, and use of alcohol; providing penalties. |
SB 87 |
Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain federal peace officers to enforce state law relating to driving while intoxicated. |
SB 88 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to a graduated driver's licensing program. |
SB 89 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to a fictitious, forged, or counterfeit driver's license, personal identification certificate, or other instrument; providing penalties. |
SB 130 |
Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the appointment of election judges for county election precincts. |
SB 170 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to the rights of a victim of a delinquent child. |
SB 239 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to judicial review of certain decisions about public assistance benefits administered by the Texas Department of Human Services. |
SB 240 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the recall of an elected official in a general-law municipality. |
SB 241 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to construction contract provisions, construction trust funds, and the creation of and management policies applicable to a construction account created to hold funds associated with a construction contract; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 337 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to sanctions that may be imposed on the holder of an alcoholic beverage permit or license. |
SB 338 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board contracts with Texas Chiropractic College and Parker College of Chiropractic. |
SB 339 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas child care fund and compensation of certain child care providers. |
SB 541 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to alcoholic beverage seller training programs. |
SB 735 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the oversight of rail fixed guideway system safety. |
SB 736 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the ad valorem taxation of an inventory of computer software. |
SB 778 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to safety standards for school buses. |
SB 779 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to payment of interest to vendors by a state agency. |
SB 820 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of an electronic procurement marketplace, including an electronic commerce network. |
SB 869 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the granting of pawnshop licenses and to public notification of an application for a pawnshop license in certain counties. |
SB 870 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to visual recording of persons arrested for certain offenses. |
SB 871 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities. |
SB 1001 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the offense of possessing a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon in a place where weapons are prohibited. |
SB 1236 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas for service as a custodial officer. |
SB 1237 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the qualifications required for appointment as a community supervision and corrections department officer. |
SB 1238 |
Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to the issuance of and withdrawal of a warrant for the return to confinement of certain inmates released to the supervision of the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SB 1239 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to certain support services provided to a person with a disability to assist the person in the workplace. |
SB 1240 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the state's purchasing of services for state agency clients. |
SB 1356 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to reporting of information by public schools relating to expulsions and placements in alternative education programs. |
SB 1357 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to compensation of school district trustees. |
SB 1358 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to meetings of public school student placement review committees. |
SB 1359 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public school educators' requests for hearings concerning certain proposed school district decisions. |
SB 1360 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the financing of alternative education programs. |
SB 1361 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of pilot after-school programs. |
SB 1419 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to restrictions on the admission of certain persons promised or granted an athletic scholarship or similar financial assistance at a general academic teaching institution. |
SB 1537 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to restrictions on the siting of solid waste facilities and to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's consideration of cumulative risks in certain administrative proceedings. |
SB 1538 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the regulation of commercial burning of hazardous waste by cement kilns. |
SB 1539 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain facilities, homes, and agencies that provide child care and of child-care administrators; providing penalties. |
SB 1721 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to ensuring that customers receive reliable and affordable electric energy services. |
SB 1722 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97 Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of dangerous structures. |
SB 1723 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation and powers of a neighborhood empowerment zone. |
SB 1724 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the financing of sports venues, other projects, and related infrastructure; authorizing the imposition of certain local taxes and the issue of local bonds; providing penalties. |
SB 1725 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the historically underutilized business program of the State of Texas. |
SB 1726 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to full faith and credit for valid foreign protective orders; providing penalties. |
SB 1727 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to assisting small businesses to participate in state public works contracting. |
SB 1728 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/97 Caption: Relating to procedures in death penalty cases. |
SB 1761 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the prevention of illness and disease caused by air-born particulate matter. |
SCR 1 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Encouraging public school superintendents to enhance driver education curriculum to emphasize alcohol awareness education. |
SCR 2 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Encouraging justice of the peace and municipal courts to utilize identified alcohol prevention/education-related activities as community service projects. |
SCR 10 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Designating March 4 and 5, 1997, as Delta Days at the State Capitol in honor of the members and officers of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SCR 54 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Proclaiming the month of April, 1997, as Youth Alcohol Awareness Month in Texas. |
SCR 75 |
Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Authorizing the creation of a commission to study the creation of an institution of higher education to be located in the southern portion of the County of Dallas. |
SR 10 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Roy Campbell of Dallas. |
SR 15 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mable M. Jackson Chandler of Dallas. |
SR 20 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lucious C. Wagner. |
SR 41 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Aileen and Walter Bumphus of Dallas. |
SR 49 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 1997 as Black History Month. |
SR 162 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Roosevelt High School 1972 UIL Class 4A State Basketball Champions. |
SR 163 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Arthur Migala, founder of The Migala Foundation. |
SR 212 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jimmie Tyler Brashear of Dallas. |
SR 267 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 4 & 5, 1997, as Delta Days at the Capitol. |
SR 287 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the African American Program of the American Diabetes Association. |
SR 325 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Student Advisory Committee of Senator Royce West to the State Capitol. |
SR 336 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 18, 1997, as Conrad Intern Day at the Capitol. |
SR 352 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Shirley Wesley King of Arlington. |
SR 382 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Chief of Staff Services Adolph Thomas on his retirement. |
SR 446 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming members of the Texas Organization of Black County Commissioners to the State Capitol. |
SR 451 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the players and coaches of the Kimball High School basketball team. |
SR 530 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Clarence Booker Taliferro Smith of Dallas. |
SR 551 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the El Dia del Nino festival in Dallas. |
SR 583 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Glenn Boda Mills, Jr., of Dallas County. |
SR 605 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Dallas Asian, Black and American-Indian Chambers of Commerce to the State Senate. |
SR 606 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the James Madison High School boys basketball team. |
SR 607 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Officer Henry Allen Brown of Dallas. |
SR 621 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Nails by Cheryl in Dallas. |
SR 622 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Texas Nameplate Company. |
SR 623 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Willie Eugene Harris, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 624 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Walter L. Sutton, Jr., of Dallas. |
SR 689 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Napoleon B. Lewis, Sr., of Dallas. |
SR 696 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring Saturday, May 24, 1997, Noble Gilstrap Day. |
SR 697 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Moorland Branch of the Metropolitan Young Men's Christian Association of Dallas. |
SR 707 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Reverend Phillip White and Elizabeth White of Dallas. |
SR 708 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring May 11 through May 17, 1997, National Black Child Development Week. |
SR 723 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Essie B. Moore of Dallas. |
SR 724 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Shaun Children's Place of Dallas. |
SR 725 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Reby Cary of Fort Worth. |
SR 738 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ruby J. Abel of Dallas. |
SR 786 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend A.R. Evans. |
SR 807 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Triwanna Fisher of Dallas. |
SR 881 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Williams-Livingston family. |
SR 882 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ada Williams of Dallas. |
SR 913 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Authorizing the creation of a commission to study the creation of an institution of higher education to be located in the southern portion of Dallas County. |
SR 950 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Burton F. Raiford. |
SR 990 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Larry Doby. |
74th Regular Session | |
SB 68 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the reckless discharge of a firearm and other common or public nuisances; creating an offense and providing criminal penalties and civil remedies. |
SB 84 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain offenses committed because of bias or prejudice. |
SB 95 |
Last Action: Motion tabled Caption: Relating to the recall of an elected official in a general-law municipality. |
SB 98 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or the possession of an alcoholic beverage in a public area. |
SB 99 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to construction change orders. |
SB 130 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to creating the offense of transferring a handgun to a person who is the subject of a protective order and including in the law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety information relating to protective orders. |
SB 131 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/95 Caption: Relating to the duties of the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services regarding domestic violence. |
SB 132 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the granting of pawnshop licenses and to public notification of an application for a pawnshop license in certain counties. |
SB 146 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to membership on community justice councils by state senators and representatives. |
SB 147 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the power of a governmental entity to regulate the location of the premises of the holder of an alcoholic beverage license or permit. |
SB 150 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to public contracts with disadvantaged businesses. |
SB 152 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the inclusion of protective order information in the law enforcement information system maintained by the Department of Public Safety. |
SB 189 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the certification of historically underutilized businesses by the General Services Commission. |
SB 257 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to establishing a good faith effort checklist to guide state agency efforts in assisting historically underutilized businesses to contract with the state and to auditing and enforcing state agency compliance with the state's purchasing assistance goals for those businesses. |
SB 339 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the General Services Commission. |
SB 340 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to programs for public school students with disciplinary problems; creating an offense and providing a penalty. |
SB 381 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to the provision by the state of guarantees and indemnification relating to surety bonds for historically underutilized businesses; authorizing the issuance of bonds. |
SB 382 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to a capital growth and start-up fund for historically underutilized businesses; authorizing the issuance of bonds. |
SB 434 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the appellate process for applicants and recipients of certain state-administered assistance programs. |
SB 483 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disposition of records of the conviction or adjudication of minors. |
SB 484 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Juvenile Justice Task Force to create and codify the juvenile justice system code. |
SB 485 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of children for delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of this state of the grade of felony and to the commitment of children to the Texas Youth Commission under a determinate sentence. |
SB 499 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to assisting small businesses to participate in state public works contracting. |
SB 558 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to construction contract provisions, construction trust funds, and the creation of and management policies applicable to a construction account created to hold funds associated with a construction contract; providing penalties. |
SB 565 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of inmates who are serving sentences for violent offenses to state jail felony facilities. |
SB 567 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the opening statement of the defendant in a criminal trial. |
SB 568 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to adding prosecutors of juvenile crime to county juvenile boards. |
SB 585 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to assistance by certain public institutions of higher education relating to admissions, financial aid, and testing. |
SB 618 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to a report prepared by and information required by the General Services Commission under the historically underutilized businesses program. |
SB 635 |
Last Action: Co-author authorized Caption: Relating to filing conduct surety bonds by certain alcoholic beverage permit or license holders. |
SB 691 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the appointment of an acting county judge. |
SB 692 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to costs associated with investigating environmental crimes; and making an appropriation. |
SB 693 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to prison inmate liability for destruction of property at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
SB 701 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of municipal courts of record in Grand Prairie. |
SB 761 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to allowing a governmental entity to regulate certain establishments required to have an alcoholic beverage license or permit. |
SB 798 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to a referendum on legalizing the carrying of concealed handguns. |
SB 843 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the disposition made by a law enforcement officer regarding a child expelled from school. |
SB 865 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to nurse aides in certain nursing facilities funded through the state Medicaid program. |
SB 878 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from intent calendar Caption: Relating to the provisions of state agency strategic plans that address contracting with historically underutilized businesses and to auditing and enforcing agency compliance with those provisions. |
SB 922 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to peremptory challenges in criminal cases. |
SB 923 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to repealing the exemption from tax of food items sold at certain institutions. |
SB 924 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Relating to discrimination by certain accommodations and associations; imposing civil and criminal penalties. |
SB 926 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Relating to an exemption of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person from ad valorem taxation by a school district. |
SB 975 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to impose a local tax on the gross rental receipts from the rental of a rented motor vehicle. |
SB 1058 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to procure certain services by competitive sealed proposal. |
SB 1107 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishing Prairie View A&M University School of Medicine. |
SB 1129 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of certain highways in Dallas County as the S. M. Wright Freeway. |
SB 1130 |
Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to a reduction in AFDC benefits for certain children who do not regularly attend school. |
SB 1131 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to offenses committed against the elderly. |
SB 1132 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of indecency with an elderly or disabled individual. |
SB 1133 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the requirement of advance approval for certain international travel. |
SB 1145 |
Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to use of osteopathic hospitals by health maintenance and preferred provider organizations. |
SB 1226 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to child-care facilities. |
SB 1346 |
Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Relating to the creation of sports authorities and sports facility enterprise zones and to the financing of sports facilities. |
SB 1347 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/28/95 Caption: Relating to securing or guaranteeing payment on in-kind sales through insurance contracts or other agreements. |
SB 1348 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for voting by persons convicted of a felony. |
SB 1710 |
Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to authorizing a municipal tax to provide affordable housing in populous municipalities. |
SCR 3 |
Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Encouraging the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Council on Family Violence to issue a directive that local community supervision and correctional departments work with battering intervention and prevention programs . |
SCR 79 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Requesting that the community justice assistance division encourage local jurisdictions to increase the availability of culturally specific programs. |
SJR 29 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of bonds for the state financing of start-up costs for historically underutilized businesses. |
SJR 30 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of bonds to provide or guarantee surety bonds for historically underutilized businesses. |
SJR 44 |
Last Action: Referred to special subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt a portion of the market value of the residence homestead of a disabled or elderly person from ad valorem taxation by a school district. |
SR 19 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
SR 64 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 2, 1995, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day. |
SR 69 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of F. F. "Pancho" Medrano, Jr. |
SR 72 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Shirley Ann Oliver Covington of Dallas. |
SR 149 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the month of February, 1995 as Black History Month. |
SR 216 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Josephine Torres for her accomplishments and dedication on her retirement from the West Dallas Community Centers. |
SR 291 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Betty J. Anderson of Dallas who is receiving the Sojourner Truth Award from the Business and Professional Women's Club. |
SR 293 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Designating March 14 and 15, 1995, as Delta Days at the State Capitol in honor of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. |
SR 294 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lillie Belle Brown Hall. |
SR 372 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Dallas Black Dance Theatre and its founder, Ann Williams. |
SR 436 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 22, 1995, as Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program Day and welcoming Mrs. Eleanor Conrad. |
SR 648 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Don L. Hicks of Oak Cliff on receiving the W. O. "Bill" Durrett Senior Citizen of the Year Award. |
SR 818 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Edwin White of Dallas. |
SR 819 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Paul Quinn College men's basketball team and their coaches for winning the 1995 National Small College Athletic Association basketball championship. |
SR 847 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Proclaiming April 29, 1995, as Black Data Processing Associates Day in Dallas. |
SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Ruud on being selected for participation in the eighth Texas Career and Technology Education Awards Program. |
SR 932 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Arthur Gillum for his many years of service to the Dallas Independent School District. |
SR 937 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Napoleon B. Lewis, Sr., on the dedication of the Napoleon B. Lewis, Sr., Mathematics and Science Annex at Lincoln Magnet High School in Dallas. |
SR 1004 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael Wayne Terrell. |
SR 1019 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 25th Freedom Fund Banquet. |
SR 1032 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mayor-elect Ron Kirk of Dallas on his recent victory. |
SR 1243 |
Last Action: Placed on Reg. Order of Business Calendar Caption: Urging the Texas Department of Health, in conjunction with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other appropriate state or federal agencies or institutions, to study the current system by which deadly pathogens are manufactured and distributed. |
SR 1245 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 984. |
SR 1307 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring June 3, 1995, as Williams-Livingston Day in Texas in honor of their family reunion. |
73rd Regular Session | |
SB 80 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a committee to advise the Texas Department of Commerce about aerospace matters and to the abolishment of the Texas Space Commission. |
SB 139 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of possession, manufacture, transportation, repair, or sale of an assault weapon. |
SB 140 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer. |
SB 145 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the reckless discharge of a firearm; creating offenses and providing penalties. |
SB 213 |
Last Action: Effective in 90 days -- 8/30/93 Caption: Relating to model safe school checklists. |
SB 226 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to the competitive bidding requirements of governmental entities and certain duties of the Office of Small Business Assistance. |
SB 227 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the minimum contract amount in a public works or construction contract requiring execution of a bond. |
SB 392 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to minimum standards for medical procedures involving sedation or contrast media. |
SB 473 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/93 Caption: Relating to training for persons licensed by the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. |
SB 802 |
Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to certain notices required for a used passenger car being offered for sale; providing penalties. |
SB 803 |
Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of a linked deposit program to encourage lending to small businesses in distressed communities. |
SB 804 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the requirement of a handgun permit or a criminal record check before the transfer of a firearm and to the possession of a firearm by a felon; providing criminal penalties. |
SB 805 |
Last Action: Referred to Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to a report of certain conduct of a child by a court to the child's school; providing a penalty. |
SB 806 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to programs that a justice court may require a child to attend if the court finds that the child engaged in truant conduct. |
SB 807 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the establishment and financing of a school-community guidance center. |
SB 808 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the disposition made by a law enforcement officer regarding a child expelled from school. |
SB 809 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the definition of "child" for purposes of the law governing delinquent children and children in need of supervision. |
SB 810 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to requiring juvenile probation officers to monitor the school attendance of certain children. |
SB 811 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the offense of a parent's failure to require a child to attend school. |
SB 822 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the waiver of the right to a jury trial in a misdemeanor case. |
SB 925 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the offense of official oppression and the offense of sexual assault. |
SB 933 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state agency reporting of contracting with historically underutilized businesses. |
SB 1059 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to retaining a lawyer in a criminal case. |
SB 1099 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the qualifications of certain court staff and support personnel. |
SB 1100 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures Caption: Relating to the regulation of health spas. |
SB 1103 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to prosecutor assistance by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. |
SB 1114 |
Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to reporting crimes that occur on school campuses. |
SB 1189 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the rate at which certain municipalities may impose the hotel occupancy tax and to the use of the revenue from the tax. |
SB 1262 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to licensing and appointment of certain officers. |
SB 1408 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discrimination by certain accommodations and associations; imposing civil penalties. |
SCR 12 |
Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commending and applauding the Dallas Cowboys Football Team on its admirable victory. |
SR 39 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King. |
SR 86 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Thursday, February 4, 1993, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day. |
SR 92 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Dallas Cowboys Football Team on the occasion of its winning the National Football Conference Championship. |
SR 111 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of former United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. |
SR 183 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jalal Zarif upon the occasion of his 10th birthday today, February 9, 1993. |
SR 255 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Reverend H. J. Johnson for his many years of loyal service in the ministry. |
SR 305 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending disc jockey Tom Joyner for the enjoyment he has provided to his listeners in Dallas and Chicago through the years and on his retirement. |
SR 441 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Barbara B. Yarbrough on being named the Texas Classroom Teachers Association's Faculty Representative of the Year. |
SR 464 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Erin Burnette on being named Miss Texas Teen USA. |
SR 624 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ashford of Dallas on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. |
SR 634 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the South Dallas Business and Professional Women's Club, Incorporated, on the occasion of its 30th annual awards and scholarship luncheon. |
SR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Brother J. D. Hall who is being honored by the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. |
SR 777 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Emmett J. Conrad. |
SR 778 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Bo Craft for his 14 years of service on the city council of Grand Prairie. |
SR 848 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the Governor of Abia State, Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who is visiting our state. |
SR 850 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the 22 honor students from T. W. Browne Middle School on becoming members of the National Junior Honor Society. |
SR 879 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Encouraging law enforcement officials to independently report to the Texas Department of Public Safety incidents of crime that occur on public school campuses according to the department's uniform crime reporting guidelines. |
SR 957 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Charles H. Love, who retired from the office of Treasurer and Manager of the Good Street Church Credit Union. |
SR 990 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Declaring May 31, 1993, as Freedman's Cemetary Memorial Day to commemorate a Dallas historic landmark. |
SR 1026 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on Conference Committee jurisdiction, H.B. 259. |
SR 1029 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Danny Glover for his many endeavors to help the underprivileged, to end racism, and to further the cause of world peace and congratulating him on his successful career. |
SR 1045 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing New York State Senator David A. Paterson for assisting in the activities at Freedman's Cemetery Memorial Day in Dallas. |
SR 1093 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Joining with the residents of Dallas in declaring June 5, 1993, Deborah Thomas Day, in tribute to her achievements in her community. |
SR 1116 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the appointment of Robert L. Asberry to the office of Administrative Assistant to Bishop J. Neaul Haynes. |
SR 1160 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Directing that health care providers shall provide all necessary information to full-service hospitals and clinics to ensure treatment requirements are clearly known. |
SR 1178 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the members of the Williams-Livingston family on the occasion of their family reunion, June 4 through 6, 1993. |
SR 1189 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing James Murphy Holloway Spigner's leadership and accomplishments as coordinator of the Career Awareness Program of Home Savings of America, in Dallas. |
SR 1206 |
Last Action: Received by the Secretary of the Senate Caption: Directing the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, with the assistance of the Criminal Justice Policy Council, to study the issue of criminal justice sentencing dynamics. |