Chair
State Representative (D)
Land & Resource Management
House Committee
Vice Chair
State Representative (R)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 359 | Judiciary Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a court order to disannex an area from a municipality. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 555 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the width requirements for an area annexed by a municipality. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 615 | Health Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property held by the Health and Human Services Commission to the City of Rusk. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 1277 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to requirements for annexation of certain commercial or industrial areas by a general-law municipality. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 665 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to requirements for annexation of certain commercial or industrial areas by a general-law municipality. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1472 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Housing and Property Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the enforcement of requirements for the issuance of local permits by regulatory agencies of political subdivisions. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1687 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Other |
Relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1610 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to authority of certain general-law municipalities to annex an area without consent. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1418 | Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the annexation of certain territory by general law municipalities. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1609 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the annexation of an unincorporated enclave by certain general-law municipalities. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1422 | Housing and Property Other Transportation |
Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of certain rural rail transportation districts. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1791 | Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the annexation of county roads. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1949 | Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the annexation of certain roads and areas adjacent to those roads. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2104 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to procedures for the management, sale, or lease of certain state-owned real property and the management or collection of related funds, including disputed oil and gas royalties owed to the state. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2221 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2784 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate camping on public beaches; adding a provision that may be subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2316 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Housing and Property Indigenous Peoples Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the asset management division of the General Land Office to sell real property to a federally recognized Indian tribe. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2468 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the transfer of certain state real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the City of Laredo. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3339 | Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to the recovery of costs and fees in connection with certain eminent domain proceedings. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2879 | Environmental Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding the feasibility of creating a mechanism by which a governmental entity could acquire small parcels of real property in an area and convey them to a developer in order to ensure the property is developed in compliance with model subdivision rules. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2536 | Housing and Property Judiciary Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to jurisdiction in an eminent domain proceeding in Harris County. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3865 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to authority of certain general-law municipalities to annex an area on petition by owners. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3065 | Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to the recovery of costs and fees in connection with certain eminent domain proceedings. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3988 | Housing and Property State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to transparency in the reporting of eminent domain authority and the creation of an eminent domain database. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3208 | Education Housing and Property |
Relating to rights to appeal rate and damage schedule determinations by the Board of Regents governing certain easements or other interests in land of The University of Texas System. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3620 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the acquisition of real property by a municipality. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3750 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Executive Branch Housing and Property Legislative Affairs Other Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to interim studies on real property owned by the state. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3621 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction between certain home-rule and general-law municipalities and annexation of certain territory by the general-law municipalities. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3915 | Housing and Property Transportation |
Relating to the assessment of damages in condemnation proceedings regarding high speed rail companies. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 903 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to procedures for the management, sale, or lease of certain state-owned real property and the management or collection of related funds, including disputed oil and gas royalties owed to the state. | 04/17/2015 |
| HB 3876 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the issuance of local permits by a regulatory agency of a political subdivision; limiting the amount of a fee. | 04/20/2015 |
| SB 695 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Other |
Relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 474 | Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to the recovery of costs and fees in connection with certain eminent domain proceedings. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 991 | Education Energy Environmental Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a requirement that the General Land Office conduct a study regarding the use of wind or solar power to desalinate brackish groundwater. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1812 | Housing and Property State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to transparency in the reporting and public availability of information regarding eminent domain authority; providing a civil penalty. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1376 | Education Executive Branch Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to natural disaster housing recovery. | 05/18/2015 |
| SB 1639 | Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations. | 05/25/2015 |
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