Legislative Research: TX SB978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 89th Legislature (Introduced) | Relating to the repeal of the exception to the offense of unlawfully prohibiting an employee from voting. [SB978 2025 Detail][SB978 2025 Text][SB978 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-13 Referred to State Affairs |
| 2023-2024 88th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the repeal of provisions providing for the calculation and effect of a de minimis ad valorem tax rate. [SB978 2023 Detail][SB978 2023 Text][SB978 2023 Comments] | 2023-04-27 Left pending in committee |
| 2021-2022 87th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child; increasing a criminal penalty. [SB978 2021 Detail][SB978 2021 Text][SB978 2021 Comments] | 2021-03-11 Referred to Criminal Justice |
| 2019-2020 86th Legislature (Engrossed - Dead) | Relating to a study of the conversion of surface mine pits and quarries to water storage reservoirs in order to enhance this state's available water supply. [SB978 2019 Detail][SB978 2019 Text][SB978 2019 Comments] | 2019-05-21 Received from the Senate |
| 2017-2018 85th Legislature (Introduced - Dead) | Relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail operator with the Texas Department of Transportation. [SB978 2017 Detail][SB978 2017 Text][SB978 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-06 Referred to Transportation |
| 2015-2016 84th Legislature (Passed) | Relating to public information regarding workers' compensation insurance rate filings. [SB978 2015 Detail][SB978 2015 Text][SB978 2015 Comments] | 2015-06-01 Effective on 9/1/15 |
| 2013-2014 83rd Legislature (Passed) | Relating to regulation by the Texas Medical Board of local anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks administered in an outpatient setting. [SB978 2013 Detail][SB978 2013 Text][SB978 2013 Comments] | 2013-06-14 Effective on 9/1/13 |
| 2011-2012 82nd Legislature (Vetoed) | Relating to procedures for the dissolution of the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3. [SB978 2011 Detail][SB978 2011 Text][SB978 2011 Comments] | 2011-06-17 Vetoed by the Governor |
| 2009-2010 81st Legislature (Vetoed) | Relating to the creation and financing of public improvement districts. [SB978 2009 Detail][SB978 2009 Text][SB978 2009 Comments] | 2009-06-19 Vetoed by the Governor |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Texas SB978] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Texas Senate Transportation Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Senator Charles Schwertner TX] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TX SB978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. (2017, March 06). LegiScan. Retrieved August 08, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB978/2017
MLA
"TX SB978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 06 Mar. 2017. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB978/2017>.
Chicago
"TX SB978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature." March 06, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB978/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX SB978 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature. 06 March 2017. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB978/2017 (accessed August 08, 2026).
Subjects
Property Interests
Property Interests--Real Property
Transportation
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Transportation--Mass Transit
Transportation--Railroads
Property Interests--Real Property
Transportation
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Transportation--Mass Transit
Transportation--Railroads
Texas State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SB978 |
| Text | http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/SB00978I.htm |
