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| Bill | Caption | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 29 | Relating to the funding of certain activities related to the commercialization of emerging technologies. | Filed |
| HB 177 | Relating to the research, collection, and use of adult stem cells. | Filed |
| HB 494 | Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program. | Filed |
| HB 590 | Relating to the creation of research technology corporations for the development and commercialization of technologies owned by institutions of higher education or by certain medical centers with members that are institutions of higher education; providing for tax exemptions; providing a penalty. | Filed |
| HB 664 | Relating to funding for career and technology programs in public schools. | Filed |
| HB 835 | Relating to research, development and utilization of brackish groundwater resources. | Filed |
| HB 896 | Relating to creating a criminal offense regarding the breach of computer security. | Filed |
| HB 941 | Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. | Filed |
| HB 951 | Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the qualification for and performance at institutions of higher education of certain students who completed certain mathematics courses during high school. | Filed |
| HB 986 | Relating to the creation of a chief innovation officer position for the Legislative Budget Board. | Filed |
| HB 1000 | Relating to state support for general academic teaching institutions in this state. | Filed |
| HB 1088 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Technical Center for Innovative Desalination at The University of Texas at El Paso in partnership with The University of Texas at San Antonio. | Filed |
| HB 1220 | Relating to a property right in certain DNA samples; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. | Filed |
| HB 1295 | Relating to the disclosure of research, research sponsors, and interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies. | Filed |
| HB 1384 | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | Filed |
| HB 1389 | Relating to the funding of certain activities related to the commercialization of emerging technologies. | Filed |
| HB 1481 | Relating to prohibiting the operation of an unmanned aircraft over certain facilities; creating a criminal offense. | Filed |
| HB 1496 | Relating to search warrants issued to obtain a DNA specimen through a buccal swab or another method. | Filed |
| HB 1713 | Relating to the establishment of a technology allotment for public schools. | Filed |
| HB 1801 | Relating to a technology grant to be awarded to public school districts that have received certain performance ratings. | Filed |
| HB 1984 | Relating to the aerospace and aviation office of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and to the aerospace and aviation advisory committee. | Filed |
| HB 2023 | Relating to the appointment of a forensic director responsible for statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services overseen by the Department of State Health Services. | Filed |
| HB 2167 | Relating to certain images captured by an unmanned aircraft. | Filed |
| HB 2185 | Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a DNA specimen. | Filed |
| HB 2435 | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. | Filed |
| HB 2438 | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. | Filed |
| HB 2609 | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide mathematics instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. | Filed |
| HB 2675 | Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | Filed |
| HB 2769 | Relating to the date of expiration of a certain pilot revolving loan program established under the loanstar revolving loan program to provide for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology for certain organizations. | Filed |
| HB 2932 | Relating to a study and report by the Bureau of Economic Geology on land shifting | Filed |
| HB 2995 | Relating to overtime pay for certain information technology state employees. | Filed |
| HB 3287 | Relating to the sales and use taxation of aircraft. | Filed |
| HB 3429 | Relating to the establishment of an unmanned aircraft program in the office of the governor. | Filed |
| HB 3499 | Relating to the labeling of genetically modified food; authorizing a civil penalty. | Filed |
| HB 3525 | Relating to creating the Texas Quality Research Leadership Authority to help Texas small businesses rapidly scale in potentially leading edge technologies and abolishing the Texas emerging technology fund. | Filed |
| HB 3582 | Relating to a property right in certain genetic information. | Filed |
| HB 3628 | Relating to the adoption by the Department of Public Safety of rules governing the use of unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex; creating a criminal offense. | Filed |
| HB 3631 | Relating to administration of a justice court technology fund in certain counties by a justice of the peace council. | Filed |
| HB 3696 | Relating to establishing the Texas Water Research Program. | Filed |
| HB 3700 | Relating to the establishment of a pilot program in certain school districts to develop computer science education and professional development opportunities. | Filed |
| HB 3738 | Relating to the requirement that a person or laboratory that performs an official equine infectious anemia test be approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission. | Filed |
| HB 3740 | Relating to the creation of DNA records for a person arrested for a Class A misdemeanor or felony offense. | Filed |
| HB 3744 | Relating to a requirement that a geological survey be conducted before a location may be identified as a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir or recommended for the construction of a reservoir or dam. | Filed |
| HB 3816 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program for promoting computer science certification and professional development for public school teachers. | Filed |
| HB 3853 | Relating to creation of the university research initiative fund, the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund, and the disposition of balances from the Texas emerging technology fund. | Filed |
| HB 3863 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science, technology, and classroom building located at the University of Houston--Victoria. | Filed |
| HB 3908 | Relating to a pilot program to expand joint credit programs to include certain courses offered by career schools and colleges in certain counties. | Filed |
| HB 3929 | Relating to the use of automatic license plate reader systems; creating a criminal offense. | Filed |
| HJR 64 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by or leased to or by a university research technology corporation. | Filed |
| SB 43 | Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 44 | Relating to matching private grants given to enhance additional research activities at institutions of higher education. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 271 | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 345 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of breach of computer security. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 458 | Relating to the aerospace and aviation office of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and to the aerospace and aviation advisory committee. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 475 | Relating to a property right in certain DNA samples; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 486 | Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 487 | Relating to postconviction forensic DNA analysis. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 632 | Relating to the creation of the governor's university research initiative and to the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 686 | Relating to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 725 | Relating to the creation of DNA records for the DNA database system. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 934 | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide mathematics instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1132 | Relating to the protection and use of certain products, information, and technology of the Parks and Wildlife Department. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1140 | Relating to the establishment of a technology allotment for public schools. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1188 | Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1507 | Relating to the statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services overseen by the Department of State Health Services, including the appointment of a forensic director. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1666 | Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1743 | Relating to expanding the powers and duties of the office of capital writs and renaming the office of capital writs the office of capital and forensic writs. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1782 | Relating to the status of separate legal entities for purposes of the sales and use tax on aircraft. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1827 | Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1877 | Relating to the development and maintenance by each state agency of a data use agreement for the state agency's employees and to training related to that agreement. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
| SB 1878 | Relating to a study on the feasibility of implementing more secure access requirements for certain electronically stored information held by the state. | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
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