Legislative Research: TX HB291 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. [HB291 2025 Detail][HB291 2025 Text][HB291 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-22 Filed |
| 2025 89th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB291 2025 Detail][HB291 2025 Text][HB291 2025 Comments] | 2025-08-07 Filed |
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Relating to the appraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. [HB291 2025 Detail][HB291 2025 Text][HB291 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-27 Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to occupational driver's licenses and to the renewal of driver's licenses. [HB291 2023 Detail][HB291 2023 Text][HB291 2023 Comments] | 2023-06-09 Effective on 9/1/23 |
| 2021 87th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their survi... [HB291 2021 Detail][HB291 2021 Text][HB291 2021 Comments] | 2021-07-17 Filed |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee. [HB291 2021 Detail][HB291 2021 Text][HB291 2021 Comments] | 2021-04-19 Left pending in committee |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue a building construction permit or final certificate of occupancy for a building or facility required to meet certain accessibility standards; providing an administrative penalty. [HB291 2019 Detail][HB291 2019 Text][HB291 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-16 Left pending in committee |
| 2017 85th Legislature 1st Special Session (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the collection of consumer debt by debt buyers. [HB291 2017 Detail][HB291 2017 Text][HB291 2017 Comments] | 2017-07-25 Referred to Investments & Financial Services |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to limiting the locations in which a license holder may openly carry a handgun; restricting an exception to a criminal offense. [HB291 2017 Detail][HB291 2017 Text][HB291 2017 Comments] | 2017-02-13 Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. [HB291 2015 Detail][HB291 2015 Text][HB291 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-11 Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to a hiring freeze of nonessential personnel employed by a state agency. [HB291 2013 Detail][HB291 2013 Text][HB291 2013 Comments] | 2013-02-11 Referred to Appropriations |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to requiring a public hearing in the geographical area proposed for an open-enrollment charter school. [HB291 2011 Detail][HB291 2011 Text][HB291 2011 Comments] | 2011-04-19 Considered in Calendars |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to discovery procedures for a claim against a governmental entity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. [HB291 2009 Detail][HB291 2009 Text][HB291 2009 Comments] | 2009-04-14 Left pending in committee |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Texas HB291] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Representative Eric Johnson TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX HB291 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, February 13). LegiScan. Retrieved July 02, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB291/2017
MLA
"TX HB291 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 13 Feb. 2017. Web. 02 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB291/2017>.
Chicago
"TX HB291 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." February 13, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed July 02, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB291/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB291 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 13 February 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB291/2017 (accessed July 02, 2026).
Subjects
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB291 |
| Text | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB00291I.htm |
