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Homeland Security & Public Safety
House Committee
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Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 164 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 106 | Guns |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 72 | Crime Public Services Transportation |
Relating to a prohibition on the sale or transfer of certain law enforcement vehicles before removal of certain equipment and insignia. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 137 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime State Agencies |
Relating to grants of appropriated money to certain peace officer organizations. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 216 | Guns |
Relating to the eligibility of a person for a license to carry a concealed handgun. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 195 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the carrying of handguns; providing for the open carrying of handguns; removing the requirement that a person who may lawfully possess handguns obtain a Concealed Handgun License in order to carry a handgun lawfully in the state of Texas, and conforming changes. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 284 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 308 | Guns |
Relating to the places where a person may carry a handgun if the person is licensed to carry a concealed handgun; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 291 | Guns |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 278 | Guns Judiciary |
Relating to authorizing certain attorneys representing the state to openly carry a handgun. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 229 | Crime Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 324 | Crime Legal Issues |
Relating to a requirement that a peace officer obtain a search warrant before conducting a body cavity search during a traffic stop. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 172 | Guns |
Relating to municipal regulation of electric stun guns, knives, and personal defense sprays. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 473 | Crime Municipal and County Issues State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to a prohibition on the sale or transfer of certain law enforcement vehicles before removal of certain equipment and insignia. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 477 | Crime Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to requiring notice and the dissemination of criminal history record information to the subject of the information in certain circumstances. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 353 | Crime Guns Health Public Services |
Relating to the application of certain weapons laws to and liability for certain actions of volunteer emergency services personnel licensed to carry a concealed handgun. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 479 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers program to the Commission on State Emergency Communications and a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services in rural areas. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 226 | Crime Guns Housing and Property Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to certain offenses relating to carrying concealed handguns on property owned or leased by a governmental entity; providing a civil penalty. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 270 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Crime Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the retention of and the required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 415 | Guns |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 503 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to peace officers commissioned by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 554 | Guns Transportation |
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in or into the secured area of an airport. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 571 | Guns Transportation |
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in or into the secured area of an airport. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 715 | Crime Immigration Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the disposition of certain surplus property by the Department of Public Safety to certain local governments. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 834 | Crime Other Senior Issues |
Relating to the criteria for issuing a silver alert for a missing senior citizen. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 805 | Guns Public Services |
Relating to authorizing a license holder to carry a concealed handgun on certain premises. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 910 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating criminal offenses. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 922 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; creating an offense; providing penalties. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 905 | Guns Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the regulation of knives by a municipality or county. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 579 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Other |
Relating to animal encounter training for peace officers. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 593 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Other |
Relating to canine encounter training for peace officers. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 10 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Education Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health Judiciary Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to certain criminal and civil consequences of trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution, and certain other related criminal offenses; to the prevention, prosecution, and punishment of those offenses, and to compensation paid to victims of those offenses. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 944 | Crime Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry the handgun; providing penalties. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 871 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 844 | Education Guns Other |
Relating to the possession of certain weapons by a security guard on the premises of a school or educational institution. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 872 | Crime Other Public Services |
Relating to the reactivation of a peace officer license; authorizing fees. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 28 | Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Directing DPS to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Sr. Crime Lab. | 03/02/2015 |
| HCR 34 | Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Directing DPS to name the new crime lab in Laredo the Oscar "O. J." Hale Crime Lab. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 890 | Crime Guns State Agencies |
Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a concealed handgun for county jailers. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 11 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Education Executive Branch Immigration Military Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | 03/03/2015 |
| HJR 56 | Guns Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove legislative authority to regulate the wearing of arms. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1190 | Crime Housing and Property Judiciary |
Relating to the compensation of property owners whose property is damaged as a result of a pursuit involving a federal law enforcement agency. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1285 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the authority of certain personal protection officers to carry certain weapons. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 441 | Transportation |
Relating to the use of a court order as an occupational license. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1154 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the issuance of a concealed handgun license. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1179 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the duties of certain law enforcement officials under procedures regulating the making or transfer of firearms. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1234 | Education Guns |
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain license holders on certain locations associated with a public or private school or educational institution. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1310 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to canine encounter training for peace officers. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1024 | Crime |
Relating to an offense report prepared in the investigation of a criminal case. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 937 | Education Guns |
Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1450 | Crime Immigration Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to creating the Texas Border Security Division. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 695 | Guns Health State Agencies |
Relating to the carrying of a concealed handgun by the holder of a concealed handgun license on hospital or nursing home premises; authorizing a penalty. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 716 | Crime Environmental Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to the certification of certain peace officers to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1388 | Crime Health Public Services |
Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by firefighters and emergency medical technicians. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1649 | Education Guns |
Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1561 | Education Guns Labor and Employment Other Social Issues |
Relating to the exemption from certain security licensure of certain persons who provide security services on a volunteer basis at a church or religious organization. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1557 | Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to creation of a search and rescue task force in each disaster field response region. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1381 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Crime Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the employment of certain peace officers, detention officers, county jailers, or firefighters who are injured in the course and scope of duty. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1376 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to community supervision and corrections department officers and juvenile probation officers; reducing a fee. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1651 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a secured handgun; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1417 | Crime Other Public Services |
Relating to peace officer identification cards. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1509 | Guns |
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1425 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime |
Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1525 | Crime Family and Children Issues Public Services Social Issues State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the collection and reporting of information relating to certain offenses involving family violence. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1888 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits and the operation of commercial motor vehicles; authorizing a fee; increasing a penalty. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1887 | Crime Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1997 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and equivalent systems that use Internet Protocol enabled services. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2030 | Crime Executive Branch Immigration Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the oversight of state border security activities. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2037 | Crime Environmental Executive Branch Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2161 | Business and Consumers Other |
Relating to the regulation of certain private security companies and occupations; expanding the applicability of an occupational license. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1970 | Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the disaster identification system for a state of disaster. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1795 | Judiciary Transportation Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to the eligibility for indigent status for purposes of the driver responsibility program. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1761 | Crime Executive Branch Immigration Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the oversight of state border security activities. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2190 | Guns |
Relating to the creation of certain offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows; authorizing a fee. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2135 | Crime Guns Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the purchasing of a firearm of an honorably retired or deceased peace officer. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 1778 | Crime Immigration |
Relating to the verification of the immigration status of an arrested person. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2042 | Crime Other Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the expiration date of a driver's license, personal identification certificate, commercial driver's license, or commercial driver learner's permit issued to a sex offender; increasing a fee. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2208 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county tax assessor-collector. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2269 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the unlawful seizure of a firearm by a governmental officer or employee; creating an offense. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2359 | Crime Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to prohibiting the Department of Public Safety from responding to bulk requests from the federal government for lists of individuals licensed to carry a concealed handgun. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2197 | Crime Other State Agencies |
Relating to fingerprinting requirements for occupational licenses. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2405 | Guns Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting a concealed handgun license holder from carrying a handgun on certain property. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2241 | Guns Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain county officers and employees in a courthouse. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2469 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2246 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the restriction of certain intoxication offenders to the operation of a motor vehicle with an ignition interlock device in lieu of a license suspension. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2358 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Public Services |
Relating to the exemption from certain registration and licensing requirements and taxes for certain businesses and employees who enter this state in response to a disaster or emergency. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2216 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to information required of an applicant for a driver's license. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2828 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Social Issues |
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to obtain criminal history record information for certain persons, including employees, independent contractors, and volunteers. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2911 | Health Other Public Services |
Relating to establishment of statewide and local emergency communications grant programs and financing of state emergency communications. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 1832 | Labor and Employment Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the requirements for and confidentiality of state agency continuity of operations plans. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2899 | Business and Consumers Other |
Relating to restrictions on branch office licenses and employees under the Private Security Act. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 12 | Crime Immigration Judiciary Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the border prosecution unit. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2445 | Crime Guns Health |
Relating to conduct that constitutes the offense of displaying a firearm in a public place. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2671 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to penalties for certain criminal offenses regarding operating a motor vehicle; imposing a fee and changing a surcharge. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2320 | Crime Transportation |
Relating to requirements for a peace officer stopping a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of a traffic law. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2827 | Crime Health Public Services |
Relating to the definition of homeland security activity. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2625 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a waiver of concealed handgun license renewal fees for qualified handgun instructors. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2376 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the creation and administration of a disaster recovery fund. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2958 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Guns |
Relating to reducing certain fees for licensed firearms dealers for a license to carry a concealed handgun. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2298 | Arts and Humanities Business and Consumers Crime Guns Recreation |
Relating to prohibiting certain public places from excluding peace officers or special investigators from carrying weapons on the premises. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2346 | Commerce Crime |
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to commissioned law enforcement officers of a Federal Reserve bank. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2604 | Crime Guns Military Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a concealed handgun license application that is submitted by a peace officer or a member of the state military forces. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2513 | Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the provision of automatic location identification and automatic tier two facility identification as part of the 9-1-1 system. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2680 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Other |
Relating to allocation of money from the law enforcement officer standards and education fund. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2744 | Crime Other Transportation |
Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency or municipal parking enforcement authority. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2583 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county sheriff. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2713 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Business and Consumers Other |
Relating to abolishing the regulation of guard dog trainers. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2272 | Commerce Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to surety bond requirements for reserve deputy sheriffs. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2277 | Crime Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the disposition of certain surplus property by the Department of Public Safety. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2477 | Other Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to requirements for the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2373 | Crime Executive Branch Guns Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a task force to conduct a study and develop recommendations to alleviate the incidence of gun violence in this state. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2290 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating January as Human Trafficking Prevention Month. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2455 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Judiciary Social Issues |
Relating to the establishment of a task force to promote uniformity in the collection and reporting of information relating to family violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1793 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues |
Relating to reports of certain missing children and to the administration of missing or exploited children prevention grants. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 1808 | Crime Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the use of and training for incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 2018 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Business and Consumers Other |
Relating to guard dog companies and abolishing the regulation of guard dog trainers. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3496 | Crime Guns Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing certain first responders to carry a concealed handgun while on duty and to the prosecution of certain related offenses; providing for a fee. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3462 | Health Labor and Employment Other State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of regional emergency communication districts; authorizing a fee. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3718 | Immigration Legislative Affairs Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the possible use of certain state-owned land for border security. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3717 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the criminal penalty for a person who carries a concealed weapon into a prohibited area; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3704 | Crime Housing and Property Other Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the development of a statewide motor vehicle registration program to prevent transnational motor vehicle theft, including authorizing proposed fees to support the program. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 2867 | Crime Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 2806 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Immigration |
Relating to the prosecution of and increasing the punishment for the offense of unlawful smuggling or concealment of persons; creating an offense. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3559 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the offense of the carrying of a handgun by a concealed handgun license holder at certain meetings of a governmental entity. | 03/20/2015 |
| HR 1215 | Legislative Affairs Other Resolutions |
Petitioning Congress to instruct the Transportation Security Administration to accept concealed handgun licenses as valid forms of identification. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3112 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Executive Branch Immigration Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a report to the Legislative Budget Board on the border security functions of certain state agencies. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3021 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a tactical training center in Hidalgo County by the Department of Public Safety. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3016 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3800 | Crime Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information by the Department of Public Safety concerning certain intoxication offenses. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3668 | Crime Public Services |
Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain communications in an investigation conducted by an arson investigating unit. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4031 | Crime Other Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the creation of a statewide alert system for missing adults and to a study of the alert system. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3007 | Guns Judiciary |
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns in a courthouse by certain court clerks. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2999 | Guns Housing and Property Other |
Relating to restrictive covenants regarding firearms or firearms ammunition. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3823 | Health Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to rate-setting and data collection processes under the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3149 | Crime |
Relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3780 | Transportation |
Relating to the deferral and reduction or waiver of certain surcharges assessed under the driver responsibility program. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3771 | Crime Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study on the effectiveness of Operation Strong Safety. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4030 | Business and Consumers Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to applications for and certain information regarding an applicant for registration or endorsement under the Private Security Act. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3791 | Crime Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the provision of recordings of certain interactions with a peace officer relating to intoxication offenses. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3211 | Crime Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to training requirements for peace officers appointed to supervisory positions. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3841 | Crime Family and Children Issues Social Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses against children or offenses involving family or dating violence. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4061 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Guns Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the regulation of firearms, air guns, ammunition, and firearm and air gun supplies; imposing a civil penalty. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4085 | Executive Branch Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the declaration of a state of disaster and certain state operations in a disaster. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3909 | Crime Legal Issues |
Relating to the execution of an arrest or search warrant. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3042 | Crime Other Public Services |
Relating to access to and review of a person's employment records held by a law enforcement agency. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 788 | Business and Consumers Commerce Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and equivalent systems that use Internet Protocol enabled services. | 04/20/2015 |
| HB 3596 | Crime Education Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to public school safety and security policies, procedures, and practices. | 04/21/2015 |
| SB 476 | Crime Guns |
Relating to the duties of certain law enforcement officials under procedures regulating the making or transfer of firearms. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 398 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to fingerprints collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety from an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate and used for the department's image verification system. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 273 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Crime Executive Branch Guns Housing and Property Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to certain offenses relating to carrying concealed handguns on property owned or leased by a governmental entity; providing a civil penalty. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1547 | Crime Guns State Agencies |
Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a concealed handgun for county jailers. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1756 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the issuance of driver's licenses and personal identification certificates and the classification and operation of certain vehicles; authorizing a fee. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1108 | Health Labor and Employment Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of regional emergency communication districts; authorizing a fee. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1853 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to establish a statewide program for the prevention and detection of certain criminal offenses. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1838 | Crime Public Services |
Relating to the definition of peace officer for purposes of intercepting or collecting information in relation to certain communications in an investigation conducted by an arson investigating unit. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 17 | Crime Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a person who is licensed to carry a handgun to openly carry a holstered handgun; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 11 | Education Guns |
Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; providing a criminal penalty. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 179 | Guns Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the handgun proficiency required to obtain or renew a concealed handgun license. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 3 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Education Executive Branch Immigration Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1529 | Crime Other Public Services |
Relating to the creation and regulation of a law enforcement agency or police department. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 538 | Crime Executive Branch Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the control of infectious diseases. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1934 | Other Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to requirements for the issuance of a driver's license or personal identification certificate and to a study on digital identification and proof of licensure. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 1056 | Judiciary Transportation Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to penalties for certain criminal offenses regarding operating a motor vehicle; imposing a fee and changing a surcharge. | 05/15/2015 |
| SB 1398 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas on securing critical infrastructure from electromagnetic, geomagnetic, terrorist, and cyber-attack threats. | 05/23/2015 |
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