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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Cody Vasut
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/21/2026

Number of Bills: 189

Author:
Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Paddie | Price | Canales
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bailes | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Cain | Schofield | Klick | Clardy | Jetton
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Button | Metcalf | Rodriguez | Thierry | Landgraf
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/13/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the computation of the replenishment ratio used to determine an employer's unemployment compensation contribution tax rate.
Author:
Pacheco | White | Dean | Guillen | Collier
Coauthor:
Allison | Beckley | Bonnen | Bowers | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to access by a hiring law enforcement agency to an applicant's employment records.
Author:
Klick | Allison | Shaheen | Harless | Price
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Cain | Clardy | Cook | Ellzey | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
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
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Buckley | Burns | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region.
Author:
Paddie | Hernandez | Allison
Coauthor:
Anderson | Buckley | Burns | Button | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the preparedness for extreme weather emergencies of facilities that provide electricity service; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Raymond | Paddie | Hernandez | Bonnen | Button
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Buckley | Burns | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study on a statewide disaster alert system and implementation of that system and to notice to elected officials of a widespread power, water, or natural gas outage or emergency.
Author:
Oliverson | Bonnen | Collier | Canales | Burrows
Coauthor:
Anderson | Burns | Button | Dean | Guerra | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.
Author:
Leach | Ashby | Meyer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Ellzey | Jetton | Patterson | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on the distribution of an application form for an early voting ballot.
Author:
Swanson | Pacheco | White
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Biedermann | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the governor's power to control the sale, transportation, and use of weapons and ammunition during a declared state of disaster or state of emergency.
Author:
Swanson | White | Patterson | Hefner
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Jetton | Tinderholt | Toth | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Jetton | Patterson | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to civil liability and criminal penalties for performing certain abortions; providing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Swanson | White
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Jetton | Leman | Patterson | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the carrying and possession of a concealed handgun by a school marshal.
Author:
Murr | White
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Burns | Cain | Cook | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to 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:
Toth | Parker | Noble | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of abuse of a child.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Cason | Cook | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting abortion at or after 12 weeks post-fertilization.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Jetton | Patterson | Vasut
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to civil liability for performing certain abortions; providing civil penalties.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Cason | Patterson | Slaton | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of municipalities for failure to comply with immigration detainer requests.
Author:
Toth | White | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Cason | Cook | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Buckley | Harris | Smith | Rogers | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Burns | Cain | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Anderson | Biedermann | Bonnen | Burns | Cason | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to election integrity.
Author:
Gates
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to funding for career and technology programs in public schools.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Anderson | Biedermann | Bonnen | Cason | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Cain | White | Hefner
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Buckley | Holland | Kuempel | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the recognition and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Cain | Canales
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Burrows | Cook | Hefner | Leman | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Swanson | Vasut
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Elections: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Department of Public Safety as a voter registration agency.
Author:
Allison | Ashby | Clardy | Bell, Keith | Murr
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bonnen | Cain | Dean | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving the damage or destruction of a public monument.
Author:
Bailes | Burns | Ashby | Harris | Leman
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Buckley | Cyrier | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain eminent domain information to property owners through a landowner's bill of rights.
Author:
Shaheen | Dean | Noble | Harless | Cook
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the protection of religious organizations.
Author:
Frank | Noble | Wu | Bell, Keith | Dutton
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Cain | Cason | Guillen | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the procedures and grounds for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Sanford | Rose | Thierry | White | Crockett
Coauthor:
Allen | Buckley | Cain | Campos | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
Author:
Gates | Oliverson | Bonnen | Moody | Harris
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Bonnen | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Burns | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of criminal offenses involving elections.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Vasut
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to judicial review of certain local laws applicable to state license holders.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Slaton | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the assistance of voters; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Krause | Schaefer | Metcalf | White | Leman
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Cain | Cook | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
Author:
Middleton | Burrows | Metcalf | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Buckley | Burns | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
Author:
Krause | Landgraf | Burns | Slawson | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
Author:
Patterson
Coauthor:
Cain | Middleton | Vasut
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain governmental bodies make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Author:
Middleton | Morales, Eddie | Cain | White | Pacheco
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Campos | Cason | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Cook | Neave
Coauthor:
Morales, Eddie | Vasut
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the admission by a party of a material and substantial change of circumstances in a motion to modify an order in certain family law cases.
Author:
Collier | Pacheco | Shaheen | Stucky | Ordaz Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Frank | Sanford | Hernandez | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Ashby | Cain | Cook | Ellzey | Hefner | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the right of certain facility residents to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Cain | Vasut
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a licensing authority from taking disciplinary action against certain license holders for violating an emergency management plan or a rule, order, or ordinance issued under the plan.
Author:
Burns | Burrows | González, Mary | Leman | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Cain | Cook | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
03/30/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
Author:
Leman | White | Slawson | Hefner | Schaefer
Coauthor:
Ashby | Biedermann | Guillen | Huberty | Metcalf | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a license to carry a handgun for certain young adults who are protected under certain court orders related to family violence.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | White | Guillen | Schaefer
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Springer
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors.
Author:
Swanson
Coauthor:
Cain | Jetton | Vasut
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting public schools from leasing, owning, or having a business interest in certain entities and real property associated with those entities.
Author:
Oliverson | Slawson | Hefner | White
Coauthor:
Ashby | Cain | Cason | Cook | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain persons to carry a handgun without a license.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Swanson | Vasut
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Gates
Coauthor:
Cason | Lambert | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule for certain public school career or technology education teachers.
Author:
Jetton | Metcalf | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Middleton | Stephenson | Swanson | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for meetings held and Internet websites developed by certain special purpose districts.
Author:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | Hull | Swanson
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.
Author:
Metcalf | Bell, Cecil | Cook
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | Cason | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/03/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to the period for which certain land owned by a religious organization for the purpose of expanding a place of religious worship or constructing a new place of religious worship may be exempted from ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Jetton | Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Cole | Ortega | Vasut | Zwiener
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the amendment of a dedicatory instrument to remove a discriminatory provision.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | King, Phil | Metcalf | Toth
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Burns | Cain | Cason | Clardy | et al.
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Sovereignty Act.
Author:
Oliverson | Huberty | Hefner | Anderson | Noble
Coauthor:
Ashby | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education.
Author:
Gates | Holland | Guillen | Canales | Paul
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Recommitted to committee: Apr 27 2021 2:25PM
Caption:
Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district.
Author:
Biedermann | White
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Cain | Cason | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm.
Author:
Sanford | Metcalf | Raymond | Slawson | Noble
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.
Author:
Capriglione | Klick | Noble | Hunter | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Oliverson | Cain | Noble | Sanford
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bonnen | Burns | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to notice of the right to object to participation in an abortion procedure for health care personnel of a hospital or health care facility.
Author:
Hefner | Cain | Jetton | Swanson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to manufacturing requirements for hardware and software used in a voting system used in an election in this state.
Author:
Leach | Noble
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to election fraud; increasing a penalty.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Cain | Vasut
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the effect of an election at which the voters fail to approve or vote to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Toth | Hefner | Parker
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria.
Author:
Schaefer | Metcalf | Patterson | Hefner | Cain
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Frullo | Guillen | Toth | Vasut
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.
Author:
Gates
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for transportation related to career and technology education and the use of transportation allotment funds by school districts to provide prepaid fuel cards to certain students.
Author:
Cain | Middleton
Coauthor:
Cason | Swanson | Vasut
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to the temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Krause | Rogers | Jetton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Author:
Swanson | Slawson | White | Noble
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to the separation based on biological sex of athletics teams sponsored by a public school or institution of higher education.
Author:
Dean | Harless | Metcalf | Slawson | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the protection of religious organizations.
Author:
Hefner | White | Guillen | Burrows | Paddie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.
Author:
Slawson | Cain | Burrows | Klick | Leach
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Author:
Gates
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
03/08/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the posting of certain information regarding programs of study offered under a school district's career and technology education program.
Author:
Gates
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
03/08/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain information on career and technology education in public schools.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Vasut
Last Action:
03/08/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
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:
Middleton | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Guillen | Krause
Coauthor:
Metcalf | Patterson | Spiller | Vasut
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Schofield | Hefner | Cook | Noble
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.
Author:
White
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bonnen | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/08/2021 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 8 2021 1:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of the free exercise of religion rights of inmates and ensuring access to volunteer and faith-based chaplains and chaplaincy services.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Cain | Cason | Patterson | Schaefer | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Relating to personhood rights for born and preborn human beings.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson | Bell, Cecil | Guillen | Buckley
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Cain | Cason | Clardy | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.
Author:
Thierry | Thompson, Senfronia | Darby | Hunter | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Harless | Buckley | Allison | Klick | Landgraf
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
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:
Cortez | Wilson | Rodriguez | Guillen
Coauthor:
Cain | Hunter | Johnson, Ann | Metcalf | Vasut
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.
Author:
Noble | Patterson | Middleton | Metcalf | Klick
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Author:
Tinderholt | Harless
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bonnen | Burns | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the protection of religious freedoms and religious institutions during a declared state of disaster.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Paul | Thompson, Ed | Vasut
Last Action:
03/10/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Vasut
Last Action:
04/08/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Vasut
Last Action:
03/10/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to filing and publishing lobbyist activity reports.
Author:
Paul | Sanford
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cook | Rogers | Spiller | Thompson, Ed | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2021 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to service as an election watcher.
Author:
Paul | Anderson
Coauthor:
Cook | Rogers | Spiller | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to delivery of ballots by mail.
Author:
Meyer | Metcalf | Minjarez
Coauthor:
Button | Ellzey | Holland | Middleton | Oliverson | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of state appropriations or public money of a political subdivision to settle or pay a sexual harassment claim made against certain public officers and employees.
Author:
Swanson | Krause
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Oliverson | Vasut
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Author:
Hefner | White | Metcalf | Raymond | Slawson
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Cain | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to carrying and storing a firearm or firearm ammunition by a hotel guest.
Author:
Schofield | Jetton | Bucy | Murr
Coauthor:
Cain | Slawson | Smith | Vasut
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Relating to daylight saving time.
Author:
Goldman | Metcalf | Bonnen | Raymond | Button
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
Author:
White | Burrows | Canales | Schaefer | Hefner
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a handgun by certain unlicensed persons and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Wilson | Murr | Walle | Martinez | Parker
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.
Author:
Capriglione | Harless | Lucio III | Geren | King, Phil
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place and to a political subdivision's designation of property for camping by homeless individuals; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Schaefer | White | Hefner | Guillen | Canales
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Jetton | Sherman, Sr. | Sanford
Coauthor:
Cook | Reynolds | Vasut
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras.
Author:
Slawson | Bonnen | Harris | Patterson
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Hull | Thompson, Ed | Vasut
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the control and funding of law enforcement and public safety services in certain political subdivisions.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cason | Vasut
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to identification of early voting ballots voted by mail by electronic code.
Author:
Cason
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | Middleton | Schaefer | Slaton | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of property used for renewable energy electric generation for ad valorem tax benefits under the Texas Economic Development Act.
Author:
Perez | Cain | Huberty | Johnson, Jarvis | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.
Author:
Schaefer
Coauthor:
Cason | Middleton | Patterson | Sanford | Slaton | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to government authority to require a person to wear a mask or personal protective equipment during a disaster.
Author:
Schaefer
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Middleton | Patterson | Sanford | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of criminal offenses for violating an emergency management plan.
Author:
Paul
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cook | Middleton | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for accepting certain election materials.
Author:
Paul
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cook | Middleton | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the appointment, suspension, and termination of a county elections administrator.
Author:
Paul | Anderson
Coauthor:
Cook | Middleton | Rogers | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the hours for voting during the early voting period.
Author:
Paul
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cook | Middleton | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of election officers.
Author:
Cason | Hull | Krause | Dutton | Canales
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Cain | Cook | Crockett | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of the person's rights in connection with an investigation conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Gates | Frank | Leman | Minjarez | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Jetton | Middleton
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen | Cain | Frank | Hull | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of public money to compensate a person who lobbies the federal government.
Author:
Jetton
Coauthor:
Vasut
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of pre-filling an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Jetton | Cain | Crockett
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Metcalf | Patterson | Swanson | Vasut
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to signature verification on an early voting ballot voted by mail.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Cain | Vasut
Last Action:
04/16/2021 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of certain prosecutors for policies related to the prosecution of rioters.
Author:
Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Bonnen | Frank
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Klick
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bonnen | Cain | Dean | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the use of information from the lists of noncitizens and nonresidents excused or disqualified from jury service.
Author:
Buckley | Harless | Ellzey | Murr
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to criminal conduct that endangers law enforcement; creating a criminal offense and increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Parker | Oliverson | Metcalf | Landgraf | Lambert
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Biedermann | Cain | Cason | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and duties of the Texas 1836 Project.
Author:
Krause | Cook | Swanson | Neave
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Guillen | Hull | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Jetton | Cain | Noble
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Burns | Harris | King, Phil | Landgraf | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement by the secretary of state of certain voter roll maintenance provisions; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Gates | Burrows | Allen | Lucio III | Harris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.
Author:
Capriglione | Bell, Cecil | Schaefer | Slawson | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Hefner | Huberty | Metcalf | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to prohibited state contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.
Author:
Slaton
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cain | King, Phil | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property.
Author:
Parker | Raymond | Oliverson | Guillen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Holland | Paddie | Canales | White | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
Author:
Krause | Leach | Cason | Collier | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Cain | Hinojosa | Morales, Eddie | Ordaz Perez | Sherman, Sr. | et al.
Last Action:
04/27/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
Author:
Cook | Anchia | Thompson, Senfronia | Rose | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the urban air mobility advisory committee.
Author:
Krause | Spiller | Slawson | Sanford
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Hull | Vasut
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of certain regulations waived during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Author:
Wilson | Noble | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Cason | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to public school elective courses providing academic study of the Bible offered to certain students.
Author:
Slaton | Guillen | Biedermann | Raymond
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Vasut | White
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 21 2021 10:43PM
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that individuals joining the Texas National Guard sign a notice regarding active combat duty.
Author:
Hefner | White | Metcalf | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments, memorials, or designations located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Slaton
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Tinderholt | Vasut | White
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to in-person visitation of an immediate family member or religious counsel with seriously ill or dying hospital patients and facility residents.
Author:
Deshotel | Burns | Geren | King, Ken | Canales
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Harless | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents.
Author:
Swanson | Cook | Slawson | Patterson | Hefner
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Cain | Clardy | Slaton | Spiller | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.
Author:
Slaton
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Middleton | Schaefer | Stephenson | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to border security enhancement projects and the creation of a fund to pay for those projects; allocating the earnings on the balance of that fund and reimbursement of related expenditures.
Author:
Biedermann
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cain | Dean | Slaton | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of the Alamo Cenotaph; granting the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Hefner
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.
Author:
Cason | White | Schaefer | Morales, Eddie | Canales
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Guillen | Middleton | Slaton | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful carrying of a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft.
Author:
Cason | Cook
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Cain | Slaton | Swanson | Tinderholt | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children.
Author:
Biedermann | Krause | Burns
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Hefner | Landgraf | Leach | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to displays and exhibits located on the grounds of the Alamo complex.
Author:
Burns
Coauthor:
Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Burrows | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to sales and use tax revenue of municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
Author:
Middleton | Cook | Metcalf | Hefner
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Cain | Clardy | Sanford | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to vaccination requirements for health benefit plans or insurance policies provided to business entities.
Author:
Middleton | Burrows | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
Author:
Cason | Lopez
Coauthor:
Cain | Vasut | Wilson
Last Action:
05/13/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to conducting certain medical examinations using telemedicine under the workers' compensation system.
Author:
Krause
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Cason | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
Author:
Capriglione | Rogers | Lambert | Allison | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Leach | Cook
Coauthor:
Cain | Clardy | Slaton | Spiller | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2021 2:52PM
Caption:
Relating to claiming an exemption from required immunizations for school students.
Author:
Cain | Middleton | Krause | Biedermann
Coauthor:
Leach | Schaefer | Swanson | Vasut
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.
Author:
Rogers | Capriglione | Guillen | Stephenson | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Leach
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen | Burns | Cain | King, Phil | et al.
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of religious organizations.
Author:
Capriglione
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Cook | Metcalf | Parker | Price | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of lobbying contract information by political subdivisions.
Author:
Thompson, Ed | White | Schaefer | Cyrier | Moody
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the training of and policies for peace officers.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Price | Schaefer
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
White
Coauthor:
Burns | Cain | Middleton | Slaton | Slawson | et al.
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2021 4:23PM
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance and administration reform; imposing taxes.
Author:
Hunter | Canales | Morrison | Lucio III | Middleton
Coauthor:
Allison | Bonnen | Cain | Deshotel | Dominguez | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to raise premium rates on association policies.
Author:
Toth | Leach | Metcalf | Bonnen | Parker
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.
Author:
Jetton
Coauthor:
Middleton | Paul | Thompson, Ed | Vasut
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of a presiding judge and alternate presiding judge in an election.
Author:
Hefner
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Burns | Cason | Craddick | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of children, including the definition of child abuse and the prosecution of the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child.
Author:
Hefner | Slawson | Noble | Swanson
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring public school students to participate in interscholastic athletic activities based on biological sex.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Bonnen | King, Phil | Oliverson | Paul | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a registrar's failure to cancel voter registrations under applicable law.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Swanson | Tinderholt | Vasut
Last Action:
04/07/2021 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to abolition of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the transfer of the regulation of alcoholic beverages to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Author:
Jetton | Lozano
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Burns | Cain | Landgraf | Murr | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to vote harvesting; creating an offense; creating a civil penalty.
Author:
Parker | King, Phil | Shaheen | Raymond | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Anderson | Cook | Cyrier | Morales, Eddie | Paul | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.
Author:
Jetton | Lozano
Coauthor:
Vasut
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to poll watchers; creating an offense.
Author:
Jetton | Burrows | Slawson | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Buckley | Cason | Cyrier | Ellzey | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to federal election practices and procedures.
Author:
Murphy | Cain | Huberty | Harris | Burrows
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of expressive rights of student organizations at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Schaefer | Vasut
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to providing a person taken into custody for emergency detention with information concerning the person's rights.
Author:
Cain | Krause | Anderson | Sanford | Shaheen
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Campos | Fierro | Israel | Schaefer | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Dr Pepper as the state soft drink.
Author:
Stephenson | Ashby | Parker | Stucky
Coauthor:
Anderson | Biedermann | Bonnen | Burns | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Neave | Minjarez | Romero, Jr. | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
Author:
Harris
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burrows | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2021 H Postponed
Caption:
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Darby | Ashby | Bailes | Howard | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Cortez | Craddick | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.
Author:
Frank | Sanford | Hernandez | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Ashby | Cain | Middleton | Noble | Vasut
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
Author:
Leach | Parker | Noble | Slawson
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations.
Author:
Schofield | Jetton
Coauthor:
Metcalf | Slawson | Vasut
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring this state to observe daylight saving time year-round.
Author:
Canales | Ashby | Kuempel | King, Ken | Geren
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.
Author:
Cason
Coauthor:
Cain | Dean | King, Phil | Oliverson | Slaton | et al.
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to life of unborn children.
Author:
Cain | Middleton | Harris | Schaefer | Toth
Coauthor:
Cason | Hefner | Leman | Slaton | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Raney | Morrison | King, Phil | Howard | Guerra
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Author:
Anchia | Metcalf | Cole | Oliverson | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bucy | Burns | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2021 4:51PM
Caption:
Relating to deactivating House Rule 16, Section 13.
Author:
Kacal | Craddick | Ashby | King, Tracy O. | Morrison
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bailes | Beckley | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/31/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 31 2021 11:34AM
Caption:
In memory of Charlotte Han Sharp of College Station.
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