Legislation authored by Cecil Bell, Jr.
Includes legislation with Cecil Bell, Jr. as the primary author for the 83rd 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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| HB 1053 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 1054 |
Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail operator with the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| HB 1062 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard. |
| HB 1063 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund. |
| HB 1215 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act. |
| HB 1548 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises. |
| HB 2224 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to rates established by municipalities for water and sewer services. |
| HB 2836 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 199; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 2837 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 201; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3140 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3294 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan. |
| HB 3436 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3438 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 9A; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3732 |
Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the release and inclusion of extraterritorial jurisdiction by a municipality involving certain areas. |
| HB 3733 |
Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the regulation of outdoor lighting in certain counties. |
| HB 4469 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance and group accident and health insurance together in a packaged plan. |
| HB 4587 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 200; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4635 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 38; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4637 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the authority for road projects of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Montgomery County; affecting the authority to issue bonds. |
| HB 4639 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Conroe Municipal Management District No. 1, including the power to undertake and finance projects through taxes and bonds as a levee improvement district. |
| HB 4648 |
Last Action: Referred to Local Government Caption: Relating to the powers, duties, territory, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District; creating a criminal offense. |
| HJR 61 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| 87th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 292 |
Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes. |
| 87th 2nd Called Session | |
| HB 210 |
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes. |
| 87th 3rd Called Session | |
| HR 24 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Major General Robert J. Bodisch on his retirement as commanding general of the Texas State Guard. |
| HR 25 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Command Sergeant Major Charles R. Turbeville on his retirement from the Texas State Guard. |
| HR 264 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Tim Halfin for his assistance in the safe return of a missing child in Grimes County. |
| 86th Regular Session | |
| HB 878 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 879 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions of students who complete the early college education program. |
| HB 881 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the right of a parent of a deceased person to view the person's body before an autopsy is performed. |
| HB 882 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the duration of a bingo occasion. |
| HB 963 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the availability of school district trustee information on the Internet and a review of the essential knowledge and skills of certain curricula. |
| HB 1060 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owner to request that notice of a protest hearing before the appraisal review board be delivered by certified mail or electronic mail. |
| HB 1090 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the definition of first responder. |
| HB 1126 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing concealed handguns on the business premises. |
| HB 1157 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property by an entity with eminent domain authority. |
| HB 1234 |
Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail operator with the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| HB 1235 |
Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to the issuance by a state agency of a permit required for the construction of a high-speed rail project by a private entity. |
| HB 1347 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act. |
| HB 1526 |
Last Action: Effective on 1/1/20 Caption: Relating to the treatment of a nursery stock weather protection unit as an implement of husbandry for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 1593 |
Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the Texas State Guard uniform and insignia fund. |
| HB 1658 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real property conditions and related property insurance issues. |
| HB 1697 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Montgomery County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 2404 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to establishment of the office of first responder training support within the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and to the provision of critical incident support training services to first responders. |
| HB 2914 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the necessity of hearings regarding the dissolution or conversion of certain conservation and reclamation districts. |
| HB 3047 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 167; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3209 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 35; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3211 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 34; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3214 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3497 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. |
| HB 3601 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the recognition by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of competency-based education degree plans for members of the Texas military forces. |
| HB 3745 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and account. |
| HB 3849 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of a personal bond or personal bond and pretrial supervision office. |
| HB 3935 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the certification of constables and deputy constables to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. |
| HB 4114 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the provision of water and sewer services by a municipality. |
| HB 4147 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to required mental health awareness training for first responders. |
| HB 4520 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4618 |
Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the requirement that a right-of-way agent obtain a license from the Texas Real Estate Commission; expanding an occupational regulation. |
| HB 4643 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Wood Trace Water Control and Improvement District of Montgomery County, Texas; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4644 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Wood Trace Management District of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4657 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4677 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 161; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4678 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 162; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4679 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 163; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4681 |
Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 164; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. |
| HB 4682 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 166; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4687 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 174; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4688 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 175; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4710 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 180; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4713 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the creation of the Magnolia Woods Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4714 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds. |
| HB 4731 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the name and powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax. |
| HCR 125 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Designating October as Chiropractic Health Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2019. |
| HJR 47 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HR 541 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 25, 2019, as Prairie View A&M University Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1226 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Joe Layton Wall for his lifelong service in the ministry. |
| HR 2193 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3745. |
| 85th Regular Session | |
| HB 136 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to inclusion of career and technology education in the mission of public education. |
| HB 139 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owner to request that notice of a protest hearing before the appraisal review board be delivered by certified mail. |
| HB 150 |
Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of, and the deferral or abatement of ad valorem taxes on, certain residence homesteads. |
| HB 167 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HB 204 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to placing the name of a deceased or ineligible candidate for public office on the ballot. |
| HB 297 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the designation of January 9 as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. |
| HB 395 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the career and technology education allotment and the essential knowledge and skills of the career and technology education and technology applications curriculums. |
| HB 446 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to refunds of certain bingo licensing and registration fees. |
| HB 447 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the civil liability of certain businesses in connection with allowing or forbidding handguns on the business premises. |
| HB 1190 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the sunset review of the Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation. |
| HB 1191 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to secondary-level assessment of public school students and the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements. |
| HB 1224 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to compliance of excavators of underground utilities. |
| HB 1439 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to providing road district powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 3 of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
| HB 1440 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 154; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 1445 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 130; providing authority to issue bonds. |
| HB 1448 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to providing road district powers to the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 131; providing authority to issue bonds. |
| HB 1597 |
Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to the recovery of stranded oil, gas, or oil and gas from depleting Cenozoic Era reservoirs. |
| HB 1642 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to reporting requirements for investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation against residents of certain health facilities. |
| HB 1664 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to providing road powers to the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds. |
| HB 1794 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Work Group on Mental Health Access for First Responders. |
| HB 2104 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail operator with the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| HB 2338 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act. |
| HB 2479 |
Last Action: Corrected committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to permit applications for solid waste facilities in certain counties. |
| HB 2624 |
Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 157; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 2625 |
Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 158; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 2681 |
Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to the creation of the Blaketree Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Montgomery County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 3059 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions of students who complete the early college education program. |
| HB 3170 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the protection of the rights of a property owner in an eminent domain proceeding. |
| HB 3173 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17 and to the creation of the East Lake Houston Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 3758 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the weight accorded in a protest hearing before an appraisal review board of a determination by a certified appraiser of the appraised or market value of property. |
| HB 3760 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the failure of a property owner to receive notice of a protest hearing from the appraisal review board with which the owner has filed the protest. |
| HB 3787 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to limiting the applicability of municipal and county regulations affecting real property. |
| HB 3796 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the transfer of territory between junior college district service areas. |
| HB 3934 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to training and continuing education requirements for certain long-term care facilities. |
| HB 4183 |
Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the administration of certain water districts. |
| HB 4185 |
Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to a petition by a landowner for annexation of the landowner's property by a municipality or release of the property from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. |
| HB 4274 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District's groundwater reduction plan. |
| HB 4282 |
Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Westwood Magnolia Parkway Improvement District; authorizing assessments. |
| HB 4319 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 159; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HCR 28 |
Last Action: Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Caption: Expressing opposition to United Nations Agenda 21. |
| HCR 29 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Declaring that presidential executive orders cannot interfere with states' rights. |
| HCR 90 |
Last Action: Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Caption: Urging Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
| HJR 21 |
Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
| HJR 26 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HR 80 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the first responders of Montgomery County who saved the life of Jonathan Arteaga. |
| HR 206 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 31, 2017, as Waller County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 269 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Student Leadership Magnolia ISD for its efforts to develop future civic leaders. |
| HR 466 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2017, as Prairie View A&M University Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 616 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Young Republicans of Magnolia High Schools on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol. |
| HR 626 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Matthew Wright for his service as an assistant sergeant-at-arms for the Texas House of Representatives. |
| HR 2434 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Brandon Bell on his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell. |
| HR 2435 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jacob Rosen for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell. |
| HR 2436 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Halen Butler for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell. |
| HR 2437 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Clint Harned for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell. |
| HR 2602 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring A. J. Foyt on his career in motorsports. |
| 85th 1st Called Session | |
| HB 87 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owner to request that notice of a protest hearing before the appraisal review board be delivered by certified mail or electronic mail. |
| HB 88 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HB 188 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to limiting the applicability of municipal and county regulations affecting real property. |
| HB 308 |
Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the acquisition of property by an entity with eminent domain authority. |
| HJR 23 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. |
| HR 129 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Cane Island in Katy on its selection as one of the 50 best master-planned communities in the United States by Where to Retire magazine. |
| HR 496 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Glen Campbell. |
| HR 512 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Constable David Hill of Montgomery County on his 50 years in law enforcement. |
| 84th Regular Session | |
| HB 181 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to information printed by school districts on high school diplomas. |
| HB 389 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the Montgomery County Hospital District. |
| HB 460 |
Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the issuance of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons suspected of committing certain intoxication offenses. |
| HB 479 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the transfer of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers program to the Commission on State Emergency Communications and a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services in rural areas. |
| HB 480 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to retaining a reserve investigator by a prosecuting attorney. |
| HB 623 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the funding, issuing, and litigation of certain marriage licenses. |
| HB 669 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a public utility agency to provide water and sewer service and enter into contracts. |
| HB 673 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the amount of certain controlled substances in the body constituting intoxication for purposes of certain intoxication offenses. |
| HB 778 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to access to pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical care under certain health benefit plans. |
| HB 1185 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents. |
| HB 1208 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to lender notice of default to contractors regarding certain construction loans or financing agreements for the improvement of real property and related procedures for suspending contractors' and subcontractors' performance. |
| HB 1392 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the recovery of stranded oil, gas, or oil and gas from depleting Cenozoic Era reservoirs. |
| HB 1408 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Prairie View A&M University. |
| HB 1418 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the annexation of certain territory by general law municipalities. |
| HB 1440 |
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. |
| HB 1473 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse and a physician assistant to sign or issue certain documents. |
| HB 1719 |
Last Action: Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs Caption: Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits of a state military forces member on release from training or duty. |
| HB 1745 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the funding and issuing of marriage licenses and certifications and the recognition of certain marriages. |
| HB 1864 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the ability of professional associations to hire certain health care professionals. |
| HB 1876 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to providing notification to certain legislators and county judges of certain applications or notices for an electric railway project. |
| HB 1885 |
Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. |
| HB 2041 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HB 2361 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. |
| HB 2532 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development Caption: Relating to a study on the effectiveness of regulations governing the design and construction of certain Type I municipal solid waste landfills overlying aquifers. |
| HB 2535 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to liability for damages incurred in connection with certain excavation activities and an award of attorney's fees in lawsuits to recover the cost of the damages. |
| HB 2583 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county sheriff. |
| HB 2994 |
Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the transfer of territory between junior college district service areas. |
| HB 3280 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by a charitable organization for the purpose of donation to a partially disabled veteran for use as the veteran's residence homestead and for property donated to such a veteran by, or purchased by such a veteran with a donation from, such an organization for that purpose. |
| HB 3602 |
Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage, sexual relations, and gender. |
| HB 4105 |
Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the issuance, enforcement, and recognition of marriage licenses and declarations of informal marriage. |
| HB 4125 |
Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 111; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. |
| HB 4129 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4132 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4133 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4134 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4139 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 141; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes. |
| HB 4142 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 150; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4153 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery-Grimes Counties Municipal Utility District No. 146; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 4154 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Grand Lake Estates Management District and the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 152, and to the boundaries of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 4157 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 4158 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the East Waller County Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 4170 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Town Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 4195 |
Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. |
| HB 4205 |
Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Relating to powers and duties of the Porter Special Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain in the defined areas or designated property; providing authority to establish defined areas or designated property, to issue bonds, and to impose taxes for the benefit of defined areas or designated property. |
| HCR 29 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Declaring that presidential executive orders cannot interfere with states' rights. |
| HJR 99 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HJR 127 |
Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the partially disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead or if the charitable organization donated all or part of the purchase price of the residence homestead to the partially disabled veteran and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. |
| HR 272 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 3, 2015, as Waller County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 433 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Student Leadership Magnolia ISD for its efforts to develop future civic leaders. |
| HR 459 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Nurse Practitioner Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 722 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Prairie View A&M University Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 770 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Charlie Bell on being named president of the Tarleton State University Economics Society. |
| HR 919 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Waymon T. Webster of Prairie View. |
| HR 1329 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1543 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Charitable Clinic Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 1556 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Officer David Martinez of the Brookshire Police Department for his heroism. |
| HR 1716 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Prairie View A&M University on winning the 2015 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament. |
| HR 1760 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Fields Store Elementary School in Waller on its selection as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. |
| HR 2266 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard Louis Anderson of Burkburnett. |
| HR 2678 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Charlie Bell and Brooke Mosley. |
| HR 2709 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Elliott Raia for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell Jr. |
| HR 2732 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Laura Portillo of Smith Elementary on her designation as the 2015 Magnolia ISD Paraprofessional of the Year. |
| HR 2750 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Chris Canik on his selection as a 2015 Teacher of the Year in the Magnolia Independent School District. |
| HR 2788 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jennifer Bailey on being named a 2015 Magnolia Independent School District Teacher of the Year. |
| HR 2929 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Matthew Carlson on his receipt of a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. |
| HR 2930 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Terry Enloe on his appointment as chief of police of the Magnolia Police Department. |
| 83rd Regular Session | |
| HB 487 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to liability of certain persons assisting in man-made or natural disasters. |
| HB 842 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the provision of certain opportunities to career and technical students by public school districts under the college credit program. |
| HB 870 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund. |
| HB 891 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Prairie View A&M University; authorizing an increase in the fee. |
| HB 1157 |
Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 136; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 1248 |
Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the composition of the 155th Judicial District. |
| HB 1293 |
Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate the connection of electric service in the unincorporated area of the county. |
| HB 1338 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HB 1384 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a county road department to accept donations. |
| HB 1385 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 139; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 1386 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 3; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 1387 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 17; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 1490 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the amount and disposition of fees collected for municipal solid waste disposal. |
| HB 1492 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 140; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 1506 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 106; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 1550 |
Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to unemployment compensation chargebacks regarding certain persons who are involuntarily separated from employment. |
| HB 2180 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to lender notice to contractors regarding a construction loan or financing agreement for the improvement of real property and related procedures for suspending contractors' and subcontractors' performance. |
| HB 2307 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 18; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. |
| HB 2332 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the liability of an operator of an underground facility for damages that result from a failure to comply with a duty to mark underground facilities to prevent damage from excavation or a duty to make certain notifications. |
| HB 2333 |
Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the collection and disposition of fees for an application of title. |
| HB 3141 |
Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. |
| HB 3142 |
Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to handguns used to demonstrate proficiency in handgun use for purposes of obtaining a concealed handgun license. |
| HB 3540 |
Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to take an examination for a plumber's license. |
| HB 3709 |
Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to creation of the Health Freedom Act. |
| HB 3858 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HB 3859 |
Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of Waller County Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. |
| HCR 34 |
Last Action: Referred to Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select Caption: Expressing the legislature's opposition to United Nations Agenda 21. |
| HCR 71 |
Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Urging the United States Congress to request that the U.S. Postmaster General designate a ZIP code that includes all properties within the city of Prairie View. |
| HJR 84 |
Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. |
| HR 5 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January 25, 2014, as the 175th anniversary of the creation of the Lone Star Flag in Montgomery County. |
| HR 377 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the reinterment of Joanna Troutman, "The Betsy Ross of Texas," in 2013. |
| HR 378 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Student Leadership Magnolia ISD for its efforts to develop future civic leaders. |
| HR 544 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Prairie View A&M University. |
| HR 618 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2013, as Waller County Day at the State Capitol. |
| HR 693 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 4, 2013, as Hempstead Day at the State Capitol. |
| 83rd 2nd Called Session | |
| HR 26 |
Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. George C. Wright on his 10 years as president of Prairie View A&M University. |