Bills & Legislation

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.

Harold V. Dutton Jr.

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

John H. Bucy lll

Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

John H. Bucy lll

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Andy Hopper

Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold.

Andy Hopper

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of residential real property that arises from the installation in the property of certain energy efficiency-related improvements.

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.

Shelley Luther

Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to the funding of, contracting with, and employment for law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Paul BettencourtRepublican

Relating to flood projects financed through the flood infrastructure fund.

Sarah EckhardtDemocrat

Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to making an appropriation to Galveston County for certain legal expenses incurred by the county.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Robert NicholsRepublican

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Robert NicholsRepublican

Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

Bob HallRepublican

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain acts of official oppression.

Borris L. MilesDemocrat

Relating to the treatment of a replacement structure for a structure that was rendered uninhabitable or unusable by a casualty, a natural disaster, or wind or water damage as a new improvement for ad valorem tax purposes.

Borris L. MilesDemocrat

Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

Paul BettencourtRepublican

Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

Ann Johnson

Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding standards for placement of recreational vehicles and temporary dwelling structures in a flood hazard area.

Lulu Flores

Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a supplemental local sales and use tax to provide additional revenue for property tax relief and general governmental purposes if the tax is approved by the voters; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

Jeff Barry

Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to requiring notice regarding the potential eligibility to vote of certain persons convicted of a felony.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to the minimum wage.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to the creation of the Climate Change Impact Assessment Council.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to prohibiting the transfer of semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; increasing a criminal penalty.

Ron Reynolds

Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

Tan ParkerRepublican

Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

Bryan HughesRepublican

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

Mayes MiddletonRepublican

Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

Phil KingRepublican

Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

Royce WestDemocrat

Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

Paul BettencourtRepublican

Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

Charles PerryRepublican

Relating to the Internet posting of localized health and safety alerts by a municipality or county.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Relating to youth camp emergency operations plans, including camp staff and volunteer training and camper safety drills.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Redistricting Commission.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat

Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat