Author:
Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2021 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Stucky | Perez | Ashby
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor:
White
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a peer support network for certain law enforcement personnel.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Menéndez | West | et al.
Sponsor:
Reynolds | White | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Crockett
Last Action:
05/27/2021 S House passage as amended reported
Caption:
Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor:
White | Reynolds | Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the use of force by peace officers.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a border public health response team.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to public health laboratory testing capabilities in certain counties.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a border public health initiative by the Department of State Health Services.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Hughes | Lucio | et al.
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.
Author:
Perry | West
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hinojosa | Lucio | Menéndez | Miles
Sponsor:
Walle | Meza | Morales, Eddie | Ortega
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Ortega
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the continuing education requirement for county commissioners.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Blanco | Johnson | Menéndez
Last Action:
04/20/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Blanco | Menéndez | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Bucy | Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of suicide prevention information on certain student identification cards issued by a public school or public institution of higher education.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Meyer | Metcalf | Minjarez
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition against the appropriation of money to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain members of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government and to a prohibition against the use of other public money to settle such a claim.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Lucio | Paxton | Schwertner | et al.
Sponsor:
Wu | Anchia | Dean | Ordaz Perez | Allen
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to preventing the loss of benefits of and the payment of certain employer contributions for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Blanco | Nelson | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Hunter | Thompson, Senfronia | Jetton | Thierry | Shaheen
Last Action:
05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa
Sponsor:
Dominguez
Last Action:
05/30/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the award of grants by the Texas Workforce Commission to facilitate the participation of certain veterans and military personnel in apprenticeship training programs.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell
Sponsor:
Perez | Fierro | Lopez
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to disclosure requirements of certain facilities that provide care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Blanco
Sponsor:
Hunter
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to state agency enforcement of laws regulating small businesses.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Blanco | Springer
Last Action:
03/09/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of nurses for workers' compensation benefits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and payment of those benefits.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco | Menéndez | Seliger
Sponsor:
Allen
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for transporting meals and instructional materials to students during a declared disaster.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/09/2021 S Referred to Vet Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for certain disabled veterans.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Whitmire | et al.
Sponsor:
Collier | Pacheco | Shaheen | Stucky | Ordaz Perez
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Johnson | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/31/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health care liability insurance for certain nursing facilities.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/11/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to teacher certification examinations in bilingual target language proficiency and to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco
Sponsor:
Guerra | Campos | Lopez | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of high-quality bilingual education.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Huffman
Last Action:
04/14/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and certain immunization exemption information and reports.
Author:
Buckingham | Campbell | Nelson | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Blanco | Johnson | Menéndez | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Bonnen | Guillen
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid coverage of certain collaborative care management services.
Author:
Buckingham
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell
Last Action:
03/11/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the availability of antipsychotic prescription drugs under the vendor drug program and Medicaid managed care.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Huffman | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor:
Button | Morales, Christina | Cortez | Bell, Cecil | Neave
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.
Author:
Lucio | Buckingham | Hall | Paxton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Seliger
Last Action:
04/13/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 13 2021 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Dominguez | Martinez | Lucio III | Guillen
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an inclusive sports program by the University Interscholastic League to provide students with intellectual disabilities access to team sports.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor:
Raymond
Last Action:
05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Blanco
Sponsor:
Cortez
Last Action:
05/24/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to specialty license plates and parking placards for vehicles of certain disabled veterans.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Turner, Chris
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons separated from employment due to being called to military service.
Author:
Johnson | Paxton
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Davis
Last Action:
05/28/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of information collected by a metropolitan rapid transit authority, regional transportation authority, municipal transit department, or coordinated county transportation authority under the public information law.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Blanco
Sponsor:
Romero, Jr.
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to student success-based funding recommendations for certain continuing workforce education courses offered by public junior colleges.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Blanco | Paxton | Perry
Sponsor:
Klick | Button
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Lucio | Menéndez | Schwertner | West
Last Action:
04/20/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention program for certain public elementary school campuses.
Author:
Schwertner | Campbell | Johnson | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Blanco | Powell
Sponsor:
Klick
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response, including the operation of the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Blanco | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Button
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation for certain solar or wind-powered energy devices.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Paxton | Schwertner
Sponsor:
King, Ken
Last Action:
06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy & economics for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor:
Bernal
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to coverage for diagnostic imaging for breast cancer under certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/18/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to creating a bilingual special education certification to teach students of limited English proficiency with disabilities.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hinojosa | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Program to support workforce education.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Morales, Christina
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 3 in Harris County as the Vanessa Guillen Memorial Highway.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
05/24/2021 H Referred to Public Health: May 24 2021 12:28AM
Caption:
Relating to referrals to and consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families.
Author:
Taylor
Coauthor:
Blanco | Creighton
Sponsor:
Pacheco
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Texas Commission on Community College Finance.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Blanco | Miles | Paxton | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Turner, John
Last Action:
05/30/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Blanco
Sponsor:
Canales
Last Action:
05/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the lease, rental, and donation to the United States of certain facilities relating to a toll bridge by certain counties and municipalities.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Blanco | Miles
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Referred to Human Services: May 3 2021 4:14PM
Caption:
Relating to placing a child in the possessory conservatorship of the child's parents in certain situations.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
White
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to adoption by law enforcement agencies of a mental health leave policy for peace officers.
Author:
Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/18/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of the bilingual education allotment provided under the foundation school program.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Menéndez | Miles | Schwertner | West | et al.
Sponsor:
Murphy | Krause | Gervin-Hawkins | Huberty
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the compensation and professional representation of student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/24/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to restoring electric service to certain vulnerable customers after a power outage and customer communication.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Blanco | Powell
Sponsor:
Turner, Chris
Last Action:
05/18/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to creating a mental health task force to study mental health services provided at institutions of higher education.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Blanco | Creighton | Lucio | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Guillen
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/04/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of the Trade Agricultural Inspection Grant Program.
Author:
Perry | Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor:
Anderson
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Miles | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Burrows | Walle | Bonnen
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the protection of public health in this state, including through the establishment of the Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Gutierrez | Schwertner
Sponsor:
Dean | Oliverson | Guillen
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to prices and fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities, including prices and fees charged during a declared state of disaster; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to emergent bilingual students in public schools.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Talarico
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes provided by or on behalf of public schools.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers or health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
West | Huffman | Miles | Whitmire
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor:
Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person.
Author:
Powell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Paxton | Seliger
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Herrero | Muñoz, Jr. | Parker | Capriglione | Toth
Last Action:
05/28/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor:
White | Murr | Reynolds | Rose
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Blanco
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Designating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Hall
Sponsor:
Raymond | Lopez
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the governor of the State of Texas to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna and to U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores.