75th Regular Session (1997) – Governor George W. Bush

See also the House Research Organization's Vetoes of Legislation, 75th Regular Session Legislature
Analyses include a digest of each vetoed bill, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response by the author of the vetoed bill.

Bill Caption Document
HB 1 General Appropriations Bill.
Line-item veto
  Veto
HB 99 Relating to the funding and operation of certain emergency management and disaster relief programs.   Veto
HB 160 Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to the Texas Workforce Commission on apprenticeship and job-training issues.   Veto
HB 399 Relating to the availability of governmental information about motor vehicle accidents.   Veto
HB 506 Relating to a bill of review by a civil court.   Veto
HB 583 Relating to public education.   Veto
HB 733 Relating to the lease of certain state facilities.   Veto
HB 768 Relating to remedies in an action alleging discrimination against an employee based on a claim for workers' compensation benefits.   Veto
HB 1453 Relating to the enforcement of certain laws prohibiting employment discrimination by the Commission on Human Rights.   Veto
HB 1630 Relating to the requirements for certain agricultural fences.   Veto
HB 1662 Relating to rates for certain lines of insurance.   Veto
HB 2001 Relating to the enterprise zones and certain projects in enterprise zones.   Veto
HB 2156 Relating to counties contracting for the combination of lists for a jury pool.   Veto
HB 2750 Relating to certain municipal firefighters and police officers entitled to additional wages; providing a civil penalty.   Veto
HB 2887 Relating to promotional or educational activities of title insurance entities   Veto
HB 2915 Relating to retirement benefits for certain state employees whose state jobs are lost as a result of contracts to provide services previously provided by the state and to benefits under the contracts.   Veto
HB 3116 Relating to work supplementation programs for certain welfare recipients.   Veto
HB 3234 Relating to the transfer of municipal hospital authority assets for health-related projects.   Veto
HB 3380 Relating to the adoption of the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-drug Activities Compact.   Veto
HB 3540 Relating to the election of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County.   Veto
SB 20 Relating to the creation, reorganization, and operation of certain district courts.   Veto
SB 211 Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas child care fund and to the development of a statewide guide on child care.   Veto
SB 273 Relating to development of a statewide consumer guide for senior citizens and to coordination of state activities   Veto
SB 299 Relating to the date for a hearing on an application for a protective order.   Veto
SB 414 Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment; providing administrative penalties.   Veto
SB 436 Relating to the preservation and restoration of certain public documents filed with a county clerk.   Veto
SB 462 Relating to the residency requirement for admission into the public schools of a school district.   Veto
SB 823 Relating to payroll deductions in certain municipalities.   Veto
SB 937 Relating to the creation of the Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.   Veto
SB 1041 Relating to the creation, powers, and duties of the International Trade Task Force and the promotion and development of international trade.   Veto
SB 1240 Relating to the state's purchasing of services for state agency clients.   Veto
SB 1355 Relating to the regulation of certain retail sellers and retail establishments; providing penalties.   Veto
SB 1514 Relating to coordinating colonia initiatives.   Veto
SB 1610 Relating to the county jail work release program and to participation by certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the approval of a sheriff, in that program.   Veto
SB 1676 Relating to the terms of office of the members of and the composition of the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council.   Veto
SB 1877 Relating to creating a Texas community investment program to assist certain businesses in distressed areas of the state.   Veto
SB 1913 Relating to the application of insurance law to certain service contracts and asset management contracts.   Veto
SCR 75 Authorizing the creation of a commission to study the creation of an institution of higher education to be located in the southern portion of the County of Dallas.   Veto

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