SB 7 | Author: | Bettencourt |
Coauthor: | Campbell | Taylor, Larry | Hancock | Menéndez | Seliger | et al. | |
Sponsor: | King, Ken | Kuempel | Dale | Dutton | VanDeaver | |
Last Action: | 05/26/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
SB 8 | Author: | Schwertner | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Perry |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Nichols | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Birdwell | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Burkett | Cook | Laubenberg | Raney | Bailes | |
Last Action: | 06/06/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and embryonic and fetal tissue remains; creating a civil cause of action; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. |
SB 11 | Author: | Schwertner | Nelson | Uresti |
Coauthor: | Watson | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Bettencourt | Hall | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Frank | Raymond | Klick | Burkett | Dale | |
Last Action: | 05/31/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services. |
SB 12 | Author: | West |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Nichols | Perry | Rodríguez | Miles | et al. | |
Sponsor: | King, Phil | Johnson, Eric | Villalba | Burkett | Fallon | |
Last Action: | 05/27/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor. |
SB 15 | Author: | Huffines | Hall | Hancock | Taylor, Van | West |
Coauthor: | Hinojosa | Estes | Rodríguez | Garcia | Taylor, Larry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Fallon | Button | Turner | Raymond | Geren | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. |
SB 20 | Author: | Taylor, Larry |
Coauthor: | Hancock | Nichols | Bettencourt | Perry | Campbell | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Smithee | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions. |
SB 25 | Author: | Creighton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Burton | Campbell | et al. |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Hughes | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Simmons | |
Last Action: | 05/09/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to eliminating the wrongful birth cause of action. |
SB 26 | Author: | Estes |
Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Rodríguez | Hinojosa | Lucio | West | |
Sponsor: | Landgraf | Pickett | Dale | Reynolds | |
Last Action: | 05/23/2017 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
Caption: | Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan and other related programs and measures to reduce emissions. |
SB 27 | Author: | Campbell |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Rodríguez | Buckingham | Hall | Zaffirini | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Blanco | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the mental health program for veterans and to the authority to establish a trauma affected veterans clinical care and research center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. |
SB 29 | Author: | Creighton | Campbell | Hall | Huffines |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Taylor, Van | Taylor, Larry | Lucio | Birdwell | et al. | |
Last Action: | 04/18/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 18 2017 12:28PM | |
Caption: | Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel. |
SB 132 | Author: | Creighton |
Coauthor: | Schwertner | Hall | Huffines | Bettencourt | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Parker | Metcalf | |
Last Action: | 06/01/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the savings incentive program for state agencies. |
SB 179 | Author: | Menéndez | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Garcia | Watson | Lucio | Creighton | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Minjarez | Faircloth | Moody | Larson | King, Ken | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students; increasing a criminal penalty. |
SB 196 | Author: | Garcia |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Miles | |
Sponsor: | Coleman | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
Caption: | Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. |
SB 267 | Author: | Schwertner |
Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Lucio | Hinojosa | West | |
Sponsor: | Price | |
Last Action: | 05/19/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. |
SB 277 | Author: | Campbell |
Coauthor: | Estes | Lucio | Hinojosa | Hughes | Kolkhorst | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Frank | |
Last Action: | 06/08/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the eligibility of certain property for certain ad valorem tax incentives relating to wind-powered energy devices. |
SB 292 | Author: | Huffman | Nelson | Schwertner |
Coauthor: | Watson | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Perry | Miles | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Price | Coleman | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the creation of grant programs to reduce recidivism, arrest, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness. |
SB 312 | Author: | Nichols | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Hinojosa | Schwertner | Watson | Garcia | Hall | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Gonzales, Larry | Burkett | Flynn | Thompson, Senfronia | Raymond | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; authorizing an increase in rates charged for the use of state aircraft to provide for the acquisition of replacement aircraft; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 415 | Author: | Perry |
Coauthor: | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffines | et al. | |
Last Action: | 05/03/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: May 3 2017 7:36PM | |
Caption: | Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 463 | Author: | Seliger | Nichols |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Hinojosa | Uresti | Rodríguez | Birdwell | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Huberty | Lozano | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements. |
SB 522 | Author: | Birdwell | Perry |
Coauthor: | Hughes | Creighton | Huffines | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Flynn | Burkett | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to issuing a marriage license and conducting a marriage ceremony. |
SB 570 | Author: | Rodríguez |
Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Hinojosa | Garcia | Lucio | Uresti | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Walle | Uresti, Tomas | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
Caption: | Relating to the regulation of the retention, storage, transportation, disposal, processing, and reuse of used or scrap tires; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 576 | Author: | Huffman |
Coauthor: | Zaffirini | Nelson | Garcia | Menéndez | Lucio | et al. | |
Last Action: | 05/17/2017 H Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to a reporting requirement for certain incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking at certain public and private institutions of higher education; creating a criminal offense; authorizing administrative penalties. |
SB 586 | Author: | Perry |
Coauthor: | Kolkhorst | Hughes | Lucio | Nichols | Estes | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Geren | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the distribution of universal service funds to certain small and rural incumbent local exchange companies. |
SB 640 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Huffines | Campbell | Lucio | |
Last Action: | 05/08/2017 H Referred to Public Education: May 8 2017 7:48PM | |
Caption: | Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee. |
SB 674 | Author: | Schwertner |
Coauthor: | Hinojosa | Perry | Lucio | Huffines | |
Sponsor: | Davis, Sarah | Coleman | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to licensing for certain health professions, including an expedited process for certain physicians specializing in psychiatry; authorizing a fee. |
SB 679 | Author: | Hancock |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Dale | Huberty | |
Last Action: | 06/01/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain business entities with certain other professions. |
SB 693 | Author: | Garcia |
Coauthor: | Rodríguez | Nichols | Lucio | Perry | Hinojosa | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Phelan | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren. |
SB 696 | Author: | Perry |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Larson | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins. |
SB 717 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Uresti | Lucio | Hinojosa | Zaffirini | Garcia | |
Sponsor: | Davis, Sarah | |
Last Action: | 05/18/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to the reappraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property damaged in a disaster. |
SB 730 | Author: | Bettencourt |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Last Action: | 05/05/2017 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 5 2017 10:59PM | |
Caption: | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. |
SB 751 | Author: | Campbell |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Wilson | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the confidentiality of certain information of and the abolishment date of the military base realignment and closure task force. |
SB 822 | Author: | Estes | Miles | West |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Hall | Schwertner | Lucio | |
Last Action: | 05/17/2017 H Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to the transfer of certain property from The University of Texas System to the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
SB 840 | Author: | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Uresti | Rodríguez | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Martinez, "Mando" | Guillen | Blanco | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. |
SB 928 | Author: | Rodríguez | Estes |
Coauthor: | Seliger | Schwertner | Watson | Birdwell | Taylor, Larry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Pickett | Landgraf | Moody | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | |
Last Action: | 06/12/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the Tom Lea Trail. |
SB 1101 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Hinojosa | |
Sponsor: | Klick | Wilson | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to the prescription of epinephrine auto-injectors to and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors in day-care centers; limiting liability. |
SB 1107 | Author: | Schwertner | Perry |
Coauthor: | Watson | Uresti | Nelson | Taylor, Van | Huffines | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Price | Coleman | Springer | |
Last Action: | 05/27/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to telemedicine and telehealth services. |
SB 1153 | Author: | Menéndez |
Coauthor: | Rodríguez | West | Huffines | Uresti | Lucio | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Huberty | |
Last Action: | 06/12/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to parental rights and information regarding certain intervention strategies used with public school students. |
SB 1462 | Author: | Hinojosa |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Lucio III | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the creation and operation of certain local health care provider participation programs. |
SB 1609 | Author: | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Van | Lucio | Huffines | Garcia | Campbell | |
Sponsor: | Schofield | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | |
Caption: | Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. |
SB 1658 | Author: | Taylor, Larry |
Coauthor: | Lucio | West | |
Sponsor: | Huberty | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to the ownership, sale, lease, and disposition of property and management of assets of an open-enrollment charter school. |
SB 1849 | Author: | Whitmire |
Coauthor: | Miles | Garcia | Menéndez | Lucio | Birdwell | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Coleman | Thompson, Senfronia | Moody | Hunter | White | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, to the confinement, conviction, or release of those individuals, and to grants supporting populations that are more likely to interact frequently with law enforcement. |
SB 1991 | Author: | Watson |
Coauthor: | Garcia | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Johnson, Jarvis | |
Last Action: | 05/24/2017 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. | |
Caption: | Relating to the administration of federal funds under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. |
SB 2123 | Author: | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Hinojosa | |
Last Action: | 03/28/2017 S Referred to Education | |
Caption: | Relating to the creation of a pilot program to allow high schools in certain counties to connect to high-speed fiber-optic networks. |
SB 2149 | Author: | Huffman |
Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Lucio | Perry | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Referred to Elections: May 20 2017 10:56AM | |
Caption: | Relating to early in-person voting by voters who reside at a residential care facility. |
SB 2265 | Author: | Taylor, Larry |
Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Garcia | Lucio | Creighton | Zaffirini | |
Last Action: | 05/05/2017 H Referred to Special Purpose Districts: May 5 2017 10:59PM | |
Caption: | Relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and expanding the territory and powers of the authority; authorizing fees and the issuance of bonds. |
SCR 21 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Campbell | |
Last Action: | 03/29/2017 S Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State. |
SCR 25 | Author: | Hughes |
Coauthor: | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Clardy | |
Last Action: | 05/10/2017 E Signed by the Governor | |
Caption: | Recognizing the Mount Tabor Indian Community for its contributions to this state. |
SCR 41 | Author: | Taylor, Larry |
Coauthor: | Lucio | Campbell | Garcia | |
Sponsor: | Paul | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Signed by the Governor | |
Caption: | Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. |
SJR 1 | Author: | Campbell | Menéndez | Uresti | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Rodríguez | Bettencourt | Hinojosa | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Fallon | Button | Turner | Raymond | Geren | |
Last Action: | 05/25/2017 E Filed with the Secretary of State | |
Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. |