Legislation authored by John V. Garza

Includes legislation with John V. Garza as the primary author for the 82nd through 82nd Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

82nd Regular Session
HB 1423 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to restrictions on written information required to be provided by public school teachers and a study by the commissioner of education concerning implementation of the restrictions.
HB 1424 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the appointment of a retired judge or former judge as a visiting judge in certain courts.
HB 1425 Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to require the removal of graffiti by a property owner.
HB 1574 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to including certain veterans service organizations as small businesses for the purpose of state contracting.
HB 1575 Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry
Caption: Relating to personal property that is exempt from garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure.
HB 1576 Last Action: Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the monitoring of compliance with low-income and moderate-income housing ad valorem tax exemptions.
HB 1716 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to regulations on certain complementary and alternative health care services.
HB 1717 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
HB 1718 Last Action: Referred to County Affairs
Caption: Relating to consolidation of emergency services districts in certain counties.
HB 1882 Last Action: No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the meetings and records of certain property owners' associations.
HB 1883 Last Action: Referred to Land & Resource Management
Caption: Relating to the release and transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction by certain municipalities.
HB 1884 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 1999 Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the nonpartisan election of district judges.
HB 2000 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to taxation of property owned or controlled by a public facility corporation.
HB 2144 Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11
Caption: Relating to the use of uniform election dates by newly incorporated municipalities.
HB 2145 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
HB 2322 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
HB 2415 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the liability of a school district that allows the use of land and facilities that the school district owns, occupies, or leases for recreational or educational purposes.
HB 2416 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to defining residency for purposes of eligibility to hold the office of or be a candidate for state representative.
HB 2596 Last Action: Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to lower speed limits on certain highways.
HB 2597 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to resident tuition rates and fees for certain civilian employees and private contractors at public institutions of higher education.
HB 2598 Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means
Caption: Relating to the award of attorney's fees in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations.
HB 2760 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to species-protection programs for the Edwards Aquifer, the Guadalupe River Basin, the San Antonio River Basin, and the San Antonio Bay and estuary system; imposing a tax.
HB 2761 Last Action: Effective on 1/1/12
Caption: Relating to meetings, elections, and records of certain property owners' associations.
HB 3551 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to positions that are exempt from a sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.
HB 3552 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing.
HB 3599 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to contracting with emerging fund managers by the State Board of Education for investment of the permanent school fund.
HB 3600 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to municipal and county authority to enforce a solid waste collection and transportation services franchise.
HB 3601 Last Action: Referred to Public Health
Caption: Relating to the issuance of cease and desist orders by the Texas Medical Board.
HB 3602 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain areas associated with the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
HB 3603 Last Action: Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from a municipal court building security fund.
HB 3855 Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker
Caption: Relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.
HB 3863 Last Action: Meeting cancelled
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain volunteer firefighter and emergency services organizations to hold tax-free sales or auctions.
HCR 88 Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Urging Congress to enact an overhaul of the immigration system to promote economic prosperity and national security.
HR 494 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring Blas Maria Herrera for his outstanding contributions to Texas and recognizing his descendants for their generosity in providing the Herrera Gates to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
HR 733 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2011, as The University of Texas at Austin Plan II Honors Day.
HR 1819 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Honoring the public school superintendents of Texas House District 117.
HR 2391 Last Action: Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Dr. Felix D. Almaraz, Jr., on his retirement as the Peter T. Flawn Distinguished University Professor of Borderlands History at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
82nd 1st Called Session
HB 54 Last Action: Referred to Public Education
Caption: Relating to equal opportunity for access by private and parochial school students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
HB 83 Last Action: Filed
Caption: Relating to remedies for discrimination by a public employer against a public employee in connection with a claim for workers' compensation.
HCR 13 Last Action: Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Urging Congress to enact an overhaul of the immigration system.