Texas Legislature

Author:

Allison

02/25/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM

Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Allison

03/16/2021 H Left pending in committee

Relating to instruction in positive character traits in public schools.

Author:

Allison | Ashby | Clardy | Bell, Keith | Murr

04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument.

Author:

Allison

03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM

Relating to voter approval of a county or municipal budget that reduces by a certain percentage the amount allocated to provide a fire protection, law enforcement, or emergency medical service.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM

Relating to the inclusion of instruction about bullying and cyberbullying in the required curriculum for public school students.

Author:

Allison

03/04/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM

Relating to the regulation of, and taxes imposed on the sale or use of, cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes; imposing taxes; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain peace officers.

Author:

Allison | Middleton | Pacheco

Kolkhorst

05/13/2021 S Left pending in committee

Relating to guardianships of the person of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced.

Author:

Allison | Bell, Keith

05/12/2021 S Referred to Education

Relating to reporting the number of incidents of bullying and cyberbullying in a school district and open-enrollment charter school through the Public Education Information Management System.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

03/10/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 10 2021 10:54AM

Relating to ad valorem and franchise tax credits for donations to school districts to create or support career and technical education programs or courses.

Author:

Allison

03/15/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM

Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

03/16/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 16 2021 10:20AM

Relating to the weather emergency preparedness of facilities for providing gas or electric service.

Author:

Allison

03/17/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM

Relating to the exclusion of school facilities from load shedding participation during a rolling blackout.

Author:

Allison

05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings.

Author:

Allison | Burns | VanDeaver | Landgraf | Murr

04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to election integrity and the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

Paxton

05/26/2021 S Placed on intent calendar

Relating to computer science and technology education, training, and curriculum.

Author:

Allison

04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to requiring certain information about physical and mental health as part of the enrichment curriculum for public schools.

Author:

Allison

03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM

Relating to certain school district staff development requirements and including certain information regarding substance abuse and suicidal tendencies in the essential knowledge and skills of the public school health curriculum.

Author:

Allison

03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM

Relating to a limitation on the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Author:

Allison

Johnson

06/15/2021 E Effective immediately

Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant regarding death certificates.

Author:

Allison | Parker

03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM

Relating to a study of the desirability, feasibility, and effects of limiting the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to the value when the owner acquired the property and determining that value on the basis of the purchase price of the property, if applicable.

Author:

Allison

03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM

Relating to the statewide plan for student mental health.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homesteads of certain peace officers.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

03/11/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on property owned by a business entity that donates money to the district to create or support career and technical education programs or courses.

Author:

Allison | Guillen

03/15/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the appraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes based on its purchase price.

Author:

Allison

03/29/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to the value when the owner acquired the property and to provide for determining that value on the basis of the purchase price of the property, if applicable.

Author:

Klick | Allison | Shaheen | Harless | Price

Campbell

06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21

Relating to the criminal punishment and conditions of community supervision for the offense of obstructing a highway or other passageway; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Paddie | Hernandez | Allison

Schwertner

05/03/2021 S Left pending in committee

Relating to the preparedness for extreme weather emergencies of facilities that provide electricity service; providing an administrative penalty.

Author:

González, Mary | Allison | Lozano | Huberty | Capriglione

05/17/2021 S Referred to Education

Relating to the establishment of a grant program for promoting computer science certification and professional development in coding, technology applications, cybersecurity, and computer science for public school teachers.

Author:

Turner, John | Allison | Price | Coleman

05/17/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services

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

Author:

Lucio III | Burrows | Allison | Leach

Johnson

06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21

Relating to the rule against perpetuities.

Author:

Patterson | González, Mary | Dominguez | Allison | Cook

Zaffirini

06/04/2021 E Effective immediately

Relating to the eligibility of certain children who are or were in foster care for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.

Author:

Guerra | Allison | Guillen

05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to a local agreement with the Department of State Health Services to improve laboratory capabilities in border counties.

Author:

Guerra | Guillen | Allison

05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the duration of laboratory support for testing of vector-borne infectious diseases in border counties.

Author:

Ordaz Perez | Allison | Lozano | González, Mary

05/04/2021 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to emergency school drills and exercises conducted by public schools.

Author:

Harris | Allison | Ramos | Leach | Collier

Whitmire

06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21

Relating to the presence of a qualified facility dog or qualified therapy dog in certain court proceedings.

Author:

Parker | Geren | Cain | Allison

Springer

06/04/2021 E Effective immediately

Relating to the sale of certain food by food service establishments.

Author:

Harris | Metcalf | Allison | Howard

04/14/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence

Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.

Author:

Oliverson | Meyer | Allison | Swanson

Nichols

04/30/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22

Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to medical or dental billing services.

Author:

Harless | Buckley | Allison | Klick | Landgraf

03/09/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM

Relating to pretrial procedures, conditions for community supervision, and criminal punishment for conduct endangering the public safety; creating a criminal offense and increasing criminal penalties.

Author:

Lozano | Patterson | Anderson | Allison | Middleton

03/10/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 10 2021 10:54AM

Relating to a recommendation by the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel to prioritize first responders in vaccine allocation and distribution.

Author:

Bell, Keith | Allison | Harris | Toth

05/10/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the inclusion of an elective course on the founding principles of the United States in the curriculum for public high school students and the posting of the founding documents of the United States in public school buildings.

Author:

Price | Smith | Coleman | Rose | Allison

Nelson

05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar

Relating to the continuity of services received by individuals receiving services at state hospitals and state supported living centers, the establishment of a pilot program to provide behavioral health or psychiatric services to certain residential care facility residents, and court orders for psychoactive medication for certain patients.

Author:

Bucy | Talarico | Bernal | Allison | Buckley

05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to a study on incorporating fine arts into the foundation curriculum for public schools.

Author:

Price | Smith | Allison | Meza | Rose

Nelson

06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21

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:

Price | Sanford | Vo | Allison | Israel

05/10/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for certain prescription drugs on enrollee cost-sharing requirements.

Author:

Capriglione | Rogers | Lambert | Allison | Herrero

04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Harless | Huberty | Howard | Allison | Bell, Keith

05/12/2021 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to the confidentiality of a full-time public school employee's home or residence address in certain government records and documents.

Author:

Pacheco | Middleton | Campos | Cortez | Allison

Creighton

06/16/2021 E Effective immediately

Relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.

Author:

Murr | Krause | Allison | Burns | Ashby

Buckingham

06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21

Relating to monuments, markers, medallions, and antiquities controlled by or in the custody of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing civil penalties.

Author:

Johnson, Julie | Larson | Allison | Kacal | Huberty

03/24/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM

Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.