85th Regular Session, 2017 |
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HB 46 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. |
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Author: Martinez, Armando |
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Committees: Higher Education |
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Last Action: Referred to Higher Education |
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HB 169 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. |
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Author: Lucio III, Eddie |
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Committees: Higher Education |
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Last Action: Referred to Higher Education |
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HB 205 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to procedures for ordering the required participation in services in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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Author: Keough, Mark | et. al. |
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Committees: Human Services |
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Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HB 220 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to a person's eligibility to take the state's bar examination and to supreme court approval of law schools for the purpose of establishing eligibility. |
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Author: Johnson, Eric |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 557 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons and to the return of certain fees to a person whose criminal record has been expunged; authorizing a fee. |
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Author: Collier, Nicole | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Burton, Konni | et. al. |
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Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence | Administration |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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HB 584 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to litigation financing transactions. |
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Author: Hernandez, Ana |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 730 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage. |
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Author: Bohac, Dwayne |
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Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
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Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HB 744 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. |
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Author: Farrar, Jessica | et. al. |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Referred to State Affairs |
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HB 1020 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas. |
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Author: Smithee, John | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Rodríguez, José |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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HB 1027 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to notice of self-help resources on the Internet website of a state court and in the court building. |
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Author: Hernandez, Ana |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 1278 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to availability of personal information of certain current and former prosecutors. |
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Author: Dutton, Jr., Harold V. |
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Sponsor: Miles, Borris |
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Committees: Government Transparency & Operation | Criminal Justice |
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Last Action: Effective immediately |
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HB 1714 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty. |
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Author: Reynolds, Ron |
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Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
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HB 1944 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to captive insurance companies. |
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Author: Murphy, Jim | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Hughes, Bryan |
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Committees: Insurance | Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Effective immediately |
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HB 1951 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to firm names used by licensed attorneys. |
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Author: Shaheen, Matt |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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HB 2102 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the state bar. |
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Author: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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HB 2103 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners. |
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Author: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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HB 2113 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. |
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Author: Goldman, Craig | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith |
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Committees: Licensing & Administrative Procedures | Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HB 2335 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to requiring evidence-based trauma training for certain attorneys, court-appointed volunteer advocates, child-care workers, and child protective services employees. |
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Author: Miller, Rick | et. al. |
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Committees: Human Services |
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Last Action: Postponed |
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HB 2361 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to a study regarding the appointment and use of attorneys ad litem in cases involving the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Author: Frank, James |
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Committees: Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
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Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues |
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HB 2843 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases. |
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Author: Burrows, Dustin |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 3109 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Author: Giddings, Helen |
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Committees: Human Services |
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Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar |
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HB 3199 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas. |
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Author: Smithee, John |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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HB 3322 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice immigration law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice and educational requirements for a notary public appointment; authorizing a fee; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. |
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Author: Guillen, Ryan |
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Committees: State Affairs |
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Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar |
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HB 3411 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the standards for attorneys representing indigent defendants in certain capital cases. |
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Author: Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara |
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Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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HB 3627 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to compliance with ethical and statutory requirements by out-of-state attorneys providing legal services in this state. |
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Author: Shaheen, Matt |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars |
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HB 3658 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to procedures in mental health cases. |
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Author: Hinojosa, Gina |
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Committees: Public Health |
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Last Action: Referred to Public Health |
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HB 3847 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to guardianships, substitutes for guardianships, and durable powers of attorney for persons with disabilities or who are incapacitated. |
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Author: Farrar, Jessica |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 3879 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to nonlawyer representation in an appeal of an eviction suit. |
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Author: Goldman, Craig | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Hancock, Kelly |
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Committees: Business & Industry | Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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HB 3902 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to commencement and prosecution of certain actions by and to investigations conducted by district and county attorneys under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. |
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Author: Thompson, Senfronia | et. al. |
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Committees: Business & Industry |
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Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar |
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HJR 11 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for appellate judicial offices. |
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Author: Smithee, John |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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SB 37 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the requirement to obtain certification for attorneys representing persons in guardianship proceedings. |
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Author: Zaffirini, Judith |
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Sponsor: Gutierrez, Roland |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
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SB 39 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to estates and to guardianships, substitutes for guardianships, and durable powers of attorney for persons with disabilities or who are incapacitated. |
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Author: Zaffirini, Judith |
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Sponsor: Farrar, Jessica |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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SB 41 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the demand for an accounting from an attorney in fact or agent of a principal by certain persons. |
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Author: Zaffirini, Judith |
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Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar |
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SB 246 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the eligibility of applicants for the state bar examination. |
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Author: Hall, Bob |
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Committees: State Affairs |
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Last Action: Referred to State Affairs |
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SB 302 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the state bar. |
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Author: Watson, Kirk | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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SB 303 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Board of Law Examiners. |
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Author: Watson, Kirk | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 |
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SB 325 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the procedure for expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted. |
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Author: Burton, Konni | et. al. |
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Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence | Criminal Justice |
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Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
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SB 416 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas. |
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Author: Watson, Kirk | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Smithee, John |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective immediately |
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SB 435 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to volunteer practice by an inactive member of the State Bar of Texas. |
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Author: Rodríguez, José |
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Committees: State Affairs |
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Last Action: Referred to State Affairs |
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SB 469 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the duration of an appointment of a guardian ad litem or an attorney ad litem for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. |
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Author: West, Royce |
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Committees: Health & Human Services |
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Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services |
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SB 847 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to abolishing the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. |
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Author: Huffines, Don |
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Committees: Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Referred to Business & Commerce |
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SB 915 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to captive insurance companies. |
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Author: Hughes, Bryan |
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Committees: Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Left pending in committee |
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SB 1058 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a penalty. |
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Author: West, Royce |
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Committees: Criminal Justice |
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Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice |
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SB 1424 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to criminal procedure, including grand jury proceedings and the appointment of an attorney pro tem for certain criminal proceedings. |
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Author: Buckingham, Dawn |
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Committees: Criminal Jurisprudence | Criminal Justice |
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Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
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SB 1499 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the regulation of for-profit legal service contract companies. |
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Author: Zaffirini, Judith |
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Committees: Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed |
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SB 1655 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to the availability of certain information under the public information law. |
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Author: Watson, Kirk |
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Sponsor: Elkins, Gary |
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Committees: Government Transparency & Operation | Business & Commerce |
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Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars |
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SB 1741 (85th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to attorneys in certain counties who are qualified for appointment to represent a defendant with a mental illness. |
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Author: Miles, Borris |
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Committees: Criminal Justice |
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Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice |
85th 1st Called Session, 2017 |
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HB 332 (85th 1st C.S.)
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Caption: Relating to grand jury proceedings. |
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Author: Thompson, Senfronia |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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Last Action: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
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HB 392 (85th 1st C.S.)
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Caption: Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a criminal penalty. |
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Author: Reynolds, Ron |
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Last Action: Filed |
84th Regular Session, 2015 |
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HB 39 (84th R.S.)
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Caption: Relating to guardianships for incapacitated persons and to substitutes for guardianships for certain adults with disabilities. |
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Author: Smithee, John | et. al. |
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Sponsor: Zaffirini, Judith | et. al. |
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Committees: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | State Affairs |
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Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 |
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