| HR286 | Intro
Sine Die | In memory of Duval County judge Gilbert N. Saenz.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-18
To House Resolutions Calendars Committee |
| HR296 | Intro
Sine Die | Commemorating the dedication of the Sylvia A. Carreon Community Center in El Paso.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-18
Filed |
| HR298 | Intro
Sine Die | In memory of Daniel Avitua of Plano.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-18
Filed |
| HCR15 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to oppose the expansion of the Internal Revenue Service's power to track bank account transactions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-17
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR13 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas university fund to provide funding for research activities conducted by public institutions of higher education in the Texas Tech University System or the University of Houston System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-15
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR9 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment reducing The University of Texas System's share of the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund, transferring to the national research university fund and general revenue fund a portion of the an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-15
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HJR22 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to appropriate money from the economic stabilization fund to the foundation school fund and use the money to finance a temporary increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-08
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HR61 | Intro
Sine Die | Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-06
To House Resolutions Calendars Committee |
| HJR6 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 103.5 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-06
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR19 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of residential real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year, t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-06
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HCR12 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass legislation that would grant licensing authority for public school bus drivers to the states.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-04
To House Public Education Committee |
| HCR11 | Intro
Sine Die | Designating the Bible as the official state book of Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-04
To House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee |
| HJR20 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing honesty in state taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-04
Filed |
| HCR13 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-04
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR21 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain political subdivisions may impose on the residence homesteads of persons who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-10-04
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR18 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property on which a solar energy device has been installed based on the cost of acquiring and installing the device.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-30
Filed |
| HJR17 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round based on the results of a statewide referendum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-29
Filed |
| HCR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass the For the People Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HCR6 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House International Relations & Economic Development Committee |
| HJR16 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
Filed |
| HR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Amending House Rule 1 Section 15, and Rule 5, Sections 3 and 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Administration Committee |
| HJR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that the apportionment of members of the United States House of Representatives elected from this state be based on the most recent United States decennial census and preserve communities of interest to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Redistricting Committee |
| HJR3 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to require the preservation of communities of interest in the apportionment of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Redistricting Committee |
| HCR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HJR12 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary and authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HCR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HCR9 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HJR10 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to an accused person if a judge or magistrate determines by clear and convincing evidence that requiring bail and conditions of release is insufficient to reasonably ensure the perso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Constitutional Rights & Remedies Committee |
| HJR14 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and to reduce the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| HCR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass H.R. 40 to establish the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House State Affairs Committee |
| HJR15 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Redistricting Committee |
| HR21 | Intro
Sine Die | Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to provide for the imposition of penalties on absent members.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Administration Committee |
| HCR4 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee |
| HCR5 | Intro
Sine Die | Urging Congress to pass a federal law requiring universal background checks for all firearm sales.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-27
To House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee |
| HJR11 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the State Utilities Reliability Fund and the State Utilities Reliability Revenue Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the reliability and resiliency of water, electric, and natural ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-22
Filed |
| HJR8 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that members of the legislature are not entitled to receive a state salary, per diem, or reimbursement for mileage for an unexcused absence when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-17
Filed |
| HJR7 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the maximum amount of the local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-17
Filed |
| HJR5 | 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 prohibit abortion, euthanasia, and certain other acts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-15
Filed |
| HJR2 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-14
Filed |
| HJR1 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on property owned by a person who makes a donation to the state for the purpose of border security and to provide for the r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-09-09
Filed |
