79th 2nd Called Session
July 21, 2005 - August 19, 2005
Leadership
Governor: Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor: information not available.
Speaker(s) of the House:
Tom Craddick
Special Session Topics
- Increase the homestead ad valorem tax exemption. [Wed Jul 20, 2005]
- Limiting the ad valorem tax appraisals and rates of certain taxing units. [Wed Jul 20, 2005]
- Providing ad valorem tax relief and protecting taxpayers. [Wed Jul 20, 2005]
- Address educator compensation, benefits and certification. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Charter school funding and reform. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Funding for the public school finance system and the continuation of the Texas Education Agency. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Further competition in the telecommunications market. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Increase the compensation of judges, including salary and retirement benefits. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Increased accountability and intervention for schools failing to meet state standards. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Issuance of state-issued certificates of franchise authority for cable and video services. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Legislation providing for end-of-course examinations to be usedin public schools. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Legislation related to the provision of broadband over powerlines. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Legislation that establishes indicators of college readiness and higher levels of student achievement in the public school accountability system. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Legislation that funds textbooks and creates the instructional materials allotment for public schools. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Local property tax rate compression and voter approval of local property tax rates. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Modifications to the recapture provisions of the public school finance system. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- November elections for public school boards of trustees. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Providing for performance-based incentives to educators and schools that attain higher levels of student achievement. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Providing for public school financial accountability and increasing transparency in school district financial reportin. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- The authorization, issuance and funding of tuition revenue bonds. [Thu Jul 21, 2005]
- Limiting the use of eminent domain to take private property for private parties or economic development purposes. [Tue Aug 9, 2005]
Bill statistics for the 79th Legislature, 2nd Called Session
Status |
HB |
HCR |
HJR |
HR |
SB |
SCR |
SJR |
SR |
Total HB & SB |
Total |
Filed |
70 |
13 |
15 |
256 |
38 |
0 |
9 |
138 |
108 |
539 |
Passed |
1 |
12 |
0 |
250 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
138 |
3 |
403 |
Vetoed |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |