Legislative Research: TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Texas House Bill 2256 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Relating to financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells. [HB2256 2025 Detail][HB2256 2025 Text][HB2256 2025 Comments]	2025-03-14 Referred to Energy Resources
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to a restriction on total charges charged for extensions of consumer credit that a credit services organization obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining. [HB2256 2023 Detail][HB2256 2023 Text][HB2256 2023 Comments]	2023-03-09 Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Passed)	Relating to creating a bilingual special education certification to teach students of limited English proficiency with disabilities. [HB2256 2021 Detail][HB2256 2021 Text][HB2256 2021 Comments]	2021-06-15 Effective on 9/1/21
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Passed)	Relating to procedures for tax auditing, determining amounts of overpayments, and obtaining reimbursements of overpayments of gas production taxes. [HB2256 2019 Detail][HB2256 2019 Text][HB2256 2019 Comments]	2019-06-14 Effective on 9/1/19
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the authority of the governor to transfer to the Texas Education Agency for prekindergarten programs amounts appropriated to trusteed programs in the office of the governor. [HB2256 2017 Detail][HB2256 2017 Text][HB2256 2017 Comments]	2017-04-28 Left pending in committee
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the transfer of functions relating to the rates and services of certain gas utilities, propane distribution system retailers, and submetering from the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. [HB2256 2015 Detail][HB2256 2015 Text][HB2256 2015 Comments]	2015-03-17 Referred to Energy Resources
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Passed)	Relating to the view of the State Capitol. [HB2256 2013 Detail][HB2256 2013 Text][HB2256 2013 Comments]	2013-06-14 Effective immediately
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Passed)	Relating to abating or deferring the suspension or revocation of a license issued by the Department of Public Safety for victims of identity theft. [HB2256 2011 Detail][HB2256 2011 Text][HB2256 2011 Comments]	2011-06-17 Effective immediately
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Passed)	Relating to mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes concerning enrollees, facility-based physicians, and certain health benefit plans; imposing an administrative penalty. [HB2256 2009 Detail][HB2256 2009 Text][HB2256 2009 Comments]	2009-06-19 Effective immediately

References Online

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[Representative Ken King TX]	Google Web	Google News	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

Legislative Citation

APA

TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, April 28). LegiScan. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2256/2017

MLA

"TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 28 Apr. 2017. Web. 06 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2256/2017>.

Chicago

"TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." April 28, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed August 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2256/2017.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX HB2256 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 28 April 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2256/2017 (accessed August 06, 2026).

Subjects

Education
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Governor
PRESCHOOL & PREKINDERGARTEN
State Finances
State Finances--Management & Control

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB2256
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02256I.htm