Chair
State Representative (R)
Economic & Small Business Development
House Committee
Vice Chair
State Representative (D)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 | Business and Consumers Commerce Health Military |
Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for veterans hospitals. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 292 | Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Education Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to authorizing development corporations to finance projects to support primary job training facilities and programs at certain educational institutions. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 294 | Education Labor and Employment Transportation |
Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers for unemployment compensation benefits. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 346 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Technology and Communication |
Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund and the Texas emerging technology fund to benefit certain historically underutilized businesses. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 523 | Business and Consumers Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to abolishing the Texas emerging technology fund. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 589 | Crime Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to a disqualification for unemployment benefits for refusing to take or failing a preemployment drug test. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 902 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing events for funding under the Major Events trust fund. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 900 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events trust fund. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 934 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the disqualification from receiving unemployment benefits of certain individuals who are terminated from employment after giving notice of resignation. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 754 | Education Health Labor and Employment Military State Agencies |
Relating to the employment of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 931 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits on the individual's waiting period claim. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 1037 | Business and Consumers Commerce Crime Executive Branch Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to abolishing the Texas emerging technology fund. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1049 | Education Health |
Relating to the classification of licensed massage therapy programs as postsecondary education programs. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1249 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to authorizing certain general infrastructure projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1126 | Arts and Humanities Business and Consumers Commerce State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the qualifications for incentives for the film, television, and multimedia production industries. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1156 | Business and Consumers Commerce State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of an electronic information and application system for state and local incentives for economic development purposes. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1155 | Education Labor and Employment |
Relating to the creation of the Recruit Texas Program to facilitate the relocation to or expansion in this state of employers offering complex or high-skilled employment opportunities. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1251 | Business and Consumers Commerce Labor and Employment |
Relating to the transfer of compensation experience for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1112 | Business and Consumers Commerce Education Military Other |
Relating to projects that a defense adjustment management authority may conduct. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1485 | Agriculture and Food Public Services |
Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1292 | Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to renaming the Major Events trust fund to the Major Events Reimbursement Program. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1318 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of presidential general election debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 996 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment |
Relating to the effect of certain agreements with a collective bargaining organization on certain state-funded public work contracts. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1007 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Crime Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the purchase of iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States for certain state, state-aided, and governmental entity construction projects. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1606 | Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Investment Council, including assumption of the duties of the Texas Skill Standards Board. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1006 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1312 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Labor and Employment |
Relating to the eligibility of a landman for unemployment compensation. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1657 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the determination of an experience-rated employer's eligibility for a surplus credit rate under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1389 | Business and Consumers Commerce Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the funding of certain activities related to the commercialization of emerging technologies. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1440 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of Elite Rodeo Association World Championships for funding from the Major Events trust fund. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1658 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for unemployment compensation benefits. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1506 | Commerce State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the transfer of a portion of certain money in the Texas emerging technology fund to the Texas Enterprise Fund. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1860 | Commerce Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a grant program to provide money for security at certain major events; authorizing fees. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1684 | Business and Consumers Commerce State Agencies |
Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses and micro-businesses. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1991 | Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Education Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1950 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Municipal and County Issues Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to a municipality's or county's eligibility to receive money disbursed from a local events trust fund. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1754 | Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1701 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Legislative Affairs |
Relating to the approval period for a proposal for an award of a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2103 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to information notices regarding unemployment benefits. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2074 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the eligibility of a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association finals event to receive funding through a major events trust fund. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2192 | Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a project authorized to be undertaken by certain Type B economic development corporations in connection with certain multifamily housing. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 28 | Business and Consumers Commerce Other State Agencies |
Relating to an audit by the state auditor of certain programs and funds providing economic development incentives to entities and other persons. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2732 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to recovery of covered unemployment compensation debt through participation in the federal Treasury Offset Program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 27 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education Executive Branch State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to state economic development measures, including administration of the Texas Enterprise Fund, the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund, and the disposition of balances from the Texas emerging technology fund. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 26 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education Executive Branch State Agencies Technology and Communication |
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. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 29 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the funding of certain activities related to the commercialization of emerging technologies. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2729 | Arts and Humanities Business and Consumers Commerce State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the moving image industry incentive program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2667 | Agriculture and Food Business and Consumers Commerce Other |
Relating to the abolishment of certain programs administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2786 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to incentives for the production of video games. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2707 | Executive Branch State Agencies |
Relating to the abolishment of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the office of the governor and the moving image industry incentive program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2772 | Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the authority of certain economic development corporations to undertake and operate transportation-related projects. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2678 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of an online information and application system for state and local incentives for economic development purposes. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3373 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the liability of reimbursing employers under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3402 | Municipal and County Issues Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a venue district to act as an endorsing municipality or endorsing county for purposes of games or event trust funds; authorizing a fee. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3294 | Education Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3525 | Business and Consumers Commerce Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
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. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3616 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the use of certain funds for workforce development. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3661 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to recovery of covered unemployment compensation debt through participation in the federal Treasury Offset Program. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3613 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to a Pan American Games trust fund, an Olympic Games trust fund, a Major Events trust fund, a Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and an Events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events, and to the abolishment of the special event trust fund. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3547 | Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to a voluntary veteran's employment preference for private employers. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3544 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Legislative Affairs |
Relating to the Texas Enterprise Fund. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3560 | Business and Consumers Commerce |
Relating to transferring a certain percentage of the Texas Enterprise Fund to the capital access fund. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3853 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Executive Branch Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
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. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2996 | Education Health Labor and Employment Military State Agencies |
Relating to the employment of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3838 | Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the procedures required for a Type A economic development corporation to make certain expenditures. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3040 | Business and Consumers Commerce Immigration Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the authority of certain economic development corporations to undertake and operate transportation-related projects. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3685 | Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to the employment status of certain individuals engaged in rehabilitative work-training programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4088 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch |
Relating to the Texas enterprise fund. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3150 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the calculation of taxable wages paid by a professional employer organization for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/23/2015 |
| HCR 72 | Legislative Affairs Other |
Requesting the lieutenant governor and speaker to provide for a joint interim study regarding economic development in the Texas coastal region. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 293 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to a clarification of the law governing eligibility of certain events for funding under the Major Events trust fund. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4052 | Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Technology and Communication |
Relating to posting certain economic development agreements on the Internet. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 529 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Labor and Employment |
Relating to the eligibility of a landman for unemployment compensation. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 601 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of Elite Rodeo Association World Championships for funding from the Major Events trust fund. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 805 | Education Health Labor and Employment Military State Agencies |
Relating to the employment of individuals qualified for a veteran's employment preference. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 633 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Municipal and County Issues Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to certain event trust funds and the abolishment of the special event trust fund. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 100 | Business and Consumers Commerce Military Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the enterprise zone program. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 632 | Business and Consumers Commerce Education Executive Branch Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation of the governor's university research initiative and to the abolishment of the Texas emerging technology fund. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 722 | Crime Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to a disqualification for unemployment benefits for refusing to take or failing a preemployment drug test. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 208 | Education Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Workforce Commission. | 05/14/2015 |
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