District 3 (R - Magnolia)
Rep. Cecil Bell
District 3 (R-Magnolia)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 181 | Relating to information printed by school districts on high school diplomas. | Effective immediately |
| HB 480 | Relating to retaining a reserve investigator by a prosecuting attorney. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 389 | Relating to the Montgomery County Hospital District. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 479 | 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. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2583 | Relating to access to criminal history record information by a county sheriff. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 121 | Relating to an alternative means of payment of certain past due criminal fines and court costs. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2634 | Relating to the construction manager-at-risk used by a governmental entity. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| Bill | Caption | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4129 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4132 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4133 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4134 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4139 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 141; providing authority to issue bonds and impose taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4154 | Relating to the creation of the Grand Lake Estates Management District and the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 152, and to the boundaries of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4153 | Relating to the creation of the Montgomery-Grimes Counties Municipal Utility District No. 146; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 4158 | Relating to the creation of the East Waller County Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | Effective immediately |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HCR 29 | Declaring that presidential executive orders cannot interfere with states' rights. | 04/09/2015 |
| HB 460 | Relating to the issuance of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons suspected of committing certain intoxication offenses. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 623 | Relating to the funding, issuing, and litigation of certain marriage licenses. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 673 | Relating to the amount of certain controlled substances in the body constituting intoxication for purposes of certain intoxication offenses. | 04/08/2015 |
| HB 669 | Relating to the authority of a public utility agency to provide water and sewer service and enter into contracts. | 04/15/2015 |
| HR 1760 | Congratulating Fields Store Elementary School in Waller on its selection as a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1556 | Commending Officer David Martinez of the Brookshire Police Department for his heroism. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 4195 | Relating to qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 4170 | Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Town Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 4205 | Relating to powers and duties of the Porter Special Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain in the defined areas or designated property; providing authority to establish defined areas or designated property, to issue bonds, and to impose taxes for the benefit of defined areas or designated property. | 05/24/2015 |
| HR 2266 | In memory of Richard Louis Anderson of Burkburnett. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2678 | Congratulating Charlie Bell and Brooke Mosley. | 05/25/2015 |
| HR 2750 | Congratulating Chris Canik on his selection as a 2015 Teacher of the Year in the Magnolia Independent School District. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2732 | Congratulating Laura Portillo of Smith Elementary on her designation as the 2015 Magnolia ISD Paraprofessional of the Year. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2709 | Commending Elliott Raia for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Cecil Bell Jr. | 05/15/2015 |
| HR 2788 | Congratulating Jennifer Bailey on being named a 2015 Magnolia Independent School District Teacher of the Year. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2930 | Congratulating Terry Enloe on his appointment as chief of police of the Magnolia Police Department. | 06/01/2015 |
| HR 2929 | Congratulating Matthew Carlson on his receipt of a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. | 06/01/2015 |
| HB 1392 | Relating to the recovery of stranded oil, gas, or oil and gas from depleting Cenozoic Era reservoirs. | 04/13/2015 |
| HB 3280 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation for property owned by a charitable organization for the purpose of donation to a partially disabled veteran for use as the veteran's residence homestead and for property donated to such a veteran by, or purchased by such a veteran with a donation from, such an organization for that purpose. | 03/17/2015 |
| HR 272 | Recognizing February 3, 2015, as Waller County Day at the State Capitol. | 02/04/2015 |
| HB 4125 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 111; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. | 05/13/2015 |
| HR 433 | Honoring Student Leadership Magnolia ISD for its efforts to develop future civic leaders. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1185 | Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1208 | Relating to lender notice of default to contractors regarding certain construction loans or financing agreements for the improvement of real property and related procedures for suspending contractors' and subcontractors' performance. | 05/04/2015 |
| HR 459 | Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Nurse Practitioner Day at the State Capitol. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1408 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Prairie View A&M University. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1418 | Relating to the annexation of certain territory by general law municipalities. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1473 | Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse and a physician assistant to sign or issue certain documents. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1440 | Relating to the eligibility of Elite Rodeo Association World Championships for funding from the Major Events trust fund. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 778 | Relating to access to pharmacists, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical care under certain health benefit plans. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1745 | Relating to the funding and issuing of marriage licenses and certifications and the recognition of certain marriages. | 03/25/2015 |
| HB 1719 | Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits of a state military forces member on release from training or duty. | 03/18/2015 |
| HR 770 | Congratulating Charlie Bell on being named president of the Tarleton State University Economics Society. | 03/23/2015 |
| HJR 99 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 2041 | Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. | 05/05/2015 |
| HR 1329 | Recognizing April 6, 2015, as Lone Star College Day at the State Capitol. | 04/13/2015 |
| HR 722 | Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Prairie View A&M University Day at the State Capitol. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1885 | Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1876 | Relating to providing notification to certain legislators and county judges of certain applications or notices for an electric railway project. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 1864 | Relating to the ability of professional associations to hire certain health care professionals. | 03/11/2015 |
| HR 919 | In memory of Dr. Waymon T. Webster of Prairie View. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 2535 | Relating to liability for damages incurred in connection with certain excavation activities and an award of attorney's fees in lawsuits to recover the cost of the damages. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 2532 | 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 2994 | Relating to the transfer of territory between junior college district service areas. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2361 | Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 3602 | Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage, sexual relations, and gender. | 03/23/2015 |
| HJR 127 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the market value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the partially disabled veteran by a charitable organization for less than the market value of the residence homestead or if the charitable organization donated all or part of the purchase price of the residence homestead to the partially disabled veteran and harmonizing certain related provisions of the Texas Constitution. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4105 | Relating to the issuance, enforcement, and recognition of marriage licenses and declarations of informal marriage. | 05/12/2015 |
| HR 1543 | Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Charitable Clinic Day at the State Capitol. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 4142 | Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 150; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 05/07/2015 |
| HR 1716 | Congratulating Prairie View A&M University on winning the 2015 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 4157 | Relating to the creation of Valley Ranch Medical Center Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 05/08/2015 |
| HR 822 | Recognizing March 4, 2015, as Independent Pharmacists Day at the State Capitol. | 03/20/2015 |
| HR 1210 | Recognizing March 24, 2015, as Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol. | 03/25/2015 |
| HB 1497 | Relating to the issuance of school district teaching permits to persons who teach career and technology education. | 05/13/2015 |
| HR 3568 | Commending Melinda Fredericks for her service to the Republican Party of Texas, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. | 06/03/2015 |
| HB 1231 | Relating to the membership of school district and open-enrollment charter school concussion oversight teams. | 05/08/2015 |
| HJR 93 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes to 105 percent or more of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1884 | Relating to a limitation on the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes of 105 percent of the appraised value of the property for the preceding tax year. | 03/11/2015 |
| HR 802 | In memory of Deputy Sheriff Catherine Breeding of Montgomery County. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3613 | Relating to a Pan American Games trust fund, an Olympic Games trust fund, a Major Events trust fund, a Motor Sports Racing trust fund, and an Events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events, and to the abolishment of the special event trust fund. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1254 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Tarleton State University. | 03/03/2015 |
| HR 3639 | In memory of William Mack "Bill" Lawton III of Katy. | 06/02/2015 |
| HR 218 | Honoring nurse practitioners. | 01/29/2015 |
| HB 1409 | Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. | 04/24/2015 |
| HB 98 | Relating to the Texas Balance of Powers Act. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 937 | 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. | 05/07/2015 |
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