SB 2 | Author: | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Hall | Huffines | Estes | Buckingham | Kolkhorst | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Bonnen, Dennis | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to the administration of the ad valorem tax system. |
SB 4 | Author: | Perry |
Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Schwertner | Birdwell | Campbell | Hancock | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Geren | Workman | |
Last Action: | 05/07/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the enforcement by campus police departments and certain local governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to related duties and liability of certain persons in the criminal justice system; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. |
SB 6 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
Coauthor: | Perry | Hall | Campbell | Hughes | Birdwell | et al. | |
Last Action: | 03/16/2017 H Received from the Senate | |
Caption: | Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using a bathroom or changing facility; authorizing a civil penalty. |
SB 7 | Author: | Bettencourt |
Coauthor: | Campbell | Taylor, Larry | Hancock | Menéndez | Seliger | et al. | |
Sponsor: | King, Ken | Kuempel | Dale | Dutton | VanDeaver | |
Last Action: | 05/26/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense; authorizing an administrative penalty. |
SB 8 | Author: | Schwertner | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Perry |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Nichols | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Birdwell | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Burkett | Cook | Laubenberg | Raney | Bailes | |
Last Action: | 06/06/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and embryonic and fetal tissue remains; creating a civil cause of action; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. |
SB 11 | Author: | Schwertner | Nelson | Uresti |
Coauthor: | Watson | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Bettencourt | Hall | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Frank | Raymond | Klick | Burkett | Dale | |
Last Action: | 05/31/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services. |
SB 12 | Author: | West |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Nichols | Perry | Rodríguez | Miles | et al. | |
Sponsor: | King, Phil | Johnson, Eric | Villalba | Burkett | Fallon | |
Last Action: | 05/27/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor. |
SB 15 | Author: | Huffines | Hall | Hancock | Taylor, Van | West |
Coauthor: | Hinojosa | Estes | Rodríguez | Garcia | Taylor, Larry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Fallon | Button | Turner | Raymond | Geren | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date | |
Caption: | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. |
SB 16 | Author: | Nichols | Huffman |
Coauthor: | Birdwell | Perry | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Burton | et al. | |
Sponsor: | King, Phil | Zerwas | Kacal | Cook | Burns | |
Last Action: | 05/26/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to decreasing the fee for the issuance of an original or renewed license to carry a handgun. |
SB 23 | Author: | Schwertner | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Burton | Campbell | et al. |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Nichols | Hall | Estes | Taylor, Larry | |
Sponsor: | Kuempel | |
Last Action: | 05/21/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. |
SB 24 | Author: | Huffman | Hancock |
Coauthor: | Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Nichols | Campbell | Perry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Geren | Bonnen, Dennis | Price | Kuempel | Paddie | |
Last Action: | 05/19/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to a privilege from disclosure to governmental units for certain evidence concerning sermons delivered by a religious leader. |
SB 28 | Author: | Creighton |
Coauthor: | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Taylor, Larry | |
Sponsor: | Deshotel | Cain | Perez | Paul | |
Last Action: | 05/26/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the financing of ports in the state. |
SB 29 | Author: | Creighton | Campbell | Hall | Huffines |
Coauthor: | Buckingham | Taylor, Van | Taylor, Larry | Lucio | Birdwell | et al. | |
Last Action: | 04/18/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 18 2017 12:28PM | |
Caption: | Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel. |
SB 83 | Author: | Hall |
Coauthor: | Bettencourt | Creighton | Nelson | Taylor, Larry | Whitmire | et al. | |
Last Action: | 05/15/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: May 15 2017 2:18PM | |
Caption: | Relating to protection of energy critical infrastructure from electromagnetic, geomagnetic, physical, and cyber-attack threats. |
SB 113 | Author: | Huffines |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | |
Last Action: | 03/14/2017 S Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to the provision of and local regulation of certain for-hire passenger transportation. |
SB 134 | Author: | Creighton |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | |
Last Action: | 01/25/2017 S Referred to Business & Commerce | |
Caption: | Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel. |
SB 176 | Author: | Schwertner |
Coauthor: | Campbell | Perry | Buckingham | Hughes | Hinojosa | et al. | |
Last Action: | 03/14/2017 S Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee. |
SB 179 | Author: | Menéndez | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Garcia | Watson | Lucio | Creighton | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Minjarez | Faircloth | Moody | Larson | King, Ken | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students; increasing a criminal penalty. |
SB 361 | Author: | Nichols |
Coauthor: | Campbell | Taylor, Larry | |
Last Action: | 03/22/2017 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 22 2017 2:11PM | |
Caption: | Relating to transportation network companies. |
SB 500 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Nelson | Zaffirini | Bettencourt | Taylor, Larry | Hall | |
Sponsor: | Geren | Davis, Sarah | Howard | King, Phil | Johnson, Eric | |
Last Action: | 06/06/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the effect of certain felony convictions of public elected officers. |
SB 501 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Nelson | Zaffirini | Bettencourt | Taylor, Larry | Hall | |
Last Action: | 03/07/2017 H Referred to General Investigating & Ethics: Mar 7 2017 3:59PM | |
Caption: | Relating to the disclosure of certain contracts, services, and compensation in personal financial statements filed by public officers and candidates. |
SB 502 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Watson | Nelson | Zaffirini | Taylor, Larry | Bettencourt | et al. | |
Last Action: | 05/19/2017 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | |
Caption: | Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists. |
SB 503 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Nelson | Zaffirini | Taylor, Larry | Bettencourt | |
Last Action: | 03/07/2017 H Referred to General Investigating & Ethics: Mar 7 2017 3:59PM | |
Caption: | Relating to the prohibition on lobbying by certain elected officers. |
SB 505 | Author: | Taylor, Van |
Coauthor: | Nelson | Zaffirini | Bettencourt | Taylor, Larry | Hall | |
Sponsor: | Geren | |
Last Action: | 05/20/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to restrictions on lobbyist expenditures from certain political contributions. |
SB 507 | Author: | Hancock |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Rodríguez | |
Sponsor: | Frullo | Collier | |
Last Action: | 05/23/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to mediation of the settlement of certain out-of-network health benefit claims involving balance billing. |
SB 693 | Author: | Garcia |
Coauthor: | Rodríguez | Nichols | Lucio | Perry | Hinojosa | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Phelan | |
Last Action: | 06/15/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren. |
SB 734 | Author: | Hancock |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | |
Last Action: | 03/28/2017 S Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. |
SB 810 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
Coauthor: | West | Taylor, Larry | |
Sponsor: | Howard | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the purchase and use of open educational resources. |
SB 822 | Author: | Estes | Miles | West |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Hall | Schwertner | Lucio | |
Last Action: | 05/17/2017 H Left pending in committee | |
Caption: | Relating to the transfer of certain property from The University of Texas System to the Parks and Wildlife Department. |
SB 928 | Author: | Rodríguez | Estes |
Coauthor: | Seliger | Schwertner | Watson | Birdwell | Taylor, Larry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Pickett | Landgraf | Moody | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | |
Last Action: | 06/12/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the establishment of the Tom Lea Trail. |
SB 949 | Author: | Kolkhorst |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | |
Sponsor: | Schofield | |
Last Action: | 05/19/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Relating to a limitation on the amount of attorney's fees awarded in a case assigned to a special three-judge district court. |
SB 1151 | Author: | Buckingham |
Coauthor: | Hall | Burton | Bettencourt | Taylor, Larry | Campbell | et al. | |
Last Action: | 05/18/2017 H Referred to Higher Education: May 18 2017 10:11AM | |
Caption: | Relating to the protection of expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. |
SB 1289 | Author: | Creighton |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Hughes | Whitmire | |
Sponsor: | Paddie | Darby | Ashby | Geren | Phelan | |
Last Action: | 06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17 | |
Caption: | Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States for certain governmental entity projects. |
SB 1406 | Author: | Creighton | Campbell |
Coauthor: | Schwertner | Nichols | Estes | Hancock | Taylor, Larry | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Smithee | Fallon | |
Last Action: | 05/23/2017 E Effective immediately | |
Caption: | Relating to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to request a state innovation waiver for certain small group health benefit plans of certain federal actuarial value and level of coverage requirements. |
SCR 1 | Author: | Buckingham |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Van | Creighton | Perry | Hughes | Nichols | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Workman | |
Last Action: | 05/12/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
Caption: | Calling on Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
SCR 3 | Author: | Creighton |
Coauthor: | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Perry | Birdwell | Huffines | et al. | |
Sponsor: | Phelan | |
Last Action: | 05/12/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars | |
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. |
SJR 1 | Author: | Campbell | Menéndez | Uresti | Zaffirini |
Coauthor: | Taylor, Larry | Rodríguez | Bettencourt | Hinojosa | Lucio | |
Sponsor: | Fallon | Button | Turner | Raymond | Geren | |
Last Action: | 05/25/2017 E Filed with the Secretary of State | |
Caption: | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. |