District 37 (D - Brownsville)
Rep. René Oliveira
District 37 (D-Brownsville)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1717 | Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy taxes by certain municipalities for ecological and space exploration-related tourism. | Effective immediately |
| HB 4059 | Relating to limitations on annexation by and extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2067 | Relating to the rescission or waiver of an acceleration of the maturity date of certain debt secured by a lien on real property. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2076 | Relating to notice requirements and other procedures relating to the possession or sale of a motor vehicle, motorboat, vessel, or outboard motor by a possessory lienholder. | See remarks for effective date |
| HB 2066 | Relating to the rescission of nonjudicial foreclosure sales. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1716 | Relating to the term for a lease of land owned by certain navigation districts. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1736 | Relating to building energy efficiency performance standards. | Effective immediately |
| HB 11 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Department of Public Safety, military and law enforcement training, and the investigation, prosecution, punishment, and prevention of certain offenses; creating an offense and increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 939 | Relating to unenforceable restrictive covenants regarding standby electric generators affecting residential homes. | Effective immediately |
| HB 32 | Relating to the computation and rates of the franchise tax; decreasing tax rates. | Effective on 1/1/16 |
| HB 40 | Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations. | Effective immediately |
| Bill | Caption | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2063 | Relating to the recording and effective date of certain documents relating to nonjudicial foreclosure sales. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 3545 | Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2538 | Relating to the designation of certain customer bill payment assistance program costs as an expense of operation that is a first lien against revenue securing certain public securities or obligations in certain municipalities. | 04/28/2015 |
| HR 646 | Recognizing March 3, 2015, as Port Isabel Day at the State Capitol. | 03/06/2015 |
| HB 1726 | Relating to a study by the consumer credit commissioner regarding payment by mortgage lenders of property tax loans. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 2069 | Relating to the administration of foreclosure sales of real property. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1981 | Relating to reporting requirements for certain unclaimed property. | 05/12/2015 |
| HR 1246 | In memory of Elvis Hernandez of Brownsville. | 03/27/2015 |
| HR 2618 | In memory of former Port Isabel mayor Quirino Z. Martinez. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2391 | Congratulating the Rivera High School boys' soccer team on winning the UIL 6A state championship. | 05/26/2015 |
| HB 1936 | Relating to notice by a property owner to a mortgage servicer that the owner intends to enter into a contract with a property tax lender. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2144 | Relating to partnerships and limited liability companies. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 2142 | Relating to corporations and fundamental business transactions. | 05/01/2015 |
| HB 2587 | Relating to a study regarding employers who do not participate in and injured employees who are not covered under the workers' compensation system. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1714 | Relating to a report by the comptroller regarding the misclassification of employees. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 1712 | Relating to the establishment of an innovative workforce training center in the Rio Grande Valley. | 04/02/2015 |
| HB 1715 | Relating to a report by the comptroller on wage theft. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 3104 | Relating to intra-industry relationships between alcoholic beverage manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3479 | Relating to authorizing certain distributions of income from a nonprofit corporation to members of the corporation who are certain nonprofit corporations. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 3305 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for wages paid to certain employees. | 03/30/2015 |
| HB 1711 | Relating to the compensatory education allotment and the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 3284 | Relating to venue for the appeal of a judgment of a district court determining an ad valorem tax appeal. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3082 | Relating to increasing the amount of burial benefits required to be paid by an insurance carrier under the workers' compensation system. | 05/14/2015 |
| HR 222 | Recognizing January 28, 2015, as Brownsville Day at the State Capitol. | 01/29/2015 |
| HR 241 | Congratulating The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine on its receipt of a grant from the United Health Foundation. | 03/01/2015 |
| 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 |
| HR 853 | In memory of Jose Santos Jr. of Brownsville. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 753 | Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 1668 | Relating to the status of a subcontractor as an employee for the purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 1199 | Relating to deceptive representations or other conduct concerning certain synthetic substances as a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 4182 | Relating to the creation of the Cameron County Healthcare District; granting the authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. | 05/14/2015 |
| HR 443 | Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Rio Grande Valley Day at the State Capitol. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 4173 | Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2263 | Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 1984 | Relating to the aerospace and aviation office of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office and to the aerospace and aviation advisory committee. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 1686 | Relating to excluding a franchisor as an employer of a franchisee or a franchisee's employees. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 512 | Relating to waiver of immunity in certain employment discrimination actions in connection with a workers' compensation claim. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 37 | Relating to the reporting of certain contributions and political expenditures by certain persons; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2327 | Relating to a studies on the rates of electric utilities. | 04/30/2015 |
| HB 31 | Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate. | 05/06/2015 |
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