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TXHB1759PassRelating to ticket sales for charitable raffles conducted by the charitable foundations of certain professional sports teams.
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2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB18PassRelating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school...
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2023-06-13
See remarks for effective date
TXHB1243PassRelating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1181PassRelating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB14PassRelating to third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB608PassRelating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.
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2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB2837PassRelating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.
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2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB4077PassRelating to the procedure for qualifying for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of an elderly person.
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2023-06-10
Effective on 1/1/24
TXSB2627PassRelating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
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2023-06-09
Effective on adoption of const. amendment
TXHB3553PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations.
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2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB8PassRelating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.
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2023-06-09
See remarks for effective date
TXHB1442PassRelating to the prosecution of certain criminal conduct involving a reckless driving exhibition or racing on a highway and to the forfeiture of contraband as a result of a reckless driving exhibition.
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2023-06-07
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB17PassRelating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys.
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2023-06-07
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB728PassRelating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB1250PassRelating to the powers of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee and impose fines and penalties.
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2023-06-02
Effective immediately
TXSB14PassRelating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatmen...
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB29PassRelating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1382PassRelating to the public sale of real property taken in execution of a judgment.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3301PassRelating to the dissolution of the Green Tree Park Municipal Utility District.
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2023-06-02
See remarks for effective date
TXHB568PassRelating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB490PassRelating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
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2023-05-29
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB745PassRelating to fraud prevention under certain health care programs.
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2023-05-29
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB1602PassRelating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving censorship by social media platforms.
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2023-05-29
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB224PassRelating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.
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2023-05-29
See remarks for effective date
TXHB4390Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.
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2023-05-28
Returned from the House for further action
TXHB3452Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the legislature.
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2023-05-28
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
TXSB825PassRelating to the deadline for submitting certain recount petitions.
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2023-05-27
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB2355PassRelating to the appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations through binding arbitration.
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2023-05-27
Effective on 1/1/24
TXSB1381PassRelating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue...
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2023-05-27
Effective on 1/1/24
TXSB2600PassRelating to the creation of the Firefly Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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2023-05-27
Effective immediately
TXSB2599PassRelating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 594; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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2023-05-27
Effective immediately
TXHB796PassRelating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district.
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2023-05-27
Effective on 1/1/24
TXHB7Engross

Sine Die
Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; crea...
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2023-05-27
Senate appoints conferees-reported
TXSB3Engross

Sine Die
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.
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2023-05-26
House appoints conferees-reported
TXHB3899Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the issuance of bonds by certain local government corporations.
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2023-05-26
Returned from the House for further action
TXHB681Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving scho...
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2023-05-26
Returned from the House for further action
TXSB9Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in ...
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2023-05-24
Postponed 6/10/23
TXSB1124PassRelating to qualifications of a sheriff or a candidate for sheriff.
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2023-05-24
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB435PassRelating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.
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2023-05-24
Effective immediately
TXHB279VetoRelating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons.
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2023-05-24
Vetoed by the Governor
TXHB1922PassRelating to periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees.
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2023-05-24
Effective on 1/1/24
TXHB2730Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts.
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2023-05-24
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
TXSB2632N/A

Sine Die
Relating to required labeling of food containing mRNA vaccine material.
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2023-05-24
Not again placed on intent calendar
TXHB4659Engross

Sine Die
Relating to a study of the financing of regional facilities that convert groundwater to surface water.
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2023-05-24
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
TXSB330Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
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2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar
TXSB1039Engross

Sine Die
Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.
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2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar
TXSB1104Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.
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2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar
TXSB1546Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the authority of certain special districts and corporations created by certain special districts to exercise certain rights and powers outside district boundaries.
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2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar
TXSB1630Engross

Sine Die
Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.
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2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar
TXSB1814Engross

Sine Die
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.
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2023-05-23
Committee report sent to Calendars
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