District 139 (D - Houston)
Rep. Sylvester Turner
District 139 (D-Houston)
| Bill | Caption | Date Effective |
|---|---|---|
| HB 710 | Relating to procedures for certain persons charged with a violation of a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on parole or to mandatory supervision. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 679 | Relating to a study on homeless youth. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 1101 | Relating to extending the period over which the balance of the system benefit fund is to be eliminated. | Effective immediately |
| HB 1309 | Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to a child in foster care or in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | Effective immediately |
| HB 3074 | Relating to the provision of artificially administered nutrition and hydration and life-sustaining treatment. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 9 | Relating to the Employees Retirement System of Texas. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 100 | Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 2187 | Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities; imposing an administrative penalty; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 7 | Relating to certain fiscal matters affecting governmental entities; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain taxes, assessments, surcharges, and fees. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| HB 3327 | Relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk teams. | Effective on 9/1/15 |
| Bill | Caption | Date of Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| HR 1784 | Welcoming R&B artist John Legend to the State Capitol. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 677 | Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 725 | Relating to the appeal of waiver of jurisdiction and transfer to criminal court in juvenile cases. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 1092 | Relating to an annual report of residential electric customer complaints. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2449 | Relating to a grant available to school districts to provide services to students residing in care and treatment facilities and residential placement facilities. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 3216 | Relating to the quarterly reporting of certain information regarding property and casualty insurance. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3343 | Relating to the development of electricity demand response programs. | 03/25/2015 |
| HB 3589 | Relating to placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3575 | Relating to eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided to certain grandparents. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3716 | Relating to a requirement that public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools notify the Texas Education Agency of student deaths. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3625 | Relating to requirements for certain service contracts. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 3557 | Relating to the reporting of the seizure and forfeiture of contraband. | 03/20/2015 |
| HR 1512 | Commemorating the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi on April 13, 2015. | 04/16/2015 |
| HR 3426 | In memory of Robert Wayne "Bob" Strauser of Austin. | 06/03/2015 |
| HB 3896 | Relating to student access to public school instructional materials and technology. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2254 | Relating to certain fees, charges, or credits based on a customer's electricity use in areas where competition has been introduced. | 03/25/2015 |
| HB 4013 | Relating to studies on homeless veterans and youth. | 03/23/2015 |
| HJR 17 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2252 | Relating to the use of the compensatory education allotment for a school district's school guidance and counseling program. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2755 | Relating to the higher education fund, the management of investments of the permanent university fund, and the allocation and distribution of certain constitutional revenues to the University of Houston. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 678 | Relating to advance notice regarding the housing of sexually violent predators at a new location in various counties of this state. | 05/15/2015 |
| HR 393 | Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Greater Houston Day at the State Capitol. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 1393 | Relating to the establishment of a home and community-based services program under Medicaid for certain persons with severe and persistent mental illness. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 1437 | Relating to certain dedicated accounts in the general revenue fund that fund trauma facilities and emergency medical services. | 05/13/2015 |
| HR 528 | Congratulating the Honorable Harold V. Dutton Jr. on the occasion of his 70th birthday. | 02/20/2015 |
| HR 561 | Recognizing February 18, 2015, as Indo-Americans of Greater Houston Day at the State Capitol. | 02/20/2015 |
| HB 1519 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation, 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 a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1518 | Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt a local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1567 | Relating to the offense of driving while license invalid. | 04/23/2015 |
| HJR 18 | Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation, 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 a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1795 | Relating to the eligibility for indigent status for purposes of the driver responsibility program. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 2572 | Relating to the firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities. | 05/07/2015 |
| HJR 115 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to entitle the University of Houston to participate in the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund. | 04/29/2015 |
| HB 2376 | Relating to the creation and administration of a disaster recovery fund. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 2253 | Relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on retail electric service minimum usage fees and usage credits. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 3215 | Relating to requirements regarding the withdrawal by certain insurers from the market for certain lines of insurance. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2992 | Relating to the functions of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 3017 | Relating to public education and public school finance matters. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 767 | Relating to cardiac assessments of participants in extracurricular athletic activities sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League. | 05/21/2015 |
| HB 3059 | Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification; providing criminal penalties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HR 760 | Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day at the State Capitol. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1483 | Relating to the dispensing of aesthetic pharmaceuticals by physicians and therapeutic optometrists; imposing fees. | 04/27/2015 |
| HB 3171 | Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 656 | Relating to the payment of foster care costs. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 1541 | Relating to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program. | 05/21/2015 |
| HR 1614 | Congratulating Zion Wren on placing third at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1891 | Relating to Texas community schools. | 05/21/2015 |
| HR 1613 | Congratulating Jannah Collins on placing second at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships. | 04/28/2015 |
| HR 133 | Honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 01/15/2015 |
| HB 1812 | Relating to grants awarded to reimburse counties for the cost of monitoring defendants and victims in criminal cases involving family violence. | 05/13/2015 |
| HR 348 | Honoring parking attendants of the office of the house sergeant-at-arms. | 02/25/2015 |
| HR 1612 | Congratulating Brooke Demars on winning the African American National Spelling Bee Championships. | 04/28/2015 |
| 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 1383 | Relating to the salary paid to classroom teachers employed by public schools. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 2138 | Relating to the online publication of information regarding campus expenditures made by junior college districts. | 05/06/2015 |
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