District 107 (R - Dallas)
Rep. Kenneth Sheets
District 107 (R-Dallas)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 821 | Relating to the requirements of certain minors applying for a hunting or fishing license. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 685 | Relating to the production of public information under the public information law. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1403 | Relating to the definition of health care liability claim for the purposes of certain laws governing those claims. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1662 | Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1670 | Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center. | Effective immediately |
| HCR 105 | Designating #Texas as the official hashtag of Texas. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 1692 | Relating to the doctrine of forum non conveniens. | Effective immediately |
| HCR 104 | Designating #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas Legislature. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 2014 | Relating to the authority of military personnel to obtain certification to teach career and technology education classes in public schools. | Effective immediately |
| HCR 106 | Designating #TexasToDo as the official state hashtag of Texas Tourism. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 1187 | Relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 287 in Midlothian as the Chris Kyle Memorial Highway. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2697 | Relating to services provided by continuing care facilities. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1781 | Relating to access by a sibling of a child separated from the sibling due to an action by the Department of Family and Protective Services. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 257 | Relating to a judge's or justice's significant interest in a business entity that owns, manages, or operates a private correctional or rehabilitation facility. | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| HB 565 | Relating to powers of private toll project entities. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2145 | Relating to provisional authority for certain individual insurance license applicants to act as insurance agents; authorizing a fee; requiring an occupational provisional permit; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1690 | Relating to the investigation and prosecution of offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 437 | Relating to eligibility to participate in health benefit programs for certain state employees reemployed after military service. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1079 | Relating to the distribution of certain civil penalties, payments, and civil restitution received by the attorney general. | Effective immediately |
| HB 975 | Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain professional sports team charitable foundations; creating a criminal offense. | See remarks for effective date |
| HB 1492 | Relating to consideration of asbestos or silica trust claims in certain actions asserting asbestos- or silica-related injuries. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 445 | Relating to providing notice of the availability of paid leave for military service to public officers and employees. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1357 | Relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 687 | Relating to confidential communications between an insurance carrier and a covered employer under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 681 | Relating to the eligibility for service retirement annuities of certain persons, including elected officials convicted of certain crimes. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 684 | Relating to the authority of a county to adopt a fire code. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 682 | Relating to an exemption from the motor vehicle sales and use tax for certain military servicemembers serving on active duty. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 686 | Relating to insurance agents' ownership and use of certain information related to general property and casualty insurance policies; authorizing administrative penalties. | 02/19/2015 |
| HJR 67 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 175 | Honoring the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. | 02/20/2015 |
| HB 822 | Relating to increasing the punishment for the offense of fraudulent or fictitious military record. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 911 | Relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of Texas. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 920 | Relating to additional primary election ballot information for judicial candidates. | 04/14/2015 |
| HB 1129 | Relating to an exemption from the attorney occupation tax for attorneys exclusively offering pro bono legal services. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1130 | Relating to the removal of a disabled vehicle from a roadway or right-of-way. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 3207 | Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to approve certain payments by municipally owned utilities for transmission facilities in lieu of ad valorem taxes. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3203 | Relating to a named driver policy. | 04/29/2015 |
| HCR 83 | Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building Annex in the Capitol Complex the John G. Tower State Office Building. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3806 | Relating to certain documents related to policy and endorsement forms for personal automobile insurance coverage and residential property insurance coverage. | 03/23/2015 |
| HR 1477 | Congratulating the Bishop Lynch High School volleyball team on winning the 2014 TAPPS 5A state championship. | 03/25/2015 |
| HR 1551 | Recognizing March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Leadership Mesquite Days at the State Capitol. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 2111 | Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state. | 03/16/2015 |
| HR 1834 | Congratulating Mesquite native Craig Wayne Boyd for winning Season 7 of The Voice. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1752 | Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Young Republican Federation and Texas Federation of College Republicans Legislative Day at the State Capitol. | 04/24/2015 |
| HR 2498 | Commending Officers Ryan Nielson and Autumn Soto of the Mesquite Police Department and private citizen Zachary Shipman for rescuing a driver from a burning car. | 05/18/2015 |
| HR 2926 | Honoring Mackenzie Marquis for the perseverance she has demonstrated while living with cystic fibrosis. | 05/22/2015 |
| HR 3154 | Commending Sheffield A. Kadane for his service to the City of Dallas. | 06/02/2015 |
| HR 3155 | Commending the Honorable John Monaco on his service as mayor of Mesquite. | 06/02/2015 |
| HR 3375 | Recognizing Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett as the Tweeter Laureate of Texas. | 05/29/2015 |
| HB 2012 | Relating to occupational license application and examination fees for certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 3204 | Relating to a depopulation program for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 3734 | Relating to the application for and issuance of a marriage license and the marriage of a minor. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 1488 | Relating to voluntary registration and regulation of roofing contractors; providing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1344 | Relating to credit to certain ceding insurers for reinsurance ceded to certain assuming insurers. | 05/08/2015 |
| HB 1379 | Relating to the standard valuation for life insurance, accident and health insurance, and annuities and the nonforfeiture requirements of certain life insurance policies; amending provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 683 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1342 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 1448 | Relating to the provision of a voter's thumbprint with a mailed ballot. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 1482 | Relating to public information regarding workers' compensation insurance rate filings. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 1343 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault committed against certain victims. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 1406 | Relating to the liability of a political subdivision of this state for certain claims relating to land acquired by the political subdivision under certain circumstances. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1509 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons. | 04/28/2015 |
| HR 616 | Congratulating Mesquite ISD superintendent Dr. Linda Henrie on her retirement. | 03/18/2015 |
| HR 613 | Honoring the Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation on its fifth anniversary. | 03/05/2015 |
| HJR 100 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2043 | Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of real property of a business that employs honorably discharged veterans. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2013 | Relating to recovery of attorney's fees against veterinarians for certain claims. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 2011 | Relating to food service requirements applicable to brewpubs under the Alcoholic Beverage Code. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2015 | Relating to employment termination for falsification of military record in obtaining employment or employment benefits. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 25 | Relating to the elimination of straight-party voting for judicial offices. | 03/24/2015 |
| HR 942 | Congratulating Jennifer and Mike King on their 20th wedding anniversary. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 2562 | Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 3205 | Relating to repealing the maintenance tax and creating an overhead assessment for certain insurers participating in the workers' compensation system; imposing an assessment. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 963 | Relating to the designation of certain optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists as preferred providers. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 241 | Relating to substituted service of citation through a social media presence. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 3556 | Relating to the development of the Interstate Highway 635 East project in Dallas County. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 694 | Relating to coverage for supplemental breast cancer screening under certain health benefit plans. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2947 | Relating to the duty of a surplus lines insurance agent in the placement of a surplus lines insurance policy. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 2415 | Relating to open-enrollment charter schools that provide only prekindergarten programs. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2245 | Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the renaming of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association as the Texas Coastal Insurance Association. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 3153 | Relating to a program for the recycling of certain household batteries; authorizing a fee; providing civil and administrative penalties. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 969 | Relating to discovery of evidence of the net worth of a defendant in connection with a claim for exemplary damages. | 05/14/2015 |
| HR 2646 | Congratulating Kim Spence on her retirement as a teacher at Cottonwood Creek Elementary School in Coppell. | 05/26/2015 |
| HB 520 | Relating to the assignment of certain judges as a visiting judge. | 05/04/2015 |
| HR 342 | Recognizing February 12, 2015, as Rowlett Day at the State Capitol. | 02/19/2015 |
| HR 530 | Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Garland Chamber of Commerce Day at the State Capitol. | 03/01/2015 |
| HB 1166 | Relating to sworn statements and other documentation provided to support the issuance of a search warrant. | 05/19/2015 |
| HB 1607 | Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers compensation system. | 05/04/2015 |
| HJR 73 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit professional sports team charitable foundations to conduct charitable raffles. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 3990 | Relating to the study of the fiscal impact on local governments in Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall Counties of restructuring the NorthSTAR behavioral health system and the effective implementation the Sunset Commission Health and Human Services Commission Issue 9 recommendation. | 03/23/2015 |
| HR 2757 | In memory of Janine Foster Woody of Dallas. | 05/22/2015 |
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