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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Briscoe Cain
86th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/16/2026

Number of Bills: 98

Author:
Burrows
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to ad valorem taxation; authorizing fees.
Author:
Phelan | Bonnen, Greg | Harless | Morrison | Deshotel
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to debris management and other disaster recovery efforts.
Author:
Morrison | Zerwas | Hunter | Huberty | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to disaster relief and recovery.
Author:
Phelan | Larson | Longoria | Guerra | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/16/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to flood planning, mitigation, and infrastructure projects; making an appropriation.
Author:
Leach | Bonnen, Greg | Klick | Oliverson | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Neave | Burns
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Author:
Metcalf | Larson | Phelan | Huberty | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Stickland | Zedler
Last Action:
02/11/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 11 2019 5:01PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited acts regarding abortion for a physician or applicant for a medical license.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
03/21/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.
Author:
Moody | Collier | White | Dutton | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain marihuana possession and drug paraphernalia possession offenses; imposing a fee.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Bucy | Cain | Lang | Zedler
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to an election ballot.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang
Last Action:
03/21/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the evaluation of an application for a low income housing tax credit.
Author:
Swanson | Hunter | Pacheco | Oliverson | Raymond
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen, Greg | Cain | Capriglione | Flynn | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of trespass by certain persons carrying handguns.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Lang | Middleton | Shaheen | et al.
Last Action:
02/19/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the form of ballot propositions in an election seeking authorization for the issuance of school district bonds supported by property taxes.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
02/13/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
02/13/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
Caption:
Relating to the assistance of voters; increasing a penalty.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Stickland | Zedler
Last Action:
02/13/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 13 2019 12:10PM
Caption:
Relating to the recording of certain personal information of voters by election officials.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Hernandez | Blanco | Shaheen
Coauthor:
Cain | Canales | Goldman | Guillen | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.
Author:
Krause | Murr | Goldman | Collier | Moody
Coauthor:
Cain
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
04/15/2019 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
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:
Krause | Lang
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Stickland | Swanson | Tinderholt
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
Author:
Oliverson | Button | Murphy
Coauthor:
Cain | Schaefer | Toth | White | Wilson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain comparative gainful employment data.
Author:
Middleton | Phelan | Metcalf | Longoria | Burrows
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bonnen, Greg | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for lobbying activities.
Author:
King, Ken
Coauthor:
Cain
Sponsor:
Seliger
Last Action:
06/07/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to investment training requirements for school district financial officers.
Author:
Murr | Burrows | Burns | Canales | Darby
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Buckley | Cain | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2019 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the public school finance system, the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
Author:
Paul | Nevárez | Burns | King, Phil | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to the carrying, storage, or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition by certain persons on certain residential or commercial property.
Author:
Stickland | Biedermann | Middleton | Lang | White
Coauthor:
Burns | Cain | Hefner | Krause | Leman | et al.
Last Action:
02/19/2019 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 19 2019 1:41PM
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing the firearm and to criminal offenses otherwise related to the carrying of a firearm; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Allen | Miller | Wu | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Bowers | Cain | Cole | Goodwin | Reynolds | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Tinderholt | Anderson, Charles "Doc"
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Middleton | Stickland | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the security of the electric grid.
Author:
Shaheen | Krause
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Cain | Hefner | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances.
Author:
Tinderholt
Coauthor:
Cain | Krause | Lang | Middleton | Patterson | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on administration and use of certain assessment instruments in public schools.
Author:
Leman | Springer | Nevárez | Stucky | Ashby
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Bell, Keith | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.
Author:
Canales | Cyrier | Bucy | Springer | Geren
Coauthor:
Bohac | Cain | Lang | Metcalf | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
05/16/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to verification of hunting and fishing license information.
Author:
White | Toth | Hefner
Coauthor:
Ashby | Burns | Cain | Dean | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Raney | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Cain
Last Action:
04/26/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of certain trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.
Author:
Rodriguez | Morrison | Deshotel | Stucky | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers to ultimate consumers for consumption off the brewers' or manufacturers' premises.
Author:
Biedermann
Coauthor:
Cain | Zedler
Last Action:
02/21/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 21 2019 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the equalized wealth level under the public school finance system.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Farrar | Leach
Coauthor:
Cain | Hefner
Last Action:
04/26/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to recovery of attorney's fees in certain civil cases.
Author:
Patterson | Canales | Thierry | Toth | Krause
Coauthor:
Buckley | Burns | Button | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to financial reporting requirements of a toll project entity.
Author:
Oliverson | Krause | Blanco
Coauthor:
Bonnen, Greg | Cain | Lambert | Toth | White
Last Action:
02/25/2019 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 25 2019 6:10PM
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of student loan default or breach of a student loan repayment or scholarship contract as a ground for nonrenewal or other disciplinary action in relation to a professional or occupational license and to certain duties of state agencies and political subdivisions in relation to delinquent or defaulted student loans.
Author:
Calanni | Dominguez | Toth | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Anchia | Cain | Canales | Cole | Davis, Sarah | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
Author:
Tinderholt | Lang | Swanson
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Stickland
Last Action:
04/09/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting abortion and protecting the rights of an unborn child.
Author:
Zedler | Flynn
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen, Greg | Burns | Cain | Clardy | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to protecting freedom of conscience from government discrimination.
Author:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Martinez | Springer | Lambert
Coauthor:
Cain | Dean | Fierro | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/24/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to designating May 4 as Texas Firefighters Day.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Landgraf | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
02/26/2019 H Referred to Elections: Feb 26 2019 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the signature required on an application for voter registration or for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Swanson | Frank | Klick | Oliverson | Minjarez
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Tinderholt | Zedler
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to waiving certain minimum standards for substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the preservation of certain election records.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Leach | Moody | White | Walle
Coauthor:
Bucy | Cain | Johnson, Jarvis | Ramos | Reynolds | et al.
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
05/24/2019 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
Author:
Phelan | White | Metcalf | Ashby | Toth
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to carrying a handgun during a state of disaster.
Author:
Hefner | Sanford | Springer | Canales
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bowers | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2019 S Referred to Property Tax
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land following a transfer between family members.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Cain
Last Action:
04/10/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
Author:
Cyrier | Zerwas | Price | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the allocation to and use by the Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Historical Commission of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cain | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Nevárez | King, Ken | Paddie | Canales
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bailes | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/05/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the extended registration of certain vehicles not subject to inspection.
Author:
Frank | González, Mary | Sanford | Dutton
Coauthor:
Burrows | Cain | Hefner | Middleton
Last Action:
04/04/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Wu | King, Phil | Davis, Sarah | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Bernal | Blanco | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an attorney identification card for entrance into a building that houses a court; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Wu | Zerwas | Sheffield | Dutton | White
Coauthor:
Cain | Dominguez | Minjarez | Zwiener
Last Action:
04/23/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Author:
Lucio III | Zerwas | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia | Larson
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Blanco | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2019 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, processing, distribution, transportation, research, testing, and delivery of low-THC cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of cannabis dispensing organizations, cannabis research organizations, and cannabis testing facilities; establishing the cannabis therapeutic research review board; authorizing fees.
Author:
Phelan | Metcalf | Paddie | Price | Moody
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Burrows | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of rates for certain non-ERCOT utilities.
Author:
Tinderholt | Allen | Stickland
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Lang | Zedler
Last Action:
02/27/2019 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Feb 27 2019 12:47PM
Caption:
Relating to reenrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Author:
Phelan | Paddie | Springer | González, Mary | Rose
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the delivery of certain transportation services under Medicaid and certain other health and human services programs.
Author:
King, Ken
Coauthor:
Cain
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the funding of dual credit courses provided by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Stickland | Collier | Burrows | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/02/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Wray | Harris | Rodriguez | Oliverson | Howard
Coauthor:
Burns | Button | Cain | Dominguez | González, Mary | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/15/2019 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for a junior college district to receive approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
Author:
Klick | Howard | Coleman | Moody | Frank
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Blanco | Cain | Clardy | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice registered nurses.
Author:
Biedermann | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Stickland
Coauthor:
Cain | Kacal | Lang | Middleton | Miller | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph; granting the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | King, Phil | Springer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/08/2019 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.
Author:
Rose | Zerwas | Thompson, Senfronia | Coleman | Longoria
Coauthor:
Cain | Gervin-Hawkins | Stickland
Last Action:
05/09/2019 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Author:
King, Ken
Coauthor:
Cain
Last Action:
05/01/2019 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of electric and hybrid vehicles.
Author:
Krause | Landgraf
Coauthor:
Cain | Dean | Lang | Martinez | Stickland | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption:
Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
Author:
Capriglione | Phelan | Canales | Wilson | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Anchia | Biedermann | Blanco | Cain | Clardy | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of certain contracting information under the public information law.
Author:
Biedermann
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Middleton | Patterson | Schaefer | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2019 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2019 1:29PM
Caption:
Relating to display of the national motto in government buildings.
Author:
Oliverson | Nevárez | Springer | Phelan | Toth
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Cyrier | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the criminal consequences of engaging in certain conduct with respect to certain firearm accessories and prohibiting the enforcement of certain federal laws related to certain firearm accessories.
Author:
Morrison | Lozano | Stephenson | Herrero | Murr
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Ashby | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel.
Author:
Paul
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to services provided during and following a disaster.
Author:
Dominguez | Murphy | Calanni | Bucy | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Beckley | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
05/29/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to emergency and disaster management, response, and recovery.
Author:
Schaefer | Swanson | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; creating an administrative penalty, a civil remedy, and a criminal offense.
Author:
Swanson | Lang | Button | Oliverson | Moody
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Flynn | Johnson, Jarvis | Lopez | et al.
Sponsor:
Fallon
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the availability of certain information regarding firefighters, volunteer firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and fire safety inspectors and the certification and training for fire safety inspectors.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Oliverson | Stickland | White | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2019 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited actions regarding health benefit plan coverage for enrollees who refuse to have an abortion.
Author:
Cyrier | Cole | Gervin-Hawkins | Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Cain | Harris | Holland | Lang | Leman | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
05/25/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a property as a historic landmark by a municipality.
Author:
Allison | Pacheco | Nevárez | Lambert | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2019 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
Caption:
Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Biedermann
Coauthor:
Cain | Lang | Middleton | Patterson | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2019 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2019 6:06PM
Caption:
Relating to maintaining certain monuments and memorials and the names of certain public institutions; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Stephenson | Raymond | Lang | Flynn
Coauthor:
Allen | Biedermann | Bucy | Cain | Clardy | et al.
Last Action:
04/04/2019 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the scope of practice for chiropractors.
Author:
White | Thompson, Senfronia | Toth | Krause | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cain | Collier | Israel | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 H Motion fails
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
Author:
Bonnen, Greg | Leach | Goldman | Gervin-Hawkins | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to procurement of a contingent fee contract for legal services by certain governmental entities.
Author:
Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Last Action:
03/12/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2019 12:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the right of conscientious refusal of a health care service.
Author:
Perez | Thompson, Senfronia | Longoria | Price | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/10/2019 E Effective on 9/1/19
Caption:
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers and to creating a payment fraud fusion center; imposing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Oliverson | Martinez Fischer | Lucio III | Bonnen, Greg | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2019 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibited balance billing and an independent dispute resolution program for out-of-network coverage under certain managed care plans; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson | Lang | Middleton | Krause
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2019 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.
Author:
Raymond | Toth | Miller
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2019 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 13 2019 12:36PM
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Krause | Sanford | Phelan | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2019 H Returned to committee: May 9 2019 7:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of membership in and support to religious organizations.
Author:
Patterson | Parker | Shaheen | Geren | Phelan
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2019 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to require a labor peace agreement as a condition of engaging in a commercial transaction with the municipality or county.
Author:
Klick | Zerwas | Oliverson | Sheffield | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Blanco | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/14/2019 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prescription of low-THC cannabis for medical use by certain qualified physicians to patients with certain medical conditions.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Thompson, Senfronia | Huberty | Reynolds
Coauthor:
Cain | Miller | Minjarez | Morales | Vo
Last Action:
04/24/2019 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to mental health assessment programs for certain municipal police and fire departments.
Author:
Schaefer | Guillen | Phelan | Morrison | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/14/2019 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.
Author:
Zerwas | Davis, Sarah | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Coleman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson | Watson
Last Action:
05/14/2019 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Cyrier | Price | Zerwas | Turner, Chris | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on sporting goods.
Author:
Tinderholt | Smithee | Geren | Israel | Nevárez
Coauthor:
Cain | Calanni | Cyrier | Krause | Lang | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2019 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.
Author:
Oliverson | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Cain
Last Action:
04/11/2019 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Recognizing November 7, 2019, as Victims of Communism Memorial Day.
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