86th Regular Session (2019) – Governor Greg Abbott
*HRO analysis is taken from
the House Research Organization's
Vetoes of Legislation, 86th 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 51 | Relating to the creation and promulgation of certain standard forms for statewide use in criminal actions. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 70 | Relating to a strategic plan goal by the Department of Agriculture to prevent crop diseases in this state. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 93 | Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 109 | Relating to the operation of open-enrollment charter schools on Memorial Day. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 345 | Relating to the automatic issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person 60 years of age or older whose driver's license has been surrendered or revoked. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 389 | Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 448 | Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 455 | Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 463 | Relating to reciprocity agreements between certain air ambulance companies operating a subscription program. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 651 | Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in counties not served by a hospital district or a public hospital. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 929 | Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 994 | Relating to appeals to justice courts of certain ad valorem tax determinations. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1031 | Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1053 | Relating to the disposition of real property interests by the Willacy County Navigation District. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1059 | Relating to a biennial report on stormwater infrastructure in this state. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1099 | Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1120 | Relating to the powers of certain county assistance districts. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1168 | Relating to the offense of possessing a weapon in a secured area of an airport. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1174 | Relating to the authority of certain county assistance districts to provide a grant or loan. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1215 | Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1404 | Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1476 | Relating to the regulation of game rooms in certain counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1742 | Relating to the mediation of the settlement of certain health benefit claims involving balance billing by out-of-network laboratories. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1771 | Relating to a prohibition on prosecuting or referring to juvenile court certain persons for certain conduct constituting the offense of prostitution and to the provision of services to those persons. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 1806 | Relating to the use of water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer by certain entities. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2111 | Relating to the period for which a school district's participation in certain tax increment financing reinvestment zones may be taken into account in determining the total taxable value of property in the school district. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2112 | Relating to salvage motor vehicles, including flood vehicles, and nonrepairable motor vehicles. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2348 | Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2475 | Relating to the indigent status of a person for purposes of the driver responsibility program. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2481 | Relating to the creation and administration of certain specialty court programs; authorizing fees. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 2856 | Relating to restrictions under disaster remediation contracts; creating a criminal offense. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3022 | Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3078 | Relating to the review of clemency applications from certain persons who were victims of human trafficking or family violence. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3082 | Relating to investigating and prosecuting the criminal offense of operating an unmanned aircraft over or near certain facilities. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3195 | Relating to juveniles committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the transition of students from alternative education programs to regular classrooms. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3252 | Relating to the posting of certain notices in a primary election. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3490 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3511 | Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3648 | Relating to the powers and duties of the office of independent ombudsman for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 3910 | Relating to the establishment of one or more supplemental county civil service commissions in certain counties. | Veto | Analysis |
| HB 4703 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 28; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 124 | Relating to the authority of a county to require electronic bids or proposals for competitive bidding. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 390 | Relating to the creation of the Northeast Houston Redevelopment District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments or fees. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 467 | Relating to the procedures of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 511 | Relating to the installation of unsafe motor vehicle tires; providing a civil penalty. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 536 | Relating to associate judges for guardianship proceedings and protective services proceedings in certain courts. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 550 | Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 667 | Relating to probate and guardianship matters and certain procedures for persons who are incapacitated or have a mental illness. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 746 | Relating to certain procedures associated with voter approval of municipal annexation. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 815 | Relating to the creation and preservation of certain records of criminal proceedings. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 1319 | Relating to certain taxes and to an annual report submitted to the comptroller concerning those taxes. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 1575 | Relating to governmental immunity for and adjudication of claims arising from a local governmental entity's disaster recovery contract. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 1793 | Relating to purchasing and contracting by governmental entities; authorizing fees. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 1804 | Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 1861 | Relating to certain public facilities financed, owned, and operated by a public facility corporation. | Veto | Analysis |
| SB 2456 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Karis Municipal Management District of Tarrant County; changing the territory of the district; providing a civil penalty; providing authority to issue bonds. | Veto | Analysis |
| HCR 86 | Designating the Bowie knife as the official state knife of Texas. | Veto | Analysis |
| HCR 133 | Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study on the creation of a divinity program at Texas Southern University. | Veto | Analysis |
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