Chair
State Senator (R)
Natural Resources & Economic Development
Senate Committee
Vice Chair
State Senator (R)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 65 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Labor and Employment Legal Issues |
Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 67 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the minimum wage. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 77 | Agriculture and Food Environmental Executive Branch Housing and Property Insurance Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 68 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the minimum wage, including authorizing a county or municipality to establish a minimum wage. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 100 | Business and Consumers Commerce Military Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the enterprise zone program. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 123 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the minimum wage, including authorizing a county or municipality to establish a minimum wage. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 118 | Commerce Energy Other Transportation |
Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production from depleting reservoirs or carbon dioxide storage; authorizing a fee. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 152 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 153 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 151 | Judiciary Labor and Employment |
Relating to employer retaliation against employees who seek recovery of unpaid wages and procedures in wage claim hearings conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission; providing administrative penalties. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 191 | Arts and Humanities State Agencies |
Relating to a prohibition on ownership, control, or management of the Alamo complex by a foreign entity. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 253 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. | 01/28/2015 |
| 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 368 | Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the right of a public employee to representation in certain internal investigatory interviews. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 365 | Commerce Energy Environmental Judiciary Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the methods of recovery of stranded environmental compliance costs by certain non-ERCOT electric utilities. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 376 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information regarding applicants for employment. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 402 | Energy |
Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas from an oil or gas well to a payee on the request by the payee. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 427 | Environmental Other |
Relating to restrictions on the location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 437 | Environmental Other Public Services |
Relating to the method of payment for regulated material purchased by a metal recycling entity. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 440 | Energy Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of a county or municipality to prohibit hydraulic fracturing treatment. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 458 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the aerospace and aviation office of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and to the aerospace and aviation advisory committee. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 490 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 497 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the use of money in a tax increment fund to pay costs related to public improvements used for social services programs and permanent supportive housing that promotes the development or redevelopment of a reinvestment zone. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 513 | Commerce Environmental Other Public Services |
Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 528 | Crime Environmental Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 529 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Labor and Employment |
Relating to the eligibility of a landman for unemployment compensation. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 541 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of presidential general election debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 583 | Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the conveyance of property by a municipality for the public purpose of economic development. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 612 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Health Labor and Employment Public Services |
Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 597 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the definition of an eligible central municipality for purposes of the municipal hotel occupancy tax | 02/23/2015 |
| 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. | 02/23/2015 |
| 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. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 576 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits on the individual's waiting period claim. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 603 | Environmental |
Relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 635 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education Energy Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of property used in connection with renewable energy electric generation through the use of wind power for a limitation on appraised value of property for ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 02/23/2015 |
| 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. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 650 | Executive Branch Other State Agencies |
Relating to audits of the music, film, television, and multimedia fund. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 652 | Business and Consumers Commerce Labor and Employment |
Relating to excluding a franchisor as an employer of a franchisee or a franchisee's employees. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 649 | 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. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 637 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for unemployment compensation benefits. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 651 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to an audit of Major Events trust funds conducted by the state auditor. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 639 | Other Transportation |
Relating to the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle dealership by certain manufacturers or distributors. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 682 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Other Recreation |
Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenues in certain municipalities. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 664 | Labor and Employment Military Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to employment termination for falsification of military record in obtaining employment or employment benefits. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 636 | Arts and Humanities Commerce Environmental Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate recreational use of rivers. | 02/24/2015 |
| SCR 13 | Commerce Energy Legislative Affairs Resolutions |
Urging the U.S. Congress to end the ban on crude oil exports. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 695 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Other |
Relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 708 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Health |
Relating to regulation of public nuisance, aggressive, and dangerous dogs; authorizing fees and creating offenses. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 709 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to procedures for certain environmental permit applications. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 749 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Environmental |
Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 774 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to studies on the rates of electric utilities. | 03/02/2015 |
| 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. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 720 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Energy Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prohibit hydraulic fracturing. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 777 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to restrict participation in the retail electric market for significant violations. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 209 | 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. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 776 | Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the operations of a municipally owned utility or municipal power agency; providing authority to issue bonds. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 722 | Crime Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to a disqualification for unemployment benefits for refusing to take or failing a preemployment drug test. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 753 | Crime Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 734 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the setting of annual interest rates for utility deposits by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 745 | Commerce Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the governance of certain municipal power agencies; providing authority to issue bonds. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 727 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Labor and Employment |
Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work to obtain an election identification certificate. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 775 | Public Services |
Relating to the repeal of the goal for natural gas use. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 804 | Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the period of eligibility for support from the universal service plan for certain providers. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 809 | Commerce Energy Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to governmental actions affecting private property rights in certain oil and gas wells. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 829 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to the verification of information provided to the comptroller and contained in reports on compliance with agreements under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 882 | Energy Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to municipal authority to regulate wind turbines in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 846 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to abolish the permanent resident hotel occupancy tax exemption. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 841 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to rates of and certificates of convenience and necessity for certain non-ERCOT electric utilities. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 879 | Environmental Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the review by certain governmental entities of a permit application for a solid waste facility. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 878 | Environmental Legal Issues Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a limitation on the expansion of certain landfills. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 861 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the installation of certain telephone or telegraph corporation facilities on or across public roads, streets, or water. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 898 | Executive Branch Judiciary Other Recreation |
Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; providing penalties. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 921 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the creation and administration of a disaster recovery fund. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 929 | Business and Consumers Energy Environmental Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to building energy efficiency performance standards; establishing the Building Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 927 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the classification of workers for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act; providing a penalty. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 919 | Energy Transportation |
Relating to oil and gas wells that traverse multiple tracts. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 932 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for federal proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 920 | State Agencies |
Relating to the director of the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 941 | Environmental State Agencies |
Relating to the standard of review for a determination of standing in a contested case hearing conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 03/09/2015 |
| SJR 39 | Legislative Affairs Other Recreation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 933 | Commerce Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to review transmission interconnections that enable imports or exports from the ERCOT power grid. | 03/09/2015 |
| SCR 20 | Energy Federal, State, and Local Relations Public Services Resolutions |
Urging the United States Congress to provide Department of Homeland Security funds for the protection of the Texas electric grid. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 911 | Energy Environmental Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the eligibility for grants for natural gas fueling stations. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 922 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Transportation |
Relating to authorizing the optional imposition of a county air quality fee at the time other emissions-related inspection fees are collected. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 931 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the goal for renewable energy and competitive renewable energy zones. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 992 | Energy Environmental Public Services |
Relating to recovery of costs for pilot programs to measure energy savings that result from water conservation programs. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 969 | Commerce Energy Housing and Property Immigration Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to the applicability of the law governing the mineral use of subdivided land. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 1047 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch State Agencies |
Relating to abolishing the Texas Enterprise Fund and the disposition of the balance of that fund. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1044 | Energy Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a customer to choose not to have an advanced meter and to liability for damages caused by an advanced meter. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1028 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers |
Relating to the imposition and use of the municipal hotel occupancy tax by certain eligible central municipalities. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1029 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Immigration Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to undertake a qualified hotel project. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 1085 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the ability of a nonexempt employee to participate in certain academic, disciplinary, college and career readiness, and developmental activities of the employee's child or grandchild. | 03/16/2015 |
| 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. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1100 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the eligibility of a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Finals Event for funding from the Major Events trust fund. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1067 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a study of economically recyclable materials, economic impacts to the state and local governments of existing and increased recycling, the development of new markets for recycled materials and any infrastructure needs, and the potential to increase state revenues. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 12 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Environmental Municipal and County Issues State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to alternative fuel fleets of certain governmental entities, including funding for motor vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1102 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Recreation |
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the payment of obligations related to hotel projects. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1113 | Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the transfer of certain state real property to the City of San Marcos. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1103 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property |
Relating to the eligibility of property used for large data center projects for ad valorem tax benefits under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1148 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in relation to the economic regulation of water and sewer service. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1124 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Education Executive Branch State Agencies 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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1271 | Energy Public Services |
Relating to the recovery of certain expenses by an electric utility in a ratemaking proceeding; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1121 | Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a public utility agency to provide water and sewer service and enter into contracts. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1122 | Commerce Energy Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a limitation on the authority to curtail groundwater production from wells used for power generation or mining. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1220 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Housing and Property |
Relating to tax increment financing. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1156 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, Major Events trust fund, Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and Events trust fund. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1219 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Labor and Employment State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a combined online application for persons applying for certain state and local economic development incentives. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1165 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Energy Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the express preemption of regulation of oil and gas operations and the exclusive jurisdiction of those operations by the state. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1268 | Business and Consumers Environmental Housing and Property Legal Issues |
Relating to the commencement of construction of a project following the filing of a final decision to issue an air quality permit or permit amendment for the project. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1274 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues Other |
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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1273 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Social Issues |
Relating to the rights of an employee who is a victim of domestic violence. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1194 | Commerce Environmental Guns Other Public Services |
Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. | 03/17/2015 |
| 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. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1289 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission. | 03/18/2015 |
| SJR 45 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish the Alamo preservation fund and make a one-time transfer of money from the economic stabilization fund to the Alamo preservation fund. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1399 | Executive Branch Other |
Relating to abolishing the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1432 | Environmental Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to prohibiting the implementation in this state of any federal greenhouse gas emissions regulatory program. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1384 | Commerce Energy Housing and Property |
Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to oil or gas lease. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1390 | Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to improving the accountability of local workforce development boards and consumer information regarding job training programs. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1450 | Business and Consumers Commerce Environmental Executive Branch Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to water quality improvement and pollution reduction through beverage container recycling incentives; assessing a fee; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1444 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Energy Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. | 03/18/2015 |
| SCR 27 | Legislative Affairs Resolutions |
Expressing opposition to EPA-proposed guidelines regarding carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1376 | Education Executive Branch Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to natural disaster housing recovery. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1404 | Environmental |
Relating to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, emissions, state sovereignty and certain actions taken by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1389 | Business and Consumers Commerce Immigration Municipal and County Issues Other Transportation |
Relating to the border commerce coordinator. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1393 | Crime Energy |
Relating to the creation of the offense of theft of pipeline equipment, oil and gas equipment, oil, gas, or condensate and the unauthorized purchase or sale of oil, gas, or condensate. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1423 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Environmental Other |
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes by certain municipalities for ecological and space exploration-related tourism. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1388 | Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Immigration Labor and Employment |
Relating to cooperation with federal agencies on a guest worker program in this state. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1327 | Arts and Humanities Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the Alamo preservation fund and the establishment of an Alamo preservation fund advisory committee. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1284 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the development of electricity demand response programs. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1403 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Commerce Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the financing of convention center hotels in certain municipalities. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1288 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a prohibition on local solid waste management regulations that are inconsistent with a permit or regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1456 | Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to improving the accountability of local workforce development boards and consumer information regarding job training programs. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1500 | Arts and Humanities Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to an electric utility surcharge to assist owners of certain historic structures with electric bill payments and to promote energy conservation and efficiency. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1495 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Recreation |
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance, upgrade, and maintain sports facilities and fields in certain municipalities. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1465 | Executive Branch Public Services |
Relating to creating limited purpose disaster declaration authority for the governor and a search and rescue task force in each disaster field response region. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1526 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1509 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to suits brought by local governments for violations of certain laws under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; affecting civil penalties. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1586 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Other State Agencies |
Relating to disposition of certain unclaimed money by local telephone exchange companies. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1592 | Environmental Housing and Property Immigration Military Municipal and County Issues Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to the designation of certain customer bill payment assistance program costs as an expense of operation that is a first lien against revenue securing certain public securities or obligations in certain municipalities. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1605 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to an expedited permit program for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1501 | Commerce Environmental Public Services |
Relating to permitting and restrictions on the operations of scrap metal recycling facilities. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1533 | 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. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1619 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1642 | Business and Consumers Commerce Labor and Employment |
Relating to the transfer of compensation experience for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1722 | Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to requirements for a partially deregulated telecommunications cooperative to offer certain services or make changes in its rates or tariffs. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1666 | Crime Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1518 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1713 | Business and Consumers Commerce Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to a voluntary veteran's employment preference for private employers. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1685 | Environmental Transportation |
Relating to the repeal of the Texas emissions reduction plan and the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program. | 03/23/2015 |
| SCR 32 | Commerce Energy Legislative Affairs Resolutions |
Urging Congress to expedite natural gas exports. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1671 | Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to the employment status of certain individuals engaged in rehabilitative work-training programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1538 | Business and Consumers Commerce Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to exclusivity agreements between telecommunications services providers and property owners. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1559 | Education Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to an interagency plan to promote competitive and integrated employment for persons with disabilities. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1589 | Commerce Energy Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to requirements for reporting unclaimed mineral proceeds to the comptroller of public accounts. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1741 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the use of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1787 | Environmental Health Other Public Services |
Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1786 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Energy Environmental |
Relating to the regulation of petroleum coke storage and transport. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1797 | Business and Consumers Commerce |
Relating to the limitation on the amount of supplemental payments under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1763 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the calculation of taxable wages paid by a professional employer organization for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1761 | Energy Environmental Executive Branch Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority and obligation of this state to comply with and implement a Clean Power Plan. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1840 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to standards for the Public Utility Commission of Texas to grant or deny certain certificates of convenience and necessity. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1972 | Commerce Other Recreation State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a grant program to provide money for security at certain major events; authorizing fees. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1949 | Environmental |
Relating to the allocation of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1905 | Public Services State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt certain rules related to ratemaking procedures and to the status of previously adopted rules. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1953 | Business and Consumers Commerce Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Immigration Legislative Affairs Other |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas-Mexico Commission. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1926 | Energy Legal Issues Transportation |
Relating to permits to be issued for the storage and disposal of certain oil and gas waste. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1865 | Energy State Agencies Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the filing of a complaint with the Railroad Commission of Texas. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1951 | Other |
Relating to the promotion of tourism related to the musical heritage of this state. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1990 | Energy Environmental Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the disclosure of information about water used in hydraulic fracturing. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1945 | Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to electricity service provided by municipally owned utilities. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1846 | Crime Other |
Relating to the criminal penalty for violating the Flood Control and Insurance Act. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1827 | Energy Public Services Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1826 | Energy Public Services |
Relating to the regulation of the amount of installed electric generation capacity. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1805 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers |
Relating to the rate of the hotel occupancy taxes in certain counties and the use of revenue from the hotel occupancy tax by certain counties; authorizing an increase in the rate of a tax. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1954 | Energy Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority and obligations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to comply with and implement a Clean Power Plan. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1857 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1894 | Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts, port authorities, and boards of trustees of municipal port facilities. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1975 | Energy Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study of the economic cost of significant oil and gas activity in rural areas of the state. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1818 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to a requirement that an employer provide an employee with an earnings statement at the end of each pay period. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1343 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes |
Relating to the procedure for claiming an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District of certain property subject to a tax abatement agreement with the district and to the validation of certain actions of the district. | 03/30/2015 |
| 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. | 03/31/2015 |
| 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. | 04/21/2015 |
| 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. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 40 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Energy Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 931 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to an individual's eligibility to receive unemployment compensation benefits on the individual's waiting period claim. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 1926 | Commerce Energy Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the operations of a municipally owned utility or municipal power agency; affecting a provision that is subject to criminal penalties; providing authority to issue bonds. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 975 | Executive Branch Judiciary Other Recreation |
Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; creating a criminal offense. | 04/23/2015 |
| HJR 73 | Legislative Affairs Other Recreation |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 1717 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Environmental Other |
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes by certain municipalities for ecological and space exploration-related tourism. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 2019 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 2538 | Environmental Housing and Property Immigration Military Municipal and County Issues Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to the designation of certain customer bill payment assistance program costs as an expense of operation that is a first lien against revenue securing certain public securities or obligations in certain municipalities. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 908 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 3291 | Crime Energy |
Relating to transactions involving oil, gas, or condensate; creating a criminal offense. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 497 | Energy Other Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the applicability of the law governing saltwater pipeline facilities located in the vicinity of public roads. | 05/04/2015 |
| HJR 64 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Legislative Affairs Other Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by or leased to or by a university research technology corporation. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 426 | Labor and Employment State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the acceptance of employment applications through the online system for listing state agency employment openings maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission. | 05/04/2015 |
| 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. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1331 | Energy Environmental Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 590 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation of research technology corporations for the development and commercialization of technologies owned by institutions of higher education or by certain medical centers with members that are institutions of higher education; providing for tax exemptions; providing a penalty. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 2244 | Environmental Health Public Services |
Relating to the regulation of medical waste; adding and amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 3373 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to the liability of reimbursing employers under the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 2284 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations. | 05/04/2015 |
| HCR 80 | Legislative Affairs Other Resolutions |
Petitioning Congress to provide funding for repairs to the Battleship Texas. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 942 | Crime Environmental Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the storage of certain hazardous chemicals; transferring enforcement of certain reporting requirements, including the imposition of criminal, civil, and administrative penalties, from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; reenacting a criminal offense. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 1535 | Energy Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to rates of and certificates of convenience and necessity for certain non-ERCOT electric utilities; authorizing a surcharge. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 2207 | Commerce Energy Housing and Property |
Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to an oil or gas lease. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 3629 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Other Recreation |
Relating to use and allocation of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenues for certain municipalities. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 2230 | Energy Environmental Other Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize an injection well used for oil and gas waste disposal to be used for the disposal of nonhazardous brine produced by a desalination operation or nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1794 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to suits brought by local governments for violations of certain laws under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; affecting civil penalties. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1151 | Crime Labor and Employment |
Relating to sexual harassment protection for unpaid interns. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1915 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Environmental |
Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities. | 05/06/2015 |
| 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. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 3685 | Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to the employment status of certain individuals engaged in rehabilitative work-training programs. | 05/06/2015 |
| 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. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1736 | Business and Consumers Energy Environmental Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to building energy efficiency performance standards. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2732 | Labor and Employment |
Relating to recovery of covered unemployment compensation debt through participation in the federal Treasury Offset Program. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1251 | Business and Consumers Commerce Labor and Employment |
Relating to the transfer of compensation experience for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1658 | Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the disqualification of certain temporary employees for unemployment compensation benefits. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2667 | Agriculture and Food Business and Consumers Commerce Other |
Relating to the abolishment of certain programs administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank. | 05/07/2015 |
| 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. | 05/07/2015 |
| 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. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2528 | Business and Consumers Commerce Other Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a water district to accept donations to fund certain economic development programs. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2532 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a study on the effectiveness of regulations governing the design and construction of certain Type I municipal solid waste landfills overlying aquifers. | 05/11/2015 |
| 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. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 1269 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to supplemental environmental projects implemented by certain local governments in lieu of administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 281 | Environmental Legal Issues Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a limitation on the expansion of certain landfills. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 14 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues Transportation |
Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 227 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Other State Agencies |
Relating to disposition of certain unclaimed money by local telephone exchange companies. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2647 | Commerce Energy Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a limitation on the authority to curtail groundwater production from wells used for power generation or mining. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2595 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the use of municipal initiative and referendum to restrict property rights. | 05/12/2015 |
| 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. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 3615 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Other Recreation |
Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenues in certain municipalities. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 2763 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a study of the current and potential economic impacts of recycling. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1715 | Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to a report by the comptroller on wage theft. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1633 | Energy Legal Issues Transportation |
Relating to application and notification requirements for a permit to drill an oil or gas well in or near an easement held by the Texas Department of Transportation. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1318 | Business and Consumers Commerce Recreation |
Relating to the eligibility of presidential general election debates for distributions from a Major Events trust fund. | 05/13/2015 |
| 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. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3595 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Education Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities. | 05/14/2015 |
| 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. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2598 | Environmental |
Relating to the consideration of steel slag as solid waste by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3772 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Municipal and County Issues Recreation |
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to construct, enhance, upgrade, and maintain arenas, sports facilities, and fields in certain municipalities. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2187 | Commerce Environmental Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 3658 | Family and Children Issues Labor and Employment Public Services |
Relating to the development and administration of a parent orientation and education pilot program for recipients of subsidized child-care services. | 05/15/2015 |
| 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. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 302 | Commerce Other State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a certificate program to promote travel to and throughout this state; authorizing fees. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 4037 | Arts and Humanities Budget, Spending, and Taxes Business and Consumers Environmental Military |
Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the use of revenue from the hotel occupancy tax by certain counties; authorizing an increase in the rate of a tax; authorizing the imposition of a tax. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 2558 | Business and Consumers Commerce Public Services |
Relating to the length of a billing month for a propane gas customer. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 548 | Crime Labor and Employment Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the consideration of criminal history record information regarding applicants for state employment. | 05/20/2015 |
| HB 94 | Crime Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft. | 05/20/2015 |
| HB 4015 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to land bank demonstration programs. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 2870 | Crime Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of firefighters and fire departments by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 2345 | Other |
Relating to the boundaries and territory of the Near Northside Management District. | 05/25/2015 |
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