The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Rep. Dan Huberty

District 127 (R-Houston)

Committees

New Laws

Bill Caption Date Effective
HB 743 Relating to the essential knowledge and skills of the required public school curriculum and to certain assessment instruments for public school students. Effective immediately
HB 3150 Relating to the calculation of taxable wages paid by a professional employer organization for purposes of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Act. Effective on 9/1/15
HB 3951 Relating to the eligibility of persons to participate in an ad valorem tax sale of real property; creating a criminal offense. Effective on 1/1/16
HB 744 Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts. Effective immediately
HB 4 Relating to prekindergarten, including a high quality prekindergarten grant program provided by public school districts. Effective immediately
HB 3106 Relating to the period of time allowed for appointment of a board of managers for a school district. Effective immediately
HB 1535 Relating to rates of and certificates of convenience and necessity for certain non-ERCOT electric utilities; authorizing a surcharge. Effective immediately
HB 1164 Relating to requiring the Texas Education Agency to conduct a study to develop a writing assessment method for public school students and establish a pilot program to administer the assessment method developed. Effective on 9/1/15
HB 2186 Relating to suicide prevention training for educators in public schools. Effective immediately

Pending Governor's Review

Bill Caption Last Action
HB 1490 Relating to public school interventions for truancy and eliminating a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. Senate appoints conferees-reported

Other Legislation

Bill Caption Date of Last Action
HR 3118 Congratulating Britton Carter on graduating as salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Atascocita High School in Humble. 06/02/2015
HB 198 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting. 02/12/2015
HB 741 Relating to the administration to public school students in certain grades of state-administered assessment instruments. 02/23/2015
HB 742 Relating to eliminating the state-required assessment instrument in social studies administered to public school students in eighth grade. 04/22/2015
HB 779 Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. 02/23/2015
HB 929 Relating to exclusion of certain public school student disciplinary actions from reports required by state or federal law. 02/25/2015
HR 344 Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Texas Building Owners and Managers Association Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. 02/20/2015
HR 334 Recognizing February 4, 2015, as Dyslexia Awareness Day and honoring the Academic Language Therapy Association and Texas ALTA. 03/01/2015
HB 1468 Relating to the assessment of fourth and seventh grade public school students in writing and English language arts. 03/05/2015
HB 1465 Relating to money used by certain counties for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program and local initiative air quality projects. 03/05/2015
HB 1469 Relating to the assessment of public school students in writing and English language arts. 03/05/2015
HR 539 In memory of Dr. Jane Nelson, former Humble ISD principal. 03/17/2015
HR 3116 Congratulating Alyssa Lehmann, salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Summer Creek High School in Humble. 06/02/2015
HR 3117 Congratulating Susan Xu, salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Kingwood High School. 06/02/2015
HR 3123 Congratulating Michelle Nguyen on being named 2015 valedictorian of Quest Early College High School in Humble. 05/31/2015
HR 3162 Congratulating Shelby Russell, salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Hargrave High School in Huffman. 06/02/2015
HR 3119 Congratulating Olivia Ramsey, valedictorian of the Class of 2015 at Humble High School. 05/31/2015
HR 3122 Congratulating Nicholas Segada, salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Humble High School. 05/31/2015
HR 3245 Congratulating Carsen Meredith Hartung of Humble on her receipt of an Academic All-American award. 06/01/2015
HR 3397 Congratulating James Gasper of Galveston on his 80th birthday. 06/04/2015
HR 3460 Congratulating Georgia Gasper on her retirement as liaison nurse at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston. 06/03/2015
HR 3146 Congratulating Michael Kuta, valedictorian of the Class of 2015 at Hargrave High School in Huffman. 05/31/2015
HR 3125 Congratulating David Fuss, salutatorian of the Class of 2015 at Kingwood Park High School. 05/31/2015
HR 3120 Congratulating James Scanlon, valedictorian of the Class of 2015 at Atascocita High School. 05/31/2015
HB 1206 Relating to the disclosure of certain information under a consolidated insurance program. 05/15/2015
HB 3596 Relating to public school safety and security policies, procedures, and practices. 05/13/2015
HB 552 Relating to the phaseout and repeal of the franchise tax; lowering the rates of the tax. 02/18/2015
HB 291 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 2640 Relating to the cost of confinement and imprisonment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and reimbursement from the federal government for that cost. 03/16/2015
HB 2444 Relating to alternative methods for satisfying certain public high school graduation requirements, including the use of individual graduation committees. 03/13/2015
HB 2355 Relating to an exemption for certain persons who sell signs from the requirement to be licensed as an electrician. 05/04/2015
HB 2221 Relating to the procedures for municipal annexations. 05/14/2015
HB 2247 Relating to a determination of school district transportation costs and a modification of the transportation allotment under the foundation school program on the basis of those costs. 03/13/2015
HCR 67 Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed. 04/09/2015
HB 2176 Relating to public school performance ratings. 03/12/2015
HB 3029 Relating to regulation of the retail sale of fireworks. 04/22/2015
HB 2793 Relating to detention of juveniles accused only of running away from home. 05/01/2015
HB 2451 Relating to the use by a school district of certain undesignated funds in the district's general fund. 04/14/2015
HR 1174 In memory of Barbara Jordan of Kingwood. 03/26/2015
HB 3524 Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education. 05/06/2015
HB 3409 Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 03/27/2015
HB 3792 Relating to entities providing engineering services to a utility or affiliate. 03/23/2015
HB 4028 Relating to the creation of a committee to recommend a new system for student assessment and public school accountability. 03/23/2015
HB 2177 Relating to the power of a commissioners court to authorize ad valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of online auctions. 04/30/2015
HB 3494 Relating to educator preparation programs and teacher certification examinations. 04/21/2015
HR 2195 Congratulating David Sitton on his retirement as head baseball coach at Humble High School. 04/23/2015
HR 2566 In memory of Andrew Reyes Ramirez of Austin. 05/24/2015
HR 2722 In memory of William Charles Bouline. 05/26/2015
HR 2723 Congratulating Robert Toy and Alison Janoski on their marriage. 05/26/2015
HR 2748 Honoring Vy Nguyen of Houston for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Dan Huberty. 05/26/2015
HR 2758 Commending Tulshi Patel for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Dan Huberty. 05/26/2015
HR 2749 Honoring Karla Rios for her service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Dan Huberty. 05/26/2015
HR 2747 Honoring Bryan Shea of Humble for his service as a legislative intern in the district office of State Representative Dan Huberty. 05/26/2015
HR 2721 Congratulating John Robert Beemer of Humble on his 70th birthday. 05/25/2015
HR 2831 Commending Ryan Fraissinet of Kingwood for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Dan Huberty. 05/23/2015
HR 2942 Congratulating Dr. Gary R. Christman of Kingwood on his 70th birthday. 06/01/2015
HR 3126 Congratulating Ryan Zepeda on graduating as valedictorian of the Class of 2015 at Summer Creek High School in Humble. 05/31/2015
HR 3124 Congratulating Dylan Lu, valedictorian of the Kingwood High School Class of 2015. 05/31/2015
HR 3121 Congratulating Kristen Rosenthal for being named the valedictorian of the Kingwood Park High School Class of 2015. 05/31/2015
HB 199 Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain county officials. 05/05/2015
HB 205 Relating to the provision of human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools. 02/10/2015
HB 618 Relating to eligibility for course credit and high school diplomas of students enrolled in educational programs provided by the Windham School District in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 05/05/2015
HB 279 Relating to eligibility for a public education grant of certain students receiving special education services. 05/12/2015
HR 3370 In memory of Andrew Reyes Ramirez of Austin. 06/02/2015
HB 1798 Relating to local control school districts. 05/13/2015
HB 1110 Relating to the qualifications, duties, and limitations of Texas delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. 05/25/2015
HB 2204 Relating to state support for assistance with payment of existing debt on certain bonds issued by school districts. 04/08/2015
HB 1087 Relating to a sales tax exemption for certain items sold during a limited period. 03/02/2015
HB 1227 Relating to eliminating the requirement that a school district assess the physical fitness of students. 05/14/2015
HB 767 Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. 05/21/2015
HB 723 Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem for a minor in an application for a court order authorizing the minor to consent to an abortion. 04/27/2015
HB 2632 Relating to removing a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. 05/20/2015
HB 2683 Relating to the licensing and regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees. 05/11/2015
HB 1536 Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Opportunity School District. 05/12/2015
HB 347 Relating to equal opportunity for access by home-schooled students to University Interscholastic League sponsored activities; authorizing a fee. 02/12/2015
HJR 77 Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress. 05/25/2015

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