| SCR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating Rockwall as the official Live Music Capital of North Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-17
Not again placed on intent calendar |
| SCR24 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging the United States Congress to continue joint federal-state funding of Texas Medicaid while transferring administration of the program to the Texas Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| SCR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Calling on Congress to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| SCR3 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 mand...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| SCR35 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-11
Committee report sent to Calendars |
| SCR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating the cannon as the official state gun of Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-09
To House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee |
| SJR61 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-01
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR36 | Intro
Sine Die | Encouraging Congress to pass legislation allowing the State of Texas to manage the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery out to 200 nautical miles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-05-01
To Senate Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs Committee |
| SCR42 | Intro
Sine Die | Directing the Texas Department of Transportation to adopt a Vision Zero strategy to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-26
Not again placed on intent calendar |
| SJR50 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of pretrial release of a person accused of a noncapital offense if necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court and the safety of the community and the victim of the alleged offense.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-04
No action taken in committee |
| SJR52 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a county of a portion of the value of the residence homestead of a physician who provides health care services for which the physician agrees not to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR41 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for foregoing the transfer of oil and gas production tax revenue to the economic stabilization fund if the ending fund balance for the preceding fiscal year is greater than $5 billion and for reducing t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR21 | Intro
Sine Die | Recognizing Texas as a Purple Heart State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-04-03
To Senate Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee |
| SCR32 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to provide sufficient federal funding for the construction of a storm surge barrier along the Texas coast.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-28
Received from the Senate |
| SJR59 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to set aside money from the economic stabilization fund and certain general revenue to pay for certain state infrastructure projects and to create a state infrastructure endowment fund for funding certain costs of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR58 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to set aside money from the economic stabilization fund to pay for certain state infrastructure projects and to create a state infrastructure endowment fund for funding certain costs of those projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR57 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the maximum amount of the annual distribution made from the permanent university fund to the available university fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-23
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR56 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding a transfer of money from the economic stabilization fund to the permanent fund supporting military and veterans exemptions to fund tuition and fee exemptions for children of veterans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR40 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to preserve federal funding for community health centers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| SCR38 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to continue to support NAFTA.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| SCR39 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to reduce the amount of paperwork required of teachers by federal law.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| SJR53 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to limiting the permissible uses of money appropriated from the economic stabilization fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR34 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to ensure the fair allocation of Medicare funding for graduate medical education to all states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-21
To Senate Higher Education Committee |
| SCR31 | Intro
Sine Die | Expressing opposition to using eminent domain for the construction of a wall or fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR30 | Intro
Sine Die | Granting Barbara Stegall permission to sue the Texas Municipal League, TML MultiState Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool, Inc., and UMR, Inc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SJR49 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment on professional sports team charitable foundations conducting charitable raffles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR29 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-16
To Senate Administration Committee |
| SJR48 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR47 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to pay for certain state infrastructure projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR46 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to set aside general revenue as dedicated to pay for certain state infrastructure projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR45 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SJR44 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the recognition of equal rights of all people.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-09
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the histo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-08
To Senate Administration Committee |
| SCR27 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating Stamford as the Western Art Show Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2017.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-07
To Senate Administration Committee |
| SJR40 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-07
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR14 | Intro
Sine Die | Expressing support for the completion of La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-03-01
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SJR39 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-28
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR22 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to recognize the importance of trade between Texas and Mexico.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| SCR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Requesting the Texas Workforce Commission to seek a TANF waiver that would allow TWC to partner with charitable organizations and community colleges for child care, education, and job training.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-27
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| SJR37 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to impose term limits for justices of the United States Supreme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-21
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR18 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the approval of a sufficient balance of the constitutional economic stabilization fund by the 85th Legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SCR17 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating Big Spring as the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Administration Committee |
| SJR35 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the issuance of certain debt and the use of certain revenue for toll roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SJR33 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting private schools and home schools from state and local regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Education Committee |
| SJR32 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for legislative review or approval of state agency rules.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-13
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| SCR16 | Intro
Sine Die | Encouraging the President of the United States to refrain from threatening elected officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-07
Filed |
| SCR13 | Intro
Sine Die | The 85th Legislature of the State of Texas call on all sheriffs' offices in the state to comply with requests included in an immigration detainer issued by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-06
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SCR9 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to explore and negotiate the creation of a binational framework allowing the United States and Mexico to address the threat of communicable diseases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-01
To Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| SCR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-02-01
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
| SJR30 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from adopting or enforcing a law, ordinance, order, or other regulation requiring the registration of a firearm.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2017-01-30
To Senate State Affairs Committee |
