Legislative Research: TX HB161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law. [HB161 2025 Detail][HB161 2025 Text][HB161 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-15 Filed |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain federal judges. [HB161 2025 Detail][HB161 2025 Text][HB161 2025 Comments] | 2025-07-21 Filed |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Relating to excused absences from public school for students with a menstrual disorder. [HB161 2025 Detail][HB161 2025 Text][HB161 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-27 Referred to Public Education |
| 2023 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to requiring the legislature to set the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system at certain amounts in the General Appropriations Act. [HB161 2023 Detail][HB161 2023 Text][HB161 2023 Comments] | 2023-10-16 Filed |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to identification of early voting ballots voted by mail by electronic code. [HB161 2023 Detail][HB161 2023 Text][HB161 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-23 Referred to Elections |
| 2021 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations relating to health and human services and giving direction regarding appropriations. [HB161 2021 Detail][HB161 2021 Text][HB161 2021 Comments] | 2021-10-15 Received from the House |
| 2021 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to a restriction on the authority of an appraisal district to increase the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the tax year following a tax year in which the appraised value of the property is lowered as ... [HB161 2021 Detail][HB161 2021 Text][HB161 2021 Comments] | 2021-08-11 Filed |
| 2021 87th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to interconnection of transmission facilities in ERCOT with transmission facilities outside of ERCOT. [HB161 2021 Detail][HB161 2021 Text][HB161 2021 Comments] | 2021-07-08 Filed |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony. [HB161 2021 Detail][HB161 2021 Text][HB161 2021 Comments] | 2021-02-25 Referred to Elections |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the procedure for rearrest and adjustment of the bond amount in certain criminal cases. [HB161 2019 Detail][HB161 2019 Text][HB161 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-13 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the authority of a county to end a low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program in the county. [HB161 2017 Detail][HB161 2017 Text][HB161 2017 Comments] | 2017-07-26 Left pending in committee |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison. [HB161 2017 Detail][HB161 2017 Text][HB161 2017 Comments] | 2017-05-09 Received from the House |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail. [HB161 2015 Detail][HB161 2015 Text][HB161 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-09 Referred to County Affairs |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to drug testing of certain persons seeking financial assistance benefits. [HB161 2013 Detail][HB161 2013 Text][HB161 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-06 Referred to Human Services |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. [HB161 2011 Detail][HB161 2011 Text][HB161 2011 Comments] | 2011-05-16 Referred to Criminal Justice |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to block grant funding for certain workforce training and employment programs and functions by the Texas Workforce Commission. [HB161 2009 Detail][HB161 2009 Text][HB161 2009 Comments] | 2009-04-24 Referred to Economic Development |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Texas HB161] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Elections Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Representative Senfronia Thompson TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Representative Sheryl Cole TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HB161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature. (2021, February 25). LegiScan. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB161/2021
MLA
"TX HB161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 25 Feb. 2021. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB161/2021>.
Chicago
"TX HB161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature." February 25, 2021 LegiScan. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB161/2021.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature. 25 February 2021. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB161/2021 (accessed August 01, 2026).
Subjects
Corrections
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Elections
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
Corrections--Jails & Prisons
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Elections
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB187 | Same As | 2021-03-03 | Relating to qualifications and registration of certain voters convicted of a felony. | Referred to State Affairs |
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=HB161 |
| Text | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00161I.htm |
