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

Rep. Ron Reynolds

District 27 (D-Missouri City)

Committees

New Laws

Bill Caption Date Effective
HB 679 Relating to a study on homeless youth. Effective on 9/1/15
HB 2398 Relating to court jurisdiction and procedures relating to truancy; establishing judicial donation trust funds; providing criminal penalties; imposing a court cost. Effective on 9/1/15
HB 658 Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. Effective immediately
HB 4168 Relating to the composition of the board of directors and the powers of the Gulf Coast Water Authority. Effective immediately

Vetoed Bills

Bill Caption Date Vetoed
HB 2381 Relating to the appointment and duties of election officers. 06/20/2015

Pending Governor's Review

Bill Caption Last Action
HB 4147 Relating to the creation of Missouri City Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Effective immediately
HB 4156 Relating to the creation of Missouri City Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes. Effective immediately
HB 4174 Relating to the creation of a defined area in the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. Effective immediately
HB 2599 Relating to the ability of certain county assistance districts to annex roads. Effective immediately
HB 14 Relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan. House appoints conferees-reported
HB 1490 Relating to public school interventions for truancy and eliminating a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. Senate appoints conferees-reported

Other Legislation

Bill Caption Date of Last Action
HJR 108 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting a county or other political subdivision from eliminating offices or changing district boundaries between the primary and general elections. 04/30/2015
HB 717 Relating to the election of trustees of certain school districts from single-member trustee districts. 02/23/2015
HB 3788 Relating to the information required to be included in a regional water plan and the use of that information by the regional water planning group in developing the plan. 03/23/2015
HB 3957 Relating to recovery by school districts of overpayments of salary to district employees. 03/23/2015
HB 2383 Relating to a permanent request for an early voting ballot. 03/13/2015
HR 1275 Recognizing March 31, 2015, as Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce Black Business Day at the State Capitol. 04/14/2015
HB 1655 Relating to the expunction of certain files and records arising from a criminal investigation; creating a criminal offense. 05/12/2015
HR 1937 Recognizing April 20, 2015, as Missouri City Day at the State Capitol. 04/22/2015
HR 1936 Congratulating Alice Aanstoos of Missouri City on her retirement from AT&T. 05/12/2015
HR 1935 Recognizing April 14, 2015, as Blue Ribbon Lobby Day at the State Capitol. 05/12/2015
HR 2536 Congratulating Judge George Carol Hanks Jr. of Houston on being commissioned to serve as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas. 05/26/2015
HR 2554 Congratulating the Honorable Alfred H. Bennett on his appointment and confirmation as United States district judge for the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas. 05/25/2015
HR 2537 Congratulating Derrick Mitchell on his appointment to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents. 05/26/2015
HR 2762 In memory of Nelson Reyes Salinas, governmental affairs manager for the Texas Association of Business and former legislative staff member. 05/26/2015
HR 3403 Honoring the Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation. 06/01/2015
HR 3532 Commemorating the 2015 Texas Black Expo Juneteenth Summer Celebration. 06/03/2015
HB 3056 Relating to the procedures for applying for a ballot to be voted by mail; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. 05/12/2015
HB 470 Relating to the preference given by state agencies for certain goods and services produced or offered by small businesses. 04/22/2015
HR 719 Celebrating Black History Month and paying tribute to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. 03/02/2015
HR 176 Recognizing the Missouri City Black History Month celebration. 01/29/2015
HB 880 Relating to creating a disadvantaged business assistance program to be operated by the Texas Department of Transportation. 04/28/2015
HB 2384 Relating to the period in which a person may submit an application to vote an early ballot by mail. 03/13/2015
HR 647 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 03/05/2015
HR 697 Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Fort Bend County Day at the State Capitol. 03/01/2015
HR 751 Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol. 03/05/2015
HR 760 Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day at the State Capitol. 03/05/2015
HB 1840 Relating to the appointment by the attorney general of a special prosecutor to prosecute certain offenses committed that cause serious bodily injury or death by peace officers. 03/26/2015
HB 2597 Relating to the creation of a mental health treatment for incarceration diversion pilot program. 05/07/2015
HB 2388 Relating to the time for submitting an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. 03/13/2015
HB 2387 Relating to eligibility for early voting by mail. 05/04/2015
HB 474 Relating to requiring certain law enforcement officers to wear body worn cameras. 04/09/2015
HB 2454 Relating to flood control storage requirements established by the Fort Bend County Drainage District. 04/22/2015
HB 2382 Relating to in-person delivery of an application to vote an early voting ballot by mail. 03/13/2015
HB 3138 Relating to the delivery of voter registration applications. 03/23/2015
HB 3059 Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. 03/23/2015
HB 3140 Relating to the disclosure of certain registration information by the voter registrar. 03/23/2015
HB 2820 Relating to the authorization of certain industry professionals to provide instruction in public schools. 03/16/2015
HB 2386 Relating to eligibility for early voting by mail. 05/11/2015
HB 2385 Relating to a voter's use of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail to update the voter's residence. 03/13/2015
HB 3586 Relating to the deadline for returning a ballot voted by mail. 03/23/2015
HB 3634 Relating to the authority of a municipality to impose a local tax on the sale of certain motor fuel and to the use of the tax revenue by the municipality; authorizing penalties. 04/23/2015
HB 3832 Relating to voting a limited ballot. 05/04/2015
HB 568 Relating to a review by the commissioner of education of state law regarding student suspension, expulsion, or other disciplinary action and the implementation of that law by school districts. 02/18/2015
HB 304 Relating to prohibition of certain insurance discrimination. 02/11/2015
HB 1007 Relating to the purchase of iron, steel, and manufactured goods made in the United States for certain state, state-aided, and governmental entity construction projects. 05/05/2015
HB 3069 Relating to the authority and obligations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to comply with and implement a Clean Power Plan. 04/28/2015
HB 3370 Relating to the minimum wage. 04/07/2015
HB 282 Relating to the organization of a grand jury. 05/11/2015
HB 2028 Relating to the applicability of canceling an application for a ballot to be voted by mail to subsequent elections. 04/30/2015
HB 4013 Relating to studies on homeless veterans and youth. 03/23/2015
HB 622 Relating to verification of a voter's registration on offering to vote. 03/16/2015
HB 414 Relating to the penalties for possession of one ounce or less of marihuana or a synthetic cannabinoid. 05/01/2015
HB 70 Relating to prevention of discrimination and harassment in public schools. 02/09/2015
HB 3845 Relating to a "Texas Way" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; authorizing a fee. 03/24/2015
HB 3941 Relating to the creation of an additional family district court for Fort Bend County. 03/23/2015
HB 1383 Relating to the salary paid to classroom teachers employed by public schools. 03/09/2015
HB 292 Relating to authorizing development corporations to finance projects to support primary job training facilities and programs at certain educational institutions. 04/30/2015
HB 1308 Relating to the method of returning a ballot to be voted by mail. 05/15/2015
HR 177 Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Pearland Day at the State Capitol. 02/20/2015
HB 71 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of indecency with a child. 05/14/2015
HB 2632 Relating to removing a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy. 05/20/2015
HB 1646 Relating to a program allowing certain military voters on active duty overseas to cast a ballot electronically. 05/04/2015

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