Legislation authored by Dwayne Bohac

Includes legislation with Dwayne Bohac as the primary author for the 78th through 86th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

86th Regular Session
HB 383	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 384	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HB 385	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period.
HB 1012	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to local school health advisory councils and to human sexuality education in public schools.
HB 1025	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to membership on and the eligibility of certain persons to serve on the board of certain property owners' associations.
HB 1026	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools.
HB 1027	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the content of photographic traffic monitoring system signs.
HB 1032	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
HB 1034	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the repeal of provisions requiring school districts to reduce their wealth per student to the equalized wealth level.
HB 1056	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of leased motor vehicles that are not held primarily for the production of income by the lessee.
HB 1058	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the boards of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones.
HB 1123	Last Action: Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety Caption: Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders; authorizing a fee.
HB 1390	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the review of municipal solid waste facility permit applications for conformity with regional solid waste management plans.
HB 1391	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to inspections of solid waste facilities conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
HB 1392	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the mandatory removal of a public school student from the classroom following certain conduct.
HB 1394	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings for a teacher's justified use of physical force.
HB 1549	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to seller's disclosures regarding the proximity of certain residential real property to certain landfills and related facilities.
HB 1636	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 1802	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a request for binding arbitration of certain appraisal review board orders.
HB 2066	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft.
HB 3861	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to approval of school district and charter school partnerships to operate school district campuses and programs and to eligibility for state funding.
HB 3862	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to notice of the cash price of certain health care services by certain hospitals.
HB 3864	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the expenditure of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue allocated by certain municipalities for certain purposes.
HB 3964	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the location of countywide polling places within a county.
HB 3965	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/19 Caption: Relating to the countywide polling place program.
HB 3991	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the deaf-blind with multiple disabilities waiver program.
HB 3993	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the designation of van-only parking spaces for use by persons with disabilities.
HB 3994	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the availability of parking spaces at certain health facilities for persons with a disability; providing an administrative penalty.
HB 4337	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
HB 4339	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to use an alternate work period for county peace officers.
HB 4350	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to public safety answering points operated by emergency communications districts.
HB 4376	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the temporary exemption of certain tangible personal property related to certain colocation data centers from the sales and use tax.
HB 4383	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to a reporting requirement for public schools regarding instructional materials and technology.
HB 4433	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
HB 4473	Last Action: Referred to County Affairs Caption: Relating to the separation of services provided by an emergency services district.
HB 4565	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the relocation of certain licensed pawnshops.
HJR 28	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HJR 29	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HJR 53	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
HJR 142	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
HR 1606	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Regan Susannah Moger.
HR 1607	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the House Research Organization for its work during the 86th Legislative Session.
HR 1608	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lynda G. Lindinger Griffin of Katy.
HR 1771	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Katy Independent School District on being named the 2019 Advanced Placement Large District of the Year by The College Board.
HR 1780	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Ray Joseph Altman for his service as senior pastor of Leander United Methodist Church.
HR 1781	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the Reverend Jonathan Ramsay Snape for his service to Leander United Methodist Church.
HR 1845	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District on its receipt of a 2019 Krystal Key Award from Quantum Learning Education.
HR 1846	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Katy Independent School District on being designated one of the "Best Communities for Music Education" by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation in 2019.
HR 1849	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District on its receipt of a 2019 Best Communities for Music Education Award from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
HR 1882	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Expressing appreciation to Susan Kay Glenn Clinton for her service to the State of Texas and to State Representative Dwayne Bohac.
HR 2005	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Scott R. Muri for his service as superintendent of the Spring Branch Independent School District.
HR 2164	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Wade Cope for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Dwayne Bohac.
HR 2215	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending James G. Cosgrove for his service as legislative director in the office of State Representative Dwayne Bohac.
85th Regular Session
HB 586	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 587	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a technology applications course allotment under the foundation school program.
HB 588	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program for promoting computer science certification and professional development for public school teachers.
HB 589	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period.
HB 590	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the liability of first responders who provide roadside assistance.
HB 725	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments received by health care providers for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
HB 726	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the mandatory removal of public school students from classrooms following certain conduct.
HB 729	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools.
HB 730	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.
HB 731	Last Action: Returned to committee Caption: Relating to creating the offense of intimidation by a member of a criminal street gang.
HB 732	Last Action: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. Caption: Relating to the content of photographic traffic monitoring system signs.
HB 733	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the extension of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.
HB 870	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the study of public education performance.
HB 895	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs.
HB 1184	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations.
HB 1263	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the provision of funding under the foundation school program on the basis of property values that exclude one-half of optional homestead exemptions.
HB 1419	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 1455	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 552; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 1473	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HB 1591	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a Purple Heart recipient or the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient.
HB 1592	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
HB 1593	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the engagement strategies included in a school district's family engagement plan.
HB 1594	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.
HB 1595	Last Action: Returned from the House for further action Caption: Relating to an early voting ballot voted by mail.
HB 1621	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain unused franchise tax credits.
HB 1682	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft.
HB 1687	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an agreement between parents and classroom teachers of public school students.
HB 1896	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to the application of and use of revenue from hotel occupancy taxes imposed by municipalities and counties.
HB 2016	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings for a teacher's justified use of physical force.
HB 2666	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the use of electronic payment methods for parking meters in the Capitol Complex.
HB 2714	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of leased motor vehicles that are not held primarily for the production of income by the lessee.
HB 2728	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the evaluation of an application for a low income housing tax credit.
HB 2735	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the carrying of a handgun by certain first responders and volunteer emergency services personnel; providing for a fee.
HB 2924	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to educator preparation programs.
HB 3231	Last Action: Returned to Calendars Committee Caption: Relating to financial accountability standards for charter schools operated by a public institution of higher education.
HB 3270	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/17 Caption: Relating to criminal background checks for persons employed by certain public school contractors.
HB 3366	Last Action: Meeting cancelled Caption: Relating to the application of the sales and use tax to certain property and services.
HB 4031	Last Action: Referred to Insurance Caption: Relating to insurance premium tax and alcoholic beverage tax credits for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations.
HB 4034	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to certain voter registration information.
HB 4038	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the definition of "qualifying job" for purposes of certification by the comptroller of public accounts as a qualifying data center.
HB 4046	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the boards of directors of certain tax increment reinvestment zones.
HB 4064	Last Action: Returned from the House for further action Caption: Relating to staff development and continuing education requirements for public school educators regarding digital education methods.
HB 4137	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the availability of parking spaces at certain facilities for persons with a disability.
HB 4138	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to local school health advisory councils and to human sexuality education in public schools.
HB 4139	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the creation of the Technology Lending Program to provide grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
HB 4140	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the instructional materials and technology allotment, open education resource instructional materials, and the State Board of Education long-range technology plan.
HJR 43	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HJR 64	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total market value of the residence homesteads of certain elderly persons and their surviving spouses.
HJR 67	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of a Purple Heart recipient or the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient.
HR 638	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hunter Alan Gilbert of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 639	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert K. Murphy of Houston.
HR 640	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing PublicSchoolOptions.org for its contributions to education.
HR 743	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frances Kay Bragg Sykes.
HR 797	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Albert H. Mosley Sr. of Fort Worth.
HR 1409	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Barbara Diane Madden of Richardson.
HR 2345	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cassidy Taylor Zgabay for her service as an intern in the office of State Representative Dwayne Bohac.
HR 2625	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jim Richardson on his retirement as headmaster of Dallas Academy.
HR 2633	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending the House Research Organization for its work during the 85th Legislative Session.
85th 1st Called Session
HB 71	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 72	Last Action: Recommitted to committee Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a Purple Heart recipient or the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient.
HB 73	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the prevention of fraud committed by a person voting early by mail.
HJR 19	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HJR 20	Last Action: Recommitted to committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of a Purple Heart recipient or the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient.
84th Regular Session
HB 740	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the content of photographic traffic monitoring system signs.
HB 745	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a property owners' association.
HB 746	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments received by health care providers for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
HB 747	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to electronic benefits transfer cards used for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs.
HB 877	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to creating the offense of intimidation by a member of a criminal street gang.
HB 957	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 958	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 971	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to requirements governing officers and directors of condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.
HB 982	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 991	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/16 Caption: Relating to the display of notice of federal and state tax rates for motor fuel sold at retail.
HB 1043	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations.
HB 1087	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period.
HB 1195	Last Action: Considered in Calendars Caption: Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.
HB 1197	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to allowing certain extracurricular activities required by public school classes for agriculture, food, and natural resources.
HB 1314	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the tax.
HB 1315	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to temporary permissive alternate rates for the franchise tax.
HB 1316	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to decreasing the rates of the franchise tax.
HB 1317	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to a report on laws, standards, and policies regarding parking for persons with disabilities to be prepared by the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.
HB 1388	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians.
HB 1458	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the sales and use tax exemption for the repair, remodeling, or maintenance of aircraft.
HB 1459	Last Action: Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority.
HB 1604	Last Action: Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Caption: Relating to the mandatory removal of public school students from classrooms following certain conduct.
HB 1675	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the period of time for exempting freeport goods from ad valorem taxation.
HB 1681	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority of a county clerk to require an individual to present photo identification to file certain documents in certain counties.
HB 1682	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 1683	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/16 Caption: Relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the secretary of state.
HB 1710	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an election to repeal a photographic traffic signal enforcement system ordinance.
HB 1796	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public school choice, including school campus information, student transfers, the public education grant program, and the transportation allotment.
HB 2052	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to loss damage waivers in connection with the rental of certain heavy equipment; providing penalties.
HB 2294	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the audit, assessment, and collection of sales and use tax on general aviation aircraft under the Texas Tax Code.
HB 2313	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales and use tax for items sold by certain nonprofit organizations through a vending machine; adding a provision subject to a criminal offense.
HB 2356	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.
HB 2359	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety from responding to bulk requests from the federal government for lists of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun.
HB 2379	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the liability of first responders who provide roadside assistance.
HB 2390	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to civil liability arising from an employee wellness program.
HB 2391	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the redemption of certain stored value cards, including gift cards, for cash.
HB 2399	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the effect on certain interest and penalties of the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on certain residence homesteads.
HB 2400	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/15 Caption: Relating to the sale of a new motor vehicle to certain manufacturers or distributors.
HB 2422	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the acquisition and use by a school district of an electroencephalogram brain assessment platform to monitor concussions in student athletes.
HB 2814	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the grade levels at which students may enroll in courses provided through the state virtual school network.
HB 2815	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the removal of restrictions on funding and payment of costs for certain full-time online educational programs.
HB 3165	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to warrants issued to obtain cell site information through the use of a cell site simulator device; public access to certain information relating to investigatory equipment; creating criminal offenses.
HB 3340	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the administration and implementation of the Flood Control and Insurance Act; adding provisions subject to a civil or criminal penalty and affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense.
HB 3346	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the accrual of penalties and interest under the Property Tax Code.
HB 3354	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain unused franchise tax credits.
HB 3375	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to ownership and control of property acquired with state funds by the charter holder of an open-enrollment charter school.
HB 3568	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the creation of a technology applications course allotment under the foundation school program.
HB 3571	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to rules which insure that local independent school district selection of non-state adopted instructional materials to be purchased with state funds, is as accountable and transparent as the State Board of Education approval process for state-adopted instructional materials.
HB 3746	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the study of public education performance.
HB 3815	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools.
HB 3816	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program for promoting computer science certification and professional development for public school teachers.
HCR 42	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism Caption: Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas.
HJR 20	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the number of days that certain tangible personal property to be transported outside of this state is exempt from ad valorem taxation.
HJR 25	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the number of days that certain tangible personal property to be transported outside of this state is exempt from ad valorem taxation.
HJR 71	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HJR 72	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HJR 74	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HR 2114	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Matthew Aaron Goodrum of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2115	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joshua Clifford Cox of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2116	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating William Colin Nelson of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2117	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating John Daniel Bunch of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2118	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Alex Dodd of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2119	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jason Ian Thomas of Bellaire on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2120	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jay Robert Kennedy of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2121	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Austin Clark of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2122	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Paul H. Rush of Hunters Creek on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2290	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Earl Charles Lairson of Houston.
HR 2291	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Fongee Wong of Houston.
HR 2292	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Eugenie "Jean" Avery.
HR 2293	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Estelle Georgie Kaluza Pawelka Poole Bohac.
HR 2294	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ethel Mae Wolfe of Houston.
HR 2295	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jack S. Blanton of Houston.
HR 2296	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kemper Crabb for his philanthropic work.
HR 2297	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kobi Isabella Pickett of Houston.
HR 2298	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Agnes Schramm Fisher McClosky of Houston.
HR 2299	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jean Mills Worsham of Houston.
HR 2300	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Dr. Zachary Hodges on his 20th anniversary as president of Houston Community College Northwest.
HR 2301	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frank Leonard Bohac of Houston.
HR 2302	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Spring Branch Community Health Center for its 10 years of service.
HR 2303	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Elmer Leroy Zoch of Houston.
HR 2304	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mary Julia Escalante Torres of Houston.
HR 2305	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kimberly Plunket Lindig of Houston.
HR 2306	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Mary Jones Adams of Houston.
HR 2307	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ruth Fort Baker of Houston.
HR 2308	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Tillie Wier of Garden Oaks for her Happenings Along the Way to Heaven columns.
HR 2309	Last Action: Filed Caption: Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Black January events in Azerbaijan.
HR 2310	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bryan Wilbur Smith of Centerville.
HR 2311	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jalil Hanna Foty of Missouri City.
HR 2453	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Harrison Hunter Coons of Houston on his attainment of the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2754	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Larry Frank Orlando of Pinehurst.
HR 3015	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Laura Aurelia Rietz of Brenham.
HR 3016	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jake Straker of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 3017	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Bradley and Lindsay Ann Pepper of Houston on the birth of their son, Bradley Allen Pepper Jr.
83rd Regular Session
HB 308	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a school district's recognition of and education regarding traditional winter celebrations.
HB 458	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for a residential fire alarm training school instructor.
HB 1723	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the redemption of certain stored value cards, including gift cards, for cash.
HB 1724	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations on municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and interest on delinquent payments of municipal hotel occupancy taxes and to the use of revenue from those taxes by certain municipalities to audit taxpayers.
HB 1725	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the procedures to modify employment termination reports for law enforcement officers.
HB 1726	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to shipping logistics and coordination services for state agencies.
HB 1727	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the exclusion from total revenue of certain payments received by health care providers for purposes of computing the franchise tax.
HB 1913	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the waiver of penalties and interest on certain delinquent ad valorem taxes.
HB 1943	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 1944	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
HB 1945	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
HB 1946	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 2242	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to public school student identification numbers and related reporting requirements for school districts.
HB 2248	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 171; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees and taxes.
HB 2500	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/14 Caption: Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of solar energy property.
HB 2501	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to an identifying number assigned to a notary public by the secretary of state.
HB 2502	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require owners of real property to keep the property free of certain conditions.
HB 2503	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the territory that may be included in a single county election precinct.
HB 2504	Last Action: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to sales and use tax treatment of certain snack items; eliminating a tax exemption.
HB 3169	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/13 Caption: Relating to the imposition of the sales and use tax on certain taxable items.
HB 3170	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to persons excused or disqualified from jury service.
HB 3171	Last Action: Referred to Human Services Caption: Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking and receiving financial assistance or supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.
HB 3172	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the content of photographic traffic monitoring system signs.
HB 3173	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser to increase the appraised value of certain property following an appeal in which the value of the property is lowered.
HB 3174	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the requirement that an applicant for a license to practice medicine recite the Hippocratic oath.
HB 3175	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 3176	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the appointment of a board member of a property owners' association to fill a vacancy.
HB 3177	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to requiring a candidate nominated by convention to pay a filing fee or file a petition as a qualification to appear on the ballot for the general election for state and county officers; imposing a fee.
HB 3463	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to information provided to recipients of certain assistance programs.
HB 3464	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the authority of a county clerk to require an individual to present photo identification to file certain documents.
HB 3465	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to standards for recycling or reusing computer and television equipment.
HB 3466	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.
HB 3467	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.
HB 3468	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the revocation or amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer service by petition.
HB 3469	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the contents of a receipt for motor fuel sold at retail; providing a penalty.
HB 3470	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of marriage.
HB 3802	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to public school transfers and interventions and sanctions for a campus experiencing a routinely large number of requests to transfer from the campus.
HJR 102	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HR 1446	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Tejas Office Products of Houston on the company's 50th anniversary.
HR 1447	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joseph Allison Phillips of Houston.
HR 1448	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Pete and Sharon Santikos on their retirement from Santikos & Sons Auto Repair.
HR 1449	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Nyle Jane Terry of Houston.
HR 1450	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Wilminor Morris Carl of Houston.
HR 1451	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Grayson K. Blackburn on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1452	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Bobby W. Gant of Houston.
HR 1453	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Suzanne Schoenemann Johnson of Houston.
HR 1454	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dr. Edward Durron Johnson of Houston.
HR 1455	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Garden Oaks Baptist Church in Houston.
HR 1456	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Christian David Wignes of Houston.
HR 1457	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Sherrie P. Puckett of Houston.
HR 1733	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Edward T. McCormick of Houston.
HR 1734	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Vickie Mobley of Houston.
HR 1735	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Julia DeKay Welling of Houston.
HR 1736	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard Gilbert "Bert" Cagle of Rosanky.
HR 1737	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Virginia Breazeale Hill of Houston.
HR 1738	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gervais William Straker, Sr., of Houston.
HR 1739	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joyce Marie Evans of Houston.
HR 1835	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Thomas Neumann on his service as executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.
HR 1836	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Judge Herman Paul Pressler III of Houston for his service to the State of Texas.
HR 1837	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wayne F. Schaper, Sr., on having the Spring Branch ISD administration building named in his honor.
HR 1838	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of David Allan Schwerdtfeger of Seguin.
HR 1839	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith for his 25 years of service on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
HR 1840	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Stella Marion Hawes of Mineral Wells.
HR 1841	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lloyd "Bland" McReynolds of Houston.
HR 1842	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Miguel A. Hernandez of Houston.
HR 1867	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Garrett Cole Luce of Houston.
HR 1868	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Vickie Lynn Willard Patterson of Gonzales.
HR 1869	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael Jefferson Boone of Houston.
HR 1870	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Stafford Borden, Jr., of Houston.
HR 1984	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dawn Williams Trozzo of Houston.
HR 1985	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Bettencourt of Houston.
HR 1986	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Zachary Godlewski of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1987	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Marvin Glenn Smith of Houston.
HR 2106	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lindsay Ann Smith and Bradley Allen Pepper of Houston on their wedding.
HR 2171	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Xanthe Alexis Shirley on her graduation from Texas A&M University.
83rd 1st Called Session
HR 78	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Mike Falick on his retirement from the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees.
HR 79	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Chuck Davidson of Houston for his service to the Spring Branch community.
HR 80	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cheryl Foster for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 761 in Harris County.
HR 81	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Carol S. Johnson for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 120 in Harris County.
HR 82	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Grant Darnell for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 165 in Harris County.
HR 83	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Thad Scott for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 264 in Harris County.
HR 84	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Jim Kirkwood for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 310 in Harris County.
HR 85	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Panfilo Caballero for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 424 in Harris County.
HR 86	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending John McReynolds for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 445 in Harris County.
HR 87	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Frances McAnear for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 517 in Harris County.
HR 88	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Council Member Helena Brown for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 577 in Harris County.
HR 89	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Aaron Cowart for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 622 in Harris County.
HR 90	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Terry Lynn Johnson for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 678 in Harris County.
HR 91	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Cyndi Lawrence for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 804 in Harris County.
HR 92	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Paul F. Arthur for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 701 in Harris County.
HR 93	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Russell R. Rush for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 155 in Harris County.
HR 94	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Mike Knox for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 262 in Harris County.
HR 95	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Betty Boren Avery for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 398 in Harris County.
HR 96	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Josh Flynn for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 407 in Harris County.
HR 97	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Ned Ragan Watkins for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 444 in Harris County.
HR 98	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Bruce H. Campbell for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 463 in Harris County.
HR 99	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Anthony W. Meyer for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 523 in Harris County.
HR 100	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Michael Hawkins for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 621 in Harris County.
HR 101	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Kay Waghorne for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 642 in Harris County.
HR 102	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Glenn Sommers for serving as Republican Party precinct chair of Precinct 650 in Harris County.
HR 186	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Patricia McCall of Houston.
83rd 2nd Called Session
HR 69	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Pastor Mary Roberson and Deacon Buck Roberson of Latter Day Prayer Band Ministries for their years of service and leadership.
HR 70	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Linda Linder of Houston on her retirement from Second Baptist School.
HR 71	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jim Robinson on his retirement as chief appraiser of the Harris County Appraisal District.
HR 72	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. District Judge Edward Huggins Johnstone of Louisville, Kentucky.
HR 188	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Robert Franklin Dean of Houston.
82nd Regular Session
HB 1373	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
HB 1374	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.
HB 1375	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.
HB 1376	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/11 Caption: Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
HB 1382	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the duty of a law enforcement agency to verify the immigration status of an arrested person.
HB 1735	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the requirement of orange frames on certain speed limit signs erected by a municipality.
HB 1736	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the penalty for illegally passing stationary authorized emergency vehicles.
HB 1737	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the installation of a speed feedback sign by a property owners' association.
HB 2086	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to deceptive trade practices relating to the advertisement of certain goods.
HB 2772	Last Action: Recommendations filed with the Speaker Caption: Relating to the Spring Branch Area Community Improvement District.
HB 2773	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 2774	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation by certain taxing units in Harris County.
HB 2775	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenues.
HB 2776	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
HB 2777	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to the registration and compulsory inspection of certain street rods and custom vehicles.
HB 2778	Last Action: Referred to Natural Resources Caption: Relating to the criteria necessary to require a hearing to review an application for a rate change by certain water and sewer utilities.
HB 2779	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to provisions in the dedicatory instruments of property owners' associations regarding display of flags.
HB 2780	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
HB 2781	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to licensing requirements for a residential fire alarm technician.
HB 2799	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to certain property owners' exemption from modification of existing deed restrictions.
HB 2800	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the liability of a midwife in the practice of midwifery.
HB 2962	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the revocation or amendment of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer service.
HJR 7	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit certain political subdivisions in Harris County to establish a limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by those political subdivisions of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
HR 450	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Shelly Vasbinder and Manny Salazar III on their wedding.
HR 585	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring DeVry University for 80 years of service.
HR 2000	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church in Houston on its 75th anniversary.
HR 2001	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Madeline Cleveland Harris of Houston.
HR 2002	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Olga R. Gomez of Houston.
HR 2003	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Austin Leighton of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2004	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American veteran of World War I.
HR 2005	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Jean R. Ols of Houston.
HR 2006	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston as a valuable community and state asset.
HR 2007	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Camilo R. Gomez of Houston.
HR 2008	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clara F. Santikos of Houston.
HR 2009	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of native Texan Edd Kellum Hendee.
HR 2010	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Louvelle Chafin of Houston.
HR 2011	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Evelyn Petersen Cernik of Houston.
HR 2012	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charles Henry Kadlecek of Houston.
HR 2013	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Diana Lynn Psencik of Houston.
HR 2014	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Charles Edward Grubbs of Willis.
HR 2015	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Janice Gabriel on being named the 2010 Northwest Houston Leader of the Year.
HR 2016	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Gladys Johnson Glenn.
HR 2017	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clymer Lewis Wright, Jr., of Houston.
HR 2043	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Lindsay Ann Smith and Bradley Allen Pepper on their engagement.
HR 2147	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Arnold McMinn, Jr., of Brookshire.
HR 2181	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jenny Rebecca Sykes and Travis Miller Griffin on their wedding.
HR 2255	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of U.S. Army Specialist Andrew J. Roughton of Houston.
81st Regular Session
HB 209	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the determination of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
HB 392	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the availability and use of automated external defibrillators in nursing homes and related institutions.
HB 488	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the eligibility requirements for volunteer deputy registrars.
HB 864	Last Action: Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Caption: Relating to the extension of credit to an individual who incurs debt for necessary medical treatment.
HB 1106	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation by certain school districts and other taxing units in Harris County.
HB 1253	Last Action: Referred to Transportation Caption: Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
HB 1412	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to participation in the process for evaluating an application for a low income housing tax credit.
HB 1413	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the definition of a junked vehicle for purposes of abatement of a public nuisance.
HB 1414	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
HB 1426	Last Action: Referred to Public Health Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain counties to require health and human services providers to provide screening to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
HB 1427	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exempting fuel ethanol derived from cellulosic biomass and blended with gasoline from the motor fuels tax.
HB 1428	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
HB 1429	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to notification requirements for applicants for low income housing tax credits.
HB 1430	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to a time and date stamp on documentation required from mobile food units in certain municipalities.
HB 1431	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for renewable energy technology.
HB 1478	Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the reporting of information regarding debt incurred for necessary medical treatment.
HB 1720	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the use of public funds by a political subdivision for political advertising or communications that contain false information relating to a ballot measure; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 1721	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to taking or attempting to take a weapon from an employee or official of a correctional facility.
HB 1797	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to notice of a price change in retail electric service contracts.
HB 1798	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.
HB 1799	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to information that must be included on certain electric bills.
HB 1800	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an agreement regarding the respective responsibilities of a parent, student, and classroom teacher in certain school districts.
HB 1801	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.
HB 1802	Last Action: See remarks for effective date Caption: Relating to mobile food units in certain municipalities.
HB 1803	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
HB 1819	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to minimum habitability standards for multi-family rental buildings in certain municipalities; providing a penalty.
HB 2350	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to require trust accounts for certain commercial buildings; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2352	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 3060	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the selection of early voting judges.
HB 3061	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the use of state voter registration funds to employ temporary staff in a voter registrar's office.
HB 3062	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to the notice of an election provided to a voter registrar.
HB 3063	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to a pilot program authorizing counties to use direct recording electronic voting machines that produce paper records.
HB 3064	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the reporting of multifamily housing development information to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 3065	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/10 Caption: Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain counties.
HB 3068	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the manner in which certain state officials request and receive notice of the residence of certain sex offenders.
HB 3069	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/09 Caption: Relating to streamlining voter reregistration across county lines.
HB 3249	Last Action: Reported favorably as substituted Caption: Relating to the display of month-to-month prices on www.powertochoose.org.
HB 3342	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain criminal penalties for and civil consequences of damaging property with graffiti.
HB 3343	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.
HB 3344	Last Action: Subcommittee members named Caption: Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to community service ordered as a condition of community supervision for persons who commit that offense.
HB 3655	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an adjustment to the taxable value of property in a school district in the comptroller's annual property value study as a result of a determination by an appraisal review board of a taxpayer protest on the ground of unequal appraisal.
HB 3656	Last Action: Referred to Environmental Regulation Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan, including the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program under the plan.
HB 4105	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to changing the term "effective" tax rate to the term "no new taxes" tax rate for the purposes of the calculation and adoption of ad valorem tax rates.
HB 4106	Last Action: Committee report printed and distributed Caption: Relating to information and assistance provided by the chief appraiser to emergency management authorities.
HB 4117	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the determination of the total taxable value of property in a school district under the property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
HB 4118	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the registration of sex offenders who claim no residence.
HB 4243	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the computation of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities.
HCR 227	Last Action: Received from the House Caption: Congratulating Adam Taylor on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HJR 56	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by certain school districts in Harris County a limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year and to permit certain other political subdivisions in Harris County to establish a 105 percent limit on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by those political subdivisions.
HR 723	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Officer Timothy Scott Abernethy of the Houston Police Department.
HR 724	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Elsie Townes Pressler of Houston.
HR 725	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Dorothy Marie Bertha Domaschk Albin of Houston.
HR 726	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Hank Rush on his appointment as president and CEO of the Star of Hope Mission in Houston.
HR 727	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Donald Devaughn Whitefield of Houston.
HR 728	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ann K. Schwank of Houston.
HR 729	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Eleanor Anne Baumgarten of Houston.
HR 730	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Norris and Martha Barnard of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 731	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Michael Snow Stevens of Houston.
HR 732	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Leon Abrusley of Houston for his service to the nation during World War II.
HR 733	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mae King Wong Lim of Houston.
HR 1261	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Martha Lynn Korioth of Houston.
HR 1262	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mary Ellen Hayman Lewis of Houston.
HR 1263	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jonathon Naranjo of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1264	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Ethan Louis Van Antwerp of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1265	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Christopher Anthony Arcos of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 1266	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Darrell Bayer of Brenham.
HR 1267	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Beverly Evans of Houston.
HR 1268	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Second Lieutenant Ryan Andrew Kemnitz on his graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
HR 1360	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Clara F. Santikos of Houston.
HR 1361	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Antonio Campos of Houston on the occasion of his 103rd birthday.
HR 1362	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Andrew Joseph Hoffart of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1363	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of William Butcher of Houston.
HR 1364	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ryan Austin Kattchee on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1365	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ronald Eugene "Butch" Parker of Houston.
HR 1549	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the renaming of the Town and Country Campus of Houston Community College as the Spring Branch Campus.
80th Regular Session
HB 234	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit from 20 percent to 30 percent.
HB 696	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 697	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of a residence homestead based on the average appraised value of all qualified residence homesteads located in the same county.
HB 870	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $25,000, adjusting the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and protecting school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
HB 1024	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to an agreement setting forth the respective responsibilities of a parent, student, and classroom teacher in a public school.
HB 1025	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 1026	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
HB 1027	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for school supplies.
HB 1335	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan, including the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program under the plan.
HB 1446	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the period for preserving precinct election records.
HB 1447	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the requirement that a railroad corporation submit articles of incorporation or an amendment to articles of incorporation to the attorney general.
HB 1448	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of possession of a gambling device, equipment, or paraphernalia.
HB 1449	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to designating November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
HB 1450	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to entitling a person to request and obtain a copy of the person's driving record from any driver's license facility of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
HB 1451	Last Action: No action taken in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of prostitution.
HB 1452	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the right of a person to obtain a free credit report.
HB 1453	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the manner in which certain state officials request and receive notice of the residence of certain sex offenders.
HB 1454	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the regulation of and information regarding property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing criminal penalties.
HB 1455	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain counties to require health and human services providers to provide screening to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
HB 2021	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to regulations regarding political contributions, expenditures, and advertising; providing a civil penalty.
HB 2022	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the regulation of propane storage tanks used by mobile food units.
HB 2023	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the participation by certain state elected officials in the process for evaluating an application for a low income housing tax credit.
HB 2146	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to assignment of points for a conviction involving failure to secure a child by a safety belt.
HB 2147	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exempting fuel ethanol blended with gasoline from the motor fuels tax.
HB 2148	Last Action: Withdrawn from schedule Caption: Relating to an exemption from the sales tax for renewable energy technology.
HB 2149	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities that elect the members of the municipal governing body wholly or partly from single-member districts.
HB 2150	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the administration of the low income housing tax credit program by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
HB 2151	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to the prosecution and adjudication of the offense of graffiti and to the payment and use of a juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti eradication fee.
HB 2152	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
HB 2401	Last Action: Referred to Appropriations Caption: Relating to the payment of a judgment against the state in favor of Edmund Bryan Heimlich.
HB 2488	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
HB 2821	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a person to be a volunteer deputy voter registrar.
HB 2822	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the use of public funds by a political subdivision for communications that contain false information relating to a ballot measure; providing a criminal penalty.
HB 2823	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to provisional voting by a person who applied for an early voting ballot by mail.
HB 2824	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a voter to vote in a joint election if the voter's residence has changed.
HB 3138	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the authority to operate a mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment in certain counties.
HB 3149	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit that imposes ad valorem taxes on real property in Harris County, other than a school district or junior college district, to establish a limitation of not less than five percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by the taxing unit.
HB 3672	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/07 Caption: Relating to mobile food units in certain populous counties; providing a penalty.
HB 3741	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified from jury service.
HB 3742	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the requirements for a voter's confirmation of residence or statement of residence.
HB 3743	Last Action: Referred to Business & Industry Caption: Relating to the timeframe under which an employee must return to work after an emergency evacuation period expires.
HB 3789	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the manner in which notice of certain events concerning the low income housing tax credit program is given.
HCR 62	Last Action: Withdrawn from calendar Caption: Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Boot of Texas.
HCR 132	Last Action: Referred to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Caption: Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Boot of Texas.
HCR 151	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Designating the cowboy boot as the official State Shoe of Texas.
HCR 185	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Patricia Montgomery on being named Outstanding Juvenile Probation Officer of the Year for 2006 by the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department.
HCR 221	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Congratulating Wesley and Bertha Krueger of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HJR 32	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
HJR 47	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district a limit on the annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads of five percent or more, and to permit other political subdivisions to adopt a five percent limit on those appraisal increases.
HJR 48	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the assessed value of a residence homestead based on the average assessed value of all qualified residence homesteads that are located in the same county as the homestead.
HJR 51	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes to $25,000 and providing for an adjustment of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount.
HJR 91	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the length of the unexpired term that causes the automatic resignation of certain elected county or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office.
HJR 97	Last Action: Referred to Local Government Ways and Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the governing body of a political subdivision that imposes ad valorem taxes on real property in Harris County, other than a school district or junior college district, to establish a limitation of not less than five percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by the political subdivision.
HR 222	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Matthew Stephens of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 372	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Daniel Gordon Avery of Houston.
HR 390	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Stephen Daniel Becka on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 627	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring James Peter Glenister of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1467	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Donald Jay Vernon of Houston.
HR 1484	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ann Crenshaw on her retirement from Houston Christian High School.
HR 1534	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Second Baptist School in Houston.
HR 2127	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Wayne F. and Ruby E. Schaper of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 2235	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Barbara Engbrock Boyer of Houston.
HR 2408	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Mary Margaret Hughes of Houston.
HR 2529	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harris County treasurer and legendary newsman Jack Cato of Houston.
HR 2561	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Raymond Jacob Garcia of Houston on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2575	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring John L. Oden of Houston on his 101st birthday.
HR 2680	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Hugh Alexander LeVrier.
HR 2814	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard W. Luzader of Houston.
79th Regular Session
HB 527	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
HB 528	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for school supplies and other instructional material.
HB 538	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the construction or operation of treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties in certain municipalities; providing a penalty.
HB 539	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to naming the circle drive around the State Capitol the George W. Bush Circle.
HB 540	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 290 inside Harris County as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.
HB 652	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the submission of proposed charter amendments to the voters in a home-rule municipality.
HB 784	Last Action: Recommitted to committee Caption: Relating to providing tax relief and protection for ad valorem tax payers.
HB 1268	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/06 Caption: Relating to the information included on a voter registration application.
HB 1269	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to the manner in which a voter may make a change in the voter's registration information.
HB 1270	Last Action: Tagged Caption: Relating to the qualifications and duties of a deputy voter registrar.
HB 1271	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified from jury service.
HB 1440	Last Action: Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. Caption: Relating to the prosecution and adjudication of the offense of graffiti and to the payment and use of a juvenile delinquency prevention fee.
HB 1441	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the reporting of information regarding debt incurred for necessary medical treatment.
HB 1442	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to a requirement that school districts publish certain information at the beginning of each school year.
HB 1580	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the period for preserving precinct election records.
HB 1984	Last Action: Effective on 1/1/06 Caption: Relating to the information required to be provided with a notice of appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes and an ad valorem tax bill.
HB 1985	Last Action: Committee report sent to Calendars Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for maintaining a public nuisance that is a junked vehicle.
HB 2506	Last Action: Referred to Licensing & Admin. Procedures Caption: Relating to a license fee exemption for certain certified public accountants.
HB 2507	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/05 Caption: Relating to the regulation of mobile food units and roadside food vendors in certain populous areas.
HB 2508	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to exceptions to the use of uniform election dates.
HB 2509	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of a municipal court over an action to enforce certain vehicle dealer and manufacturer license plate laws.
HB 3292	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to notice provided to a county of an election ordered by a political subdivision.
HB 3293	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the filing period for a candidate's application for a place on a special election ballot.
HB 3294	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to provisional voting by a person who applied for an early voting ballot by mail.
HB 3295	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the electronic reporting of precinct results to the secretary of state.
HB 3296	Last Action: Left pending in subcommittee Caption: Relating to authorizing a general-purpose political committee to conduct a raffle to raise money for political purposes.
HB 3297	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the inclusion of certain public school accountability information in a student's grade report card and on a school district's Internet website.
HB 3298	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to providing tax relief and protection for ad valorem tax payers.
HB 3306	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain emergency fire fighter or emergency medical technicians.
HB 3307	Last Action: Referred to Elections Caption: Relating to the population requirements for county election precincts.
HB 3380	Last Action: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair Caption: Relating to the laws administered by the Texas Ethics Commission for the fair conduct of elections and election campaigns; providing penalties.
HB 3560	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the boundaries and organization of the Spring Branch Area Management District.
HJR 8	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish a three percent limitation on annual increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of residence homesteads and other residential real property.
HJR 35	Last Action: Point of order sustained Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.
HR 117	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Robert and Maebelle Good of Houston on their 70th wedding anniversary.
HR 118	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Joseph Mulrooney of Houston.
HR 119	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring John M. Sangree of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 120	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Lutheran High North on its 25th anniversary.
HR 144	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Harold Alvin Urban of Houston.
HR 245	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ralph Edward Smith, Sr., of Houston.
HR 366	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Major Leo Telchik, Sr., U.S. Army (Ret.), of Houston.
HR 367	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the grand opening of the Czech Cultural Center Houston.
HR 368	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Wally and Barbara Bircher of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 527	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Houston on the 50th anniversary of its founding.
HR 1126	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Venturetech of Houston on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
HR 1396	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Athalene M. Griffin.
HR 1483	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Spring Woods High School of Houston on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
HR 1563	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Casey Johnson of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1567	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alfred C. Habelman of Houston.
HR 1658	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Joe Clifford Epps of Houston.
HR 1659	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pine Shadows Elementary School in Houston.
HR 1762	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Anthony Paschal Dwight of Houston.
HR 1899	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Carol Bunte of Houston on her 25 years as a teacher at Clay Road Baptist School.
HR 1926	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Josh Elton Cribbs of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2047	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Boy Scouts Troop 604 of Houston on its 50th anniversary.
HR 2048	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Michael Cedric Jeffery of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 2195	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing October 29, 2005, as Spring Branch Day.
79th 1st Called Session
HB 70	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the information required to be provided with an ad valorem tax bill.
HR 195	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Richard and Darlene Rabe of Houston on their 42nd wedding anniversary.
79th 2nd Called Session
HB 29	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem taxation by a school district to five percent.
HB 54	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 55	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Relating to the annual adjustment for inflation of the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
HJR 20	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district to five percent or more.
HJR 22	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district a limit on the annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads of five percent or more, and to permit other political subdivisions to adopt a limit on those appraisal increases of less than 10 percent but not less than five percent.
HJR 23	Last Action: Referred to Property Tax Relief, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the annual adjustment for inflation of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for general elementary and secondary public school purposes.
HR 75	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Anthony John Cutaia of Houston on earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 182	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Joel Glenn Paulk, Jr., of Houston on earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
79th 3rd Called Session
HB 15	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the limitation on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 16	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to the imposition of the motor vehicle sales tax on certain motor vehicles using alternative fuels.
HB 17	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to increasing the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit from 20 percent to 30 percent.
HB 18	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for school supplies.
HB 19	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary and secondary schools.
HB 68	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to the salary paid to certain professional employees of public schools.
HB 133	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district to five percent.
HJR 12	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision from 20 percent to 30 percent.
HJR 13	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district a limit on the annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads of five percent or more, and to permit other political subdivisions to adopt a five percent limit on those appraisal increases.
HJR 33	Last Action: Referred to Ways & Means Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by a school district a limit on the annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads of five percent or more.
HR 413	Last Action: Filed Caption: Honoring Chris Barcus of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 414	Last Action: Filed Caption: Congratulating Jim Julian of Houston on his gold medal win in the pole vault at the 2005 USA Masters Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
HR 664	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Kristin Audrey Malone of Sugar Land.
HR 665	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Jim Julian of Houston on his achievements in senior pole vaulting.
HR 666	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Chris Barcus of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 667	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Lisa M. Ranly of Houston.
HR 668	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Travis Jacob Barter on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 669	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Herb Cerwinske of Houston on his 90th birthday.
HR 670	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Donald Dargen of Houston on his 85th birthday.
HR 671	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ryan Thomas Bridges of Houston on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 672	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Caine Richard Taylor of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 673	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of W. Carloss Morris, Jr., of Houston.
78th Regular Session
HB 640	Last Action: Referred to Public Education Caption: Relating to certain requirements at the beginning of each school day in public schools.
HB 1284	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the punishment of certain assaults committed against employees of primary or secondary schools.
HB 1859	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the construction or operation of chemical dependency treatment facilities near certain residential and community properties.
HB 1860	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to certain diseases, illnesses, and exposures suffered by certain public safety employees.
HB 1861	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to the procedures for verifying signatures on early voting ballots voted by mail.
HB 1862	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the voter registration of certain persons disqualified from jury service.
HB 1863	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain voter registration information.
HB 2063	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the employees affected by certain county grievance procedures.
HB 2064	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to the procedure for returning an application for an early voting ballot.
HB 2182	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to common and public nuisances and the creation of and allocation of money from a nuisance abatement fund.
HB 2183	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the election date of proposed charter amendments in a home-rule municipality.
HB 3220	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to disputes as to impairment ratings under the workers' compensation system.
HB 3221	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/03 Caption: Relating to subdivision platting requirements in certain counties near an international border.
HB 3222	Last Action: Left pending in committee Caption: Relating to misrepresentation concerning political activity of a tax-exempt organization; providing a civil penalty.
HB 3223	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 3629	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the creation of the Spring Branch Area Community Improvement District and the Temple Health and Bioscience Economic Development District; providing the authority to issue bonds and impose a tax.
HJR 4	Last Action: Placed on intent calendar Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to five percent or more.
HR 322	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Florence King Ostlin of Morgan's Point.
HR 405	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Houston on its 50th anniversary.
HR 524	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the theater students and teachers of Spring Woods High School in Houston for being selected to perform at the International Thespian Society's Festival 2003.
HR 612	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Richard Davis Edson of Houston.
HR 613	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Alvin Otto Aschenbeck of Houston.
HR 614	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Julius Victor Tupa, Houston's polka king.
HR 770	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Paul and Ellen Nuckolls of Georgetown on their 60th wedding anniversary.
HR 950	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Martha Humphries of Houston.
HR 951	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Carlos Gonzalez on his 80th birthday.
HR 952	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Benno and Ruby Bauer of Kerrville on their 60th wedding anniversary.
HR 953	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of James G. Kmiecik of Houston.
HR 1080	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring John Rainey Lanham of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1081	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Elizabeth Alford on being named the 2003 Spring Branch Independent School District Elementary Teacher of the Year.
HR 1082	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Robert Springer and the former Tricia Brugger on their wedding.
HR 1093	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Roland Henneke Kapalski on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 1094	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Daniel Herrmann on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 1095	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Kevin Joseph Boehm of Houston on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 1096	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dustin Wright Decker of Houston for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 1097	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Ed B. Smith of Houston.
HR 1098	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Janet Dobbs as Spring Branch ISD's 2003 Secondary School Teacher of the Year.
HR 1099	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating Larry Keast on the opening of his new Venturetech manufacturing facility in Houston.
HR 1100	Last Action: Referred to Civil Practices Caption: Encouraging the City of Houston to redevelop Long Point Road.
HR 1101	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Congratulating the Spring Woods High School "A Scene from Above" team on their success.
HR 1102	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Afghan refugee Farishta Ali and her essay on the meaning of American freedom.
HR 1103	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Ruby Page of Houston on her 90th birthday.
HR 1128	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Commending Sam and Susan Torn of Camp Ozark for inspiring generations of Texas youth.
HR 1162	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Calvin Christopher "Chief" Morris of Houston.
HR 1163	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Lois Stromberg for her work as a Neighborhood Liaison during the 78th Texas Legislative Session.
HR 1164	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Wes Krueger of Houston as a Neighborhood Liaison.
HR 1295	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Encouraging the City of Houston to redevelop Long Point Road.
HR 1353	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Leland and Frankie Lee Lawson of Houston on their 68th wedding anniversary.
HR 1368	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Johnnie and Ruth David of Houston on their 30th wedding anniversary.
HR 1475	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and congratulating them on the opening of the Cockrell Scout Center in Houston.
HR 1479	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jim Mueller of Houston for his service in the Boy Scouts of America.
HR 1630	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Milbert William "Bill" Held of Houston.
78th 1st Called Session
HR 186	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Randall "Randy" Lee Neumeyer of Houston.
78th 2nd Called Session
HR 11	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Alceste Cerwinske of Houston on her 90th birthday.
HR 12	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Monsignor James B. Anderson of Houston on the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.
HR 42	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Assistant Chief of Police Jerry DeFoor on his retirement from the Houston Police Department.
HR 123	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Dr. H. Edwin Young on his 25th anniversary as pastor of Second Baptist Church in Houston.
78th 3rd Called Session
HR 49	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring State Representative Joe Crabb as he completes 20 years as pastor of Addicks United Methodist Church.
HR 112	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Harry and Frances Burke of McDade on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 145	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Recognizing Hiram Hazael Pacheco on becoming an Eagle Scout.
HR 301	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Donald D. and Billie V. Whitefield.
HR 345	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Spencer A. Machado of Houston for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 346	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Joseph Hunt of Houston for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 347	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Jo Ann Peschel of Houston for her 42-year career in Texas public education.
78th 4th Called Session
HB 80	Last Action: Referred to Public School Finance, Select Caption: Relating to limiting the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residential real property for ad valorem tax purposes to three percent.
HJR 17	Last Action: Referred to Public School Finance, Select Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to establish a three percent limit on annual increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of residential real property.
HR 111	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Colin David Renner of Houston for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 112	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Paul and Gertrude Stringer of Houston on their golden wedding anniversary.
HR 113	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Matthew Wayne Bartkowiak.
HR 114	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: In memory of Cecilia McPherson Smith of Houston.
HR 182	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Westwood Elementary School in Houston on its 40th anniversary.
HR 183	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Anna Katherine Grudziecke of Waller.
HR 263	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Janice Gabriel of Houston for her myriad contributions to the community.
HR 264	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Joy and Jim Garner of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
HR 265	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Metford E. Mountford of Houston.
HR 266	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring William A. Stephens III of Houston for earning the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 324	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Toan Nguyen for his service to the U.S. and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
HR 325	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring Bryan Gates of Houston for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
HR 326	Last Action: Reported enrolled Caption: Honoring the life of Elo Meisetschlaeger.