District 1 (R - Tyler)
Sen. Kevin Eltife
District 1 (R-Tyler)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| SB 899 | Relating to the regulation of money services businesses; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 876 | Relating to the licensing of insurance agents and adjusters; providing a penalty. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 956 | Relating to the delivery of personal automobile and residential property insurance policies; adding provisions that may be subject to a criminal penalty. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 2004 | Relating to deferred maintenance funding for state facilities. | Effective immediately |
| SCR 10 | Recognizing Jack Carter on the occasion of his retirement. | Signed by the Governor |
| SB 540 | Relating to the hours during which a holder of a retail dealer's on-premise late hours license may sell beer. | Effective immediately |
| SB 656 | Relating to perpetual care cemeteries. | Effective immediately |
| SB 653 | Relating to increasing the amount of burial benefits required to be paid by an insurance carrier under the workers' compensation system. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 655 | Relating to own risk and solvency assessment by insurers and insurance groups; providing a penalty. | Effective immediately |
| SB 667 | Relating to reinsurance, distributions, and pooling arrangements by captive insurance companies. | Effective immediately |
| SB 572 | Relating to certain title insurance policy liability and reinsurance requirements. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 808 | Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 788 | Relating to requiring direct access to 9-1-1 service from certain telephone systems and equivalent systems that use Internet Protocol enabled services. | Effective immediately |
| SB 784 | Relating to collection and use of certain information reported to and by the Texas Department of Insurance and certain approval authority and hearings held in connection with reported information. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 782 | Relating to the investigation by the commissioner of insurance of acts of insurance fraud. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 699 | Relating to the Texas Real Estate Commission and the regulation of certain real estate professionals. | See remarks for effective date |
| SB 700 | Relating to the use of electronic processes by and electronic information submitted to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; authorizing a fee. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 860 | Relating to corporations and fundamental business transactions. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 783 | Relating to the development of antifraud educational programs by the Texas Department of Insurance and acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations for the department's fraud unit. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 858 | Relating to license holders authorized to obtain label approval for beer, ale, and malt liquor. | Effective immediately |
| SB 859 | Relating to partnerships and limited liability companies. | See remarks for effective date |
| SB 875 | Relating to the regulation of state trust companies. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1196 | Relating to the regulation of funding agreements, guaranteed investment contracts, and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts issued by a life insurer; clarifying certain provisions relating to insurer receivership. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1008 | Relating to the authority of certain domestic life, health, and accident insurance companies to make investments in mezzanine real estate loans. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1101 | Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in and potential impacts on public health of certain regional water plans. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1007 | Relating to the practices and professions regulated by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. | Effective on 1/1/16 |
| SB 1105 | Relating to fire inspections by the state fire marshal for state-owned and state-leased buildings. | Effective immediately |
| SB 901 | Relating to the amount of temporary income benefits to which an injured employee is entitled under the workers' compensation system. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1077 | Relating to the definition of "person" under the Uniform Commercial Code. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1075 | Relating to criminal history record information obtained by the consumer credit commissioner. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1264 | Relating to the regulation of certain industrialized housing and industrialized buildings. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 912 | Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1174 | Relating to the insurance reporting program operated by the Title IV-D agency. | Effective immediately |
| SB 339 | 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. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1107 | Relating to contingent deferred annuity contracts. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1587 | Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1554 | Relating to the regulation of rates for certain personal automobile insurance. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1651 | Relating to the employment of persons under 18 years of age on the premises of certain businesses selling or serving alcoholic beverages; adding a provision that is subject to a criminal penalty. | Effective immediately |
| SCR 42 | In memory of Sam Wilson Russell. | Signed by the Governor |
| SB 461 | Relating to false or misleading packaging, labeling, or advertising of certain abusable synthetic substances; providing civil penalties; creating a criminal offense. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1654 | 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. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 11 | Relating to the carrying of handguns on the campuses of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education; providing a criminal penalty. | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| Bill | Caption | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 789 | Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1563 | Relating to the authority of the TexAmericas Center to incorporate a nonprofit corporation for certain purposes and to the tax treatment of such a nonprofit corporation. | Effective immediately |
| SB 654 | Relating to regulation of rates and policy forms for certain commercial lines of insurance. | House appoints conferees |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 429 | Relating to constructing facilities for state agencies in the Capitol Complex and the North Austin Complex. | 02/04/2015 |
| SR 416 | Recognizing Bishop T. K. Gorman Catholic School for its commitment to education. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 417 | Recognizing the Diocese of Tyler for its contributions to Northeast Texas. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 449 | Recognizing March 31 and April 1, 2015, as Rusk County Days. | 03/30/2015 |
| SJR 68 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to make a one-time transfer of money from the economic stabilization fund to the trust fund of the Employees Retirement System of Texas. | 04/08/2015 |
| SB 2068 | Relating to the Harrison County Court at Law. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 2066 | Relating to the creation of the Rose City Municipal Utility District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees. | 05/23/2015 |
| SR 793 | Recognizing the members of the one-act play company of Chapel Hill High School. | 05/12/2015 |
| SR 736 | Recognizing Detta Haffelder on the occasion of her birthday. | 05/07/2015 |
| SR 666 | Recognizing Paul Kent McGaha on the occasion of his retirement. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 604 | Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers of a package store during certain hours. | 04/21/2015 |
| SR 73 | Recognizing residents of Tyler, Kilgore, and Longview on the occasion of East Texas Coalition Day. | 02/24/2015 |
| SJR 24 | Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices. | 02/02/2015 |
| SR 39 | Adopting Permanent Rules of the Senate of the 84th Legislature. | 01/21/2015 |
| SR 2 | Recognizing the Honorable David H. Dewhurst. | 01/13/2015 |
| SR 72 | Recognizing residents of Lamar County on the occasion of Lamar County Day. | 02/02/2015 |
| SR 384 | Recognizing the Mount Tabor Indian Community for its contributions to this state. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 365 | Relating to the methods of recovery of stranded environmental compliance costs by certain non-ERCOT electric utilities. | 02/02/2015 |
| SR 71 | Welcoming residents of Panola County on the occasion of Panola County Day. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 428 | Relating to the approval of certain alcoholic beverages by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 430 | Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell ale and malt liquor to certain wholesalers. | 04/21/2015 |
| SB 546 | Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern. | 03/03/2015 |
| SR 154 | Recognizing the Kilgore College Rangerettes on the occasion of the team's 75th anniversary. | 02/11/2015 |
| SR 184 | Welcoming the delegation from Red River County to the Capitol. | 02/17/2015 |
| SB 657 | Relating to the appointment of the commissioners of certain financial regulatory agencies by the Finance Commission of Texas. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 666 | Relating to the status of a subcontractor as an employee for the purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 2003 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for ovarian cancer screening. | 04/14/2015 |
| SB 799 | Relating to indemnification and duties of engineers and architects under certain governmental contracts. | 04/14/2015 |
| SB 802 | Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities. | 04/09/2015 |
| SB 781 | Relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the performance of related risk management services for certain university systems and the component institutions of those systems. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 765 | Relating to the repeal of certain occupational license fees and taxes. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 883 | Relating to the applicability of certain unfunded mandates on political subdivisions. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 1290 | Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1283 | Relating to the exemption from certain registration and licensing requirements and taxes for certain businesses and employees who enter this state in response to a disaster or emergency. | 04/01/2015 |
| SB 1282 | Relating to the regulation of consumer credit transactions and the regulatory authority of the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 1263 | Relating to the maximum capacity of a container of wine sold to a retail dealer. | 04/09/2015 |
| SB 1009 | Relating to the amount of a sales and use tax refund for tangible personal property used to provide cable television service, Internet access service, or telecommunications services. | 05/26/2015 |
| SB 1177 | Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services by a physician. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1198 | Relating to intra-industry relationships between alcoholic beverage manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. | 04/28/2015 |
| SB 1176 | Relating to the authority and rights of pharmacy services administrative organizations to conduct the business of independent pharmacies with respect to certain pharmacy benefits. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1175 | Relating to judicial review of certain workers' compensation disputes. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1076 | Relating to mixed beverage taxes; repealing a tax; increasing the rate of a tax. | 04/07/2015 |
| SB 1197 | Relating to fire investigations by the state fire marshal; creating a criminal offense. | 04/07/2015 |
| SB 1124 | 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 1080 | Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to determine applicant eligibility for a license and to discipline license holders. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1102 | 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 1078 | Relating to changing the name of the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to the Combative Sports Advisory Board. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 957 | Relating to the regulation of crafted precious metal dealers. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 1106 | Relating to the creation of a safety reimbursement program for employers participating in the workers' compensation system. | 04/01/2015 |
| SB 1079 | Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers; affecting fees. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1548 | Relating to licensing and appointment of title insurance escrow officers; changing the limit applicable to a fee; authorizing a fee. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1443 | Relating to the licensing and regulation of auctioneers and associate auctioneers; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty; requiring an occupational license. | 04/14/2015 |
| SB 1441 | Relating to standards for elevators, escalators, and related equipment; authorizing a fee. | 04/08/2015 |
| SB 1386 | Relating to the sale of beer and ale by certain manufacturers for off-premises consumption. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1549 | Relating to certain administrative procedures and enforcement authority relating to state banks, state trust companies, and bank holding companies. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1384 | Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to oil or gas lease. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1400 | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 1553 | Relating to the interests of certain holding companies in certain repair facilities. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1652 | Relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain wholesalers, distributors, and qualified persons outside the state. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 1924 | Relating to landscape control along interstate and state highway rights-of-way; imposing a criminal penalty. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1649 | Relating to the duties and powers of the office of public insurance counsel concerning the adequacy of networks offered in this state by managed care plans. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1650 | Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit, including extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations. | 05/20/2015 |
| SB 1442 | Relating to the standards for boiler inspection agencies. | 04/08/2015 |
| SB 1555 | Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1503 | Relating to changing the name of the Medical Advisory Committee appointed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to the Combative Sports Advisory Board and allowing the board to address a broader range of issues. | 04/22/2015 |
| SJR 4 | Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 15 | Relating to state tax reductions and the limit on appropriations from certain state tax revenue for a state fiscal biennium. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 787 | Relating to the improvement of oral health care access through the regulation of dental hygiene practitioners, dental hygienists, and dentists in this state. | 03/02/2015 |
| SJR 7 | Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/03/2015 |
| SJR 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations for reducing state debt from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 16 | Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 1193 | Relating to the deregulation of hair braiding. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 101 | Relating to excepting certain appropriations from computations regarding the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 1165 | Relating to the express preemption of regulation of oil and gas operations and the exclusive jurisdiction of those operations by the state. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 515 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 694 | Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 05/20/2015 |
| SR 97 | Recognizing February 4, 2015, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 8 | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. | 05/05/2015 |
| SR 519 | Recognizing April 8, 2015, as Texas Home School Day. | 04/08/2015 |
| SR 398 | Extending condolences to the families of the missing students from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, Mexico. | 03/19/2015 |
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