78th Regular Session (2003) – Governor Rick Perry
*HRO analysis is taken from
the House Research Organization's
Vetoes of Legislation, 78th 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 | HRO* |
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HB 1 |
General Appropriations Act.
Line item veto. |
Veto | |
HB 32 | Relating to certain writs of habeas corpus based solely on a claim of a time-served credit error. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 59 | Relating to the offense of aggravated kidnapping, the punishment for the offense of kidnapping, and the definition of and punishment for the offense of trafficking in persons. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 76 | Relating to procedures adopted by a state entity to ensure and employment preference for veterans. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 156 | Relating to the grant of the power of eminent domain to a regional mobility authority. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 157 | Relating to the powers and duties of a regional mobility authority. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 298 | Relating to prohibiting the disclosure of personal customer information by the Parks and Wildlife Department. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 424 | Relating to the regulation of certain housing authorities; providing a penalty. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 425 | Relating to procedures to help ensure that certain state agency actions are consistent with the meaning and intent of applicable legislative enactments. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 999 | Relating to electronic reporting of political contributions and expenditures. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1053 | Relating to the confidentiality of social security numbers in certain circumstances. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1232 | Relating to the expiration of alcoholic beverage permits and licenses. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1241 | Relating to measures to protect the state from theft, lost lottery tickets, or other losses incurred by or in connection with lottery sales agents. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1274 | Relating to the procedure for collecting signatures on a petition filed in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1344 | Relating to the election of an unopposed candidate for an office of a political subdivision and to omission of that candidate from the ballot. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1380 | Relating to certain products offered in connection with a consumer loan. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1496 | Relating to reduction in benefit fraud and claim overpayments in unemployment compensation. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1517 | Relating to publicizing a list voter's rights. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1518 | Relating to accountability for public school dropouts and students at risk of dropping out of school and to the evaluation of school campuses. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1701 | Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county election precinct. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 1839 | Relating to property in the custody of a pawnbroker; providing criminal penalties. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2089 | Relating to requiring the secretary of state to publicly post a list of candidate names on the Internet. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2159 | Relating to a documented member of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas hunting certain deer. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2295 | Relating to municipal contracts regarding public improvements and purchasing. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2361 | Relating to the investigation of a firefighter or police officer in certain municipalities. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2425 |
Relating to state and certain local fiscal matters; making appropriations.
Line-item veto. |
Veto | |
HB 2493 | Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal and school dsitrict contracts. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 2924 | Relating to the addition of territory to a public improvement district. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 3175 | Relating to the authority of the comptroller of public accounts to manage cash flow by transferring available cash between funds in the custody or under the management of the comptroller; making an appropriation. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 3232 | Relating to the collection of costs incurred by certain municipalities in remedying substandard conditions on a property. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 3242 | Relating to the use of the reverse auction procedure by the Texas Building and Procurement Commission. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 3441 | Relating to a reduction in expenditures of certain state governmental entities, including changes affecting the Commission on Human Rights, attorney general's office, management of certain accounts and funds, and certain election-related forms. | Veto | Analysis |
HB 3554 | Relating to motor vehicle inspection facilities near the border of this state and Mexico. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 24 | Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Ranch at Clear Fort Creek Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting the authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 147 | Relating to the adoption by state agencies of risk management plans and risk control strategies. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 315 | Relating to the annexation by certain junior college districts of territory in a district's service area. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 407 | Relating to the liability of a governmental unit for fire or emergency services in a contract or in the absence of a contract. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 463 | Relating to rates and insurable property under the Texas Windstorm Insurance Associations. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 733 | Relating to the purchase by certain local governments of an item from a local vendor. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 827 | Relating to creating offenses for abandoning or endangering an elderly individual or disabled individual and for failing to provide certain care for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 970 | Relating to the sale or transport of certain desert plants; providing a penalty. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1154 | Relating to the authority and duties of certain libraries and to library systems in the state. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1504 | Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle sales and the powers and duties of the Motor Vehicle Board of the Texas Department of Transportation. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1521 | Relating to tuition charged by a public institution of higher education for certain graduate programs. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1526 | Relating to collection and use of information in connection with licensing regarding a retail installment transaction involving a motor vehicle. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1597 | Relating to policies by law enforcement agencies regarding the arrest of persons for certain offenses. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1601 | Relating to unclaimed funds in class actions. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1659 | Relating to certain ad valorem tax exemptions, payments, and refunds. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1705 | Relating to the authority of certain taxing entities to repeal the local sales and use tax exemption for telecommunications services. | Veto | Analysis |
SB 1782 | Relating to the precedence of highway access rules and ordinances of certain counties and municipalities over highway access management orders of the Texas Transportation Commission. | Veto | Analysis |
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