Legislative Research: TX HB2997 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature

Texas House Bill 2997 (Prior Session Legislation)

Other Sessions

Session	Title/Description	Last Action
2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced)	Relating to the temperature at which certain facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are maintained. [HB2997 2025 Detail][HB2997 2025 Text][HB2997 2025 Comments]	2025-03-20 Referred to Corrections
2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty. [HB2997 2023 Detail][HB2997 2023 Text][HB2997 2023 Comments]	2023-03-14 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to exceptions to municipal plat requirements for certain property developments. [HB2997 2021 Detail][HB2997 2021 Text][HB2997 2021 Comments]	2021-05-13 Placed on General State Calendar
2019-2020 86th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to suicide prevention training for certain public school employees and public school mental health related programs and the applicability of related immunity provisions. [HB2997 2019 Detail][HB2997 2019 Text][HB2997 2019 Comments]	2019-04-29 Committee report sent to Calendars
2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to evaluation of public school performance. [HB2997 2017 Detail][HB2997 2017 Text][HB2997 2017 Comments]	2017-04-25 Left pending in committee
2015-2016 84th Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the creation of an Internet website clearinghouse for school districts to post information to comply with publication requirements. [HB2997 2015 Detail][HB2997 2015 Text][HB2997 2015 Comments]	2015-04-29 Left pending in committee
2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the land application of Class B sludge. [HB2997 2013 Detail][HB2997 2013 Text][HB2997 2013 Comments]	2013-03-25 Referred to Environmental Regulation
2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Vetoed)	Relating to the creation and funding of the urban farming pilot program and the creation of the Select Committee on Urban Farming. [HB2997 2011 Detail][HB2997 2011 Text][HB2997 2011 Comments]	2011-06-17 Vetoed by the Governor
2009-2010 81st Legislature (Introduced - Dead)	Relating to the requirements for accepting a provisional ballot. [HB2997 2009 Detail][HB2997 2009 Text][HB2997 2009 Comments]	2009-03-17 Referred to Elections

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Legislative Citation

APA

TX HB2997 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. (2015, April 29). LegiScan. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2997/2015

MLA

"TX HB2997 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 29 Apr. 2015. Web. 06 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2997/2015>.

Chicago

"TX HB2997 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature." April 29, 2015 LegiScan. Accessed August 06, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2997/2015.

Turabian

LegiScan. TX HB2997 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature. 29 April 2015. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB2997/2015 (accessed August 06, 2026).

Subjects

Education
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Education--Primary & Secondary
Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability
Education--School Districts
Electronic Information Systems
INTERNET

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB2997
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtext/html/HB02997I.htm