83rd 1st Called Session
May 27, 2013 - June 25, 2013
Leadership
Governor: Rick Perry
- Vetoes
Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst
Speaker of the House:
Joe Straus
Special Session Topics
- Consider legislation which ratifies and adopts the interim redistricting plans ordered by the federal district court as the permanent plans for districts used to elect members of the Texas House of Representatives, Texas Senate and United States House of Representatives. [Mon May 27, 2013]
- Consider legislation relating to the funding of transportation infrastructure projects. [Mon Jun 10, 2013]
- Consider legislation relating to establishing a mandatory sentence of life with parole for a capital felony committed by a 17-year-old offender. [Tue Jun 11, 2013]
- Consider legislation relating to the regulation of abortion procedures, providers, and facilities. [Tue Jun 11, 2013]
Journals
The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 83rd 1st Called Session are available online.
RulesHouse Rules (83rd R.S.)
Senate Rules (83rd R.S.)
Bill statistics for the 83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session
| Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filed | 82 | 10 | 11 | 265 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 137 | 130 | 568 | |
| Passed | 0 | 5 | 0 | 262 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 3 | 409 | |
| Vetoed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |