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Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 65 | Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases; authorizing fees. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 161 | Crime Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 167 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the adoption of a county charter by Bexar County. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 153 | Crime Environmental Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the adoption of noise regulations by certain counties; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 152 | Health Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the authority of the voters of certain counties to authorize the county to regulate the sale and use of fireworks; providing penalties. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 316 | Commerce Immigration Judiciary Other |
Relating to allowing a county commissioners court to contract with an attorney to enforce subdivision platting requirements in certain counties that are economically distressed or that are located near the international border of this state. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 317 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Judiciary Municipal and County Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation of county databases containing information on county expenditures. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 389 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the Montgomery County Hospital District. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 549 | Crime State Agencies |
Relating to certain duties of the Commission on Jail Standards regarding visitation periods for county jail prisoners. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 684 | Crime Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 797 | Health |
Relating to the Hunt Memorial Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 795 | Health |
Relating to the Haskell County Hospital District; authorizing the issuance of bonds. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 907 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Housing and Property Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to regulate the location of halfway houses; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 924 | Crime Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. | 02/25/2015 |
| HJR 35 | Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the voters of Bexar County to adopt a charter that restructures and empowers the county government and that may allow the integration of the county government with certain other political subdivisions located wholly or partly in the county. | 02/26/2015 |
| HJR 41 | Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to private road work by certain counties. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 885 | Crime Other |
Relating to certain county bail bond boards. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1140 | Crime Health Municipal and County Issues Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1062 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to authorizing a fee for county records technology and infrastructure costs in certain counties. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1272 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the presumption of abandonment of certain tangible personal property held by a county. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1150 | Environmental Health Immigration Municipal and County Issues Other Resolutions |
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before certain holidays; affecting a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 973 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Other |
Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1307 | Health |
Relating to the authority of the board of directors of certain hospital districts to take certain actions. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1073 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain county contracts. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 995 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the establishment of stormwater control and recapture planning authorities in certain counties. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1643 | Housing and Property Other |
Relating to abatement of public nuisances on certain undeveloped land; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1423 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to contract with a private vendor for the operation of a detention facility. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1608 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the fee charged by a county clerk for issuing noncertified copies of certain documents. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1681 | Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the authority of a county clerk to require an individual to present photo identification to file certain documents in certain counties. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1596 | Health |
Relating to the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; decreasing the possible maximum rate of a tax. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1528 | Crime Health Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the provision of services to certain HIV-infected individuals. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 2007 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Other |
Relating to fees imposed by a county for licensing a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2033 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to authorizing counties to require the submission of digital maps in connection with the county plat approval process. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1879 | Education Judiciary Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to exemptions from continuing education requirements for certain county commissioners. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1886 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Immigration Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose an assessment on landowners for the installation, operation, and maintenance of streetlights. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1929 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Recreation Senior Issues Transportation |
Relating to the payment in certain counties of expenses associated with the transportation of senior citizens and their caregivers for civic, community, educational, and recreational activities. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2038 | Health Judiciary Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to legal representation for certain emergency services districts. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2002 | Commerce Environmental Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the recycling of county surplus or salvage property. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1943 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the indexing of correction instruments in a county index to real property records. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2068 | Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2065 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by the Harris County Hospital District. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2122 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2410 | Health Other |
Relating to the annual audit of the books and records of the Maverick County Hospital District. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2257 | Health Other |
Relating to certain emergency services districts that are exempted from filing an audit report. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2557 | Health Insurance Legislative Affairs Other |
Relating to certain hospital districts and to certain corporations or organizations formed by those districts. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2519 | Health Housing and Property Other |
Relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts and the sale of district property. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2830 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the duty of a county to refund an amount of $2 or less paid to the county clerk or district clerk. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2526 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Other |
Relating to authorizing the East Downtown Management District to impose a tax, fee, or assessment on a residential property. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2559 | Health Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to leases and other agreements relating to real property entered into by certain hospital districts. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2599 | Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to the ability of certain county assistance districts to annex roads. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2522 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the powers and duties of a county treasurer. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2726 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of a county clerk to charge a reasonable fee for services for which a fee is not otherwise prescribed. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2524 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Judiciary Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2809 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2750 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Judiciary Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2913 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Military Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2977 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Health Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities; authorizing fees. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2894 | Crime Judiciary Other |
Relating to the election of certain county bail bond board members. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2825 | Crime Judiciary Technology and Communication Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2200 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the powers of the Greater Greenspoint Management District of Harris County. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2518 | Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to discussion or deliberation regarding certain economic development negotiations by governmental bodies. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2280 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Immigration Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2556 | Crime Environmental |
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain outdoor burning violations. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1709 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2309 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the sale of dogs or cats by a roadside vendor in certain counties. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2567 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to authority of the county auditor to examine the records of certain special districts. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2476 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Immigration Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3513 | Health |
Relating to the Fisher County Hospital District. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 2521 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3472 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authorization for a county to establish a wage higher than the state minimum wage for competitive procurement requirements in a specific contract. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3474 | Education Executive Branch Health Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues Other State Agencies |
Relating to issues affecting counties and other governmental entities. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 4026 | Health Other |
Relating to the division of certain emergency services districts. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4015 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to land bank demonstration programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3002 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the fee imposed on certain property owners by a county for the establishment of street lights along a county road. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3067 | Crime Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3850 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain county employees to perform payroll duties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3175 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3752 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to an appeal by certain law enforcement agency employees under county civil service to an independent third-party hearing examiner. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4098 | Health |
Relating to bond elections for the Lynn County Hospital District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3011 | Health Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the lease of undeveloped real property by certain hospital districts. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3185 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3927 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Judiciary Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation of the constable technology fund; authorizing a fee. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3235 | Executive Branch Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the right of officers of counties, county boards of school trustees, and county boards of education to obtain information, documents, and records. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3167 | Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the governing bodies of certain local planning organizations. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4149 | Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the powers, operations, and boundaries of The Woodlands Township; authorizing a fee. | 04/06/2015 |
| HB 4150 | Other |
Relating to the powers and the board of the Harris County Improvement District No. 12. | 04/06/2015 |
| HB 4181 | Health |
Relating to the appointment and terms of the board of hospital managers of the Dallas County Hospital District. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 4182 | Health |
Relating to the creation of the Cameron County Healthcare District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 4157 | Other |
Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 435 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to the powers and duties of a county treasurer. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 1353 | Crime Judiciary Technology and Communication Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 4210 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Other |
Relating to authorizing the East Downtown Management District to impose a tax, fee, or assessment on a residential property. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 569 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the presumption of abandonment of certain tangible personal property held by a county. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 584 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the indexing of correction instruments in a county index to real property records. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 408 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain county contracts. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 335 | Executive Branch Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the right of officers of counties, county boards of school trustees, and county boards of education to obtain information, documents, and records. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1461 | Health |
Relating to the appointment and terms of the board of hospital managers of the Dallas County Hospital District. | 05/01/2015 |
| HCR 111 | Legislative Affairs |
Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1888 | Crime Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to a requirement that a county report the number of certain persons with mental illness detained in that county's jail. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1587 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Immigration Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 2034 | Health |
Relating to the creation of the Cameron County Healthcare District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 871 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the compensation of county auditors for certain counties. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1281 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with local governments of this state or another state. | 05/05/2015 |
| SJR 17 | Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to private road work by certain counties. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 1575 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to county regulation of lots in platted subdivisions that have remained undeveloped for 25 years or more. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 1950 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the fee imposed on certain property owners by a county for the establishment of street lights along a county road. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 4212 | Health |
Relating to the creation of the Mineola Area Medical District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. | 05/07/2015 |
| SB 2043 | Other |
Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 1510 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to authority of the county auditor to examine and audit the records of certain special districts. | 05/12/2015 |
| SCR 39 | Legislative Affairs |
Urging Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District. | 05/14/2015 |
| SB 2020 | Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to the powers, operations, and boundaries of The Woodlands Township; authorizing a fee. | 05/18/2015 |
| SB 1908 | Health |
Relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Lynn County Hospital District. | 05/22/2015 |
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