The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Rep. Mike Schofield

District 132 (R-Katy)

Committees

New Laws

Bill Caption Date Effective
HB 4203 Relating to the substitution of land within the boundaries of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 159 after the approval or issuance of district bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes. Effective immediately
HB 3364 Relating to the appeal of a judgment in an eviction suit. Effective on 1/1/16
HB 2590 Relating to providing a remedy for fraud committed in certain real estate transactions. Effective on 9/1/15
HB 2573 Relating to a deceptive trade practice related to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice. Effective on 9/1/15

Pending Governor's Review

Bill Caption Last Action
HB 4202 Relating to the substitution of land within the boundaries of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 157 after the approval or issuance of district bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes. Effective immediately

Other Legislation

Bill Caption Date of Last Action
HB 3352 Relating to the dates to provide a ballot by mail to a voter. 03/17/2015
HB 1118 Relating to certain persons' entitlement to public information. 04/22/2015
HB 1272 Relating to the presumption of abandonment of certain tangible personal property held by a county. 04/30/2015
HB 1266 Relating to the confidentiality of certain information regarding state election inspectors. 03/03/2015
HB 1332 Relating to the notice to vacate required to be given by a landlord to a tenant before filing an eviction suit. 05/18/2015
HB 1308 Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. 05/15/2015
HB 1452 Relating to the requirements for a person to vote in the precinct of the person's former residence. 03/04/2015
HB 1462 Relating to the prosecution of certain offenses relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail; increasing a criminal penalty. 03/04/2015
HB 1562 Relating to establishing actual progress for the purposes of determining the right to repurchase real property from a condemning entity. 03/09/2015
HB 2576 Relating to restrictions on the assessment of the fee charged for issuance of certain birth records. 05/05/2015
HB 2364 Relating to the creation of an additional county criminal court at law in Harris County. 03/13/2015
HR 3639 In memory of William Mack "Bill" Lawton III of Katy. 06/02/2015
HB 1091 Relating to special three-judge district courts convened to hear certain cases. 05/13/2015
HB 2953 Relating to the service of a poll watcher in an election. 05/11/2015
HB 3336 Relating to the date of the primary election runoff. 03/17/2015
HB 3323 Relating to the establishment of the University of Houston-Katy campus and authorization for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an academic building at the campus. 03/17/2015
HB 2916 Relating to voter registration offenses; increasing criminal penalties; creating an offense. 03/16/2015
HB 3180 Relating to the canvass of election returns for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor. 04/22/2015
HB 3124 Relating to the use of voting stations accessible to persons with disabilities in certain elections. 05/12/2015
HB 3178 Relating to the assistance of a voter; creating a criminal offense. 04/30/2015
HJR 124 Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the governor's and lieutenant governor's terms of office to begin at 10 a.m. on the day the regular legislative session convenes. 04/15/2015
HB 3169 Relating to requiring the consent of all parties to legally intercept certain communications. 03/23/2015
HB 2930 Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting for certain persons. 03/16/2015
HJR 119 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing certain elected county or district officeholders to become candidates for a countywide office of the same county without automatically resigning from the office already being held. 04/29/2015
HB 2925 Relating to the delivery of certain voter registration certificates. 04/24/2015
HB 2944 Relating to the deadline for returning a ballot voted by mail. 03/16/2015
HJR 121 Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth in appropriations. 03/17/2015
HB 2960 Relating to certain information reported to county voter registrars and to the Department of Public Safety and to the cancellation of a driver's license based on that information. 05/11/2015
HB 2981 Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations. 03/16/2015
HB 2937 Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen. 05/12/2015
HB 3344 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease tangible personal property. 04/08/2015
HB 3430 Relating to the jurisdiction of the supreme court and the court of criminal appeals. 04/28/2015
HR 1399 Commending assistant principal Blake Coleman of Anthony Middle School in Cypress for saving a student from choking. 04/15/2015
HB 3459 Relating to service of process in this state. 03/18/2015
HB 3496 Relating to authorizing certain first responders to carry a concealed handgun while on duty and to the prosecution of certain related offenses; providing for a fee. 03/18/2015
HB 3543 Relating to the establishment of the Public Integrity Prosecutions Committee and the Office of Public Integrity Prosecutions for the prosecution of offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, offenses involving insurance fraud, and offenses involving motor fuels tax and to the appointment of committee members and the appointment and compensation of the prosecutor. 03/20/2015
HJR 135 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for an exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes of a percentage, rather than a dollar amount, of the market value of a residence homestead 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 any increased exemption amount. 03/23/2015
HB 3570 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of a percentage, rather than a dollar amount, of the appraised value of a residence homestead, 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 any increase in the exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. 03/20/2015
HB 4163 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. 05/05/2015
HB 4162 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. 05/05/2015
HB 4167 Relating to the territory of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 465. 05/08/2015
HB 4166 Relating to the powers and duties and composition of the board of directors of the Bridgeland Management District. 05/11/2015
HB 4165 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. 05/05/2015
HB 4164 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. 05/05/2015
HB 4161 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. 05/05/2015
HB 4198 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. 05/11/2015
HR 3481 Congratulating the R Club for 20 years of service and commemorating its final event. 06/04/2015
HB 1214 Relating to the date of the primary election and related procedures. 04/20/2015
HB 1283 Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt. 05/04/2015
HB 957 Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. 03/02/2015
HB 487 Relating to certain restrictions on contributions and expenditures from political funds by a lobbyist; creating a criminal offense. 05/07/2015
HB 3369 Relating to supervision of the conduct of a primary election; creating an offense. 05/18/2015
HB 1096 Relating to the residence address of a person for purposes of a response to a confirmation notice sent by the registrar. 05/24/2015

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