Legislation authored by Craig A. Washington

Includes legislation with Craig A. Washington as the primary author for the 63rd through 71st Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

71st Regular Session
SB 17	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to state purchasing contracts, state public works contracts, and contractors who are women and who belong to certain disadvantaged minority groups.
SB 18	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the compensation of a retired judge assigned as a visiting judge.
SB 19	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the time limitations applicable to the prosecution of a criminal case.
SB 20	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.
SB 21	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the payment of benefits under personal injury protection insurance coverage.
SB 22	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of hate crime and the offense of institutional vandalism; allowing civil action for such crimes and requiring reports of such crimes.
SB 23	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
SB 24	Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/28/89 Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to engage in community and economic development programs.
SB 25	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to creation and operation of excess health insurance pools for AIDS.
SB 26	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to the expunction of arrest records.
SB 27	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discrimination in employment, housing, and public facilities because a person has or is perceived as having AIDS, HIV infection, or AIDS-related complex; providing criminal and civil penalties.
SB 157	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., as a state holiday.
SB 174	Last Action: Effective in 90 days-8/28/89 Caption: Relating to the qualifications of school bus drivers for hearing impaired students.
SB 175	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to administrative costs of the Texas Commission for the Deaf.
SB 176	Last Action: Pending in committee Caption: Relating to the prosecution of an appeal or writ of error in a civil case by certain indigent persons.
SB 177	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to certain powers and duties of the Texas Real Estate Commission regarding license revocations.
SB 468	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Local&Consent Cal. Caption: Relating to the inheritance rights of illegitimate children.
SB 469	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to notice to certain employees of rights to purchase conversion policies.
SB 470	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to minimum standards and premium limits for health insurance conversion policies.
SB 471	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to collection of information concerning health insurance coverage for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus and requiring coverage under certain circumstances.
SB 472	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to limitations of services and benefits under certain health insurance arrangements on renegotiation or amendment of contracts.
SB 473	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to disapproval by the State Board of Insurance or the commissioner of insurance of certain policies, contracts, certificates, evidences of coverage, riders, endorsements, and amendments that include exclusionary...
SB 474	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to minimum requirements for coverage of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus under certain health insurance.
SB 475	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, administration, collection, and civil and criminal enforcement of a corporate profits tax.
SB 476	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of a tax on the income of certain resident and nonresident individuals, trusts and estates, and partnerships.
SB 616	Last Action: Reported favorably w/amendments Caption: Relating to the suspension or revocation of the license of a real estate broker or real estate salesman based on an inquiry or disclosure by the licensee relating to whether the previous occupant of real property had...
SB 617	Last Action: Returned to committee Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; providing penalties.
SB 618	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to insurance coverage for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
SB 649	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to criminal justice policies and programs concerning AIDS and HIV infection, to intentional conduct exposing another to AIDS or HIV infection, and to the testing of persons exposing certain employees to....
SB 651	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to the employment of school nurses in certain school districts.
SB 652	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/89 Caption: Relating to administrative adjudication of parking offenses in certain municipalities.
SB 753	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the provision of services by podiatrists under the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.
SB 766	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Human Services to pay premiums for the purchase of health care coverage for victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus.
SB 767	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the creation of a metropolitan housing authority in certain counties and the diversion of sales tax revenue from a metropolitan rapid transit authority.
SB 768	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discrimination because of sexual orientation.
SB 841	Last Action: Referred to s/c on Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district.
SB 1177	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to alcohol and drug abuse education for public school students and teachers.
SB 1178	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of cock fighting and the disposition of certain cock-fighting equipment.
SB 1179	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the treatment and care of persons with mental retardation.
SB 1180	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Relating to requesting a deferral of certain proceedings to complete a driving safety course.
SB 1181	Last Action: Referred to Education Caption: Relating to compulsory school attendance and school discipline management.
SB 1182	Last Action: Referred to Special Subcommittee Caption: Relating to parole eligibility.
SB 1183	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to public school courses in American Sign Language.
SB 1184	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the maximum tax rate that may be adopted by certain emergency services districts.
SB 1185	Last Action: Referred to Public Safety Caption: Relating to dismissal of certain misdemeanor traffic offenses on completion of a driving safety course.
SB 1186	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to the adoption and utilization by a home-rule municipality of administrative procedures for the destruction of animals.
SB 1187	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to the appointment of deputy police and fire chiefs in certain municipalities.
SB 1397	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to inquests and autopsies regarding the body of a prospective organ donor.
SB 1398	Last Action: Left as pending business in comm. Caption: Relating to the Public Utility Regulatory Act and transmission services available to qualifying facilities.
SB 1554	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to electric utilities having excess capacity.
SB 1716	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to coverage of certain condominiums under homeowners insurance.
SB 1717	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the appointment of hearing officers for criminal and mental health cases in certain courts.
SB 1736	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to criminal trespass in a health care facility; providing penalties.
SB 1737	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the provision of educational materials on AIDS and HIV to persons applying for a marriage license or declaring an informal marriage and to the authority of the Texas Department of Health ....
SB 1738	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to establish a county facilities corporation to finance projects, by the issuance of bonds or other methods, for the benefit of the counties.
SB 1739	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of special care facilities; providing penalties.
SB 1825	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to persons who are authorized to conduct marriage ceremonies.
SB 1853	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the offense of retaliation committed because a person reported a crime.
SCR 17	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Gary Shepherd Co., Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas and Texas A & M University.
SCR 81	Last Action: Referred to House Administration Caption: Establishing the Advisory Committee on the Mental Health Care of Deaf or Hearing Impaired Adults and Children to the Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
SCR 118	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Honoring Cebron and Ruth Higgins.
SCR 127	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Randall Adams permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 159	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Establishing a special interim task force to study the Mentally Retarded Persons Act.
SCR 175	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to reestablish the Transition Services Task Force.
SJR 33	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the redistricting of judicial districts in certain counties.
SJR 38	Last Action: Referred to Special Subcommittee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the composition of certain courts and to the election of justices and judges of those courts and certain district courts from single-member districts or divisions.
SJR 48	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to raise the maximum property tax rate that may be adopted by certain emergency services districts and to provide for the levy of the tax by the district or the . . .
SJR 73	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to removing the limitation on the maximum amount paid out of state funds for assistance grants to needy dependent children and their caretakers.
SR 12	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: In memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
SR 68	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Declaring February 4, 1989 as National Women of Achievement Day in Texas.
SR 120	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Recognizing Congressman Mickey Leland for his exemplary work on behalf of human and social justice.
SR 245	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Recognizing Deaf Legislative Action Day.
SR 255	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Welcoming Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants and acknowledging St. Dismas Day in Texas.
SR 266	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: In memory of Elbert Boone of Houston.
SR 362	Last Action: Adopted Caption: Expressing support for a study on the desirability of making Texas Southern University a component of one of the two major university systems.
SR 363	Last Action: Referred to Administration Caption: Establishing the Advisory Committee on the Mental Health Care of Deaf or Hearing Impaired Adults and Children.
SR 364	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Reestablishing the Transition Services Task Force.
SR 365	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Declaring the week of April 3-9, 1989, as ARC/Texas Week.
SR 366	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Helen B. Kapiloff.
SR 460	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating the Houston Police Department.
SR 498	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending the AIDS educators and caregivers in their fight against AIDS and in memory of those who have died of AIDS.
SR 659	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Supporting and endorsing the State Steering Committee on Technology-Related Assistance.
SR 734	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending A. Robert Hinojosa on his service as president of the Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston.
SR 787	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending Don Snow for the diligence, dedication, and effectiveness he applies to Project RIO.
SR 788	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Expressing appreciation to office manager Charles Johnson and the staff of the Houston office of Project RIO for their meaningful contribution.
SR 789	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending the Texas Employment Commission and the staff of Project RIO for their commitment to the success of the program.
SR 808	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Extending congratulations to Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated on their 35th annual conference.
71st 1st Called Session
SB 10	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district.
SR 128	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: In memory of Bert Carson Armstead, Jr.
SR 188	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Congratulating Carolyn McGee on her recent appointment as commander for American Legion Post No. 208 and highly commending her for her most important work in educating the young poeple of our state.
71st 2nd Called Session
SB 56	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, financing, and dissolution of the Houston Downtown Management District and the power of certain entities to contract with the district.
SCR 5	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Congressman Mickey Leland.
SCR 27	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Harris County permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
SR 52	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Commending all those responsible for the opening of the Charles R. Drew Medical Center.
SR 101	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: In memory of Domonique Parker of Houston.
SR 102	Last Action: Read & adopted Caption: Contratulating Senator Eddie Bernice Johnson on her 54th birthday.
70th Regular Session
SB 124	Last Action: House passage as amended reported Caption: Relating to the expunction of arrest records.
SB 246	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, administration, collection, and civil and criminal enforcement of a corporate profits tax.
SB 247	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of a tax on the income of certain resident and nonresident individuals, trusts and estates, and partnerships.
SB 248	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the compensation of a retired judge assigned as a visiting judge.
SB 249	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to service on a jury by a deaf person.
SB 250	Last Action: Motion withdrawn Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; providing a penalty.
SB 351	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to prohibited investments for funds of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 388	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to corporal punishment in public schools.
SB 389	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the transfer of firemen within the fire department in certain cities.
SB 433	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to regulating vasectomy and other conduct involving human male reproduction capacity and creating offenses for this conduct.
SB 587	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to restrictions on insurers concerning blood tests for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and related infections.
SB 588	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to requiring written consent before administering tests for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and related infections; providing penalties.
SB 589	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to prohibiting mandatory testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and related infections; providing penalties.
SB 590	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to tests for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and related disorders; providing penalties.
SB 698	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the assignment pay for certain members of the fire or police department of certain cities.
SB 699	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the release of confidential mental health records in certain circumstances.
SB 700	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to discontinuance of utility service.
SB 701	Last Action: Effective on 9/1/87 Caption: Relating to the offense of burglary of coin-operated or coin collection machines.
SB 773	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the indeterminate sentencing and release from confinement of a defendant convicted of a felony offense.
SB 774	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the participation of volunteer organizations in providing social service programs to inmates in the Texas Department of Corrections.
SB 846	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the exemption of acupuncture from laws regulating the practice of medicine.
SB 848	Last Action: Referred to Health & Human Services Caption: Relating to the provision of mental health services to persons who are deaf or hearing impaired and to their families.
SB 897	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to prohibited investments for assets of the veterans' housing assistance fund.
SB 1285	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the creation and operation of excess health insurance pools for AIDS.
SB 1286	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Caption: Relating to the qualifications of school bus drivers for hearing impaired students.
SB 1287	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to discrimination in employment, housing, and public facilities because a person has or is perceived as having AIDS, HIV infection, or AIDS-related complex; providing criminal and civil penalties.
SB 1288	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the definition of and civil penalties for a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice.
SB 1289	Last Action: Referred to Special Subcommittee Caption: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
SB 1345	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the authority of a commissioners court of a county to engage in community and economic development projects.
SB 1466	Last Action: Referred to Criminal Justice Caption: Relating to the appointment of hearing officers for criminal and mental health cases in certain courts.
SB 1527	Last Action: Laid on table subj. to call in comm. Caption: Relating to signs posted in food service establishments depicting the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge food from a choking person.
SCR 7	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Pringle-Dixon-Pringle permission to sue the State of Texas and the University of Texas System Cancer Center-M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.
SCR 11	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Granting Bill D. Fortune permission to sue the State of Texas and Texas A&M University System.
SCR 28	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Charles W. Wheat permission to sue the State of Texas and the Texas Department of Corrections.
SCR 123	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Establishing the Transition Services Task Force.
SJR 50	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit certain investments of assets of the permanent university fund.
SR 7	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Lena E. Thigpen.
SR 53	Caption: Extending congratulations to Amnesty International U.S.A.
SR 133	Caption: Commending the Cowtown Coliseum and Billy Bob's Texas for outstanding generosity in staging a benefit for L. C. Sampson.
SR 172	Caption: Memorial resolution for Joan Glantz.
SR 295	Caption: Joining the citizens of Fort Bend County at the State Capitol on Fort Bend County Day, April 7, 1987.
SR 613	Caption: Commending Gibson Gayle, Jr.
SR 617	Caption: Commending Jewell Boutté.
SR 701	Caption: Commending Lillie Fontenot.
70th 2nd Called Session
SB 8	Last Action: Referred to Committee of the Whole Caption: Relating to the imposition, administration, collection, and civil and criminal enforcement of a corporate profits tax.
SB 9	Last Action: Referred to Committee of the Whole Caption: Relating to the imposition, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of a tax on the income of certain resident and nonresident individuals, trusts and estates, and partnerships.
SB 37	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to retired judges assigned as visiting judges.
SB 57	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Relating to the authority of a commissioners court of a county to engage in community and economic development projects.
SCR 10	Last Action: Referred to House Administration Caption: Creating a special joint committee to study prison industries.
SR 16	Caption: Expressing appreciation to Dr. Alexander F. Schilt.
SR 141	Caption: Directing the Senate Criminal Justic Committee to study the prison industries program operated by the Texas Department of Corrections.
69th Regular Session
SB 139	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the elimination of certain legal holidays and to the observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as a state holiday.
SB 360	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; providing penalties.
SB 361	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of acupuncture; providing penalties.
SB 916	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the regulation and licensing of pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound racing and horse racing; providing penalties.
SB 917	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a statewide referendum about, and to the authorization of, state-regulated pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound racing in certain counties, subject to approval by the voters of the county voting at an election; providing penalties.
SB 926	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to certain information provided by state agencies to the governor's office on equal employment opportunity.
SB 927	Last Action: Referred to Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to assignment pay for certain bilingual personnel in certain cities.
SB 928	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Relating to the definition of "family" in Chapter 71, Family Code.
SB 929	Last Action: Reported favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to voluntary compliance by municipalities with regulations adopted by the Commission on Jail Standards and to certain duties of the Commission on Jail Standards.
SB 930	Last Action: Reported favorably w/amendments Caption: Relating to the creation of an offense of enticing, persuading, or intimidating a person into committing an illegal act and to a restriction on certain conditions of probation imposed by a court.
SB 931	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to civil penalties for certain trade practices that are deceptive or that violate an injunction or restraining order.
SB 940	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the requirements and standards for and location of family homes for disabled persons.
SB 1199	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the written notice of sale of real estate under a deed of trust and the manner of advertising the sale by publication in a newspaper; providing for avoidance of foreclosure by compliance with the contract.
SB 1200	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Amending Section 51.002, Property Code, as amended, by adding a new Subsection (j) to provide a right of redemption after a foreclosure sale.
SB 1201	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual preference in certain transactions concerning employment.
SB 1202	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the authorization of investments in certain development bank securities by certain private and governmental investors.
SB 1203	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to baseline checking accounts.
SB 1250	Last Action: Placed on General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the grounds for removal or suspension of a fireman or policeman.
SB 1251	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to prosecute certain offenses involving violations of civil rights of prisoners.
SB 1252	Last Action: Postponed in committee Caption: Relating to the minimum wage.
SB 1314	Last Action: No action taken in committee Caption: Relating to a landlord's obligation to maintain savings accounts for, to pay interest on, and to return tenant security deposits.
SB 1433	Last Action: Referred to Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to disciplinary actions taken against certain fire fighters or police officers.
SB 1496	Last Action: Reported favorably w/o amendments Caption: Relating to the circumstances under which a parked vehicle may not be removed by a towing company; providing a penalty.
SCR 9	Last Action: Received from the Senate Caption: Commemorating the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
SCR 22	Last Action: Filed w/o the Governor's signature Caption: Granting Kehinde L. Saaka permission to sue the State of Texas and The University of Texas System.
SCR 71	Last Action: Filed w/o the Governor's signature Caption: Granting Cornelius S. Cooper permission to sue the state.
SCR 93	Last Action: Postponed in committee Caption: Creating a special joint committee to study enhancing the role of the family to reduce recidivism of offenders.
SJR 38	Last Action: Referred to State Affairs Caption: Ratifying a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for representation of the District of Columbia in the United States Congress.
SR 88	Caption: Commending the National Black Law Students Association.
SR 114	Caption: Expressing appreciation to Mrs. Emily Ettling.
SR 175	Caption: Memorial resolution for Austin C. Bray.
SR 213	Caption: Extending congratulations to The Reverend John Murphy Redmond, Sr.
SR 247	Caption: Memorial resolution for Bennie Hubbard.
SR 270	Caption: Memorial resolution for Judge Henry E. Doyle.
SR 313	Caption: Declaring April 17 to be "Independent Black College Day".
SR 316	Caption: Commending Father Bruce Ritter and the Covenant House.
SR 354	Caption: Extending congratulations to Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Association on occasion of the 119th reunion.
SR 393	Caption: Extending congratulations to Houston Independent School District Volunteers in Public Schools.
SR 412	Caption: Commending Fredrick "Carl" Lewis as an exemplary world class athlete and congratulating him on his gold medal successes.
SR 438	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Donnamerhle Jackson, Mrs. Eloise McLemore and Mrs. Ada Vann.
SR 439	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Charlye Hooper.
SR 452	Caption: Extending congratulations to Mrs. Cherry Turner.
69th 2nd Called Session
SB 29	Last Action: Referred to Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation and licensing of pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound racing and horse racing; providing penalties.
SCR 3	Last Action: 1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal. Caption: Granting Medical Computer Systems, Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas and the University of Texas System.
SR 36	Caption: Memorial resolution for William Mitchell, Jr.
69th 3rd Called Session
SB 10	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, administration, collection, and civil and criminal enforcement of a corporate profits tax.
SB 11	Last Action: Referred to Finance Caption: Relating to the imposition, collection, administration, and civil and criminal enforcement of a tax on the income of certain resident and nonresident individuals, trusts, and estates, and partnerships.
SCR 3	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Granting Medical Computer systems, Inc. permission to sue the State of Texas and the University of Texas System.
SCR 20	Last Action: Referred to Jurisprudence Caption: Granting Pringle-Dixon-Pringle permission to sue the State of Texas and The University of Texas System Cancer Center- - M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.
SR 56	Caption: Extending congratulations to Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church of Houston on its 100th anniversary.
68th Regular Session
SB 233	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to the selection and qualifications of jurors.
SB 244	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the mandatory use of interest earned on certain client funds held by attorneys, law firms, or professional corporations engaged in the practice of law to provide legal services to the indigent in civil matters; to the deposit of the funds; to the creation and administration of a program by the Texas Supreme Court to carry out the purpose of Article 317a, Revised Statutes, and to the powers and duties of the court; to the formation, operation, powers, duties, and liability of a nonprofit corporation to be the recipient and disbursing agent for interest earned on client funds; and to liability of depository institutions.
SB 253	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to regulation of private process servers; giving the secretary of state certain powers and duties; prescribing fees; defining offenses and providing penalties.
SB 403	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to penalties under the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the offense of possession of marijuana.
SB 404	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to penalties under the Texas Controlled Substances Act for the offense of possession of marijuana.
SB 414	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to a grievance procedure for state employees.
SB 415	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards.
SB 450	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the provision of telecommunication devices for deaf, hearing impaired, and speech impaired individuals.
SB 491	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to prevention of discrimination in employment, public accommodations, education, and real property transactions; providing penalties.
SB 492	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to establishment and funding of a program to provide legal services for the indigent.
SB 493	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the use of a certain name for facilities owned by the Texas Department of Corrections.
SB 494	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to teacher salary deductions for dues for professional organizations.
SB 495	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of acupuncture; providing penalties.
SB 496	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to investments in businesses with interests in South Africa by public institutions of higher education.
SB 497	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to certain school district property tax revenues to be used by a junior college district operated by the school district.
SB 518	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the creation of and laws applicable to solar easements; requiring certain provisions in an instrument creating a solar easement; making certain provisions as to restrictions which would affect the use or installation of solar devices in other legal instruments.
SB 519	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the repeal of Section 21.06, Penal Code.
SB 520	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the appointment of guardians ad litem and attorneys ad litem in certain probate proceedings.
SB 521	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the employment and compensation of court coordinators and administrative assistants by statutory probate courts.
SB 522	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the authority of the personal representative of a descedent to institute proceedings to determine heirship.
SB 523	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to the liability of certain personal representatives for attorney's fees.
SB 524	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the management of property recovered in a suit by the next friend of an incapacitated person.
SB 525	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to providing notice to heirs and beneficiaries concerning final settlements in probate proceedings.
SB 526	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the distribution of small estates on affidavit.
SB 527	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to compliance with a will admitted to probate as a muniment of title.
SB 528	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the statewide assignment, terms, jurisdiction, powers, duties, and compensation of judges of the statutory probate courts.
SB 529	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to a substantive revision of the laws concerning creation, consolidation, and abolition of school districts.
SB 560	Last Action: Removed from local & uncontested calendar Caption: Relating to the display and sale of unpackaged food; providing a penalty.
SB 561	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the exceptions from the law regulating registered professional nursing.
SB 562	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of a jobs assistance program and to franchise tax credits for participating employers.
SB 563	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the authority of courts in certain counties to participate in the supervision and administration of probation offices.
SB 564	Last Action: Placed on daily Major State Calendar Caption: Relating to the inheritance rights of an illegitimate child who has been equitably adopted.
SB 565	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to certification of court reporters, deputy court reporters, and persons who engage in the practice of shorthand reporting in courts of this state, to the creation, membership, terms, qualifications, and powers and duties of the Court Reporters Certification Board, and to the powers and duties of the supreme court relating to the certifications of court reporters.
SB 566	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development Caption: Relating to the regulation of credit unions; providing penalties.
SB 573	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation of the fair employment division of the Texas Employment Commission.
SB 591	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Urban Affairs Caption: Relating to civil service for certain firemen and policemen.
SB 592	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the minimum wage.
SB 593	Last Action: Testimony taken Caption: Relating to the use, allocation, and distribution of revenue from the state hotel occupancy tax.
SB 598	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to investments in businesses with interests in South Africa by public institutions of higher education.
SB 646	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the contents of an appellate record in a criminal case.
SB 719	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the assignment of judges by the presiding judges of administrative judicial districts.
SB 723	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to incentive pay for certain peace officers.
SB 742	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to disclosure in a criminal case of a confidential communication to a clergyman.
SB 743	Last Action: Testimony taken Caption: Relating to partial public financing for political campaigns.
SB 745	Last Action: Testimony taken Caption: Relating to credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain municipal service.
SB 809	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to admission of certain students to the Texas School for the Deaf and to certain powers and duties of the governing board of the Texas School for the Deaf and the State Board of Education.
SB 937	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the offense of receiving or expending funds obtained in violation of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
SB 938	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to transfer of Roberson Stadium from the University of Houston to Texas Southern University.
SB 939	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to a requirement that employees of a jail or prison and employees of a mental institution or community center take annual psychological examinations.
SB 940	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to establishing the limit on the amount of state funds that may be paid for assistance grants to or on behalf of needy dependent children and their caretakers.
SB 941	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a state lottery; providing penalties.
SB 944	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the offense of public intoxication.
SB 1028	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to civil penalties for certain practices that are deceptive or that violate an injunction or restraining order.
SB 1065	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to revision of the criminal laws relating to the offenses of rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, sexual abuse, aggravated sexual abuse, and sexual abuse of a child; redefining those offenses as assaultive offenses; and revising the elements of and penalties for those offenses.
SB 1066	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Law Enforcement Caption: Relating to good conduct time earned by a prisoner and to department procedures for the restoration of good conduct time and to certain powers and duties of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
SB 1067	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to prohibited investments for funds of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 1068	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the punishment for habitual felony offenders.
SB 1069	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to procedure in a habitual criminal case.
SB 1070	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the imposition of fees as a condition of probation.
SB 1114	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to certain actions against licensed insurers and insurance agents under the Deceptive Trade Practices Acts.
SB 1115	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to prohibited investments for funds of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
SB 1116	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the punishment for habitual felony offenders.
SB 1117	Last Action: Read second time & passed to engrossment Caption: Relating to water quality control regulations.
SB 1118	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to use of prior convictions for enhancement purposes.
SB 1119	Last Action: Considered by committee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to preservation of the view of the State Capitol and to a private right of action for injunctive relief for a violation.
SB 1120	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the prosecution of offenses committed by inmates of the department of corrections.
SB 1189	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the right of the state to appeal in a criminal case.
SB 1196	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the creation and administration of a job-training program for prisoners incarcerated in the Texas Department of Corrections, to the establishment, membership, and powers and duties of the Interagency Council on Prisoner Job Training, and to certain duties of the warden and of the director of the Texas Department of Corrections.
SB 1197	Last Action: Referred to Committee on County Affairs Caption: Relating to appointments to the board of hospital managers of certain hospital districts.
SB 1246	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to revision of certain criminal offenses involving injury to or violation of the rights, privileges, or immunities of a prisoner; defining the terms "law enforcement officer" and "in custody" for purposes of those offenses.
SB 1247	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the elements of an offense involving injury to or violation of the rights of a prisoner, and defining "in custody" for purposes of those offenses.
SB 1248	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to a disqualification for being licensed as a peace officer, jailer or guard of a county jail, or a reserve law enforcement officer.
SB 1266	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Relating to the election of county school trustees and members of county boards of education.
SB 1374	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the legislative service qualifications for taking the examination for a license to practice law.
SCR 36	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education Caption: Urging school districts to join the state in increasing teacher salaries.
SCR 75	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Requesting Congress to submit again an equal rights amendment to the states.
SCR 106	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Directing the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to conduct a general survey of the conditions of the municipal jails.
SJR 23	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to permitting the state to conduct a lottery.
SJR 25	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Ratifying the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for representation of the District of Columbia in the United States Congress.
SR 612	Caption: Urging the Texas Historical Commission to recommend Houston's fourth ward for listing in National Register of Historic Places.
SR 691	Caption: Creating an interim committee to study practice and licensing of acupuncturists.
68th 1st Called Session
SB 9	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to appropriations for the construction of permanent improvements at Texas Southern University and limiting amount to be spent on renovation of Adams Hall.
SR 8	Caption: Memorial resolution for Albert J. Mauzy.
68th 2nd Called Session
SB 28	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Relating to a supplemental appropriation to the Texas Commission on Human Rights.
SB 29	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance Caption: Relating to supplemental appropriations to the Texas Department of Human Resources to maintain current staff levels for determining income assistance eligibility and for assistance payments under Aid to Families with Dependent Children program.
SR 74	Caption: In memory of Betti Rose NcNamara Driscoll.
SR 212	Caption: In memory of Mrs. Patty Buch.
67th Regular Session
HB 192	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to pilot programs and services for deaf-blind multihandicapped individuals.
HB 193	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to a program for the placement of telecommunication devices for the deaf in state agencies.
HB 194	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the provision of services for the deaf.
HB 195	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to outdoor training programs for deaf students.
HB 277	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to a supplemental appropriation to the Governors' Committee on Aging to help fund Area Agencies on Aging programs.
HB 605	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Employment Practices Caption: Relating to employment benefits for state employees working outside this state.
HB 606	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the ballot designation of an incumbent judge.
HB 607	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to a filing fee and petition requirements for candidates for certain judicial offices who are applying for a place on the primary election ballot.
HB 649	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the name, membership, and duration of the Prosecutor Council, which replaces the Texas Prosecutors Coordinating Council, the suspension or removal of a prosecuting attorney, and for a prosecuting attorney pro tempore.
HB 768	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of the public utility commission over electric utility rates, operations, and services.
HB 784	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.
HB 915	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to regulation, licensing and taxing of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering, pref. bill no. 146.
HB 916	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards.
HB 944	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the release of a prisoner to mandatory supervision.
HB 945	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with no recommendation Caption: Relating to the exemption from property taxation of property of certain nonprofit corporations providing housing for persons with low incomes.
HB 946	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to certification of social work practitioners.
HB 1058	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the provision of primary health care and preventive care by Advanced Nurse Practitioners acting under protocols and providing for joint rule-making by the Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Nurse Examiners.
HB 1059	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Government Organization Caption: Relating to continuation of the Board of Nurse Examiners and regulation of professional nursing.
HB 1111	Last Action: Record vote Caption: Relating to the authority of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
HB 1112	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Department on Aging.
HB 1113	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the funding, establishment and operation of multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers.
HB 1114	Last Action: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the profession of physical therapy; requiring licensure of physical therapists; establishing a Board of Physical Therapy Examiners; establishing educational and training requirements for physical therapists.
HB 1115	Last Action: Vetoed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the establishment and operation of a grievance procedure for police officers in certain cities.
HB 1116	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee with substitute Caption: Relating to application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier.
HB 1117	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation of a Planning Commission for the House of Representatives District 86.
HB 1199	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to regulation of carbon dioxide pipelines as common carriers.
HB 1200	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to creation of solar easements.
HB 1201	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information derived from the administration and collection of certain taxes.
HB 1469	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to manufacturers and distributors of beer.
HB 1470	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the funding of services and shelter centers for victims of family violence and to the funding, establishment and operation of multipurpose service centers for displaced homemakers.
HB 1659	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain responsibilities of an owner of a common carrier pipeline beneath real property on which improvements are planned.
HB 1660	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Relating to the creation of nine judicial districts composed of Harris County.
HB 1798	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to the application of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act to certain business entities.
HB 1983	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Economic Development Caption: Relating to the requirement of a certificate of authority for certain insurance associations.
HB 1984	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with substitute Caption: Relating to the creation of offenses for unlawfully teaching the use of a weapon, unlawfully assembling with a weapon, or unlawfully carrying a weapon at a procession.
HB 1985	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the powers of a corporation engaged in the business of transporting carbon dioxide.
HB 1987	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to supplemental compensation of justices of the courts of appeals by the counties.
HB 1988	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Granting commissioners courts authority to create alternative systems for resolution of civil disputes.
HB 1989	Last Action: House conferees appointed Caption: Relating to the charge of a student health service fee to students of component institutions within the University of Houston system.
HB 1990	Last Action: Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to prosecution by the attorney general of the offense of violation of the civil rights of a prisoner.
HB 1991	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to the compensation of the judges of the district courts in certain counties.
HB 1992	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain cities, towns and villages; providing for the dissolution of certain conservation and reclamation districts; containing provisions relating to taxation; containing findings and other provisions relating to the subject.
HB 2162	Last Action: Committee laid on table subject to call Caption: Relating to an exemption of supplies used in the care and treatment of diabetics from the sales and use tax.
HB 2242	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the name of the John H. Reagan State Office Building.
HCR 111	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health Services Caption: Creating a special interim committee to study state services for persons with diabetes.
HCR 207	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Memorializing Congress to provide tax deduction for adoption fees and costs.
HCR 208	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Requesting Department of Human Resources to study feasibility to respite care for families under stress.
HCR 209	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Directing the Department of Human Resources to monitor closely hard-to-place children in its care.
HCR 210	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Directing Department of Human Resources to continue full assistance to private adoption agencies.
HJR 62	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide by law for assistance grant, medical care, and services to needy persons.
HJR 100	Last Action: No action taken Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize refinancing of a residential homestead.
HR 12	Caption: Relating to the use of ballots in the election procedure of the Speaker.
HR 13	Caption: Relating to the Election Contest Committee.
HR 31	Caption: Congratulating Representative El Franco Lee.
HR 67	Caption: Welcoming the delegation of Nigerian legislative staff members.
HR 73	Caption: Relating to seniority of Representative Alan L. Schoolcraft.
HR 175	Caption: Congratulating James R. Reynolds.
HR 277	Caption: Commending the staff of the Speaker of the House.
HR 278	Caption: Honoring Speaker Bill Clayton, and designating May 18, 1981, as Speaker's Day.
HR 332	Caption: Congratulating Alice Clemmons.
HR 333	Caption: Congratulating Karen Donatto.
HR 334	Caption: Congratulating Tanya Fields.
HR 335	Caption: Congratulating Barbara J. Dugas.
HR 336	Caption: Congratulating Junia Johns.
HR 337	Caption: Congratulating Lisa Johnson.
HR 338	Caption: Congratulating Lucella Carter.
HR 339	Caption: Congratulating Harriet Roberts.
HR 340	Caption: Congratulating La Tanya Branch.
HR 359	Caption: Congratulating the University of Houston basketball team.
HR 375	Caption: Expressing appreciation for the Holy Bible presented to the House of Representatives by Speaker Clayton.
67th 1st Called Session
HB 13	Last Action: Posting rule suspended Caption: Relating to apportionment of the state into congressional districts.
HB 127	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to authorization for county governments in all counties of 500,000 inhabitants or more to establish alternative systems for resolution of disputes; to charge and collect costs in all civil cases for the administration of such system; and to administer or contract for the administration of such systems so established.
66th Regular Session
HB 61	Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to the discharge of persons committed to the Texas Youth Council.
HB 62	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the organization and duties of State Commission for the Deaf.
HB 601	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Services Caption: Relating to preschool screening of children for visual handicaps.
HB 602	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the location of the headquarters of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HB 1111	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Caption: Relating to a sheriff's department civil service system in certain counties.
HB 1112	Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of the Commission on Jail Standards.
HB 1120	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the right of an accused to an examining trial.
HB 1123	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to granting the power of eminent domain to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents.
HB 1124	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Repealing the statute which authorizes the State Comptroller of Public Accounts to hold a conference for County Tax Assessor-Collectors and to pay for the travel expenses of local officials to the conference.
HB 1233	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to retirement credit for service on domestic relations courts and special juvenile courts for judges of certain district courts and appellate courts.
HB 1305	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to attending rehabilitation programs as a condition of probation for persons convicted of driving while intoxicated.
HB 1380	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on State Bar & Good Neighbor Com. Caption: Relating to the regulation of lawyers by the Supreme Court and the Board of Law Examiners.
HB 1399	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the duties, in criminal cases, of the clerks of the District and County Courts.
HB 1844	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in public hearing Caption: Relating to creation of the 275th, 276th, 277th, 278th, 331st, and 332nd Judicial Districts, each composed of Harris County.
HB 2119	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Security and Sanctions Caption: Relating to parole commissioners.
HB 2120	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to instruction in American Sign Language in public schools and institutions of higher education.
HB 2121	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to identify infants at high risk of having impaired hearing.
HB 2135	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to private outdoor training programs for deaf students, their teachers and parents.
HB 2136	Last Action: Scheduled for future calendar placement Caption: Relating to education of deaf persons.
HB 2172	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to county purchases and the keeping of county inventories in Harris County.
HB 2195	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to the designation of Prairie View A&M University as a special purpose statewide institution of higher education for low income and culturally distinct individuals; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2198	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the creation of the County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 of Harris County: defining the court; fixing terms; providing for the appointment and election; term of office; qualifications and compensation of the judge; providing for exchange of benches and judges; providing the duties of officers of the court and necessary personnel; making other provisions relative to the court; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2254	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to access to the criminal record or history of a client or an applicant for services by the Texas Rehabilitation Commission.
HCR 32	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Granting Thomas, Richardson, Runden and Company, Inc., permission to sue the state.
HCR 167	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Commendig the Honorable Barbara Jordan on the occasion of her retirement from Congress.
HCR 198	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Administration Caption: Granting Paul Anthony Powell permission to sue the state.
HR 105	Caption: In memory of Milton Waghalter, Assistant Doorkeeper of the House.
HR 111	Caption: Creating an interim committee to study the establishment of a job training program involving Department of Corrections and private industry.
HR 117	Caption: Commending J.B. Fuqua.
HR 183	Caption: In memory of Linda Britton.
HR 186	Caption: Commending Larry Quincy Evans.
65th Regular Session
HB 118	Last Action: Coauthor authorized Caption: Relating to service requirements for retirement benefits under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas.
HB 119	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to the selection of a grand jury and to procedures before a grand jury.
HB 120	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the possession of marijuana; providing penalties.
HB 121	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the number of peremptory challenges in criminal cases.
HB 122	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the time for the examining trial and for the grand juror inquiry into an offense.
HB 153	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Abolishing the offense of deviate sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex.
HB 186	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Decreasing the rate of the Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax to three percent; exempting from the decrease certain items contracted or bid for before the effective date.
HB 187	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the selection of jurors.
HB 188	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to the creation and composition of the University of Houston System; vesting authority in the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System.
HB 490	Last Action: Assigned to Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to the depositions of certain hospital districts.
HB 597	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee unfavorably Caption: Prohibiting the sale of certain items on both the consecutive days of Saturday and Sundays.
HB 795	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the registration, powers, duties, and liabilities of civil process servers; providing penalties.
HB 904	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to certain murders by peace officers and by employees of penal institutions constituting capital murder.
HB 924	Last Action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caption: Relating to the commitment of a mentally retarded child who has been accused of delinquent conduct indicating a need for supervision.
HB 1055	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of four new county civil courts at law for Harris County; making other provisions relative to the courts.
HB 1056	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, and procedures of six new county criminal courts at law for Harris County; making other provisions relative to the courts.
HB 1057	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation, jurisdiction, administration, procedures, and terms of eight new Harris County Courts of Domestic Relations and making other provisions relative to courts of domestic relations in Harris County.
HB 1058	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of eight new judicial districts, each composed of the County of Harris.
HB 1059	Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee on Judicial Districts Caption: Relating to the creation of 12 judicial districts, each composed of the County of Harris.
HB 1149	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to eligibility for misdemeanor probation.
HB 1153	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the state minimum wage.
HB 1389	Last Action: Assigned to Consent Calendar Caption: Relating to venue for judicial review of administrative decisions.
HB 1390	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare Caption: Relating to interference with physician-patient relationships and prohibiting restrictions on the use of certain prescribed drugs.
HB 1391	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the release of certain arrested persons on signing a written notice to appear in court.
HB 1392	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs Caption: Relating to the payment of compensation to petit jurors in criminal cases.
HB 1500	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to an allowance in lieu of a homestead in a decendent's estate.
HB 1501	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to preference given payment of funeral and last sickness expenses from funds in a decedent's estate.
HB 1502	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to jurisdiction of a court with original probate jurisdiction.
HB 1558	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the duties of the presiding judge of municipal courts of record in any city with population of more than One Million Two Hundred Thousand, as determined by the last preceding federal census.
HB 2025	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Calendars Caption: Relating to eligibility for participation in the Texas County and District Retirement System of a person receiving supplemental compensation from county.
HB 2026	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the use of an inside lane on certain divided highways.
HB 2027	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to renaming the John H. Reagan State Office Building as the Hawkins Menefee State Office Building and requiring construction of a pedestrian tunnel.
HB 2029	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee unfavorably Caption: Relating to the Saturday-Sunday closing law.
HB 2030	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the dissemination of information and records to an agency known as Interpol; adding a new Article to the Penal Code.
HB 2031	Last Action: Assigned to General State Calendar Caption: Relating to the organization and duties of the State Commission for the Deaf.
HCR 41	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Rules Caption: In memory of Dr. Walter A. Quebedeaux, Jr.
HCR 45	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: In memory of Representative G. J. Sutton.
HJR 30	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Texas Constitution to change the name of the court of Criminal Appeals to the Supreme Court of Criminal Appeals and to prescribe its jurisdiction and writ authority, and to provide for Intermediate Courts of Criminal Appeals.
HJR 31	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Texas Constitution to increase the membership of the Court of Criminal Appeals with authority to sit in sections.
HR 62	Caption: Relating to requesting that Harris County Rehabilitation Center be transferred to Texas Department of Corrections.
HR 96	Caption: Relating to requesting Social Services Committee to study screening program in public schools for early detection of hearing and visual impairment.
HR 97	Caption: Relating to requesting Social Services Committee to study impact of parental involvement in agencies providing services for children.
HR 98	Caption: Relating to requesting Social Services Committee to study services available to the multi-handicapped.
HR 99	Caption: Relating to requesting Social Services Committee to study the problems within the Texas Department of Corrections.
HR 117	Caption: Relating to requesting the Committee on Health and Welfare to study nursing home conditions in Texas.
HR 162	Caption: Commending James R. Reynolds and staff of House Legislative Division.
65th 2nd Called Session
HJR 35	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Amendments Caption: Amending the constitution to allow all state senior colleges and universities and professional school to participate in certain benefits of the permanent university fund; and repealing the 10-cent state ad valorem tax for higher education.
64th Regular Session
HB 309	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the selection of grand juries.
HB 310	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the payment of fees to jurors.
HB 311	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the right of a person under investigation by the grand jury to appear before the grand jury.
HB 312	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to photographs of lineups and similar identification proceedings; providing that such photographs are admissible in criminal prosecutions.
HB 313	Last Action: Effective immediately Caption: Relating to the election of members of the board of trustees for certain school districts from single-member trustee districts.
HB 314	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the board of trustees for certain school districts from single-member trustee districts.
HB 315	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the governing bodies of certain cities.
HB 316	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to residence for voting purposes; relating to the residence of persons in military service and the residence of persons in military service and the residence of students.
HB 757	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of a foreman by the grand jury.
HB 758	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the terms of court of the 208th and 209th District Courts.
HB 759	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Abolishing the offense of deviate sexual intercourse with a person of the same sex.
HB 760	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, and powers and duties of the Office of Legal Representative for Inmates of the Texas Youth Council.
HB 761	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to rights of certain public employees and to the creation of a state employer-employee relations board, its duties and powers; repealing all laws in conflict.
HB 762	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation, organization, powers, duties, and procedures of the State Ethics Commission.
HB 794	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the selection of jurors.
HB 895	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the possession of marijuana; providing penalties.
HB 1063	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Public Education Caption: Relating to the election of members of the board of trustees of certain school districts from single-member trustee districts.
HB 1064	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of members of the governing bodies of certain cities.
HB 1107	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the election of the judges of the County Civil Courts at Law of Harris County and the judges of the County Criminal Courts at Law of Harris County by the voters of an electoral district within Harris County.
HB 1265	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to certain assaults and the penalty for certain assaults.
HB 1266	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Providing for venue in the sale of real estate of a minor without guardianship and further providing that such application shall be under oath.
HB 1267	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Amending Section 147 of the Texas Probate Code relating to the time an independent executor must plead a suit brought against him.
HB 1268	Last Action: Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments Caption: Amending Section 89 of the Texas Probate Code and providing that the court may require an inventory where a will is probated as Muniment of Title only.
HB 1269	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Providing for appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals in Temporary and Indefinite Commitments; and providing for discretion by the Court in releasing the proposed patient pending appeal.
HB 1270	Last Action: Effective in 90 days Caption: Relating to claims against estates of wards.
HB 1271	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the sale of real estate by the personal representative.
HB 1272	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the duty and responsibility of county and probate judges.
HB 1282	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to court approval of previous expenditures and eliminating the limitation thereon.
HB 1283	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Energy and Natural Resources Institute at the University of Houston and the acquisition and disposition of land and the development of new institutions, branches, and operations by the board.
HB 1401	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the time for the examining trail and for the grand jury inquiry into an offense.
HB 1402	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Appropriations Caption: To supplement the appropriation to the University of Houston System for utilities for the year ending August 31, 1975, by the amount of $665,000 to pay additional costs of purchased utilities to the educational and general facilities of the system.
HB 1403	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Human Resources Caption: Relating to fair employment practices; creating within the Department of Labor and Standards the Fair Employment Practices Commission and prescribing its powers, duties, and functions; providing penalties and other other sanctions.
HB 1404	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judicial Affairs Caption: Relating to the composition of certain judicial districts and the election of certain judges from single-judge electoral districts.
HB 1511	Last Action: Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain child care facilities and child placing agencies; establishing a Child Care Licensing Division in the State department of Public Welfare; authorizing certain advisory committees; providing for licensing or certification of certain child care facilities and child placing agencies; providing sanctions and penalties for certain violations of this Act.
HB 1512	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the Board of Pardons and Paroles; creating a Parole Commission and an executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HB 1583	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to the plea of nolo contendere.
HB 1623	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to prevention of discrimination in employment, public accommodations, education, and real property transactions; providing remedies sanctions, and penalties.
HB 1791	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably with amendments Caption: Relating to capital improvements and sites therefor in the Texas Medical Center in Houston for The Texas A&M University System in conjunction with Baylor College of Medicine to provide joint facilities for research and teaching the health professions; providing for the financing of same from general revenue and revenue bonds; authorizing the Board of Directors to accept grants and gifts; providing a severability clause.
HB 2112	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to the interception and use of wire or oral communications; relating to the registration, control, and use of interception devices by state agencies; providing penalties.
HB 2113	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Caption: Relating to subpoenas in criminal cases.
HB 2114	Last Action: Considered by committee in public hearing Caption: Relating to joinder of certain offenses.
HB 2115	Last Action: Rules suspended Caption: Relating to the forfeiture of certain property under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
HB 2116	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Relating to the creation, duties, and authority of the Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
HB 2117	Last Action: Reported from committee favorably without amendments Caption: Relating to the depositories of certain hospital districts.
HB 2118	Last Action: Reported from committee with substitute Caption: Relating to a study of the regulation of groundwater withdrawal by the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority; providing an appropriation.
HB 2119	Last Action: Referred to Committee on State Affairs Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, powers, and duties of a board to represent and provide legal counsel to prison inmates.
HCR 85	Last Action: Referred to subcommittee Caption: Granting permission to the Pope Company, Inc., to sue the state.
HCR 117	Last Action: Ordered not printed after committee report Caption: Relating to a suit by Avery Washington, Jay E. Thomas, and Joyce Thomas against the Houston Independent School District.
HCR 165	Last Action: Rules failed to suspend Caption: Relating to malpractice and strikes by the medical profession.
HJR 60	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision Caption: Relating to increasing the number of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
HJR 73	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Constitutional Revision Caption: Relating to creating single-judge districts for the election of district judges in certain counties.
HR 21	Caption: Congratulating the Honorable and Mrs. Ben T. Reyes.
HR 37	Caption: Requesting the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to study the need for revision of the code of Criminal Procedure.
HR 38	Caption: Requesting the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to study the effectiveness of the new Texas Penal Code.
HR 39	Caption: Requesting the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to study the need for modernization and management changes in the courts of the criminal justice system.
HR 94	Caption: Commending Alvin Ailey and the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater.
HR 116	Caption: Relating to amending Subsection (B), Section 6, Rule XIX, rules of the House, regarding drawing of preferred bill numbers.
HR 219	Caption: Commending Fred Scott and his staff.
HR 222	Caption: Relating to malpractice and strikes by the medical profession.
63rd Regular Session
HB 440	Last Action: Tabled Caption: Relating to the creation, administration, and powers and duties of the Office of Legal Representative for inmates of the Texas Youth Council; and declaring an emergency.
HB 1097	Last Action: Reported favorably Caption: Relating to residence for voting purposes; relating to the residence of persons in military service and the residence of students.
HB 1395	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Labor Caption: Relating to incentive pay for certain Fire Fighters.
HB 1396	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to partial distribution of the corpus or income of an estate, borrowing money by guardians of estates, and the sale of real property of an estate.
HB 1397	Last Action: Laid on the table subject to call Caption: Relating to enforcement of a demand on an independent executor for an accounting by an interested person.
HB 1398	Last Action: Signed by the Governor Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the district court and to trial by jury in probate matters; making effectiveness of this Act contingent upon passage of a constitutional amendment.
HB 1476	Last Action: Subcommittee hearing date Caption: Relating to the compensation to be paid from county funds to district judges serving in certain counties.
HCR 156	Last Action: Postponed Caption: Relating to the adoption of Transcendental Meditation (TM) of the Science of Creative Intelligence (SCI) by the State.
HJR 55	Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment stating that the District Court concurrently with the County Court shall have the general jurisdiction of a Probate Court, and providing the jurisdiction thereof, and further providing that in any probate proceeding the District Court shall also have jurisdiction other wise conferred upon it by law, and further providing that the Legislature may increase, diminish or eliminate the jurisdiction of the District Court or the County Court in probate matters, and further providing that the Legislature shall have power to adopt rules governing the filing, distribution and transfer of all such cases and proceedings as between District Courts, County Courts, and other courts having jurisdiction thereof, and further providing that the Legislature may provide that all appeals in such matters shall be to the courts of (civil) appeals.
HR 173	Caption: Amending HSR 31 by extending the Prairie View Investigating Committee through the interim.
HR 207	Caption: Concerning the teaching of the Science of Creative Intelligence and the technique of Transcendental Meditation.