Bill authors
House Bill 26
Relating to state economic development measures, including administration of the Texas Enterprise Fund, creation of the Economic Incentive Oversight Board and the governor's university research initiative, abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund, and renaming the Major Events trust fund to the Major Events Reimbursement Program.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
March 12, 2015
Approved by House
May 1, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 26, 2015
Became law
June 18, 2015
Coauthors
- Rep. Roberto Alonzo (D)
- Rep. Carol Alvarado (D)
- Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson (R)
- Rep. Diego Bernal (D)
- Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R)
- Rep. Greg Bonnen (R)
- Rep. Cindy Burkett (R)
- Rep. DeWayne Burns (R)
- Rep. Terry Canales (D)
- Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R)
- Rep. Garnet Coleman (D)
- Rep. Nicole Collier (D)
- Rep. Byron Cook (R)
- Rep. Myra Crownover (R)
- Rep. John Cyrier (R)
- Rep. Drew Darby (R)
- Rep. Joe Deshotel (D)
- Rep. Gary Elkins (R)
- Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R)
- Rep. Marsha Farney (R)
- Rep. Allen Fletcher (R)
- Rep. Dan Flynn (R)
- Rep. Rick Galindo (R)
- Rep. Helen Giddings (D)
- Rep. Craig Goldman (R)
- Rep. Larry Gonzales (R)
- Rep. Mary González (D)
- Rep. R.D. "Bobby" Guerra (D)
- Rep. Ryan Guillen (D)
- Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D)
- Rep. Patricia Harless (R)
- Rep. Abel Herrero (D)
- Rep. Dan Huberty (R)
- Rep. Jason Isaac (R)
- Rep. Kyle Kacal (R)
- Rep. Ken King (R)
- Rep. Phil King (R)
- Rep. Linda Koop (R)
- Rep. John Kuempel (R)
- Rep. Lyle Larson (R)
- Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R)
- Rep. Jeff Leach (R)
- Rep. J. M. Lozano (R)
- Rep. Armando Martinez (D)
- Rep. Will Metcalf (R)
- Rep. Morgan Meyer (R)
- Rep. Doug Miller (R)
- Rep. Rick Miller (R)
- Rep. Geanie Morrison (R)
- Rep. Jim Murphy (R)
- Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D)
- Rep. Poncho Nevárez (D)
- Rep. John Otto (R)
- Rep. Dade Phelan (R)
- Rep. Larry Phillips (R)
- Rep. Joe Pickett (D)
- Rep. John Raney (R)
- Rep. Ron Reynolds (D)
- Rep. Debbie Riddle (R)
- Rep. Justin Rodriguez (D)
- Rep. Toni Rose (D)
- Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R)
- Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R)
- Rep. Ron Simmons (R)
- Rep. Wayne Smith (R)
- Rep. John Smithee (R)
- Rep. Phil Stephenson (R)
- Rep. Ed Thompson (R)
- Rep. Sylvester Turner (D)
- Rep. Hubert Vo (D)
- Rep. James White (R)
- Rep. Paul Workman (R)
- Rep. John Wray (R)
- Rep. John Zerwas (R)
Bill sponsors
Sen. Troy Fraser (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Judith Zaffirini (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Effective on 9/1/15 June 18, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Effective on 9/1/15 | 06/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed by the Governor | 06/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Sent to the Governor | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 06/01/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported enrolled | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| House adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/31/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House adopts conference committee report | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate adopts conference committee report | 05/31/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/31/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Conf. Comm. Report distributed | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Conference committee report filed | 05/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Senate appoints conferees-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate grants request for conf comm-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate appoints conferees | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Senate grants request for conference comm. | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| House appoints conferees-reported | 05/28/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House requests conference committee-reported | 05/28/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House refuses to concur-reported | 05/28/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House appoints conferees | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| House requests conference committee | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| House refuses to concur in Senate amendments | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments distributed | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage as amended reported | 05/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Laid before the Senate | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on local & uncontested calendar | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Recommended for local & uncontested calendar | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development | 05/05/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/05/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 05/04/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed as amended | 05/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 05/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Amended | 05/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment as amended | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment withdrawn | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Vote reconsidered | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment adopted as amended | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment amended | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Amendment(s) offered | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on General State Calendar | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/20/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 04/02/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Economic & Small Business Development | 03/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
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