Legislative Research: TX HB2973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Texas House Bill 2973 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability. [HB2973 2025 Detail][HB2973 2025 Text][HB2973 2025 Comments]	2025-04-14 Left pending in committee
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to facilities and construction machinery used to respond to power outages. [HB2973 2023 Detail][HB2973 2023 Text][HB2973 2023 Comments]	2023-03-14 Referred to State Affairs
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs. [HB2973 2021 Detail][HB2973 2021 Text][HB2973 2021 Comments]	2021-05-12 Placed on General State Calendar
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to a defendant's payment of costs associated with a court-appointed counsel. [HB2973 2019 Detail][HB2973 2019 Text][HB2973 2019 Comments]	2019-04-26 Committee report sent to Calendars
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to exempt the inventory of certain retail businesses from ad valorem taxation by the county. [HB2973 2017 Detail][HB2973 2017 Text][HB2973 2017 Comments]	2017-03-22 Referred to Ways & Means
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the establishment of the contract management division of the Legislative Budget Board. [HB2973 2015 Detail][HB2973 2015 Text][HB2973 2015 Comments]	2015-03-19 Referred to State Affairs
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to penalties for displaying vehicles for sale in certain public areas. [HB2973 2013 Detail][HB2973 2013 Text][HB2973 2013 Comments]	2013-03-19 Referred to Transportation
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Passed)	Relating to encouraging public participation by citizens by protecting a person's right to petition, right of free speech, and right of association from meritless lawsuits arising from actions taken in furtherance of those rights. [HB2973 2011 Detail][HB2973 2011 Text][HB2973 2011 Comments]	2011-06-17 Effective immediately
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the insanity defense in a criminal case. [HB2973 2009 Detail][HB2973 2009 Text][HB2973 2009 Comments]	2009-04-22 Committee report sent to Calendars

References Online

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Legislative Citation

APA

TX HB2973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, March 22). LegiScan. Retrieved November 03, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2973/2017

MLA

"TX HB2973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 22 Mar. 2017. Web. 03 Nov. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2973/2017>.

Chicago

"TX HB2973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." March 22, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed November 03, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2973/2017.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX HB2973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 22 March 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2973/2017 (accessed November 03, 2026).

Subjects

Business & Commerce
Business & Commerce--General
Taxation
Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts
Taxation--Property-Exemptions

Same As/Similar To

Bill	Relationship	Date	Title	Last Action
HJR96	Enabling for	2017-03-20	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit one or more political subdivisions of this state to exempt from ad valorem taxation a person's inventory held for sale at retail.	Referred to Ways & Means

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB2973
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02973I.htm