District 11 (R - Friendswood)
Sen. Larry Taylor
District 11 (R-Friendswood)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| SCR 37 | Urging Congress to encourage the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. | Signed by the Governor |
| SB 498 | Relating to building code requirements for residential property insured by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. | Effective immediately |
| SB 695 | Relating to a study of the feasibility and desirability of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 866 | Relating to the regulation of amusement redemption machine game rooms in certain counties. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 684 | Relating to the relationship of certain optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists with certain managed care plans, including preferred provider plans. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1233 | Relating to authorizing certain distributions of income from a nonprofit corporation to members of the corporation who are certain nonprofit corporations. | Effective immediately |
| SB 900 | Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 2062 | Relating to authorizing certain charter holders to provide combined services for certain adult and high school dropout recovery programs. | Effective immediately |
| SCR 17 | In memory of Bob Lanier. | Signed by the Governor |
| 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| SB 1 | Relating to certain restrictions on the imposition of ad valorem taxes and to the duty of the state to reimburse certain political subdivisions for certain revenue loss; making conforming changes. | See remarks for effective date |
| Bill | Caption | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2032 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 36; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2033 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 35; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| SR 696 | Recognizing Alexandra Michelle Moore on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 11 | Recognizing Cornerstone Fellowship Church of Galveston County on the occasion of its anniversary celebration. | 01/15/2015 |
| SB 4 | Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for contributions made to certain educational assistance organizations; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/05/2015 |
| SR 702 | Recognizing Micah Nell Raymer on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 704 | Recognizing Tiffany Lenae Lewis on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 694 | Recognizing Jaecen Ray Foytik on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 643 | In memory of Nathan Charles Fritsch. | 04/28/2015 |
| SR 705 | Recognizing Brittany Denae Lewis on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 700 | Recognizing Seth Alan Hester on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 707 | Recognizing Daycie Lane Harden on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 1024 | Recognizing Shanna Peeples for being named the 2015 National Teacher of the Year. | 05/28/2015 |
| SR 1050 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 866. | 05/30/2015 |
| SR 1065 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1905. | 05/31/2015 |
| SR 1066 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1842. | 05/31/2015 |
| SR 1036 | In memory of David M. Braun. | 05/29/2015 |
| SR 988 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. 684. | 05/29/2015 |
| SCR 24 | Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve and permit the construction of a monument at the state Capitol Complex, at a site outside the historic Capitol grounds, honoring Texans who served during the Global War on Terror as part of the United States armed forces and their families. | 05/21/2015 |
| SB 1770 | Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1232 | Relating to participation in and rates for coverage provided under the uniform group coverage program for active employees. | 03/17/2015 |
| SR 701 | Recognizing Brendan Sky Timberlake on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 12 | Recognizing Ray Holbrook for receiving a Texas A&M University 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award. | 01/15/2015 |
| SB 514 | Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for certain contracts with the federal government. | 05/21/2015 |
| SB 513 | Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty. | 04/28/2015 |
| SJR 30 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions. | 05/26/2015 |
| SB 545 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property leased to and used by certain schools. | 05/26/2015 |
| SB 575 | Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions. | 05/26/2015 |
| SB 845 | Relating to an exemption from and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain boats and boat motors. | 03/02/2015 |
| SR 260 | Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Pearland Day. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 698 | Relating to increasing the maximum amount of a fee for verification or monitoring of an ignition interlock device as a condition of bond for certain intoxication offenders. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 696 | Relating to increasing the fee on conviction paid by a defendant for a peace officer committing or releasing the defendant. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 750 | Relating to a report made by the Texas Education Agency regarding the property and casualty insurance costs of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. | 05/05/2015 |
| SR 284 | In memory of Helen Kilroy. | 03/02/2015 |
| SR 282 | Congratulating Ellis Pickett for earning the Surfrider Coastal Impact Award. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 828 | Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit. | 05/19/2015 |
| SB 697 | Relating to the definition of urban transit district. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 843 | Relating to prompt payment of health care claims, including payment for immunizations, vaccines, and serums. | 04/21/2015 |
| SB 690 | Relating to the applicability of certain insurance laws to certain farm mutual insurance companies. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 867 | Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Galveston County. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 6 | Relating to public school performance ratings. | 04/28/2015 |
| SB 894 | Relating to the state virtual school network. | 05/19/2015 |
| SB 1241 | Relating to authority of school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to establish innovation zones and the authority of school districts to obtain designation as districts of innovation. | 05/23/2015 |
| SB 1231 | Relating to the regulation of certain health care provider network contract arrangements. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1246 | Relating to dispute resolution for certain claims arising under insurance policies issued by the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan Association; authorizing fees. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1261 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interprofessional health education center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1262 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a health sciences and classroom building at the Pearland campus of the University of Houston--Clear Lake. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 895 | Relating to state interventions and sanctions against public school campuses with unacceptable performance and the establishment of the Texas Opportunity School District. | 04/07/2015 |
| SB 1138 | Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 68; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 04/22/2015 |
| SB 1126 | Relating to a prohibition of restrictions on the grade levels at which a public high school student may be eligible to enroll in a dual credit course. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 981 | Relating to a program to provide a free or reduced-price breakfast to eligible students attending a public school and the method of determining the number of educationally disadvantaged students. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 1200 | Relating to the creation of a commission to recommend a new system for student assessment and public school accountability. | 05/26/2015 |
| SB 1092 | Relating to the amount that may be donated by contract by certain populous counties to crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 945 | Relating to funding under the public school finance system for a school district with a compressed tax rate below the state maximum compressed tax rate. | 05/23/2015 |
| SR 319 | Welcoming the Angleton Chamber of Commerce and its Leadership Class 2015 to the State Capitol. | 03/04/2015 |
| SR 318 | Welcoming the delegation from the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce to the State Capitol. | 03/04/2015 |
| SR 277 | Recognizing March 3, 2015, as Space Day. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 14 | Relating to empowering the parents of students to petition for the reconstitution, repurposing, alternative management, or closure of low-performing public school campuses. | 05/19/2015 |
| SB 1562 | Relating to nonpreferred provider claims under a preferred provider benefit plan related to emergency care. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1628 | Relating to insurance claims and certain prohibited acts and practices in or in relation to the business of insurance. | 05/22/2015 |
| SB 1527 | Relating to the duty of the comptroller to report sales and use tax information to certain taxing entities. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1444 | Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that allow certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1823 | Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain municipalities. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1986 | Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1822 | Relating to grants for school districts and campuses providing blended and individualized learning staff development activities. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1897 | Relating to public school accountability, including the powers and duties of the commissioner of education regarding open-enrollment charter schools. | 05/14/2015 |
| SB 1799 | Relating to the religious freedom of a conscientious objector to act or fail to act with respect to certain issues of marriage. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1896 | Relating to providing public school students tutorials through the state virtual school network for end-of-course assessment instruments required for graduation. | 05/19/2015 |
| SB 1801 | Relating to the recognition of certain employment authorizations granted by federal executive action. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1898 | Relating to revocation of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and procedures for the disposition of property owned by a charter school after revocation or surrender of a charter. | 04/14/2015 |
| SB 1769 | Relating to the period of days in which a student is enrolled in a school in the United States for purposes of determining a number of years for which the student may receive an alternative or exemption from student assessment. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1771 | Relating to the Texas High Performance Schools Consortium. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 1758 | Relating to the panel of experts appointed to advise the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1800 | Relating to the computation of cost of goods for purposes of the franchise tax by certain taxable entities. | 03/24/2015 |
| SR 409 | Recognizing the Slone family for their entrepreneurship. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 451 | Urging Congress to direct the Department of Defense to relocate the United States Africa Command to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston. | 03/30/2015 |
| SR 452 | Recognizing the Brazosport Area Home School Graduating Class of 2015. | 03/30/2015 |
| SR 14 | Recognizing Johnny Smecca for being named the Galvestonian of the Year for 2014. | 01/15/2015 |
| SR 574 | Recognizing members of the 2015 class of Leadership Mainland. | 04/16/2015 |
| SR 511 | Recognizing April 10, 2015, as Texas Ending Modern Slavery Day. | 04/09/2015 |
| SR 611 | Recognizing the fourth class of Governor William P. Clements Jr. Scholars for their commitment to public service. | 04/27/2015 |
| SR 698 | Recognizing Jose Santiago Gutierrez on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 703 | Recognizing Ashby Beth Slawson on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 695 | Recognizing Hannah Elizabeth Beckett on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 693 | Recognizing Joshua Lee McCain on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 697 | Recognizing Jonathan Everett Crim on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 699 | Recognizing Brayden Davis Hammonds on the occasion of his homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 13 | Recognizing the First Presbyterian Church in Galveston on the occasion of its 175th anniversary. | 01/15/2015 |
| SR 706 | Recognizing Emmalee Lane Jensen on the occasion of her homeschool graduation. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 285 | Recognizing March 3, 2015, as Brazoria County Day. | 03/03/2015 |
| SR 430 | Celebrating March 30, 2015, as Baylor Day. | 03/30/2015 |
| SR 297 | Recognizing the Bob Bullock Scholars Program of Baylor University. | 03/02/2015 |
| SR 217 | Celebrating February 23, 2015, as University of Houston System Day. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 439 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 516 | Relating to increasing the period of time for exempting freeport goods from ad valorem taxation. | 03/04/2015 |
| SJR 28 | Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount. | 02/11/2015 |
| SJR 29 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to extend the number of days that certain tangible personal property to be transported outside of this state is exempt from ad valorem taxation. | 03/04/2015 |
| 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 627 | Recognizing Young Conservatives of Texas on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 1340 | Relating to the photographic enforcement of traffic laws. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1864 | Relating to requiring a peace officer to obtain a warrant to search a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device. | 05/22/2015 |
| SR 519 | Recognizing April 8, 2015, as Texas Home School Day. | 04/08/2015 |
| SJR 1 | Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property. | 06/01/2015 |
| SB 7 | Relating to the computation of and to decreasing the rates of the franchise tax. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 8 | Relating to the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax. | 05/05/2015 |
| SR 398 | Extending condolences to the families of the missing students from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, Mexico. | 03/19/2015 |
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