District 71 (R - Abilene)
Rep. Susan King
District 71 (R-Abilene)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 764 | Relating to the use, collection, and security of health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 763 | Relating to a petition to a state agency for adoption of rules. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1261 | Relating to the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1430 | Relating to the inclusion of mental health in the public services endorsement on a public school diploma and in information about health science career pathways. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1431 | Relating to the development of a career-oriented foreign language program that public schools may offer. | Effective immediately |
| HCR 93 | Designating Abilene as the official Storybook Capital of Texas. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 1846 | Relating to public comments on federal grants and contracts related to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HCR 129 | Paying tribute to the U.S. military personnel from Texas who lost their lives in the line of duty. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 19 | Relating to a preventive services program and mental health programs for veterans and military families. | Effective immediately |
| HB 867 | Relating to the establishment and operation of the Texas Women Veterans Program. | Effective immediately |
| HB 2718 | Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
| HB 786 | Relating to the right of a public employee to express breast milk in the workplace. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 445 | Relating to providing notice of the availability of paid leave for military service to public officers and employees. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 437 | Relating to eligibility to participate in health benefit programs for certain state employees reemployed after military service. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1140 | Relating to the confinement of pregnant prisoners in county jails. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HCR 70 | 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 veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. | Signed by the Governor |
| HB 834 | Relating to the criteria for issuing a silver alert for a missing senior citizen. | Effective immediately |
| HB 923 | Relating to the issuance of 36th Infantry Division specialty license plates and souvenir license plates. | Effective on 1/1/16 |
| Bill | Caption | Date Vetoed |
|---|---|---|
| HB 225 | Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of a suspected overdose and a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, or paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose. | 06/01/2015 |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2728 | Relating to the amount the Texas Military Preparedness Commission may grant to local governmental entities for certain purposes. | 03/25/2015 |
| HB 770 | Relating to civil liability for the provision of an alcoholic beverage to a minor. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 768 | Relating to the penalty for causing certain assaultive physical contact with a child. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 769 | Relating to the elements of and punishment for the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor. | 02/23/2015 |
| HR 355 | Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Rita L. Littlefield Kidney Day at the State Capitol. | 02/18/2015 |
| HB 1259 | Relating to the work requirements of the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 04/13/2015 |
| HB 1258 | Relating to the eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for certain persons who owe delinquent child support. | 04/13/2015 |
| HB 3655 | Relating to a strategy to ensure proper use of money under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. | 05/04/2015 |
| HR 1732 | Congratulating the Texas Veterans Commission on its receipt of the Abraham Lincoln Pillars of Excellence Award for Outstanding State Program. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1731 | In memory of Dr. Karen Hicks-Alldredge of Sweetwater. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1729 | In memory of Brian Green of Abilene. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1730 | In memory of Lane Frizzell of Abilene. | 05/11/2015 |
| HR 1992 | Congratulating former state representative Diane Patrick on having a new elementary school named in her honor by the Arlington Independent School District. | 05/14/2015 |
| HR 1836 | Recognizing April 8, 2015, as Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol. | 04/15/2015 |
| HR 1952 | In memory of Jerre Wayne Bardin. | 05/12/2015 |
| HR 2221 | Commemorating the 50th annual Armed Forces Barbecue in Abilene. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 2501 | In memory of James Moulton Eastland of Hunt. | 05/19/2015 |
| HR 2786 | Congratulating F. Scott Dueser of Abilene on his selection for the 2015 Texas Bankers Hall of Fame. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 3334 | Honoring members of the Texas House of Representatives who served in the United States military during the Vietnam War. | 05/28/2015 |
| HR 3387 | Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 55. | 05/31/2015 |
| HR 2336 | Commemorating the 59th anniversary of Dyess Air Force Base. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 1196 | In memory of James Henderson Strain of Abilene. | 03/27/2015 |
| HB 1429 | Relating to the creation of a grant program to support community mental health programs for veterans with mental illness. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 765 | Relating to ensuring that certain military members who reside out of state and their dependents maintain their positions on waiting lists for certain assistance programs provided by health and human services agencies. | 03/11/2015 |
| HR 251 | Welcoming the Sweetwater Jaycees to the State Capitol for their Rattlesnake Roundup. | 02/04/2015 |
| HB 1260 | Relating to creation by rule of the Department of Aging and Disability Services of a schedule of support services a state supported living center may provide and procedures for establishing applicable fees for those services. | 05/12/2015 |
| HR 529 | Recognizing February 19, 2015, as Mental Illness Awareness Day. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 1844 | Relating to the offense of providing an alcoholic beverage to a minor; increasing a criminal penalty. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 1849 | Relating to occupational licenses for military service members, military veterans, and military spouses. | 05/19/2015 |
| HB 1845 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for causing certain assaultive physical contact with a child. | 05/19/2015 |
| HB 2141 | Relating to the coordinating workgroups of the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 2143 | Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of military service. | 03/12/2015 |
| HR 170 | Recognizing January 25-31, 2015, as Nurse Anesthetists Week in Texas. | 01/29/2015 |
| HJR 116 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to provide an additional exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain surviving spouses of peace officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2872 | Relating to the period for which certain property acquired by a charitable organization to provide low-income housing may be exempted from ad valorem taxation. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2838 | Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to provide an additional exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain surviving spouses of peace officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2834 | Relating to restrictions in connection with public subsidies and contracts awarded to businesses that employ undocumented workers. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2837 | Relating to authorization agreements between a parent and a relative or other person for the care and custody of the parent's child and an exemption from a licensing requirement; authorizing a fee. | 05/08/2015 |
| HB 2836 | Relating to longevity pay for certain state employees. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 2835 | Relating to the name of the program serving certain persons with special health care needs and prioritizing services provided under the program. | 05/26/2015 |
| HR 1197 | In memory of Violet E. Hames Law of Tye. | 03/27/2015 |
| HB 2727 | Relating to the administration of multicounty statutory county courts and to the 1st Multicounty Court at Law. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3658 | Relating to the development and administration of a parent orientation and education pilot program for recipients of subsidized child-care services. | 05/15/2015 |
| HB 3971 | Relating to the development of neighborhood and community engagement plans for residents of certain group homes. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 3656 | Relating to the use of telephone interpreter services in any criminal proceeding before a judge or magistrate. | 05/11/2015 |
| HJR 138 | Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the use of bonds and notes in the military value revolving loan account. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 1048 | Relating to the redesignation of veterans court programs as veterans treatment court programs, the administration of those programs, the expunction of arrest records and files for certain participants who successfully complete a program, and the issuance of orders of nondisclosure for participants convicted of a misdemeanor; changing a fee. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 4119 | Relating to investigations of and procedures for reports of child abuse and neglect. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 4121 | Relating to service plans and placements for children under the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 232 | Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed; creating a civil action. | 05/12/2015 |
| HR 2956 | In memory of Senior Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Terry Bruce Burkett of Dublin, Texas. | 05/28/2015 |
| HB 1227 | Relating to eliminating the requirement that a school district assess the physical fitness of students. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2203 | Relating to the creation of the Joint Committee to Review the Sunset Advisory Commission. | 04/22/2015 |
| HB 2113 | Relating to the taxation of fireworks. | 05/19/2015 |
| HB 1141 | Relating to reports regarding the use of restraints on pregnant prisoners in county jails. | 04/16/2015 |
| HB 2212 | Relating to the repeal of certain state taxes; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/14/2015 |
| HR 603 | Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Nurse Day at the State Capitol. | 02/27/2015 |
| HB 2799 | Relating to home-school education for foster children. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 955 | Relating to the creation of an offense for failing to secure certain children in a rear-facing child passenger safety seat system. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 91 | Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/25/2015 |
| HR 218 | Honoring nurse practitioners. | 01/29/2015 |
| HB 1541 | Relating to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 3917 | Relating to the recoupment of payments on certain provider claims made under the Medicaid program. | 05/05/2015 |
| HR 459 | Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Nurse Practitioner Day at the State Capitol. | 03/17/2015 |
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