The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Referred bills

Bill Category Caption Date Referred to Committee
HB 194 Other
Resolutions
State Agencies
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of Gold Star Mothers. 02/10/2015
HB 215 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Environmental
Senior Issues
Relating to waiving the fee for a fishing license for residents of this state who are at least 65 years of age. 02/10/2015
HB 302 Commerce
Other
State Agencies
Relating to the creation of a certificate program to promote travel to and throughout this state; authorizing fees. 02/11/2015
HB 118 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Military
Relating to a fee waiver for a combination resident hunting and fishing license for certain military personnel. 02/11/2015
HB 323 Environmental
Labor and Employment
Legal Issues
Social Issues
Transportation
Relating to tort liability arising from a volunteer's operation of a Parks and Wildlife Department motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment. 02/12/2015
HB 369 Other
Resolutions
Relating to designating May 24 as Lung Cancer Awareness Day. 02/12/2015
HB 508 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Crime
Environmental
Military
Relating to an exemption for certain law enforcement and military personnel from the requirement to complete a hunter education program; authorizing a fee. 02/16/2015
HB 504 Other
Resolutions
Relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week. 02/16/2015
HB 584 Other
Resolutions
Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy. 02/18/2015
HB 659 Arts and Humanities
Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Health
Labor and Employment
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to the waiver of state park, museum, and other state-operated facility entrance fees for persons with certain disabilities. 02/19/2015
HB 821 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Family and Children Issues
Other
Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license. 02/23/2015
HB 801 Environmental
Insurance
Legal Issues
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to planning for the use of and liability resulting from prescribed burns by the Parks and Wildlife Department. 02/23/2015
HJR 61 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Legislative Affairs
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. 02/26/2015
HCR 62 Resolutions
Designating Nocona as the official Classic Car Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 03/02/2015
HCR 35 Resolutions
Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas. 03/02/2015
HB 965 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Relating to the classification of exotic and nongame animals. 03/02/2015
HB 988 Environmental
Other
Relating to a study of the feasibility of establishing a visitors center at Hueco Tanks State Park in El Paso County. 03/02/2015
HCR 64 Resolutions
Designating Llano as the official Deer Capital of Texas. 03/02/2015
HCR 42 Resolutions
Designating the cowboy hat as the official State Hat of Texas. 03/02/2015
HCR 39 Resolutions
Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas. 03/02/2015
HB 1189 Agriculture and Food
Environmental
Relating to the management of commercial oyster boats in this state; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. 03/03/2015
HB 1242 Other
Resolutions
State Agencies
Relating to replacing "Confederate Heroes Day" with "Civil War Remembrance Day" as a state holiday. 03/04/2015
HB 1229 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Environmental
Military
Relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for United States veterans. 03/04/2015
HB 1147 Crime
Health
Public Services
Recreation
Transportation
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. 03/04/2015
HCR 52 Legislative Affairs
State Agencies
Authorizing the State Preservation Board, subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve and permit the relocation of the Texas Game Warden Memorial to a site at the State Capitol, south of the Sam Houston Building, just outside of the historical grounds. 03/05/2015
HB 1466 Environmental
Recreation
Transportation
Relating to Parks and Wildlife Department procedures for the transfer of ownership of boats or outboard motors; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. 03/05/2015
HB 1584 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Military
Other
Public Services
Relating to a voluntary donation to the fund for veterans' assistance when applying for a hunting or fishing license. 03/09/2015
HB 1579 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Crime
Relating to the sale and purchase of shark fins or products derived from shark fins; creating a criminal offense. 03/09/2015
HR 937 Resolutions
Encouraging safe boating practices and paying tribute to the life of Kali Gorzell of San Antonio. 03/09/2015
HB 1925 Agriculture and Food
Environmental
Executive Branch
Housing and Property
State Agencies
Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. 03/11/2015
HB 1919 Environmental
Public Services
Relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning invasive species. 03/11/2015
HB 1979 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to a bag limit exemption for certain participants in certain fishing tournaments in Chambers, Jefferson, Galveston, Hardin, Newton, and Orange Counties; authorizing a fee. 03/12/2015
HB 2206 Arts and Humanities
Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to the transfer of the oversight of the Texas State Cemetery to the State Preservation Board and to the creation of the State Cemetery preservation trust fund. 03/13/2015
HB 2471 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Relating to the period during which breeder deer may be transferred for release. 03/13/2015
HB 2332 Arts and Humanities
State Agencies
Relating to the naming by the Texas Historical Commission of certain areas without historical value that are on historic sites. 03/16/2015
HB 3266 Other
Recreation
Transportation
Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds. 03/17/2015
HB 3272 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Relating to the identification of breeder deer. 03/17/2015
HB 3243 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. 03/17/2015
HB 3390 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Housing and Property
Relating to a written agreement concerning a projectile discharged from a firearm that travels across a property line; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. 03/17/2015
HB 3335 Agriculture and Food
Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Commerce
Environmental
Relating to the regulation of oyster resources. 03/17/2015
HB 2968 Arts and Humanities
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to the preservation of the Alamo complex and surrounding area and to the Alamo Preservation Advisory Board. 03/17/2015
HB 2178 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Education
Environmental
Health
Labor and Employment
Military
Other
Relating to waiving a Parks and Wildlife Department fee for certain veterans and other military personnel taking the hunter education course. 03/17/2015
HB 3271 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
State Agencies
Relating to the creation of a deer management program commission. 03/18/2015
HB 3481 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Senior Issues
Relating to a fishing license fee waiver for certain residents. 03/18/2015
HCR 78 Resolutions
Designating "the Lone Star State" as the official nickname of Texas. 03/19/2015
HCR 77 Resolutions
Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas. 03/19/2015
HCR 75 Legislative Affairs
State Agencies
Encouraging the State Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of Texas music history as a permanent and integral program within the Bullock Museum. 03/19/2015
HCR 68 Resolutions
Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails. 03/19/2015
HCR 65 Resolutions
Designating the western honey bee as the official State Pollinator of Texas. 03/19/2015
HB 3649 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Housing and Property
Relating to a lifetime hunting license for certain nonresidents; authorizing a fee. 03/19/2015
HCR 76 Resolutions
Designating Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 03/19/2015
HCR 69 Resolutions
Designating the city of Jasper as the official Butterfly Capital of Texas. 03/19/2015
HB 3558 Arts and Humanities
Other
Public Services
Relating to display of the Texas flag on municipal historical monuments on municipal property. 03/20/2015
HCR 81 Legislative Affairs
State Agencies
Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building. 03/23/2015
HR 1443 Legislative Affairs
Endorsing the nomination of San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions as a World Heritage site. 03/23/2015
HB 4064 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Relating to restrictions applicable to young hunters of white-tailed deer during a special open season. 03/23/2015
HB 3819 Arts and Humanities
State Agencies
Relating to the appeal of certain determinations by the Texas Historical Commission regarding the content of historical markers. 03/23/2015
HB 3618 Environmental
Public Services
Relating to prohibiting camping and building fires in certain areas; creating a criminal offense. 03/23/2015
HB 3842 Education
Environmental
Relating to an agreement to finance and build a conference center and other appropriate facilities in or near a state park. 03/23/2015
HB 3969 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Family and Children Issues
Health
Labor and Employment
Military
Relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain individuals. 03/23/2015
HB 3952 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Health
State Agencies
Relating to registration and regulation of dangerous wild animals; providing penalties, creating and affecting criminal offenses, and authorizing fees. 03/23/2015
HB 3829 Crime
Other
Public Services
Relating to the eligibility of certain Texas Rangers for burial in the state cemetery. 03/23/2015
HCR 80 Legislative Affairs
Other
Resolutions
Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas. 03/23/2015
HB 3968 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Health
Labor and Employment
Military
Relating to the hunting or fishing license fee waiver for certain disabled veterans. 03/24/2015
HB 3057 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Environmental
Immigration
Other
State Agencies
Relating to the creation of a pilot program for the purpose of controlling certain predatory animals. 03/24/2015
HCR 93 Resolutions
Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas. 04/02/2015
HCR 94 Legislative Affairs
Resolutions
Urging the U.S. Congress to designate the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail as National Historic Trails. 04/02/2015
HCR 95 Resolutions
In memory of Roy Houston Moore of Austin. 04/02/2015
HCR 105 Resolutions
Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas. 04/13/2015
HCR 106 Resolutions
Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism. 04/13/2015
HCR 104 Resolutions
Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature. 04/13/2015
SB 381 Environmental
Labor and Employment
Legal Issues
Social Issues
Transportation
Relating to tort liability arising from a volunteer's operation of a Parks and Wildlife Department motor-driven vehicle or motor-driven equipment. 04/27/2015
SB 1522 Other
Resolutions
Relating to designating the fourth Saturday in July as National Day of the Cowboy. 04/27/2015
HCR 108 Legislative Affairs
Other
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties. 04/29/2015
SB 1132 Environmental
Science and Medical Research
Technology and Communication
Relating to the protection and use of certain products, information, and technology of the Parks and Wildlife Department. 04/30/2015
SCR 33 Designating September 8 as Major Jefferson Van Horne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 05/04/2015
SCR 31 Resolutions
Designating Hico as the official Steak Capital of Texas. 05/04/2015
SCR 22 Resolutions
Designating Quitaque as the official Bison Capital for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 05/04/2015
SJR 22 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Legislative Affairs
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. 05/05/2015
SB 987 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals. 05/05/2015
SB 1181 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Other
Relating to an interim study concerning this state's noncommercial hunting and fishing license systems. 05/05/2015
SB 1978 Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
Environmental
Other
Relating to a voluntary contribution to help feed hungry Texans when a person applies for a hunting license. 05/06/2015
HCR 119 Designating September as Valley Voter Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 05/08/2015
HCR 122 Resolutions
Designating the Texas Gulf shrimp as the Official State Crustacean of Texas. 05/11/2015
SCR 41 Resolutions
Designating Terry County as the official Grape Capital of Texas. 05/11/2015
SCR 38 Resolutions
Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas. 05/11/2015
HR 3025 Resolutions
Honoring Llano as the Deer Capital of Texas. 05/21/2015
HCR 130 Designating May 26 as John Wayne Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. 05/22/2015

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