Legislation authored by Armando Martinez

Includes legislation with Armando Martinez as the primary author for the 79th 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
HB 670	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting the reckless discharge of a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
HB 671	Last Action: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported Caption: Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.
HB 672	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to cost-of-living increases applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 695	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 1498	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
HB 1536	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service employees.
HB 1539	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to warning signs posted by certain food service establishments that prepare food items containing peanut products.
HB 1819	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the powers of board members of certain emergency services districts.
HB 2094	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the right to remove property encroaching on areas owned or controlled by the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1.
HB 2559	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.
HB 2560	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to remote meetings under the open meetings law.
HB 2561	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to deputy sheriff civil service appeals of certain sheriff's department actions.
HB 2664	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election and terms for officers.
HB 2699	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the acceptance of a provisional ballot after a natural disaster.
HB 2700	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation agreements and property interests related to maintenance of certain transportation infrastructure and right-of-way.
HB 2933	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to fees imposed on registration of a motor vehicle for which registration is applied for by a motor vehicle dealer; imposing a fee.
HB 2986	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
HB 3159	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
HB 3160	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
HB 3161	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment of community paramedicine programs to coordinate health care services and improve health care provision.
HB 3162	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to a certificate of merit in certain actions against certain licensed or registered professionals.
HB 3531	Last Action: Returned from the House for further action Caption: Relating to motor vehicle titles, registration, and license plates.
HB 3532	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the regulation of motor vehicles and entities by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
HB 3533	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the security requirement for the issuance or renewal of a motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number or a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number.
HB 3904	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation and continuation of a county fire marshal position.
HB 3949	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to sell a portion of a state highway to the owner or operator of an international port of entry.
HB 3975	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture & Livestock Caption: Relating to the sanitary transportation of human and animal food.
HB 3981	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to issue revenue bonds for certain solid waste management projects.
HB 4023	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program to employ a life skills counselor at public high school campuses in certain counties.
HB 4045	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the cost, payment, and collection of health care expenses.
HB 4201	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a feasibility study on the colocation of federal and state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry.
HB 4325	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties.
HB 4663	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/21 Caption: Relating to the powers of the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
HJR 115	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the maximum tax rate that may be imposed on property in an emergency services district.
HR 406	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Los Cuñados BBQ Cookoff in Weslaco.
HR 418	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending truckers for their service during Winter Storm Uri.
HR 512	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jose Martinez Jr. of Weslaco.
HR 676	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the annual City of Alamo Watermelon Festival and BBQ Cook-off.
HR 677	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cornelia N. Masso of Weslaco.
HR 1672	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the members of Tejanas Unidas En Cristo for their musical contributions.
87th 1st Called Session
HB 213	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HJR 20	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the governor from vetoing an item of appropriation made to the legislative or judicial branch of state government, including to an agency the primary purpose of which is to assist those branches of government.
HR 15	Last Action: Filed Caption: In memory of Joel A. Garza of Weslaco.
HR 60	Last Action: Filed Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA).
87th 2nd Called Session
HB 167	Last Action: Filed Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 168	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to cost-of-living increases applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 169	Last Action: Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies Caption: Relating to the acceptance of a provisional ballot after a natural disaster.
HJR 23	Last Action: Filed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the governor from vetoing an item of appropriation made to the legislative or judicial branch of state government, including to an agency the primary purpose of which is to assist those branches of government.
HR 55	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joel A. Garza of Weslaco.
HR 56	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA).
HR 150	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Colonel Carlos Tamez on his retirement as commander of the 3rd Medical Training Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio.
87th 3rd Called Session
HR 31	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 2021 Battle on the Border BBQ Cookoff in Elsa.
HR 36	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ofelia Garcia on her 100th birthday.
HR 58	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Donna ISD police chief Daniel Lowell Walden.
HR 64	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bobby Lee Lackey of Weslaco.
HR 259	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mike R. Perez on his retirement as the city manager of Weslaco.
HR 281	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wilbert and Mary Cardenas of Weslaco on their 50th wedding anniversary.
86th Regular Session
HB 56	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 71	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and charge fees; creating a criminal offense.
HB 86	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to prohibiting the reckless discharge of a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
HB 91	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.
HB 103	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 109	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the operation of open-enrollment charter schools on Memorial Day.
HB 118	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 125	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the online publication of home addresses of certain occupational license holders.
HB 1014	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers.
HB 1015	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to warning signs posted by certain food service establishments that prepare food items containing peanut products.
HB 1016	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility determinations for the STAR+PLUS home and community based services (HCBS) program.
HB 1017	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to requiring certain public school campuses to donate and distribute food to students.
HB 1018	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eliminating a fee for the issuance of specialty license plates for disabled veterans.
HB 1024	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to real property executed in trust for the issuance of a license as a bail bond surety.
HB 1046	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the allocation to the state highway fund of certain motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue and to the use of that revenue.
HB 1505	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the recording of a criminal offense of transporting household goods without registration in a driving record.
HB 1542	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to changes made by certain design-build contractors to the design-build team for transportation projects.
HB 1639	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election and terms for officers.
HB 1640	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program to employ a life skills counselor at public high school campuses in certain counties.
HB 1642	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the requirements for issuing and renewing certain certificates and licenses to practice barbering.
HB 1643	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements for projects in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
HB 1644	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
HB 1646	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
HB 1666	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the authorization by referendum on an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties.
HB 1770	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to regulation and liability of certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty.
HB 1778	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural products.
HB 1828	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to prohibiting the sale and purchase of certain aquatic products; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
HB 1861	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the criteria to determine compensation and conditions of employment of firefighters and police officers of certain political subdivisions.
HB 2090	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to deputy sheriff civil service appeals of certain sheriff's department actions.
HB 2400	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the application requirements for first responder organizations to receive an initial license or to renew a license.
HB 2513	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
HB 2514	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the appointment of an individual qualified to conduct a child custody evaluation.
HB 2575	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duty of a county to refund an amount of $5 or less paid to the county clerk.
HB 2620	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles, including the enforcement of motor vehicle size and weight limitations; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2643	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for recipients of the Combat Action Badge or Combat Infantryman Badge.
HB 2644	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that a person has a health condition that may impede communication.
HB 2752	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to job order contracting.
HB 3088	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to an exemption for certain purchasing personnel of the Texas Department of Transportation from training on state purchasing.
HB 3089	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain political subdivision utility facilities for state highway projects.
HB 3090	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the disposition of certain amounts collected for rail safety.
HB 3210	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Thirty Percent Texas Initiative to encourage the use of food produced in this state for school lunches.
HB 3212	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the procedure for the payment of claims submitted by certain providers under the Medicaid managed care program.
HB 3247	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.
HB 3925	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail and to the release of certain defendants on a bail bond or personal bond.
HB 4056	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to requiring a minimum amount of eating time for breakfast and lunch for students in public schools.
HB 4063	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the location and operation of certain concrete crushing facilities.
HB 4326	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to imposing a local fee on the sale or lease of a new luxury motor vehicle in certain areas.
HB 4327	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the establishment or use of perpetual care cemeteries located outside certain municipalities.
HB 4745	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the creation of additional county courts at law in Hidalgo County.
HCR 185	Last Action: Filed with the Secretary of State Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 109.
HJR 83	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a municipality or county to donate certain property to the United States to promote border crossing security or international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public money to make certain payments related to public-private partnerships.
HR 106	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bradley Forrest Cowan on his retirement as county agricultural extension agent for Hidalgo County.
HR 187	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 5, 2019, as Rio Grande Valley Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1128	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Carmela C. Cárdenas of Weslaco.
HR 1249	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Virginia Ramirez of San Juan.
HR 1507	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Elder B. Barton for his service during the Texas Revolution.
HR 2033	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of John Paul Flores of Weslaco.
85th Regular Session
HB 46	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 54	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 71	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 88	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to an unlawful employment practice by an employer whose leave policy does not permit an employee to use leave to care for the employee's foster child.
HB 98	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the requirements for newspaper notice of a public meeting on a permit issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
HB 106	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft.
HB 440	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 441	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to operation of public schools on Memorial Day.
HB 442	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain professions, including the online publication of home addresses of certain occupational license holders.
HB 1233	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to probation of certain disqualifications from driving a commercial motor vehicle.
HB 1234	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to filing fees imposed in civil cases in Hidalgo County and Cameron County.
HB 1235	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to allocation of grants from the transportation infrastructure fund.
HB 1236	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; creating a criminal offense.
HB 1420	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the imposition of a late payment penalty against Medicaid managed care organizations that fail to timely pay certain physician and provider claims.
HB 1598	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the establishment of the disaster identification system for a state of disaster.
HB 1796	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the use of comprehensive development agreements for certain highway projects in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
HB 1876	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to size and weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural products and equipment.
HB 1986	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and charge fees; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2276	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an increase in and the use of the fee for permits issued for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo in Hidalgo County.
HB 2341	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the control of access to state highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 2342	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a study on Medicaid managed care.
HB 2583	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to prohibiting the reckless discharge of a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2646	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to real property acquired by advance acquisition for a transportation facility.
HB 2685	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to conditions of employment for fire protection personnel of emergency service districts; creating criminal offenses.
HB 3013	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to incentives to encourage landowners to destroy, remove, or treat citrus trees located in a pest management zone.
HB 3131	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the disposal of certain motor vehicles to a motor vehicle demolisher.
HB 3298	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to warning signs posted by certain food service establishments that prepare food items containing peanut products.
HB 3300	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers.
HB 3443	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to imposing a local tax on the sale or lease of a new luxury motor vehicle in certain areas.
HB 3444	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 907 in Hidalgo County as the Santa Ana National Wildlife Trail.
HB 3595	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to assistance for certain municipal projects provided by the Texas Historical Commission.
HB 3779	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to Texas Department of Transportation and regional mobility authority comprehensive development agreements.
HB 3813	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a pilot program to allow high schools in certain counties to connect to high-speed fiber-optic networks.
HB 3874	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of state money to pay certain payments, including debt service payments, for public-private partnership projects.
HJR 61	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a municipality or county to donate certain property to the United States to promote border crossing security or international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public money to make certain payments related to public-private partnerships.
HR 322	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Class XII of the Leadership Mid Valley program to the State Capitol.
HR 379	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing January as Mexican Fruit Fly Awareness Month.
HR 380	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the annual Weslaco Mid Valley Lions Club Q'ing for Vision BBQ Cookoff.
HR 1362	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Neal Gordon Galloway of Weslaco.
HR 2233	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Anthony Guajardo of Weslaco.
HR 2405	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Trinidad Martinez of San Antonio, one of the last living survivors of the Bataan Death March.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 217	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools; making an appropriation.
HB 218	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 219	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the online publication of home addresses of certain occupational license holders.
HB 260	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 382	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prohibiting the reckless discharge of a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
HR 113	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Navy Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez of Weslaco.
HR 128	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hugo De La Cruz on his 50th anniversary in radio.
HR 277	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Omar Figueroa Jr. on his accomplishments in professional boxing.
HR 278	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Toribio Garza Jr. on his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation.
HR 282	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Omar Figueroa Jr. and Brandon Lee Figueroa on their achievements in the sport of boxing.
HR 291	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Brandon Lee Figueroa of Weslaco on his accomplishments as a professional boxer.
HR 481	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Celestino Avila of Donna.
HR 482	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chief Olga Maldonado for her service to the Mercedes Police Department.
84th Regular Session
HB 44	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 45	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 46	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 47	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 50	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
HB 52	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 55	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for veterans hospitals.
HB 58	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an unlawful employment practice by an employer whose leave policy does not permit an employee to use leave to care for the employee's foster child.
HB 60	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to firefighters and emergency medical technicians who bring certain claims for benefits or compensation.
HB 62	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 1117	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting.
HB 1605	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the issuance of the Texas Airport Directory; eliminating a fee.
HB 1850	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to operation of public schools on Memorial Day.
HB 1854	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to documentation verifying that the interior of certain commercial motor vehicles was cleaned before loading cargo into the vehicles.
HB 1858	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers.
HB 1886	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose an assessment on landowners for the installation, operation, and maintenance of streetlights.
HB 1968	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority.
HB 1969	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles on certain highways.
HB 1970	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the disaster identification system for a state of disaster.
HB 1971	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the requirements and protocols for the use of nighttime triage equipment by emergency medical services personnel.
HB 2020	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the scope of duties of an emergency medical technician-paramedic and a licensed paramedic.
HB 2229	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds and charge fees.
HB 2347	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the rules of the road regarding red signals at certain traffic control signals.
HB 2459	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of an unprotected road user; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2495	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to citrus pest and disease management; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
HB 2497	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a compact with other states regarding the licensure of emergency medical services personnel and the authority of those personnel to perform job duties in this state and other states.
HB 2577	Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation or a regional mobility authority.
HB 2758	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the duties of excavators to notify operators of the location of planned excavations and the duties of operators to mark the location of underground facilities.
HB 2770	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to emergency response employees or volunteers and others exposed or potentially exposed to certain diseases or parasites.
HB 2771	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to employment activities of certain emergency response personnel for purposes of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
HB 2772	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of certain economic development corporations to undertake and operate transportation-related projects.
HB 2773	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to reimbursement for ambulance services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program.
HB 2830	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the duty of a county to refund an amount of $2 or less paid to the county clerk or district clerk.
HB 2854	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by firefighters and emergency medical technicians or their survivors.
HB 2857	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to parking privileges for people with disabilities; authorizing a fee; amending dismissal procedures for a criminal offense.
HB 2866	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for and allocation of grants from the transportation infrastructure fund.
HB 2868	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the imposition of additional fees for filing civil cases and for recording certain documents in Hidalgo County.
HB 2875	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to state-supported education and health care benefits for certain military personnel and their dependents.
HB 2975	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to speed limits; amending provisions subject to a general criminal penalty.
HB 3002	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the fee imposed on certain property owners by a county for the establishment of street lights along a county road.
HB 3035	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to a study on the savings to the state achieved by the expansion of Medicaid managed care in regards to the provision of prescription drugs and other pharmacy benefits.
HB 3036	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to a study on the savings to the state achieved by the expansion of Medicaid managed care in regards to the number of persons served and the scope of services provided.
HB 3040	Last Action: Referred to Economic & Small Business Development Caption: Relating to the authority of certain economic development corporations to undertake and operate transportation-related projects.
HB 3220	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 18; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
HB 3467	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to a postsecondary distance learning feasibility study conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
HB 3706	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to requiring certain food service establishments that prepare peanut products to post warning signs.
HB 3814	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the control of access to state highways by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HCR 117	Last Action: Referred to State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select Caption: Urging the United States Congress to pass the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act.
HJR 30	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $45,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HR 444	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Mid-Valley Day at the State Capitol.
HR 524	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kennedy Clay Roland of Lockhart.
HR 1510	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Billy Parker on his retirement from the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.
HR 1857	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the 2014-2015 Leadership Mid Valley class to the State Capitol on April 8, 2015.
83rd Regular Session
HB 175	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 176	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 363	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 364	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the provision of state death benefits to certain employees of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
HB 365	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
HB 366	Last Action: Referred to Government Efficiency & Reform Caption: Relating to the dissemination, retention, and use of criminal history record information and fingerprints to and by state agencies for employment, contracting, or licensing or other purposes.
HB 367	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor of certain information concerning a resident of this state to a governmental body.
HB 368	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 369	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 665	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for veterans hospitals.
HB 667	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to an unlawful employment practice for an employer whose leave policy does not permit an employee to use leave to care for the employee's foster child.
HB 668	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to restrictions on holders of package store permits.
HB 1088	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to consumer protection provisions applicable to Medicaid managed care contracts.
HB 1089	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a requirement that managed care organizations cover certain medication prescribed to Medicaid recipients enrolled in managed care plans.
HB 1090	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the creation of Texas Task Force 1 Type 3 Rio Grande Valley and authorizing the creation of a Texas Task Force 2 by certain municipalities.
HB 1091	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to firefighters and emergency medical technicians who bring certain claims for benefits or compensation.
HB 1092	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the disciplinary suspension of firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
HB 1380	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to passing certain vehicles on a highway; providing a penalty.
HB 1381	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to prohibiting the delivery of prescription drug benefits under the Medicaid program through a managed care delivery model.
HB 2423	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds.
HB 2424	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the designation of the part of U.S. Highway 83 Business in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties as a portion of the national Purple Heart Trail.
HB 2425	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the form, content, and provision of payoff statements for property tax loans.
HB 2426	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certification and recertification requirements and adoption of statewide certification examinations for emergency services personnel.
HB 2427	Last Action: Referred to Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the reporting of information regarding certain medical debt of a consumer.
HB 2428	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to a prohibition on delivering dental services under the Medicaid program and the child health plan program through a managed care model or arrangement in certain counties.
HB 2429	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Caption: Relating to the certification of structural engineers; providing for a fee.
HB 2430	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an appeal by a deputy sheriff under county civil service to an independent third-party hearing examiner.
HB 2447	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the sale and advertisement of portable fire extinguishers.
HB 2632	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to reimbursement for certain ambulance services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program and the inclusion of certain ambulance service providers in the health care provider networks of Medicaid managed care organizations.
HB 2655	Last Action: Referred to Special Purpose Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of regional transit authorities; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
HB 3289	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the licensing of professionals engaged in Texas pollutant discharge elimination system-related stormwater activity.
HB 3290	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties.
HB 3291	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of regional mobility authorities.
HB 3292	Last Action: Referred to Pensions Caption: Relating to the continuation of the office of the fire fighters' pension commissioner and the administration of the Texas emergency services retirement system and the Texas local firefighters retirement systems.
HB 3293	Last Action: Referred to Energy Resources Caption: Relating to requirements for addressing and preventing damage to underground utility facilities; imposing a fee; creating an offense.
HB 3294	Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to increasing civil penalties for excavator violations.
HJR 56	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $45,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HR 603	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 27, 2013, as Mid-Valley Day at the State Capitol.
HR 871	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Maria G. Aguirre of Weslaco.
HR 981	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending students and advisors from Weslaco and Weslaco East High Schools for participating in Texas SkillsUSA Day.
HR 1019	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard C. Hawkins of Weslaco.
HR 1613	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming the 2012-2013 Leadership Mid Valley class to the State Capitol on April 24, 2013.
83rd 3rd Called Session
HR 4	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Amanda Carmona Rodriguez of Weslaco on her 95th birthday.
82nd Regular Session
HB 53	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 54	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 55	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for veterans hospitals.
HB 56	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $15,000 to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 57	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the restoration of the medically needy program under the state Medicaid program.
HB 58	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
HB 59	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to recipients of financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 60	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to a cost of living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 61	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 62	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 63	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain school districts to lay in county rights-of-way fiber optic cable or other means of transmitting information.
HB 64	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to rebates and the sale of crop insurance.
HB 65	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the inclusion of the total cost of residential retail electricity in advertisements and contracts.
HB 66	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor of certain information concerning a resident of this state to a governmental body.
HB 67	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to the creation of a literacy center pilot program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
HB 68	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to notice concerning the use of criminal history information in an employer's hiring process.
HB 69	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the application of a vital statistics record fee to general records management.
HB 70	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to telemedicine medical services, telehealth services, and home telemonitoring services provided to certain Medicaid recipients.
HB 71	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the fee charged for the Texas Airport Directory.
HB 72	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to exempting certain military personnel from motor vehicle registration fees.
HB 73	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information to state agencies for employment or contracting purposes.
HB 2071	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an appeal by a deputy sheriff under county civil service to an independent third-party hearing examiner.
HB 2072	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private organization for the operation of a detention facility.
HB 2073	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the criminal penalty for the discarding of certain burning materials.
HB 2074	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the exemption from the motor fuel tax for railway engines and the allocation of revenue; providing a penalty.
HB 2075	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
HB 2568	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the authority of a commuter rail district to impose a property tax.
HB 2569	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to county contracts with private entities for jail facilities; providing a penalty.
HB 2570	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to municipal prohibition of the use of low-speed vehicles to transport passengers for hire.
HB 2571	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the purposes and designation of transportation reinvestment zones.
HB 3729	Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management Caption: Relating to the expansion of extraterritorial jurisdiction in certain municipalities.
HB 3730	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to certain privatization of maintenance contracts awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 3731	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the accommodation of bicycles, pedestrians, and mass transit riders on streets and highways.
HB 3732	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a regional mobility authority to enter into a comprehensive development agreement.
HB 3733	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the creation of Texas Task Force 3 in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 3734	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to certain comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation.
HB 3735	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the composition of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the disposition of certain fees collected by the commission.
HB 3736	Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal Caption: Relating to appointment of a department head of a fire or police department in certain municipalities.
HB 3737	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to broadcasting of athletic competitions sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League.
HB 3738	Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the designation of the Mid Valley Airport as the disaster relief headquarters for the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 3841	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 907 in Hidalgo County as Rudy Villarreal Road.
HJR 21	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes from $15,000 to $45,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HJR 125	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit commuter rail districts to impose a property tax on property located in the district to pay debt issued or assumed by the district and to pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.
HR 373	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring students from Weslaco High School for participating in Texas SkillsUSA Day at the State Capitol.
HR 560	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Audrey Jones for her contributions to the medical profession and her service to the Texas Legislature as Physician of the Day for February 23, 2011.
HR 561	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 9, 2011, as Mid-Valley Day at the State Capitol.
HR 883	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Valley Grande Adventist Academy in Weslaco.
HR 1190	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Mid Valley to the State Capitol.
HR 1513	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the Second Annual Cinco de Mayo BBQ Cook-Off and Fiesta in San Juan.
HR 1515	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Summers of Weslaco.
HR 1759	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Progreso Independent School District for its Early College High School program.
HR 1948	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Juan and Olga Lugo of Donna on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 1949	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of longtime Weslaco resident Janie Cuellar Salinas.
HR 2600	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Sergeant Fernando De La Rosa.
81st Regular Session
HB 83	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to establishing a health science center and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 84	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to a cost of living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 85	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 86	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 87	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $45,000, providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 88	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the use of revenue from a tax increment fund to acquire, construct, or reconstruct educational facilities.
HB 89	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 90	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sale of toy-like lighters in this state; imposing a penalty.
HB 91	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment by The University of Texas System of a law school in the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 92	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the fee charged for the Texas Airport Directory.
HB 839	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the sale or delivery of salvia divinorum to a child; providing a penalty.
HB 840	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to rates charged by an electric utility or retail electric provider on acquisition by another electric utility or retail electric provider.
HB 841	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to utility bill payment protection for elderly or disabled persons, or persons with special medical needs.
HB 842	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of certain school districts to lay in county rights-of-way fiber optic cable or other means of transmitting information.
HB 843	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
HB 844	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and related services.
HB 845	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the restoration of the medically needy program under the state Medicaid program.
HB 846	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the license or certificate renewal process for emergency medical services personnel and certain law enforcement officers.
HB 847	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the maximum rate of certain local sales and use taxes.
HB 848	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the designation of the Mid Valley Airport as the disaster relief headquarters for the Rio Grande Valley.
HB 1169	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to grants for federally qualified health centers.
HB 1170	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the qualifications to conduct a social study in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
HB 1171	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the addition of certain counties to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan.
HB 1172	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain partially disabled veterans.
HB 1697	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a solar energy technology generation incentive program to be administered by electric utilities.
HB 1698	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to reconstituting the system benefit fund as a trust fund and to uses of the fund.
HB 1699	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the child health plan program.
HB 1708	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the provision and evaluation of comprehensive substance abuse treatment under the state Medicaid program.
HB 1709	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the random assignment of criminal and civil cases in district courts in Hidalgo County.
HB 2880	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to assessment instruments administered to public school students in grades three through eight.
HB 2881	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Affordable Health Care Benefit Program.
HB 2882	Last Action: Referred to Corrections Caption: Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of pretrial victim-offender mediation programs.
HB 2883	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the accommodation of bicycles, pedestrians, and mass transit riders on streets and highways.
HB 2884	Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce Caption: Relating to rebates and the sale of crop insurance.
HB 2885	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to determination of the examination pass rate for nursing educational programs.
HB 2886	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to insurer assessments to fund the catastrophe reserve trust fund.
HB 2887	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a literacy center pilot program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
HB 2888	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 2889	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to liability of ambulance service providers for certain occurrences.
HB 2890	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor of certain information concerning a resident of this state to a governmental body.
HB 2891	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to a fee charged by a municipality for a copy of public records.
HB 2892	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the resumption of service by certain retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 3240	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to a municipal program for foreclosure on and improvement of certain property, and the subsequent sale of the property as affordable housing.
HB 3241	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to economic development in the state by creating economic development opportunities in counties that contain colonias and by developing the workforce by increasing adult literacy rates.
HB 3247	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to contract with a private organization for the operation of a detention facility.
HB 3598	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of an electronic monitoring pilot program by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 4575	Last Action: Referred to Higher Education Caption: Relating to an exemption from accreditation for certain private postsecondary educational institutions offering professional law degrees in this state.
HB 4576	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard.
HB 4577	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the seizure and destruction of certain plants.
HB 4578	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the establishment of the official citrus producers' pest and disease management corporation; providing penalties.
HJR 18	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000 and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HJR 59	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt a percentage of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain partially disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation.
HR 222	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the First United Methodist Church of Donna on its 100th anniversary.
HR 450	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 16, 2009, as Texas SkillsUSA Day at the State Capitol.
HR 527	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Dr. Audrey Jones for her contributions to the medical profession and her service to the Texas Legislature as Physician of the Day for February 26, 2009.
HR 606	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Mid Valley to the State Capitol.
HR 689	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 11, 2009, as Mid-Valley Day at the State Capitol.
HR 903	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating members of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School mariachi band on their accomplishments in University Interscholastic League competition.
HR 1201	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Gonzalez Place tavern in Weslaco.
HR 1202	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Marla M. Guerra, superintendent of South Texas ISD, on earning the 2009 Texas Excellence in Education Award from AdvancED.
HR 1693	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the dedication of the Pete Abrigo Agricultural Science Complex in Weslaco.
HR 1694	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Rosa Maria Pena Marquez of Weslaco.
HR 1740	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Virginia Ramirez of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School in San Juan on winning the 2009 Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association 5A state championship in the 123-pound weight class.
HR 1766	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Claudia Pena of Alamo on her receipt of a 2008 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award.
HR 1767	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 15th anniversary of South Texas College.
HR 1768	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Oswaldo Castaneda on his receipt of the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Service Award.
HR 1769	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Deyanira Castillo on being named a 2009 Student of the Year by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program of The University of Texas at Austin.
HR 1770	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ismael "Mike" Gonzalez on his receipt of the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Service Award.
HR 1821	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Texas A&M University--Kingsville Citrus Center on the 60th anniversary of its founding and recognizing the center's staff for their outstanding achievements.
HR 1991	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating IDEA Schools CEO Tom Torkelson on being nominated for inclusion in TIME magazine's 2009 TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people.
HR 1992	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard Garcia on being named the 2009 Man of the Year by the Mercedes Area Chamber of Commerce.
HR 1993	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dalia de la O Carr on being named the 2008 Woman of the Year by the Mercedes Chamber of Commerce.
HR 2126	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Roy N. Davis of Weslaco.
HR 2855	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Valley Building Officials Association on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
HR 2926	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Audrey Eoff of Weslaco for her 50 years of service to Epsilon Sigma Alpha International.
80th Regular Session
HB 93	Last Action: Referred to Pensions and Investments Caption: Relating to health insurance benefits provided to certain public school retirees and their dependents.
HB 94	Last Action: Referred to Pensions and Investments Caption: Relating to employer contributions for certain employed retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 95	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to interference with child custody in violation of a temporary child custody order; imposing a criminal penalty.
HB 96	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 97	Last Action: Referred to Defense Affairs & State-Fed Rel Caption: Relating to the use of the net proceeds of bingo by a veterans organization.
HB 98	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transportation of alcoholic beverages between certain licensed or permitted premises.
HB 99	Last Action: Referred to Border and International Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment or use of certain cemeteries.
HB 100	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the fee charged for the Texas Airport Directory.
HB 937	Last Action: Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. Caption: Relating to the definition of certain authorized emergency vehicles and to an exemption from the payment of a toll for those vehicles.
HB 1259	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a cost of living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 1260	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to exempting certain military personnel from certain state and local governmental fees.
HB 1261	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program.
HB 1262	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to civil liability for the breach of security of certain computerized data containing sensitive personal information.
HB 1630	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the meetings and records of certain property owners' associations.
HB 1988	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the issuance of a protective order for a victim of the offense of sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, or indecency with a child.
HB 1989	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to a person presenting certain identity documents.
HB 2067	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to prescription drug coverage under the state Medicaid program.
HB 2343	Last Action: Referred to Regulated Industries Caption: Relating to providing a discounted rate for electricity provided to certain school districts.
HB 2509	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to fraudulent workers' compensation insurance acts; providing an election of prosecution provision.
HB 2510	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operations, and financing of a commuter rail district; granting the authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
HB 2511	Last Action: Referred to Border and International Affairs Caption: Relating to a dental services voucher pilot program in border-region counties.
HB 2707	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the development and implementation of a plan to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for dental services.
HB 2784	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to a fee on conviction after a custodial arrest.
HB 3014	Last Action: Referred to Pensions and Investments Caption: Relating to employer and retiree contributions for certain employed retirees under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 3311	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to fees imposed by certain counties for documents provided by the county clerk.
HB 3312	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to reporting certain information regarding residential property and personal automobile insurance and public Internet access to that information.
HB 3360	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prerequisites for enrollment in certain peace officer training programs.
HCR 12	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating the bolo tie as the official State Tie of Texas.
HCR 125	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting Congress to restore full funding to the Community Oriented Policing Services program to assist Texas law enforcement in patrolling the border.
HCR 141	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Urging the United States Congress to appropriate funds to ensure that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services can provide an immigration and naturalization processing system that is both efficient and secure.
HR 291	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Marcela Constantino on her receipt of a 2006 Regional Teacher of the Year award from the Texas Education Agency.
HR 292	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joe Vasquez of Weslaco on his retirement from Knapp Medical Center.
HR 447	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing February 19, 2007, as Texas SkillsUSA Day at the State Capitol.
HR 702	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Welcoming Leadership Mid Valley to the State Capitol.
HR 703	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Extending sincere best wishes for the future to Weslaco resident Melody Michelle Swinnea, who remains in a coma after suffering an accident in November 2006.
HR 704	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. Audrey Jones for her service to the Texas Legislature as Physician of the Day for March 6, 2007.
HR 845	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Forrest L. "Champ" Jones of Donna.
HR 938	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ramon Garcia for his service as the county judge of Hidalgo County.
HR 959	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Juan de Dios "J. D." Salinas III on his election as the county judge of Hidalgo County.
HR 1279	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing March 27, 2007, as House District 39 Day at the State Capitol.
HR 1282	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Weslaco High School boys' basketball team on its outstanding season.
HR 1462	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Alejandro Villarreal, Sr., and Victoria Villarreal of Elsa on their 60th wedding anniversary.
HR 1543	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Brigadier General Gilberto S. Pena of Weslaco.
HR 1599	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Karen Djoahna Palapar of Trevino Elementary School in San Juan on being named a finalist in the 2007 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards.
HR 1668	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring South Texas College for its contributions in the community.
HR 1669	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Isaac D. Rodriguez of Weslaco.
HR 1806	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sylvia G. Pena on her 50th birthday.
HR 1892	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring former Mercedes High School baseball player Arturo Gonzalez.
HR 1945	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Gene Lester and Dr. Yin-Tung Wang of Weslaco on being named Fellows by the American Society for Horticultural Science.
HR 1978	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Weslaco East High School girls' basketball team on winning the District 32-4A championship.
HR 2782	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Rio Grande Valley Partnership for its record of achievements.
HR 2874	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the interns and aide of State Representative Armando "Mando" Martinez for their service throughout the 80th Legislative Session.
HR 2938	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Clarissa Ann Balli on being named valedictorian of Donna High School.
HR 2939	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Melody Michelle Swinnea of Weslaco.
HR 2940	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jacqueline Renee Valdez on being named the 2007 salutatorian of Weslaco East High School.
HR 2941	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Miriam Aceves on being named the 2007 valedictorian of Weslaco East High School.
79th Regular Session
HB 215	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to establishing certain standards for the drug testing of defendants placed on community supervision.
HB 216	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the fee charged for the Texas Airport Directory.
HB 233	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the securing by municipal police officers of a scene to which the municipality's emergency ambulance service responds.
HB 234	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of certain development corporations to undertake projects for airport facilities or retail businesses or facilities.
HB 255	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to the reduction in value or expiration of a stored value card.
HB 803	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to improvement work areas on certain controlled access highways.
HB 804	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to requiring notification to and approval by an association representing a municipality's firefighters before certain municipalities may outsource the provision of emergency medical services.
HB 805	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to allowing certain emergency and hospital personnel to take the thumbprint of certain people who receive emergency prehospital care.
HB 806	Last Action: Referred to Financial Institutions Caption: Relating to a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement that provides for payment of no time price differential or interest for a stated period.
HB 992	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to nursing degree requirements for a licensed paramedic.
HB 1416	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to health insurance benefits provided to certain public school retirees and their dependents.
HB 2967	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.
HB 2968	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to reimbursement for medications administered to Medicaid recipients receiving emergency medical services.
HB 3570	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional county court at law in Hidalgo County.
HCR 137	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Urging the U.S. Congress to press for NAFTA reforms to provide preference protections for produce grown in South Texas and marketed in the same area.
HCR 138	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Memorializing Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to support the veterans of South Texas by building a veterans hospital in Weslaco, Texas.
HR 438	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Paula Lopez-Villanueva of Weslaco on her success in the waste management business.
HR 462	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Heriberto "Herbie" Lopez on being named to the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame Class of 2004 Million Dollar Band.
HR 616	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the 3rd Battalion 141st Infantry on the occasion of its deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
HR 617	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Veterans Middle School students Carlos and Amanda Valdez of Donna on qualifying for the regional spelling bee.
HR 618	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Carina Garcia for graduating as valedictorian of her class at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute.
HR 619	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christene Diaz for graduating as salutatorian of her class at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute.
HR 620	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring South Texas Vo-Tech Institute of Weslaco for the outstanding educational opportunities it provides area residents.
HR 621	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring David Carr and Irma Lopez on the opening of Tastee Temptations bakery in Pharr.
HR 625	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Olga H. Maldonado on being named chief of police of the city of Mercedes.
HR 640	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Georgina Guerrero on being named Miss Mercedes for 2005.
HR 794	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jesse Marines of Weslaco High School on winning a silver medal at the 2005 UIL State Wrestling Championships.
HR 986	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sebastian Zarate of Laredo for his contributions to the breeding and training of Azteca horses.
HR 987	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Alfredo Gomez of Weslaco for winning the Texas Kids Aviation Art Calendar Contest.
HR 988	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring members of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District for their participation in the UIL State Wrestling Championships in Austin.
HR 989	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jannice Vela of Weslaco for supporting the U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan through the "Project for the Troops."
HR 990	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jena Segura of Weslaco for supporting the U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan through the "Project for the Troops."
HR 991	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating James Bowie Elementary School in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District on being named an "exemplary" school by the Texas Education Agency and featured as a High Performing School on the National Just for the Kids website.
HR 1071	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the opening of the new Alamo Public Library.
HR 1147	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Socorro Cano for her volunteer work with Mercedes schools.
HR 1148	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Maria Elena Betancourt-Delgado of Donna on being recognized in Who's Who Among America's Teachers in 2004-2005.
HR 1149	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Maria del Carmen Torres for her volunteer work with Mercedes schools.
HR 1353	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring officials from Tamaulipas, Mexico, on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol.
HR 1354	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Enrique Gonzales on his retirement as assistant chief of the Weslaco Police Department.
HR 1409	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring U.S. Army First Sergeant Leonel Garcia, Jr., of Mercedes for his service to his country.
HR 1467	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the first graduating class of Mid Valley Christian School.
HR 1635	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the grand opening of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Weslaco on May 18, 2005.
HR 1636	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alvin M. "Al" Levine of Weslaco.
HR 1637	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dora Faye Ligon of Weslaco.
HR 1711	Last Action: Filed Caption: Honoring U.S. Marine First Lieutenant Jeremiah Leibowitz for his service to this nation.
HR 2023	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring former state district judge Fernando Mancias of McAllen.
HR 2107	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring U.S. Marine First Lieutenant Jeremiah Leibowitz for his service to this nation.
HR 2291	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marcia Jean Parrish Shedden of McAllen.
79th 2nd Called Session
HR 142	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Dr. Rodolfo Guerrero of Weslaco for his positive contributions to the health and well-being of his fellow Texans.
HR 189	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Sergeant Robert Trevino, Jr., for his courageous service in Iraq.
HR 233	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Sam Sparks of Santa Rosa on his selection as the 2005 Distinguished Citizen by the Rio Grande Council, Boy Scouts of America.
79th 3rd Called Session
HB 77	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary and benefits of certain employees of public schools.
HB 86	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district to $45,000, providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the school district's ad valorem tax rate, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HJR 27	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $45,000 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount and changes in the rate of the tax imposed for those purposes.
HR 406	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating J. D. Solis on his retirement from the U.S. Border Patrol in April 2006.
HR 601	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Epitacia Yanez of Donna on the occasion of her 105th birthday.
HR 756	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Porfiria Villanueva, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 757	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Prima Martinez, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 758	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Savas Reyes, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 759	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Maria Hilaria Alvarez, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 760	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Cora Holland, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 761	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Marcial Zavala, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.
HR 762	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Herminia Rodriguez, a participant in the 9th Annual Centenarian Program in Mercedes.