District 18 (R - Brenham)
Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
District 18 (R-Brenham)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| SB 830 | Relating to the creation of an independent ombudsman for children and youth in foster care. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1210 | Relating to the regulation of amusement redemption machine game rooms in certain counties. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 972 | Relating to training academies for public school teachers who provide reading comprehension instruction to students in grades four and five. | Effective immediately |
| SB 935 | Relating to the establishment of a reading excellence team pilot program. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1213 | Relating to prohibiting the reidentification of certain deidentified information and the release of reidentified information; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 1982 | Relating to the regulation of certain motor vehicle auctions. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1812 | Relating to transparency in the reporting and public availability of information regarding eminent domain authority; providing a civil penalty. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1364 | Relating to electronic filing of certain reports. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 582 | Relating to training courses for certain food handlers. | Effective immediately |
| SB 791 | Relating to education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 790 | Relating to the procedures applicable to the revocation of a person's release on parole or to mandatory supervision. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 853 | Relating to the signature requirement for a sales tax permit application filed electronically. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1051 | Relating to the powers and duties of the North Fort Bend Water Authority. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1366 | Relating to the allocation to the Parks and Wildlife Department of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 914 | Relating to a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 934 | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide mathematics instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. | Effective immediately |
| SB 925 | Relating to providing training academies for public school teachers who provide reading instruction to students in kindergarten through grade three. | Effective immediately |
| SB 900 | Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| SB 495 | Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | Effective immediately |
| SB 523 | Relating to the sunset review of river authorities. | Effective immediately |
| SCR 17 | In memory of Bob Lanier. | Signed by the Governor |
| SB 795 | Relating to establishing an interstate voter registration crosscheck program. | 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| 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 1002 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 540; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1362 | Relating to the powers and duties and composition of the board of directors of the Bridgeland Management District. | Effective immediately |
| SB 1001 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 545; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2007 | Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2013 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 538; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2008 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 539; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2037 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 543; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| SB 2009 | Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 541; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | Effective immediately |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 1633 | Relating to criminal conduct in connection with an election. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 60 | Recognizing Catherine W. Hejl on the occasion of her retirement. | 01/26/2015 |
| SR 78 | Recognizing Matagorda County Day on February 10, 2015. | 02/10/2015 |
| SR 368 | Recognizing March 12, 2015, as Girl Scouts Day. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 2011 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 21; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 2014 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 23; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 2010 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 20; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 2012 | Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/29/2015 |
| SR 504 | Recognizing April 21, 2015, as Jackson County Day. | 04/07/2015 |
| SB 2035 | Relating to the conversion of the Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4 to the Katy Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 2036 | Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/29/2015 |
| SR 521 | In memory of Pamela Joy Finke. | 04/20/2015 |
| SR 582 | Recognizing the Caldwell FFA Booster Club Cook-Off. | 04/20/2015 |
| SR 547 | Recognizing April 13, 2015, as Fulshear Day. | 04/13/2015 |
| SR 581 | Recognizing the Shiner BBQ Cook-off. | 04/20/2015 |
| SR 686 | In memory of Daniel Raymond Beck. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 647 | Congratulating Alyssa Marie Michalke on her selection as commander of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets. | 04/28/2015 |
| SR 718 | Recognizing Friedens Church of Washington, United Church of Christ, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. | 05/06/2015 |
| SR 953 | In memory of Johnny Gimble. | 05/22/2015 |
| SR 1039 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. 483. | 05/30/2015 |
| SR 1016 | Recognizing Edgar Reuben Giesinger for receiving the McCombs School of Business Department of Accounting 2015 Texas Star Award. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 936 | Relating to the eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for certain persons who owe delinquent child support. | 04/22/2015 |
| SB 2050 | Relating to the creation of Simonton Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 04/14/2015 |
| SB 1632 | Relating to providing a training course for public school prekindergarten teachers. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1087 | Relating to the definition of, custody of, and access to public information; providing a criminal penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 989 | Relating to the establishment and administration of a state bullion depository; authorizing fees. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 852 | Relating to the disclosure of interested parties by persons contracting with governmental entities and state agencies. | 03/04/2015 |
| SB 793 | Relating to the administration of the Blinn Junior College District. | 03/02/2015 |
| SR 105 | Recognizing Washington County Day on February 24, 2015. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 486 | Relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to transmit information regarding public school students. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 1814 | Relating to establishment of a child-care facility database on the Department of Family and Protective Services' Internet website. | 04/15/2015 |
| SR 100 | Recognizing Janey and Melvin Lack for receiving the Distinguished Citizen Award. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 485 | Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 477 | Relating to the provision of human sexuality and family planning instruction in public schools. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 475 | Relating to a property right in certain DNA samples; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 476 | Relating to the duties of certain law enforcement officials under procedures regulating the making or transfer of firearms. | 05/07/2015 |
| SB 484 | Relating to restrictions in connection with public subsidies and contracts awarded to businesses that employ undocumented workers. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 474 | Relating to the recovery of costs and fees in connection with certain eminent domain proceedings. | 05/18/2015 |
| SB 483 | Relating to notice of water level fluctuations to purchasers of real property adjoining an impoundment of water. | 02/10/2015 |
| SR 132 | Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Rita L. Littlefield Kidney Day. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 542 | Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products. | 04/01/2015 |
| SB 581 | Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 580 | Relating to water intake requirements for the Lower Colorado River Authority. | 02/23/2015 |
| SR 182 | Recognizing February 17, 2015, as Texas Food and Fuel Association Day. | 02/17/2015 |
| SR 183 | Recognizing February 18, 2015, as Sheriffs' Association of Texas Day. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 672 | Relating to restrictions on the sale by a state agency of information that identifies an individual. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 759 | Relating to the repeal of certain state taxes. | 05/25/2015 |
| SB 829 | Relating to the verification of information provided to the comptroller and contained in reports on compliance with agreements under the Texas Economic Development Act. | 04/21/2015 |
| SB 792 | Relating to authorizing the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District to use revenue from export fees to fund road and water infrastructure projects. | 03/02/2015 |
| SR 244 | Recognizing March 3, 2015, as Wharton County Day. | 02/23/2015 |
| SR 228 | Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Texas FFA Day. | 02/23/2015 |
| SR 227 | Recognizing February 2015 as National Career and Technical Education Month in Texas. | 02/23/2015 |
| SR 243 | Recognizing February 26, 2015, as Aransas County Day. | 02/23/2015 |
| SR 286 | Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Prairie View A&M University Day. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 831 | Relating to voluntary and informed consent to an abortion and prevention of coerced abortions; providing penalties; creating an offense. | 05/25/2015 |
| SB 1361 | Relating to the administration of epinephrine by pharmacists. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1365 | Relating to the territory of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 1363 | Relating to the creation of Simonton Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. | 05/27/2015 |
| SB 1359 | Relating to the duties of the county attorney in Aransas County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 36th Judicial District. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1360 | Relating to the creation of the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax; providing general law authority to impose fees and surcharges. | 04/22/2015 |
| SB 1000 | Relating to the use of sales tax revenue collected under certain contracts. | 03/16/2015 |
| SB 1208 | Relating to the disclosure of personal information contained in motor vehicle records; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 998 | Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 1209 | Relating to the privacy of certain personal information held by health and human services agencies. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 997 | Relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182. | 05/04/2015 |
| SR 351 | Recognizing Louis McMillan, owner of McMillans Bar-B-Q in Fannin. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 1211 | Relating to procedures for the review and selection of certain instructional materials by public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. | 04/09/2015 |
| SB 999 | Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 4, 5, and 6; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1212 | Relating to the creation of the offense of unlawful disclosure of intimate visual material. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 915 | Relating to the establishment and administration by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a textbook affordability pilot program at a public institution of higher education. | 05/18/2015 |
| SR 339 | Recognizing March 31, 2015, as Austin County Day. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 939 | Relating to disclosure of financial studies and reports associated with a toll project. | 04/13/2015 |
| SB 938 | Relating to the exercise of eminent domain by a toll project entity. | 03/09/2015 |
| SB 937 | Relating to nontolled lanes on a highway that has been converted from a nontolled highway to a toll project. | 03/09/2015 |
| SR 303 | Recognizing March 3, 2015, as Victoria County Day. | 03/03/2015 |
| SB 1207 | Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1602 | Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid managed care benefits and reimbursement rates for certain of those services. | 04/22/2015 |
| SB 1612 | Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 396 | Recognizing March 24, 2015, as Port Aransas Day. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1419 | Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for rainwater harvesting by a property owner. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1600 | Relating to a limit on the award of attorney's fees in certain proceedings brought against the state or an agency of the state. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 1598 | Relating to an interim study regarding the composition of the Lower Colorado River Authority board of directors. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1597 | Relating to the transfer of the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program to the Parks and Wildlife Department. | 04/16/2015 |
| SB 1601 | Relating to railroads in this state. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 1206 | Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District. | 04/28/2015 |
| SB 1840 | Relating to standards for the Public Utility Commission of Texas to grant or deny certain certificates of convenience and necessity. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1936 | Relating to the recovery of damages resulting from an emergency transfer of water authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1811 | Relating to certain publications of intimate visual material by a business; providing civil penalties. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1813 | Relating to procedures for complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board against physicians. | 05/19/2015 |
| SB 1815 | Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District. | 04/28/2015 |
| SB 1937 | Relating to civil penalties levied and disciplinary proceedings conducted against certain covered entities. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1599 | Relating to the donation of sick leave by state employees. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 367 | Recognizing March 2015 as National Athletic Training Month. | 03/16/2015 |
| SR 420 | Recognizing the 125th annual Brenham Maifest. | 03/23/2015 |
| SR 75 | Recognizing Waller County Day on February 3, 2015. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 568 | Relating to a classroom visual aid stipend for public school classroom teachers. | 02/18/2015 |
| SB 749 | Relating to the allocation of state hotel occupancy tax revenue to certain barrier island coastal municipalities. | 03/10/2015 |
| SB 438 | Relating to prohibiting public funds from being used to enforce certain federal or international laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 2042 | Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District. | 05/06/2015 |
| SR 271 | Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Coastal Bend Day. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 1819 | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. | 05/20/2015 |
| SR 358 | Recognizing The 100 Club for its support of first responders. | 03/11/2015 |
| SB 538 | Relating to the control of infectious diseases. | 05/12/2015 |
| SR 415 | Recognizing March 23, 2015, as Toll-Free Texas Day. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 763 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain income-producing tangible personal property. | 03/04/2015 |
| SJR 36 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property valued at less than $50,000. | 03/04/2015 |
| SR 126 | Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Community Impact Newspaper Day. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 762 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount. | 05/21/2015 |
| SB 439 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of unlawful carrying of weapons. | 02/10/2015 |
| SR 217 | Celebrating February 23, 2015, as University of Houston System Day. | 02/23/2015 |
| 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 |
| 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 516 | Relating to increasing the period of time for exempting freeport goods from ad valorem taxation. | 03/04/2015 |
| SR 681 | Recognizing the opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new headquarters. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1340 | Relating to the photographic enforcement of traffic laws. | 03/24/2015 |
| SR 627 | Recognizing Young Conservatives of Texas on the occasion of its 35th anniversary. | 04/27/2015 |
| SR 618 | Recognizing April 23, 2015, as Texas Young Republican Federation and Texas Federation of College Republicans Legislative Day. | 04/23/2015 |
| 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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