Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer at or in the direction of a moving vehicle.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on certain contributions by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to preferential voting in a primary election.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place and related procedures.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of an assault weapon.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful possession or transfer of a large-capacity magazine.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of failure to safely store a firearm.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of a person or property.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the manufacture of firearms without a federal license; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a person who is the subject of a family violence protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses in this state.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to notifying state law enforcement of an attempted acquisition of a firearm by a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to reporting certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of firearms or ammunition by a municipality or county.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Business & Industry: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid under the workers' compensation system.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to establishing a minimum wage for school bus drivers.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to adjusting the minimum wage annually based on the consumer price index.
Author:
Meza | Wu
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for the purposes of determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to rest breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Corrections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to a study of no-knock entries performed by law enforcement agencies in this state.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
04/21/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the confinement of inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in facilities operated by private vendors.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of information concerning the release on bond of persons charged with committing a violent offense.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Grant Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting this state from recognizing a license to carry a handgun issued by another state.
Author:
Meza | Morales, Christina | Lopez | Guillen
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to limits on certain political contributions; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the designation of State Highway 356 in Irving as a historic highway.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Legislative Budget Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
04/09/2021 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the county regulation of certain BYOB establishments; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to procedures for notice and the adoption of state agency emergency rules that restrict access to residents of long-term care facilities.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to a task force to study access to legal services for persons with disabilities.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for conversion therapy.
Author:
Meza | Coleman | White | Johnson, Ann
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Redistricting: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the inspection, diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of powered medical equipment.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to periods of customer curtailment for multifamily properties during rolling blackouts.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative segregation on inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to coverage for conversion therapy by a health benefit plan offered by a public employer.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to certain products made by inmates of a correctional facility.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting or limiting certain charges during a public health disaster in connection with delivery services provided by retailers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of glyphosate herbicides on the grounds of a public or private school or institution of higher education.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the presence of a spiritual leader during the execution of a person.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for taxable items used to assist persons with an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of the provision of conversion therapy to an individual by health care providers and certain entities.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the repair or replacement of certain damaged historical markers by the Texas Historical Commission.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of digital electronic equipment.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of volunteer deputy voter registrars.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to a study on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on art organizations in this state.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an indicator of achievement for evaluating the performance of public elementary, middle school, and junior high campuses and districts under the public school accountability system.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas of juvenile justice officers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to provision of behavioral health services under Medicaid using audio-only technology and to reimbursement for those services.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons diagnosed with certain mental health disorders for whom federal matching money is available.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program.
Author:
Meza | Johnson, Ann | Minjarez
Last Action:
05/11/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to reporting and investigating certain cases of child abuse or neglect involving a pregnant woman's use of a controlled substance.
Author:
Meza | Howard | Gervin-Hawkins
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a study on the provision of applied behavior analysis services to children with autism under Medicaid and other public benefits programs.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a tenant's right to terminate a residential lease following certain outages of essential utilities.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a historic site.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a coordination of disability services pilot program.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/07/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality to collect a records management and preservation fee.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of electronics-enabled heavy equipment.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to policies and procedures for addressing bullying and harassment in public schools.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to imposing a tax on certain electric generators and gas producers.
Author:
Meza | Guillen
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to an early childhood literacy plan for students enrolled in a dual language program in a public school.
Author:
Meza
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Approving the SNAP settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring elections on proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution to be held in November of even-numbered years.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the health and safety of public school students and staff.
Author:
Meza | Turner, Chris
Last Action:
03/23/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2021 10:44AM
Caption:
In memory of James Nolen Swafford of Grand Prairie.
Author:
Meza | Turner, Chris
Last Action:
03/23/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2021 10:48AM
Caption:
In memory of Judy Swafford of Grand Prairie.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/23/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 23 2021 4:19PM
Caption:
In memory of former Texas state representative John Robert Wright Jr.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
03/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 30 2021 8:41AM
Caption:
Commending the women of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard who have helped protect the Texas Capitol in 2020 and 2021.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2021 4:55PM
Caption:
Honoring Dr. Yuba Raj Khatiwada, Nepal's ambassador to the United States, on the occasion of his visit to Irving.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
05/25/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 25 2021 6:18PM
Caption:
Honoring Ana Marie Silbas for her service as a Fellow of the Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Terry Meza.
Author:
Meza
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 12:10PM
Caption:
Congratulating Deputy Chief Larry D. Simmons on his retirement from the Grand Prairie Police Department.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Collier | Meza
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the discharge by certain defendants of fines and costs through community service.
Author:
Bernal | Meza
Last Action:
04/14/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
White | Meza
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses.
Author:
Walle | Meza | Morales, Eddie | Ortega
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Moody | Meza
Last Action:
04/06/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of recovery community organization peer-to-peer services under Medicaid.
Author:
Raymond | Meza
Last Action:
04/29/2021 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a work group to study uniform quality measures under a value-based program for long-term services and supports.
Author:
Moody | Oliverson | Jetton | Hull | Meza
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.
Author:
Guillen | Meza | Button | Shaheen
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to measures to support and acknowledge public school student achievement, including continuing education requirements for a classroom teacher to include project-based learning and the consideration of certain student achievement indicators under the public school accountability system.
Author:
Rosenthal | Meza | Guerra | González, Jessica
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of certain demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Meza | González, Jessica | Cason | Davis
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities and zones.
Author:
Price | Smith | Allison | Meza | Rose
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a parity complaint portal and educational materials and parity law training regarding benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders to be made available through the portal and otherwise; designating October as mental health condition and substance use disorder parity awareness month.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Meza | González, Jessica
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the fee for emergency medical services in certain municipalities.
Author:
Klick | Hinojosa | Meza | Capriglione
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Meza
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the resignation of a public school teacher employed under a term contract.