| SB 5 | Author: | Nichols | Nelson |
| Coauthor: | Birdwell | Hancock | Huffines | Lucio | Taylor, Van | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 04/15/2015 H Referred to Transportation: Apr 15 2015 12:03PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to the allocation to the state highway fund and the available school fund of certain motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue and to the uses of the revenue allocated to the state highway fund. |
| SB 8 | Author: | Schwertner | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Burton | Campbell | et al. |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 05/05/2015 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 5 2015 5:28PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. |
| SB 13 | Author: | Perry | Estes | Hall | Schwertner | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Rodríguez | West | Garcia | |
| Sponsor: | Aycock | Cyrier | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to measures to support public school student academic achievement and high school, college, and career preparation, including measures to improve and support dual credit courses, the development of public outreach materials, and the development of postsecondary education and career counseling academies. |
| SB 18 | Author: | Nelson | Hinojosa | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | Huffman | Eltife | Bettencourt | Hancock | Nichols | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Zerwas | |
| Last Action: | 06/03/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical education in this state, including the transfer of certain assets from the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association to the permanent fund supporting graduate medical education and the authority of the association to issue new policies. |
| SB 24 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Zerwas | |
| Last Action: | 06/17/2015 E Effective on 1/1/16 | |
| Caption: | Relating to training for members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education. |
| SB 37 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Naishtat | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and study data on the participation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 96 | Author: | Hinojosa |
| Coauthor: | Garcia | West | |
| Sponsor: | Gutierrez | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2015 H Placed on General State Calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to a prohibition on the use and possession of e-cigarettes on school property or at school-related or school-sanctioned activities. |
| SB 97 | Author: | Hinojosa |
| Coauthor: | Uresti | Garcia | Zaffirini | Campbell | Kolkhorst | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Alvarado | Collier | Guillen | Isaac | Paddie | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. |
| SB 106 | Author: | Whitmire |
| Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Ellis | West | Garcia | Rodríguez | |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2015 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm. | |
| Caption: | Relating to court jurisdiction and procedures relating to truancy; providing criminal penalties; imposing a court cost. |
| SB 108 | Author: | Whitmire |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Thompson, Senfronia | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain criminal procedures for misdemeanor offenses committed by children. |
| SB 135 | Author: | Whitmire |
| Coauthor: | Ellis | Menéndez | Garcia | Hinojosa | West | |
| Sponsor: | Dutton | Reynolds | Miles | Giddings | |
| Last Action: | 05/24/2015 S House passage as amended reported | |
| Caption: | Relating to the organization of a grand jury. |
| SB 149 | Author: | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | Garcia | Huffines | Rodríguez | West | Lucio | |
| Sponsor: | Huberty | |
| Last Action: | 05/11/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to alternative methods for satisfying certain public high school graduation requirements, including the use of individual graduation committees. |
| SB 159 | Author: | Rodríguez |
| Coauthor: | West | Garcia | |
| Sponsor: | Márquez | |
| Last Action: | 05/25/2015 H Postponed | |
| Caption: | Relating to certification requirements for teachers in bilingual education. |
| SB 161 | Author: | Rodríguez |
| Coauthor: | Garcia | West | |
| Last Action: | 05/14/2015 H Referred to Public Education: May 14 2015 12:12AM | |
| Caption: | Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating students of limited English proficiency in public schools. |
| SB 177 | Author: | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 03/23/2015 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 23 2015 5:16PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state. |
| SB 188 | Author: | Watson |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Muñoz, Jr. | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain insurers' insurance rating and underwriting practices based on certain consumer inquiries. |
| SB 189 | Author: | Watson |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Muñoz, Jr. | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to certain practices in the business of personal automobile insurance. |
| SB 219 | Author: | Schwertner |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | Hinojosa | Birdwell | Campbell | Rodríguez | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Price | Raymond | |
| Last Action: | 04/02/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies, and the licensing of certain health professionals; clarifying certain statutory provisions; authorizing the imposition of fees. |
| SB 239 | Author: | Schwertner |
| Coauthor: | West | Zaffirini | Hinojosa | Lucio | Garcia | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Zerwas | Coleman | |
| Last Action: | 06/03/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. |
| SB 293 | Author: | Nelson |
| Coauthor: | Fraser | Zaffirini | West | |
| Sponsor: | Isaac | |
| Last Action: | 04/08/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events trust fund. |
| SB 295 | Author: | Schwertner |
| Coauthor: | West | Zaffirini | |
| Sponsor: | Guillen | |
| Last Action: | 06/16/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas medical schools and persons completing medical residency programs in Texas. |
| SB 353 | Author: | Nelson |
| Coauthor: | Schwertner | Eltife | Uresti | Hinojosa | Nichols | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/18/2015 S Referred to Finance | |
| Caption: | Relating to state agency contracting. |
| SB 408 | Author: | Rodríguez |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Blanco | |
| Last Action: | 06/09/2015 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain county contracts. |
| SB 424 | Author: | Schwertner |
| Coauthor: | Nelson | Bettencourt | West | |
| Sponsor: | Zerwas | |
| Last Action: | 05/26/2015 H Point of order sustained | |
| Caption: | Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. |
| SB 425 | Author: | Schwertner |
| Coauthor: | Bettencourt | West | |
| Sponsor: | Bonnen, Greg | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to health care information provided by and notice of facility fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. |
| SB 471 | Author: | Rodríguez |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Huberty | |
| Last Action: | 05/23/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to reviews and investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency. |
| SB 481 | Author: | Hancock |
| Coauthor: | Hinojosa | West | |
| Sponsor: | Smithee | |
| Last Action: | 06/15/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to consumer information concerning facility-based physicians and notice and availability of mediation for balance billing by a facility-based physician. |
| SB 505 | Author: | Perry |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Workman | |
| Last Action: | 05/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to painting and marking requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers; creating an offense. |
| SB 543 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | Garcia | Rodríguez | Watson | West | |
| Sponsor: | Elkins | Otto | Walle | Gutierrez | Leach | |
| Last Action: | 05/13/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to oversight of and requirements applicable to state contracts and other state financial and accounting issues; authorizing fees. |
| SB 621 | Author: | Estes |
| Coauthor: | Burton | Ellis | Hall | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 02/23/2015 S Referred to State Affairs | |
| Caption: | Relating to criminal offenses involving, and governmental liability for retaliatory prosecutions associated with, the filming, recording, photographing, documenting, or observing of a peace officer. |
| SB 686 | Author: | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Clardy | |
| Last Action: | 05/29/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program. |
| SB 699 | Author: | Eltife |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Kuempel | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E See remarks for effective date | |
| Caption: | Relating to the Texas Real Estate Commission and the regulation of certain real estate professionals. |
| SB 762 | Author: | Bettencourt | Hall | Huffines | Kolkhorst | Taylor, Van |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Elkins | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. |
| SB 777 | Author: | Fraser |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2015 H Referred to State Affairs: May 4 2015 7:19PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to restrict participation in the retail electric market for significant violations. |
| SB 788 | Author: | Eltife |
| Coauthor: | Creighton | West | |
| Sponsor: | Paddie | |
| Last Action: | 05/15/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and equivalent systems that use Internet Protocol enabled services. |
| SB 810 | Author: | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Smithee | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the authority of an independent school district to contract with a municipality for the design, improvement, or construction of an instructional facility, stadium, or other athletic facility. |
| SB 892 | Author: | Seliger |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Huberty | |
| Last Action: | 05/24/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to educator preparation programs and teacher certification examinations. |
| SB 925 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Aycock | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide reading instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. |
| SB 934 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Farney | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide mathematics instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. |
| SB 935 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Deshotel | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the establishment of a reading excellence team pilot program. |
| SB 947 | Author: | Zaffirini | Rodríguez | Watson |
| Coauthor: | Menéndez | West | Hinojosa | Garcia | |
| Sponsor: | Howard | |
| Last Action: | 05/22/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program. |
| SB 972 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Deshotel | |
| Last Action: | 05/28/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to training academies for public school teachers who provide reading comprehension instruction to students in grades four and five. |
| SB 1032 | Author: | Watson |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Israel | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/2015 E Vetoed by the Governor | |
| Caption: | Relating to authority for certain state employees to work flexible hours and to work from home or other authorized alternative work sites. |
| SB 1170 | Author: | Garcia |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Last Action: | 05/04/2015 H Referred to Public Education: May 4 2015 7:19PM | |
| Caption: | Relating to excluding certain students from the computation of dropout and completion rates for purposes of public school accountability. |
| SB 1313 | Author: | Watson |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Villalba | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the names of certain businesses. |
| SB 1483 | Author: | Garcia |
| Coauthor: | Uresti | Rodríguez | Zaffirini | Watson | West | et al. | |
| Last Action: | 05/20/2015 S Not again placed on intent calendar | |
| Caption: | Relating to Texas community schools. |
| SB 1494 | Author: | Uresti |
| Coauthor: | West | Rodríguez | |
| Sponsor: | Turner, Chris | |
| Last Action: | 06/19/2015 E Effective immediately | |
| Caption: | Relating to the educational needs of homeless students. |
| SB 1638 | Author: | Zaffirini |
| Coauthor: | West | |
| Sponsor: | Elkins | Galindo | |
| Last Action: | 05/21/2015 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| Caption: | Relating to training for state employees, including procurement and contract management training; authorizing fees. |
| SB 1902 | Author: | Perry |
| Coauthor: | Hall | West | Huffines | Ellis | |
| Sponsor: | Herrero | Thompson, Senfronia | Murphy | Villalba | Leach | |
| Last Action: | 06/20/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15 | |
| Caption: | Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information; authorizing a fee. |
| SJR 5 | Author: | Nichols | Nelson |
| Coauthor: | Birdwell | Hancock | Huffines | Lucio | Taylor, Van | et al. | |
| Sponsor: | Pickett | Otto | Harless | Parker | Davis, Yvonne | |
| Last Action: | 06/01/2015 E Filed with the Secretary of State | |
| Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax and the tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle to the state highway fund. |