Texas Senator John Whitmire [D]

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TXSB402PassRelating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSCR4PassDirecting the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.
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2023-06-18
Signed by the Governor
TXSB1057PassRelating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB26PassRelating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB25PassRelating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.
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2023-06-18
Effective immediately
TXSB1585PassRelating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB386PassRelating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB576PassRelating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1486PassRelating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain telecommunicators.
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2023-06-18
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB12PassRelating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
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2023-06-18
Effective immediately
TXSB1399VetoRelating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.
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2023-06-17
Vetoed by the Governor
TXHB4779VetoRelating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of organized retail theft.
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2023-06-17
Vetoed by the Governor
TXSB10PassRelating to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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2023-06-14
See remarks for effective date
TXHB2201PassRelating to housing certain inmates in state jail felony facilities.
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2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3603PassRelating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
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2023-06-13
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 1, 2023
TXHB5012PassRelating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.
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2023-06-13
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1558PassRelating to the extension or amendment of deed restrictions in certain older subdivisions.
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2023-06-12
Effective immediately
TXHB4528PassRelating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3949PassRelating to arbitration of certain controversies involving members of certain nonprofit entities.
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2023-06-12
Effective immediately
TXHB1432PassRelating to required findings for the issuance of a protective order.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB4164PassRelating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1182PassRelating to judicial statistics and other pertinent information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council and certain populous counties.
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2023-06-12
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB5202PassRelating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
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2023-06-11
Effective immediately
TXHB4372PassRelating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain private schools.
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2023-06-11
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB165PassRelating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.
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2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB2897PassRelating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
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2023-06-10
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3660PassRelating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.
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2023-06-10
Effective immediately
TXHB1826PassRelating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force.
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2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB1488PassRelating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.
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2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3553PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations.
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2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB3554PassRelating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.
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2023-06-09
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB5174PassRelating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
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2023-06-09
Effective immediately
TXSB22PassRelating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.
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2023-06-07
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB736PassRelating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.
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2023-06-02
Effective immediately
TXSB500PassRelating to the value of a residential dwelling offered or awarded as a prize at a charitable raffle.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSB1238PassRelating to broadband development.
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2023-06-02
Effective immediately
TXHB4018PassRelating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHB2063PassRelating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.
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2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23
TXHJR2PassProposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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2023-05-30
Filed with the Secretary of State
TXHB5Enroll

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Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties.
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2023-05-30
Sent to the Governor
TXSB224PassRelating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.
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2023-05-29
See remarks for effective date
TXSB876PassRelating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.
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2023-05-29
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSR729PassIn memory of Flora Loretta Solomon Reves.
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2023-05-29
Remarks ordered printed
TXSR728PassIn memory of Gloria Morris Ashford of Dallas.
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2023-05-29
Remarks ordered printed
TXSR678PassRequesting Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for funds used or will be used to meet federal obligations to secure the southern border.
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2023-05-29
Reported enrolled
TXSR730PassSenate Caucus Report.
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2023-05-29
Reported enrolled
TXSR735PassAdopting rules to govern its proceedings in the trial of Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr., Attorney General, upon articles of impeachment presented by the House of Representatives.
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2023-05-29
Reported enrolled
TXHB567PassRelating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
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2023-05-27
Effective on 9/1/23
TXSJR3Engross

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Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to re...
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2023-05-26
House appoints conferees-reported
TXSB3Engross

Sine Die
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.
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2023-05-26
House appoints conferees-reported
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