District 147 (D - Houston)
Rep. Garnet Coleman
District 147 (D-Houston)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1924 | Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2708 | Relating to the qualifications for teaching a driver education course. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2521 | Relating to the allocation and use of payments received under oil and gas leases of land owned by the state for a county road. | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| HB 2519 | Relating to expenditures made by emergency services districts and the sale of district property. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2216 | Relating to information required of an applicant for a driver's license. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 3067 | Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1878 | Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for those services. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2696 | Relating to a study on reducing workplace violence against nurses. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1212 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 3781 | Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Improvement Network. | Effective immediately |
| HB 3302 | Relating to highway landscaping projects. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2186 | Relating to suicide prevention training for educators in public schools. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1140 | Relating to the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| Bill | Caption | Date Vetoed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2068 | Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by certain hospital districts. | 06/20/2015 |
| HB 973 | Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties. | 06/18/2015 |
| Bill | Caption | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2524 | Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials. | Senate appoints conferees-reported |
| HB 3474 | Relating to issues affecting counties and other governmental entities. | Senate discharges conferees |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HJR 34 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 3476 | Relating to the provision and reimbursement of, or benefits for, home telemonitoring services, telemedicine medical services, and telehealth services under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans provided to certain retired public employees. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3822 | Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4113 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists by the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners; providing a fee. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3875 | Relating to a policy on vaccine-preventable diseases for public schools. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3833 | Relating to submission of reports by a physician assistant under the workers' compensation system. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3651 | Relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, and use of drugs not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the false representation that a substance is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or intended for the prevention or treatment of diseases in humans; creating criminal offenses. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 4079 | Relating to student fees at the University of Houston System. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 4062 | Relating to limitations on the percentage of money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for certain uses. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2057 | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. | 05/06/2015 |
| HR 1753 | Commending county officials and employees on the occasion of County Government Day at the State Capitol. | 04/17/2015 |
| HB 4210 | Relating to authorizing the East Downtown Management District to impose a tax, fee, or assessment on a residential property. | 05/13/2015 |
| HR 2937 | Commending Beverly Kaufman on her service as chair of the Hobby Center for Public Policy advisory board. | 05/31/2015 |
| HB 3064 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property used to provide low-income or moderate-income housing. | 05/12/2015 |
| HJR 110 | Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a state mandate imposed on a county to have effect only if the state provides for payment to the county of the cost of the mandate. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4100 | Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3449 | Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3845 | Relating to a "Texas Way" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; authorizing a fee. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 1627 | Relating to the use of deadly force in defense of a person or property. | 03/18/2015 |
| HR 583 | Recognizing February 23, 2015, as University of Houston System Day at the State Capitol. | 02/27/2015 |
| HB 2058 | Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2056 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a library at Texas Southern University. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2060 | Relating to the application of public information laws to campus police departments at private institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2059 | Relating to an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of gender identity or expression. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 1938 | Relating to a notification requirement if a public school campus or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. | 03/11/2015 |
| HR 709 | Congratulating Rick Lowe of Houston on his selection as the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Visual Arts by the Texas Cultural Trust. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 2065 | Relating to automatic employee participation in and administration of a deferred compensation plan provided by the Harris County Hospital District. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 1998 | Relating to the definition of "non-physician mental health professional" for purposes of the Texas Mental Health Code. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 2602 | Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 2663 | Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of real property used for certain low-income or moderate-income housing. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2662 | Relating to the determination of the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2750 | Relating to legal services provided by a district or county attorney to county and precinct officials. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2627 | Relating to creation of a task force to study the effects of population growth on counties in this state. | 05/13/2015 |
| HCR 71 | Expressing support for the creation of a University of Houston health science center by the UH System Board of Regents. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 2526 | Relating to authorizing the East Downtown Management District to impose a tax, fee, or assessment on a residential property. | 04/16/2015 |
| HB 2525 | Relating to the appointment of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. | 05/27/2015 |
| HB 2518 | Relating to discussion or deliberation regarding certain economic development negotiations by governmental bodies. | 04/06/2015 |
| HB 2749 | Relating to coverage of certain eating disorders as serious mental illnesses under certain group health benefit plans. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2434 | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2220 | Relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2217 | Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2219 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for injuries related to certain conduct of a covered individual. | 05/20/2015 |
| HB 2250 | Relating to the delivery of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2218 | Relating to instruction regarding mental health, substance abuse, and youth suicide in educator training programs. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 3006 | Relating to the distribution and use of certain penalties paid by health maintenance organizations and insurers for violating certain provisions governing prompt payment of physicians and health care providers. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3115 | Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs. | 04/07/2015 |
| HB 3066 | Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors; providing civil penalties. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 3226 | Relating to addressing abusive conduct in the workplace; creating a private right of action. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 2825 | Relating to the provision and administration of indigent defense services. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 2522 | Relating to the powers and duties of a county treasurer. | 05/08/2015 |
| HB 2977 | Relating to issues affecting counties and certain other governmental entities; authorizing fees. | 05/27/2015 |
| HB 3228 | Relating to the governing body of certain metropolitan rapid transit authorities. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3472 | 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. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 130 | Relating to authorizing a marriage between two persons of the same sex in this state and repealing the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the same sex. | 02/11/2015 |
| HR 472 | Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 1241 | Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 2523 | Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 3785 | Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of cannabis for medical purposes; authorizing fees. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 4002 | Relating to an interim study regarding international price discrimination in pharmaceuticals. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 2082 | Relating to developing a program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain children. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 2330 | Relating to the right of a dentist to contract for certain services. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1885 | Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1623 | Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 65 | Relating to disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases; authorizing fees. | 05/21/2015 |
| HR 529 | Recognizing February 19, 2015, as Mental Illness Awareness Day. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 1141 | Relating to reports regarding the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in county jails. | 04/16/2015 |
| HB 537 | Relating to the information on the supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 892 | Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 438 | Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal conditions to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 1048 | Relating to the redesignation of veterans court programs as veterans treatment court programs, the administration of those programs, the expunction of arrest records and files for certain participants who successfully complete a program, and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure for participants convicted of a misdemeanor; changing a fee. | 05/12/2015 |
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