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81st Regular Session
| Bill | Caption | Scanned CCRs | File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3 | Relating to public school accountability, curriculum, and promotion requirements. | HB 3 | 11648 kb |
| HB 51 | Relating to measures to enhance and maintain the quality of state universities, including funding and incentives to support emerging public research universities, to the abolition of the higher education fund, to the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system, to the independent status of Lamar Institute of Technology, to research conducted by public universities and other state entities, and to the authorization of revenue bonds for certain institutions of higher education. | HB 51 | 2220 kb |
| HB 72 | Relating to the waiting period for issuing a decree in certain suits for divorce. | HB 72 | 135 kb |
| HB 103 | Relating to health benefit plans for students at institutions of higher education and the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers at certain institutions of higher education. | HB 103 | 520 kb |
| HB 148 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of barratry and solicitation of professional employment. | HB 148 | 242 kb |
| HB 171 | Relating to consideration of mitigating factors in determining appropriate disciplinary action to be taken against a public school student. | HB 171 | 578 kb |
| HB 216 | Relating to the regulation of certain boarding houses and assisted living facilities; providing penalties. | HB 216 | 554 kb |
| HB 269 | Relating to course credit for certain students at a public institution of higher education. | HB 269 | 231 kb |
| HB 300 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; providing penalties. | HB 300 | 2230 kb |
| HB 431 | Relating to energy efficiency standards for certain buildings and to high-performance design, construction, and renovation standards for certain government buildings and facilities. | HB 431 | 652 kb |
| HB 432 | Relating to the acquisition by state agencies of low-emissions vehicles and vehicles using alternative fuels. | HB 432 | 1198 kb |
| HB 451 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for autism spectrum disorder. | HB 451 | 205 kb |
| HB 459 | Relating to the authority of counties relating to the abatement and regulation of nuisances and the regulation of scrap tires and noise and sound levels; providing penalties. | HB 459 | 455 kb |
| HB 469 | Relating to the establishment of incentives by this state for the implementation of certain projects to capture and sequester carbon dioxide that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere. | HB 469 | 1376 kb |
| HB 498 | Relating to the establishment of an advisory panel to assist with a study regarding the prevention of wrongful convictions. | HB 498 | 434 kb |
| HB 537 | Relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles; creating an offense. | HB 537 | 276 kb |
| HB 548 | Relating to the impoundment of certain motor vehicles involved in the commission of the offense of racing on a highway. | HB 548 | 185 kb |
| HB 635 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept, determine eligibility for, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public education and the establishment of professional development institutes and payment of grants to teachers who complete those institutes. | HB 635 | 486 kb |
| HB 666 | Relating to certain costs used to fund drug court programs. | HB 666 | 283 kb |
| HB 715 | Relating to motor vehicle inspection stations that perform emissions inspections using only the onboard diagnostic system of inspected vehicles. | HB 715 | 263 kb |
| HB 756 | Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a building owned by or leased to the state. | HB 756 | 172 kb |
| HB 764 | Relating to eligibility for assignment as a visiting judge. | HB 764 | 247 kb |
| HB 770 | Relating to ad valorem tax relief for an owner of certain property, including a residence homestead that is rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty or by wind or water damage, and to a restriction on the authority to bring an action to remove a house that is partially located on a public beach as a result of a meteorological event. | HB 770 | 873 kb |
| HB 882 | Relating to a residential tenant's rights and remedies after certain unlawful conduct. | HB 882 | 343 kb |
| HB 963 | Relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for occupational licenses. | HB 963 | 668 kb |
| HB 1030 | Relating to ad valorem taxation. | HB 1030 | 448 kb |
| HB 1041 | Relating to school district policies addressing sexual abuse of children and establishment of a state strategy to reduce child abuse and neglect and improve child welfare. | HB 1041 | 235 kb |
| HB 1161 | Relating to local regulation of distance requirements for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages near certain establishments. | HB 1161 | 426 kb |
| HB 1218 | Relating to programs to exchange certain health information between the Health and Human Services Commission and certain health care entities and facilities. | HB 1218 | 3856 kb |
| HB 1320 | Relating to creating an offense for engaging in certain conduct relating to cockfighting and to the criminal and civil consequences of committing that offense, including criminal asset forfeiture. | HB 1320 | 1330 kb |
| HB 1322 | Relating to the establishment of an online resource for teachers of students with special health needs. | HB 1322 | 357 kb |
| HB 1343 | Relating to blind and disabled pedestrians and failure of the operator of a motor vehicle to yield the right-of-way. | HB 1343 | 437 kb |
| HB 1357 | Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities; providing an administrative penalty; creating an offense. | HB 1357 | 1096 kb |
| HB 1506 | Relating to the imposition of conditions on certain defendants charged with an offense involving family violence. | HB 1506 | 838 kb |
| HB 1659 | Relating to creating an exception to the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device. | HB 1659 | 202 kb |
| HB 1722 | Relating to the proceedings that may be referred to and the powers of a criminal law magistrate in Bexar County. | HB 1722 | 166 kb |
| HB 1795 | Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee. | HB 1795 | 881 kb |
| HB 1796 | Relating to the development of carbon dioxide capture and sequestration in this state. | HB 1796 | 2045 kb |
| HB 1801 | Relating to exemptions from the sales tax for a limited period for certain backpacks and school supplies specified by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. | HB 1801 | 444 kb |
| HB 1831 | Relating to disaster preparedness and emergency management and to certain vehicles used in emergencies; providing a penalty. | HB 1831 | 4437 kb |
| HB 1914 | Relating to abolishing the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority and to the certification and operation of private sector prison industries programs. | HB 1914 | 1250 kb |
| HB 1924 | Relating to the performance of pharmacy services in certain rural areas. | HB 1924 | 682 kb |
| HB 1935 | Relating to the establishment of certain programs to support adult and postsecondary education and workforce development in high-demand occupations and green jobs. | HB 1935 | 1658 kb |
| HB 1959 | Relating to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. | HB 1959 | 879 kb |
| HB 2000 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain amino acid-based elemental formulas. | HB 2000 | 371 kb |
| HB 2003 | Relating to the creation of the offense of online harassment. | HB 2003 | 340 kb |
| HB 2012 | Relating to the criminal consequences of operating without a valid driver's license a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility is not established. | HB 2012 | 225 kb |
| HB 2030 | Relating to the Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Program and prescription drug use under the Medicaid program. | HB 2030 | 966 kb |
| HB 2086 | Relating to the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and punishment for certain gang-related and other criminal offenses, including engaging in organized criminal activity, and to the consequences and costs of engaging in certain activities of a criminal street gang or certain other criminal activity; providing penalties. | HB 2086 | 2946 kb |
| HB 2093 | Relating to persons certified as peace officers. | HB 2093 | 239 kb |
| HB 2139 | Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of victim-offender mediation programs. | HB 2139 | 601 kb |
| HB 2153 | Relating to certain registration requirements imposed on sex offenders. | HB 2153 | 1178 kb |
| HB 2163 | Relating to a study regarding the provision of certain medications through the Medicaid vendor drug program to children younger than 16 years of age. | HB 2163 | 192 kb |
| HB 2169 | Relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development fund. | HB 2169 | 164 kb |
| HB 2196 | Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the integration of health and behavioral health services. | HB 2196 | 716 kb |
| HB 2240 | Relating to creating the offense of continuous violence against the family. | HB 2240 | 317 kb |
| HB 2275 | Relating to creating a task force to develop uniform standards for subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of counties near the international border and in economically distressed counties. | HB 2275 | 238 kb |
| HB 2310 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, including the power to issue emergency orders and temporary and emergency licenses. | HB 2310 | 496 kb |
| HB 2328 | Relating to the punishment for certain fraud offenses committed against elderly individuals. | HB 2328 | 246 kb |
| HB 2330 | Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function. | HB 2330 | 172 kb |
| HB 2347 | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers enrolled in criminal justice or law enforcement course work and for certain educational aides. | HB 2347 | 302 kb |
| HB 2374 | Relating to financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for the connection of residences in economically distressed areas to public water supply and sanitary sewer systems. | HB 2374 | 207 kb |
| HB 2521 | Relating to a preference in state purchasing for certain media-related services offered by businesses based in Texas. | HB 2521 | 218 kb |
| HB 2531 | Relating to a reporting requirement regarding the Texas emerging technology fund. | HB 2531 | 261 kb |
| HB 2553 | Relating to the registration and operation of certain motor vehicles. | HB 2553 | 1138 kb |
| HB 2555 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property acquired to provide low-income housing or used for charitable purposes. | HB 2555 | 306 kb |
| HB 2571 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of towing companies and vehicle storage facilities; providing penalties. | HB 2571 | 709 kb |
| HB 2582 | Relating to the production and taxation of renewable diesel fuel. | HB 2582 | 354 kb |
| HB 2591 | Relating to the regulation of property tax consultants. | HB 2591 | 296 kb |
| HB 2626 | Relating to the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim who has not reported the assault to a law enforcement agency. | HB 2626 | 644 kb |
| HB 2644 | Relating to the designation of the Bankhead Highway as a historic highway. | HB 2644 | 147 kb |
| HB 2647 | Relating to the quasi-judicial enforcement of certain health and safety ordinances. | HB 2647 | 238 kb |
| HB 2649 | Relating to the regulation and practice of engineering. | HB 2649 | 183 kb |
| HB 2682 | Relating to the authority of municipalities to alter speed limits. | HB 2682 | 211 kb |
| HB 2730 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and the Texas Private Security Board; providing a penalty. | HB 2730 | 10838 kb |
| HB 2774 | Relating to self-directed and semi-independent status of state financial regulatory agencies and the licensing and regulation of certain persons involved in residential mortgage lending; making an appropriation; providing a penalty. | HB 2774 | 2074 kb |
| HB 2833 | Relating to certain building code standards applicable to the unincorporated areas of certain counties; providing a penalty. | HB 2833 | 695 kb |
| HB 2854 | Relating to license plates created by the Texas Department of Transportation for professional firefighters. | HB 2854 | 185 kb |
| HB 2888 | Relating to financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. | HB 2888 | 381 kb |
| HB 2917 | Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment. | HB 2917 | 870 kb |
| HB 2919 | Relating to the regulation of land use and the creation of regional military sustainability commissions to ensure compatible development with military installations in certain areas. | HB 2919 | 1449 kb |
| HB 3065 | Relating to municipal registration of vacant buildings in certain counties. | HB 3065 | 201 kb |
| HB 3076 | Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness program used in the health curriculum for public schools. | HB 3076 | 213 kb |
| HB 3218 | Relating to the filing of sworn complaints with the Texas Ethics Commission. | HB 3218 | 206 kb |
| HB 3220 | Relating to the establishment, operation, and funding of open-enrollment charter schools. | HB 3220 | 1000 kb |
| HB 3221 | Relating to required notification before automatic premium payments may be increased. | HB 3221 | 211 kb |
| HB 3224 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of arson. | HB 3224 | 120 kb |
| HB 3309 | Relating to certificates of convenience and necessity for the construction of transmission facilities. | HB 3309 | 614 kb |
| HB 3335 | Relating to the powers of conservation and reclamation districts and water supply corporations and the creation and powers of certain conservation and reclamation districts; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds; granting limited power of eminent domain. | HB 3335 | 2000 kb |
| HB 3347 | Relating to plan qualification provisions for and certain supplemental payments and health insurance deductions under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. | HB 3347 | 536 kb |
| HB 3389 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education. | HB 3389 | 1587 kb |
| HB 3452 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Armed Services Scholarship. | HB 3452 | 383 kb |
| HB 3461 | Relating to the powers and duties of the School Land Board and the commissioner of the General Land Office. | HB 3461 | 1135 kb |
| HB 3479 | Relating to filing of instruments conveying real property in certain counties. | HB 3479 | 308 kb |
| HB 3526 | Relating to the management of the water resources of the state by the Texas Water Development Board, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and related entities; providing penalties. | HB 3526 | 3415 kb |
| HB 3612 | Relating to the creation of a pilot program that allows taxpayer appeals from certain appraisal review board determinations in certain counties to be heard by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. | HB 3612 | 531 kb |
| HB 3621 | Relating to certain charges included in a motor vehicle installment agreement. | HB 3621 | 1194 kb |
| HB 3632 | Relating to the authority of the state to acquire, sell, or exchange certain land. | HB 3632 | 376 kb |
| HB 3637 | Relating to filing fees in civil actions and proceedings and the use of those fees, to costs on conviction in certain courts, to money paid into the registry of a court in certain counties, and to the appointment of counsel in certain suits. | HB 3637 | 1157 kb |
| HB 3646 | Relating to public school finance and programs. | HB 3646 | 9271 kb |
| HB 3653 | Relating to the use of restraints to control the movement of pregnant women and female children confined in certain correctional facilities in this state. | HB 3653 | 436 kb |
| HB 3676 | Relating to the Texas Economic Development Act. | HB 3676 | 1200 kb |
| HB 3689 | Relating to the functions and continuation of the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and to the functions of the Office of Independent Ombudsman for the Texas Youth Commission. | HB 3689 | 3434 kb |
| HB 3737 | Relating to criminal history checks for employees of, and applicants for employment at, special care facilities. | HB 3737 | 140 kb |
| HB 3751 | Relating to the conditions of bond for a defendant charged with committing certain offenses against a child and to the denial of bail pending trial with respect to certain defendants who violate those conditions. | HB 3751 | 277 kb |
| HB 3768 | Relating to continuation of title insurance coverage of transferred property. | HB 3768 | 160 kb |
| HB 3827 | Relating to the manufacture and delivery of regulated substances into underground storage tanks; providing a penalty. | HB 3827 | 415 kb |
| HB 3864 | Relating to the acceptance of certain donated building projects by the Parks and Wildlife Department. | HB 3864 | 365 kb |
| HB 3872 | Relating to the qualifications to be a veterans county service officer. | HB 3872 | 156 kb |
| HB 3983 | Relating to the imposition of property taxes on the residential homesteads of low-income and moderate-income persons. | HB 3983 | 507 kb |
| HB 4009 | Relating to the provision of services to certain persons involved in, and the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of, offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, and to law enforcement training related to offenses involving that trafficking. | HB 4009 | 1054 kb |
| HB 4102 | Relating to the disaster contingency fund and relief for school districts located in a disaster area. | HB 4102 | 786 kb |
| HB 4244 | Relating to certain competitive scholarship recipients at public institutions of higher education. | HB 4244 | 266 kb |
| HB 4275 | Relating to the application process and scoring for the low income housing tax credit program. | HB 4275 | 167 kb |
| HB 4409 | Relating to emergency preparation and management. | HB 4409 | 4363 kb |
| HB 4424 | Relating to operations fees and child support service fees assessed by domestic relations offices. | HB 4424 | 1523 kb |
| HB 4498 | Relating to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. | HB 4498 | 365 kb |
| HB 4583 | Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts in the state treasury, the dedication and rededication of revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes. | HB 4583 | 1210 kb |
| HB 4833 | Relating to the creation of district courts and statutory county courts and to the composition of juvenile boards in certain counties. | HB 4833 | 2125 kb |
| HJR 14 | Proposing constitutional amendments limiting the public taking of private property, establishing the national research university fund to fund emerging research universities, and eliminating the higher education fund. | HJR 14 | 535 kb |
| HJR 127 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices. | HJR 127 | 218 kb |
| SB 1 | General Appropriations Bill. | SB 1 | 41882 kb |
| SB 52 | Relating to the penalties for the illegal use of a parking space or area designated specifically for persons with disabilities. | SB 52 | 203 kb |
| SB 58 | Relating to the administration of the Juvenile Justice Case Management System. | SB 58 | 202 kb |
| SB 78 | Relating to promoting awareness and education about the purchase and availability of health coverage. | SB 78 | 1708 kb |
| SB 93 | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents or spouse and permitting those personnel to assign the exemption to a child. | SB 93 | 543 kb |
| SB 313 | Relating to tax increment financing. | SB 313 | 1722 kb |
| SB 328 | Relating to operating a motor vehicle or a watercraft while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol. | SB 328 | 663 kb |
| SB 333 | Relating to the retention by a county or municipality of certain court costs for maintaining and supporting a certified breath alcohol testing program. | SB 333 | 139 kb |
| SB 379 | Relating to an annual report by the Texas Fusion Center regarding criminal street gangs. | SB 379 | 199 kb |
| SB 408 | Relating to the jurisdiction, venue, and appeals in certain matters, including the jurisdiction of and appeals from certain courts and administrative decisions and the appointment of counsel in certain appeals. | SB 408 | 1567 kb |
| SB 434 | Relating to the establishment and operation of a public transit motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain counties. | SB 434 | 314 kb |
| SB 472 | Relating to notice required before and period to vacate after foreclosure sale of real property. | SB 472 | 1113 kb |
| SB 482 | Relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission. | SB 482 | 759 kb |
| SB 488 | Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a vulnerable road user; providing penalties. | SB 488 | 313 kb |
| SB 497 | Relating to compensation paid to certain judges and justices. | SB 497 | 229 kb |
| SB 537 | Relating to the emergency installation and use of a device to intercept wire, oral, or electronic communications. | SB 537 | 114 kb |
| SB 562 | Relating to the inclusion on the exterior of an ad valorem tax bill of a statement directing the United States Postal Service to return the bill if it is not deliverable as addressed. | SB 562 | 189 kb |
| SB 679 | Relating to the administration of certain housing funds by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. | SB 679 | 400 kb |
| SB 686 | Relating to the installation, maintenance, or operation of natural gas pipelines on state highways and highway rights-of-way. | SB 686 | 418 kb |
| SB 726 | Relating to the creation of the Harrison County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds and granting a limited power of eminent domain. | SB 726 | 1579 kb |
| SB 727 | Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. | SB 727 | 1136 kb |
| SB 956 | Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System. | SB 956 | 298 kb |
| SB 968 | Relating to interactive water features and fountains. | SB 968 | 210 kb |
| SB 1009 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Commission on Jail Standards. | SB 1009 | 714 kb |
| SB 1011 | Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. | SB 1011 | 1000 kb |
| SB 1068 | Relating to allowing a governmental body to redact certain personal information under the public information law without the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general and allowing information about a public officer or public employee to be withheld if disclosure would pose a substantial risk of physical harm. | SB 1068 | 465 kb |
| SB 1152 | Relating to the making or acceptance of political contributions in a courthouse; providing penalties. | SB 1152 | 273 kb |
| SB 1182 | Relating to public information and open government. | SB 1182 | 1133 kb |
| SB 1206 | Relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program. | SB 1206 | 182 kb |
| SB 1219 | Relating to a parenting and paternity awareness component of the health curriculum used in public high schools. | SB 1219 | 101 kb |
| SB 1237 | Relating to the authority of certain juvenile probation officers to carry firearms. | SB 1237 | 444 kb |
| SB 1263 | Relating to certain mass transit entities. | SB 1263 | 1106 kb |
| SB 1273 | Relating to creating an offense for interference with certain radio frequencies. | SB 1273 | 654 kb |
| SB 1449 | Relating to the appointment of a receiver to remedy hazardous properties. | SB 1449 | 398 kb |
| SB 1495 | Relating to the taxation of motor fuels; providing penalties. | SB 1495 | 1000 kb |
| SB 1557 | Relating to the early identification of criminal defendants who are or may be persons with mental illness or mental retardation. | SB 1557 | 281 kb |
| SB 1645 | Relating to the distribution of a prescription drug and a study of the feasibility of establishing separate reimbursement under the Medicaid vendor drug program for certain pharmacy care management services. | SB 1645 | 241 kb |
| SB 1742 | Relating to the regulation of the discharge of firearms and certain other weapons by certain municipalities. | SB 1742 | 786 kb |
| SB 1757 | Relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of methods for disposing of unused pharmaceuticals so that they do not enter a wastewater system. | SB 1757 | 280 kb |
| SB 1759 | Relating to the extended registration of a commercial fleet of motor vehicles. | SB 1759 | 1124 kb |
| SB 1970 | Relating to certain election practices and procedures; providing penalties. | SB 1970 | 1078 kb |
| SB 2080 | Relating to improving the welfare of children in this state by developing strategies for reducing child abuse and neglect, and improving child welfare and health, creating the Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System grant program, and increasing access to the child health insurance program. | SB 2080 | 1116 kb |
| SB 2274 | Relating to the authority of a school district to impose ad valorem taxes. | SB 2274 | 188 kb |
| SB 2298 | Relating to compensation of certain state employees. | SB 2298 | 582 kb |
| SB 2306 | Relating to rates and methods of depreciation applied to a retired class of property for regulated water utilities. | SB 2306 | 183 kb |
| SB 2423 | Relating to the transfer or sale of patient information or prescription drug history by discount health care programs; providing penalties. | SB 2423 | 393 kb |
| SB 2440 | Relating to the appointment of a conservator for and authorizing the dissolution of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. | SB 2440 | 1810 kb |
| SB 2442 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain charitable organizations. | SB 2442 | 475 kb |
| SB 2468 | Relating to the postemployment activities of certain local government officers in certain counties; providing a penalty. | SB 2468 | 341 kb |
| SB 2513 | Relating to the name and confirmation of, and to certain fees imposed by, the McLennan County Groundwater Conservation District and to the authority to create certain adjacent groundwater conservation districts. | SB 2513 | 280 kb |
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