87th 1st Called Session
July 8, 2021 - August 6, 2021
Leadership
Governor: Greg Abbott
- Vetoes
Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick
Speaker of the House:
Dade Phelan
Special Session Topics
- Consider and act upon legislation identical to Senate Bill 29 as passed by the Texas Senate in the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, disallowing a student from competing in University Interscholastic League athletic competitions designated for the sex opposite to the student's sex at birth. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation providing appropriations from additional available general revenue for the following purposes:
• property-tax relief;
• enhanced protection for the safety of children in Texas’ foster-care system by attracting and retaining private providers for the system; and
• to better safeguard the state from potential cybersecurity threats. [Wed Jul 7, 2021] - Consider and act upon legislation providing appropriations to the Legislature and legislative agencies in Article X of the General Appropriations Act. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation providing funding to support law-enforcement agencies, counties, and other strategies as part of Texas' comprehensive border security plan. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation reforming the bail system in Texas to protect the public from accused criminals who may be released on bail. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation safeguarding the freedom of speech by protecting social-media users from being censored by social-media companies based on the user's expressed viewpoints, including by providing a legal remedy for those wrongfully excluded from a platform. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation similar to House Bill 3507 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, relating to a "thirteenth check" or one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation similar to House Bill 3979 concerning critical race theory as originally passed by the Texas Senate in the 87th Legislature, Regular Session. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation similar to Senate Bill 1109 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, requiring schools to provide appropriate education to middle- and high-school students about dating violence, domestic violence, and child abuse, but that recognizes the right of parents to opt their children out of the instruction. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation similar to Senate Bill 394 from the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, which prohibits people from providing abortion-inducing drugs by mail or delivery service, strengthens the laws applicable to the reporting of abortions and abortion complications, and ensures that no abortion-inducing drugs are provided unless there is voluntary and informed consent. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
- Consider and act upon legislation strengthening the integrity of elections in Texas. [Wed Jul 7, 2021]
Journals
The House Journal and Senate Journal for the 87th 1st Called Session are available online.
RulesHouse Rules (87th R.S.)
Bill statistics for the 87th Legislature, 1st Called Session
Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filed | 298 | 15 | 27 | 63 | 73 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 371 | 540 |
Passed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Vetoed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |