Texas Legislature

Author:

Coleman | Reynolds

03/05/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to healthcare coverage in this state.

Author:

Coleman | Walle

05/15/2019 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Relating to notice to a prospective residential tenant regarding flooding and flood insurance.

Author:

Coleman

04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to required coverage for eating disorders under group health benefit plans.

Author:

Coleman | Reynolds

03/04/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 4 2019 5:43PM

Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual conduct.

Author:

Coleman | Anchia | Reynolds | Johnson, Julie | González, Jessica

04/29/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression.

Author:

Coleman

Miles

06/04/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Texas Southern University; authorizing the continued imposition of a fee.

Author:

Coleman | Ramos

05/10/2019 S Referred to Education

Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

Author:

Coleman

Seliger

05/17/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors; providing civil penalties.

Author:

Coleman

04/18/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to training for public school personnel to identify and intervene if a student suffers from behavioral health issues.

Author:

Coleman | Rose | Wu

05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the establishment by certain counties and municipalities of disease control programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.

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:

Coleman | Guillen | Fierro

Miles

05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for certain expenses.

Author:

Coleman

03/06/2019 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM

Relating to family partners, family partner peer support services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program.

Author:

Coleman

03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM

Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools.

Author:

Coleman

03/20/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an adult.

Author:

Coleman | Rose

03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM

Relating to the availability of certain behavioral health professionals at certain public schools.

Author:

Coleman

Miles

06/14/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts.

Author:

Coleman

04/16/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the delegation by a podiatrist of certain acts to certain podiatric assistants; authorizing fees.

Author:

Coleman

04/10/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs.

Author:

Coleman

03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM

Relating to the appointment of a board of managers to govern certain school districts with low-performing campuses.

Author:

Coleman | Rosenthal | Huberty | Zerwas | Walle

Miles

05/24/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Author:

Coleman

04/10/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to preliminary examination periods for mental health protective custody.

Author:

Coleman

03/19/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM

Relating to conflicts of interest and discrimination policies for an ethics or medical committee review of an advance directive.

Author:

Coleman

04/25/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the inclusion of affordable housing as a qualifying project for public-private partnerships.

Author:

Coleman

03/19/2019 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 19 2019 12:58PM

Relating to the authority of the governing board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to amend a qualified allocation plan in response to a natural or man-made disaster.

Author:

Coleman | Wu

04/29/2019 S Referred to State Affairs

Relating to a study conducted by counties on the effectiveness of establishing a family drug court; establishing a family drug court grant program.

Author:

Coleman

04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Coleman | Zerwas | Phelan | Morrison

04/30/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to establish, operate, and, through the issuance of general obligation bonds, finance a grant program to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions and the state for projects related to disaster recovery; disaster mitigation; or construct, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct state or local infrastructure.

Author:

Coleman | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Walle | Zerwas

Kolkhorst

06/10/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the authority of certain local governments to create and operate health care provider participation programs.

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.

Author:

Coleman

04/04/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities and residents.

Author:

Coleman

03/26/2019 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 26 2019 1:36PM

Relating to criminal justice.

Author:

Coleman

Whitmire

06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor

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.

Author:

Coleman | Zerwas | Phelan | Morrison

04/30/2019 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds to be paid out of the economic stabilization fund by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for projects related to disaster recovery; disaster mitigation; disaster response; or construct, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct state or local infrastructure.

Author:

Coleman

02/21/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2019 11:00PM

Recognizing February 12, 2019, as Justices of the Peace and Constables Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Coleman

02/21/2019 H Reported enrolled: Feb 21 2019 11:16PM

Recognizing February 12, 2019, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Coleman | Hunter

05/01/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 1 2019 11:12AM

Recognizing April 30, 2019, as County Government Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Coleman

05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 10:00AM

Honoring the University of Houston Hobby Fellows for their contributions to the 86th Texas Legislative Session.

Author:

Coleman

05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 2:59PM

Honoring the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work interns for their contributions to the 86th Texas Legislative Session.

Author:

Coleman

05/28/2019 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2019 6:32PM

Honoring the Laney and Laney Hobby Fellows for their contributions to the 86th Texas Legislative Session.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen, Greg | Coleman | Phelan | Moody

Kolkhorst

05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental and Behavioral Health Research Institute.

Author:

Price | Huberty | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Bonnen, Greg

Watson

06/02/2019 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to consideration of the mental health of public school students in training requirements for certain school employees, curriculum requirements, counseling programs, educational programs, state and regional programs and services, and health care services for students and to mental health first aid program training and reporting regarding local mental health authority and school district personnel.

Author:

Price | Huberty | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Bonnen, Greg

Watson

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

Relating to mental health and substance use resources for certain school districts.

Author:

Minjarez | Klick | Moody | Coleman | Parker

Hughes

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

Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.

Author:

Oliverson | Price | Coleman | Springer | Schaefer

Perry

05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19

Relating to the frequency and location of certain meetings required by a prescriptive authority agreement.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Krause | Coleman | Toth | White

04/03/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.

Author:

Israel | Coleman | Turner, Chris | Thompson, Senfronia

02/20/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 20 2019 12:02PM

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Author:

Zerwas | Coleman | Walle | Allen | Bonnen, Greg

Huffman

05/01/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the creation of the University of Houston College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Phelan | Moody | Bonnen, Greg | Coleman

Powell

06/14/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the establishment of a collaborative task force to study certain public school mental health services.

Author:

Beckley | González, Jessica | González, Mary | Coleman | Israel

04/16/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the repeal of the criminal offense of homosexual conduct.

Author:

Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Bonnen, Greg | Sheffield

Watson

06/10/2019 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the mental health first aid training program reporting requirements.

Author:

White | Minjarez | Klick | Moody | Coleman

04/22/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy.

Author:

Davis, Sarah | Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Leach | Coleman

Alvarado

05/21/2019 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to state contract limitations and programs for sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment.

Author:

Moody | Coleman

05/13/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to the operation of, participation in, and effects of successful completion of a mental health court program.

Author:

Murr | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Coleman | Kacal

04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to bail proceedings and related duties of a magistrate in a criminal case.

Author:

Price | Huberty | Coleman | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen, Greg

05/09/2019 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the establishment of school-based behavioral health centers by public schools and a grant program administered by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission for the operation of those centers.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Dutton | Allen

03/25/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony.

Author:

Zerwas | Price | Button | Allison | Coleman

02/27/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM

Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium.

Author:

Oliverson | Craddick | Coleman

04/17/2019 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.

Author:

Klick | Howard | Coleman | Moody | Frank

04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee

Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Allen | Morales | Farrar

04/29/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of a housing unit that the owner or a predecessor of the owner acquired from a community land trust.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Allen | Johnson, Jarvis | Morales

04/25/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the application of the limit on appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to an improvement that is a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage.

Author:

Davis, Sarah | Coleman | Howard | Zerwas | Thompson, Senfronia

04/25/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to a regenerative medicine registry established by the Texas Regenerative Medicine Coordinating Board.

Author:

Rose | Zerwas | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Longoria

05/09/2019 S Received from the House

Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.

Author:

Turner, John | Allison | Coleman | Price | Sheffield

Johnson

05/15/2019 S Left pending in committee

Relating to the health literacy advisory committee and health literacy in the state health plan.

Author:

Rodriguez | Coleman

03/06/2019 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM

Relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.

Author:

Zedler | Coleman

05/01/2019 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to training requirements applicable to a jailer at a private correctional facility.

Author:

White | Thompson, Senfronia | Toth | Krause | Coleman

05/10/2019 H Motion fails

Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.

Author:

Price | Coleman | Huberty

Alvarado

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

Relating to certain county and public health district fees.

Author:

Johnson, Julie | Coleman | Rose

04/22/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of AIDS and HIV.

Author:

Oliverson | Coleman | Sheffield | Leach | Meyer

05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to pharmacy benefits provided through the Medicaid managed care program.

Author:

Klick | Zerwas | Oliverson | Sheffield | Coleman

Campbell

06/14/2019 E Effective immediately

Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.

Author:

Dutton | Sherman, Sr. | Coleman | Talarico | Bernal

West

06/15/2019 E Vetoed by the Governor

Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study on the creation of a divinity program at Texas Southern University.

Author:

Phelan | Metcalf | Rodriguez | Coleman | Guillen

Creighton

05/28/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen, Greg | Coleman | Phelan | Moody

Kolkhorst

05/22/2019 S Placed on intent calendar

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to the Texas mental and behavioral health research fund established to fund research, treatment, and access to services in this state for behavioral health, mental health, and substance use and addiction issues.

Author:

Zerwas | Davis, Sarah | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Coleman

Nelson | Watson

05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Author:

Israel | Coleman | Turner, Chris | Thompson, Senfronia

02/12/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 12 2019 12:38PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.