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71st 2nd Called Session
November 14, 1989 - December 12, 1989

Leadership

Governor: William P. Clements -  Vetoes

Lieutenant Governor: William Pettus Hobby, Jr.

Speaker(s) of the House: Gib Lewis 

Special Session Topics

 Proclamations

  • Reform of the worker's compensation system [Wed Aug 23, 1989]

Journals

The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 71st 2nd Called Session are available from the Legislative Reference Library.

Rules
House Rules (71st R.S.)
Senate Rules (71st R.S.)
Senate Rules (71st 4th C.S.)

Bill statistics for the 71st Legislature, 2nd Called Session

Status HB HCR HJR HR SB SCR SJR SR Total
HB & SB		 Total
Filed 120 47 9 234 58 28 5 126 178 627
Passed 0 30 0 224 1 12 0 123 1 390
Vetoed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0