Texas Legislature

Author:

Collier

04/15/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.

Author:

Collier | Thompson, Senfronia | Longoria | Capriglione | Leach

Paxton

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the collection of consumer debt by debt buyers.

Author:

Collier

04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to testing for lead contamination in public school drinking water.

Author:

Collier

04/17/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

Author:

Collier

West

06/04/2019 E Effective on 1/1/20

Relating to the term of a parking permit issued to a residential tenant by a landlord.

Author:

Collier

04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the composition of the student body of an open-enrollment charter school.

Author:

Collier

02/26/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to a certain requirement for an open-enrollment charter school's initial application or expansion amendment.

Author:

Collier

02/26/2019 H Referred to Business & Industry: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to medical causation narrative reports created under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.

Author:

Collier

02/26/2019 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to changes to an application for an environmental permit before a contested case hearing on the application.

Author:

Collier

02/26/2019 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to the authority of a member of the legislature to request an attorney general opinion.

Author:

Collier

02/26/2019 H Referred to Insurance: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to the provision and use of health coverage information to educate consumers purchasing individual health benefit coverage.

Author:

Collier | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | González, Jessica

04/11/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of service.

Author:

Collier | Swanson | Oliverson | Guillen

Alvarado

06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor

Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Author:

Collier

04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a political subdivision's adoption of zoning regulations for certain coin-operated machines.

Author:

Collier

03/04/2019 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 4 2019 5:43PM

Relating to a prohibition on sex discrimination in employment compensation.

Author:

Collier

04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to municipal regulation of game rooms and amusement redemption machines.

Author:

Collier

03/05/2019 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 5 2019 12:19PM

Relating to certain procedures for defendants who successfully complete a period of state jail felony community supervision.

Author:

Collier

04/26/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

Author:

Collier | Lopez

04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

Author:

Collier

Buckingham

06/02/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the prosecution of health care fraud; creating a criminal offense.

Author:

Collier

03/12/2019 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM

Relating to collective bargaining and conditions of employment for fire fighters and police officers in certain political subdivisions.

Author:

Collier

04/15/2019 H Companion considered in lieu of in committee

Relating to the entry of a plea by defendants charged with certain misdemeanors involving family violence.

Author:

Collier

04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the eligibility of certain exhibitions and festivals to receive funding through the Major Events Reimbursement Program.

Author:

Collier

03/18/2019 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 18 2019 4:58PM

Relating to certain technical violations of conditions of community supervision.

Author:

Collier

03/19/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM

Relating to the reporting, maintenance, and use of certain misdemeanor conviction information for purposes of the databases used in a federal firearm background check.

Author:

Collier

04/29/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to increasing criminal penalties for the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child.

Author:

Collier

03/26/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 26 2019 1:36PM

Relating to ensuring the continued provision of benefits under Medicaid and the supplemental nutrition assistance program for the children of individuals confined in a penal or correctional institution.

Author:

Collier

Powell

03/21/2019 E Signed by the Governor

In memory of former State Representative Reby Cary.

Author:

Collier

02/27/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2019 1:20PM

Recognizing February 26, 2019, as The Links, Incorporated, Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Collier

03/15/2019 H Reported enrolled: Mar 15 2019 12:13PM

Honoring Shallie Monroe Bey Jr. of Fort Worth, the first African American and the youngest ever superintendent of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Author:

Collier

02/27/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 27 2019 1:20PM

Congratulating Gwendolyn Caldwell Morrison on her selection by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus as the Outstanding Texan for House District 95.

Author:

Collier

04/17/2019 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2019 10:16AM

In memory of former Tuskegee Airman Robert T. McDaniel of Fort Worth.

Author:

Collier

05/27/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 27 2019 1:50PM

Commending Paige Bostic for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Nicole Collier.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Krause | Collier | White | Davis, Yvonne

04/11/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the prevention of, prosecution of, penalties for, and other consequences of prostitution, trafficking of persons, and related criminal offenses and to orders of nondisclosure for persons who committed certain of those offenses; regulating occupations and property to prevent and respond to those criminal offenses, including requiring a student occupational permit for those purposes; authorizing fees; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Author:

Moody | Collier | White | Dutton | Phelan

04/30/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.

Author:

Canales | Longoria | Collier | Moody | Thompson, Senfronia

04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses.

Author:

Minjarez | Rodriguez | Bailes | Collier

Zaffirini

06/15/2019 E Effective on 1/1/20

Relating to the right to vacate and avoid liability under a residential lease after a tenant's death.

Author:

Krause | Murr | Goldman | Collier | Moody

Hughes

04/15/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the creation of a commission to review certain penal laws of this state and to make certain recommendations regarding those laws, to criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code, to repealing certain of those offenses, and to conforming punishments for certain of those offenses to the penalty structure provided in the Penal Code; increasing the punishment for the criminal offenses of sedition, sabotage, and capital sabotage; imposing a civil penalty.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | Reynolds | Collier | Davis, Yvonne

02/25/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Moody | Lopez | Collier

05/16/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | Collier | Davis, Yvonne | Romero, Jr.

02/25/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the minimum wage.

Author:

Moody | Meyer | Collier | Leach | Beckley

04/15/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense.

Author:

Price | Collier | Murr | Moody | White

Zaffirini

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to criminal or juvenile procedures and reporting requirements regarding persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability.

Author:

Neave | Collier

04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to a landlord's notice to residential tenants regarding rent increases.

Author:

Wu | Collier | Moody | White

04/01/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the prosecution of and penalties for possession of 0.35 ounces or less of marihuana.

Author:

Walle | Thompson, Senfronia | Collier | Holland | Zedler

05/13/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to plot plan requirements for an application for a standard permit for a concrete batch plant issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Author:

Howard | Davis, Sarah | Collier | Sheffield

04/29/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

Author:

Hefner | Collier | Moody | Perez | Springer

Hughes

05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the prosecution of organized criminal activity involving the interception, use, or disclosure of certain communications.

Author:

Kuempel | Deshotel | Bailes | Dean | Collier

Nichols

05/21/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to county regulation of game rooms.

Author:

Davis, Sarah | Minjarez | Meyer | Moody | Collier

04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars

Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.

Author:

Capriglione | Collier

04/30/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to certain contracts for the transfer of a pet.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds | Collier | Davis, Yvonne | Wu

02/26/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM

Relating to including full-day prekindergarten student attendance in the determination of a district's weighted average daily attendance for purposes of complying with equalized wealth level requirements.

Author:

Rose | Meyer | Ramos | Anchia | Collier

West

06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to certain procedures applicable to certain offenses involving family violence.

Author:

Stickland | Collier | Burrows | Thompson, Senfronia

Hall

06/02/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.

Author:

Bell, Cecil | Collier

04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to seller's disclosure of certain residential real property conditions and related property insurance issues.

Author:

Coleman | Thompson, Senfronia | Collier

05/13/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.

Author:

Murr | Collier | Moody

04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services.

Author:

Allen | Reynolds | Davis, Yvonne | Sherman, Sr. | Collier

05/09/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to a trauma history screening for certain defendants and inmates.

Author:

Noble | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | González, Mary | Collier | Buckley

05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization.

Author:

Phelan | Rodriguez | Collier | Schaefer

Buckingham

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction or renovation of residential or commercial buildings.

Author:

Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Collier

Miles

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of service.

Author:

Meyer | Moody | Thompson, Senfronia | Price | Collier

Huffman

06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material.

Author:

González, Jessica | Thompson, Senfronia | Collier | White | Moody

04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of prostitution and to a court cost imposed on conviction of certain trafficking of persons and prostitution offenses.

Author:

White | Bernal | Collier

05/03/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the release of certain defendants on bail.

Author:

Johnson, Jarvis | Collier | Reynolds | Sherman, Sr. | Dominguez

Miles

06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell task force.

Author:

González, Jessica | White | Collier

04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the representation of certain indigent applicants for a writ of habeas corpus.

Author:

Burns | Raymond | Collier

Hughes

06/05/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to release in lieu of arrest certain persons with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Author:

Turner, John | Longoria | Bonnen, Greg | Collier | Hefner

Hughes

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to financial assistance paid to the survivors of certain law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other public employees killed in the line of duty.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Lopez | Collier

Huffman

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to required reporting of human trafficking cases by certain law enforcement entities and by prosecutors.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Collier

05/09/2019 H Postponed

Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment for certain persons released on parole.

Author:

Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Rodriguez | Collier

Nelson

06/14/2019 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the privacy of personal identifying information and the creation of the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council.

Author:

Coleman | Davis, Yvonne | Collier

Whitmire

06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to county jails and community mental health programs in certain counties.