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

Rep. Yvonne Davis

District 111 (D-Dallas)

Committees

New Laws

Bill Caption Date Effective
HB 2549 Relating to the authority and operation of regional tollway authorities. Effective on 9/1/15

Pending Governor's Review

Bill Caption Last Action
HB 2853 Relating to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance. Effective immediately

Other Legislation

Bill Caption Date of Last Action
HR 3065 Commending Amanda Rachelle Johnson for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HB 1008 Relating to the establishment by the Department of State Health Services of a program for the transfer of certain unused drugs to public hospitals. 03/03/2015
HB 1005 Relating to allowing judges to use juror identification numbers when polling the jury. 05/14/2015
HB 999 Relating to the comptroller's report on the effect of certain tax provisions. 03/02/2015
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
HR 225 Congratulating Evelyn Foster Hamilton of Dallas for being honored by the Omicron Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 01/28/2015
HB 1001 Relating to restrictions on tax and fee benefits for certain private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries; changing taxes and fees. 03/03/2015
HB 998 Relating to administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals and reported to certain health professional licensing boards. 03/02/2015
HB 1004 Relating to the exercise of eminent domain by certain toll road corporations. 03/19/2015
HB 1003 Relating to the periodic evaluation of certain exemptions from property taxes and state taxes. 05/12/2015
HB 1002 Relating to disclosure of home mortgage information to a surviving spouse. 03/25/2015
HR 3457 Commending Chief David O. Brown and the Dallas Police Department for their exemplary record of community policing and outreach. 06/04/2015
HR 3079 Commending Betty Pittman for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HB 3537 Relating to a breach of system security of a business that exposes consumer credit card or debit card information; providing a civil penalty. 04/21/2015
HR 1958 Honoring the Reverend Christopher L. Taylor for his service as Pastor of the Day on April 22, 2015. 04/20/2015
HB 1006 Relating to the preference given by state agencies to goods offered by bidders in this state or manufactured, produced, or grown in this state or in the United States. 03/27/2015
HB 3250 Relating to disclosures and transfer expenses for transfers of structured settlement payments. 03/17/2015
HB 997 Relating to certain duties of employers voluntarily participating in the federal E-Verify program and of the Texas Workforce Commission in regard to the E-Verify program; providing civil penalties. 03/05/2015
HR 727 Congratulating Roland G. Parrish on his receipt of the 2015 Texas Black Legislative Caucus Community Award for House District 111. 02/27/2015
HR 740 Honoring TaDaija Dixon of Dallas on earning a 2015 Texas Legislative Black Caucus scholarship. 02/27/2015
HR 739 Honoring Natalie M. Hipolito of Dallas on earning a 2015 Texas Legislative Black Caucus scholarship. 02/27/2015
HR 488 In memory of Lance Andre Lemons of Desoto. 02/12/2015
HR 1348 In memory of Dr. Kendell Beck of Dallas. 03/19/2015
HR 732 Recognizing March 18, 2015, as Leadership Southwest Day at the State Capitol. 03/20/2015
HR 730 In memory of Gary Adrian of Austin. 03/02/2015
HR 729 Congratulating Tim Brown on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 04/17/2015
HR 741 Honoring Georgette Rojas of Dallas on earning a 2015 Texas Legislative Black Caucus scholarship. 02/27/2015
HR 738 Honoring Jahmiila P. Wall of Cedar Hill on earning a 2015 Texas Legislative Black Caucus scholarship. 02/27/2015
HB 1009 Relating to application fees and deposits paid to a landlord of residential rental property. 05/14/2015
HB 2473 Relating to establishing a grant program in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to assist certain organizations that make residential mortgage loans to residents of certain neighborhoods. 05/14/2015
HB 2137 Relating to allowing a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district to visit school campuses. 03/13/2015
HCR 74 Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project in an appropriate location. 05/21/2015
HB 2764 Relating to requiring certain regional transportation authority subregional boards to establish a labor advisory committee. 04/23/2015
HB 3383 Relating to the EB-5 immigrant investor visa program administered by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 03/19/2015
HB 3385 Relating to the regulation of call centers; providing a civil penalty. 03/17/2015
HB 3380 Relating to the grounds for and process by which elected officers of certain home-rule municipalities may be removed from office. 05/15/2015
HB 3248 Relating to state agency procedures and policies to protect and properly destroy certain information that identifies an individual. 05/15/2015
HB 3510 Relating to the publication of an image that depicts an individual without the individual's consent; imposing civil penalties. 04/21/2015
HB 4122 Relating to retroactive child support sought after a child reaches 18 years of age. 05/08/2015
HB 4033 Relating to approval by the commissioner of education of an expansion or new school amendment for a charter holder previously denied a charter by the State Board of Education. 03/23/2015
HB 4088 Relating to the Texas enterprise fund. 04/23/2015
HB 3745 Relating to railroad crew requirements; providing a civil penalty. 03/23/2015
HR 1263 In memory of Bishop James Neaul Haynes of Dallas. 03/16/2015
HR 1258 In memory of Cecil Earnestine Anderson of Dallas. 03/27/2015
HR 1574 In memory of Vernon Broadus Jr. of Dallas. 03/26/2015
HR 1552 Commending Daniela Gonzalez for her service in the office of State Representative Yvonne Davis as part of the Dallas County Community College District Legislative Internship program. 04/22/2015
HR 1719 Commending Dallas County Health and Human Services for its exemplary performance in responding to the October 2014 Ebola outbreak. 04/15/2015
HR 2141 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Davis Apparel Shop in Dallas. 05/04/2015
HR 1863 In memory of John Edward Softly of DeSoto. 04/20/2015
HR 1864 Congratulating Betty J. Bush on her retirement from the Dallas Independent School District. 04/20/2015
HR 2098 Honoring Warren Seay for his service on the DeSoto Independent School District Board of Trustees. 05/04/2015
HR 2274 Honoring the Reverend Dr. Patrick Rucker of Dallas for his service as Pastor of the Day. 05/04/2015
HR 1821 Honoring Dr. Rickie G. Rush of Dallas for his service as Pastor of the Day on April 10, 2015. 04/09/2015
HR 2760 Honoring Charles Hardy for his 35 years of service to Austin Industries. 05/26/2015
HR 2801 Commending the Honorable Tennell Atkins for his service on the Dallas City Council. 05/14/2015
HR 2800 Commending Vonciel Jones Hill for her service to the Dallas City Council. 05/14/2015
HR 3052 Commending JaQuay Jackson Gray for her service in the office of State Representative Yvonne Davis as a participant in the Texas Legislative Internship Program. 05/30/2015
HR 3045 Honoring Dwaine R. Caraway on his retirement from the Dallas City Council. 06/01/2015
HR 3008 Commending Carolyn R. Davis for her service on the Dallas City Council. 06/02/2015
HR 3140 Commending Frederick Douglas Lewis I for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 05/31/2015
HR 3141 Congratulating Keenen Diaz of John A. Dubiski Career High School in Grand Prairie on being accepted into Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders at The University of Texas at Austin. 05/31/2015
HR 3142 Commending Nondumiso Mbambo for her service in the office of State Representative Yvonne Davis as a participant in the Texas Legislative Intern Program. 05/30/2015
HR 3145 Commending Jill Anne Brandenburg for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 05/31/2015
HR 3080 Commending Millie Williams for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3086 Commending Eli Davis for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3070 Commending Susie Jones for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3082 Commending Constance Ramirez Hollie-Jawaid for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/02/2015
HR 3085 Commending George H. Coleman for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3077 Commending Carla Reynolds-Grogan for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3068 Commending Lakisha Thomas for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3072 Commending Robert Smith for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3071 Commending W. O. Montgomery for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3074 Commending Linda Lydia for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3081 Commending Eyvern Edwards for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3069 Commending Kenetra Lavette Malone for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3083 Commending Sedonia Heard Kidd for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3073 Commending Frances Rizo for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3084 Commending Dorothy Whaley for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3088 Commending Barbara Lewis for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 136 Congratulating Senior Corporal James David Byas of the Dallas Police Department on his selection as the 2014 Cops' Cop Officer of the Year. 01/15/2015
HR 3066 Commending Martin Burrell for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3076 Commending Shirley Edwards-Brown for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3067 Commending Lester Rummans for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3087 Commending Vivian Hill for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 2855 In memory of Mozelle Blair of Dallas. 05/31/2015
HR 3063 Commending Anga Sanders for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3078 Commending Tia Finney for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/01/2015
HR 3064 Commending Nancy Woertendyke for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/02/2015
HR 3075 Commending Ann Hubener for serving as a Democratic Party precinct chair in Dallas County. 06/02/2015
HR 3273 Congratulating Grand Prairie city manager Tom Hart on being named Public Administrator of the Year by the North Texas chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. 05/31/2015
HR 3234 In memory of Margaret Ann McCarthy Williams of Duncanville. 06/01/2015
HR 3310 Commending Darrell Williams II on his graduation from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. 05/31/2015
HR 3445 Congratulating Jessie M. Hopkins on her selection as the Carver Heights Baptist Church Woman of the Year. 06/03/2015
HR 3519 Congratulating Abigail Cain on graduating magna cum laude from Brown University in 2015. 06/02/2015
HR 484 Congratulating the Cedar Hill High School football team on winning the 2014 UIL 6A Division 2 state championship. 02/19/2015
HB 2271 Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. 05/15/2015
HB 68 Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; creating an offense. 04/22/2015
HB 3990 Relating to the study of the fiscal impact on local governments in Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall Counties of restructuring the NorthSTAR behavioral health system and the effective implementation the Sunset Commission Health and Human Services Commission Issue 9 recommendation. 03/23/2015
HCR 140 Urging governmental entities to cease displaying the flag of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and to instead fly the Freedom and Heritage Flag. 06/01/2015
HR 1594 In memory of former State Representative Richard S. Geiger of Dallas. 04/16/2015
HB 102 Relating to the creation of the offense of cargo theft. 05/08/2015
HR 750 In memory of Harry Englert of Grand Prairie. 03/05/2015
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
HJR 13 Proposing a constitutional amendment temporarily dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax to the state highway fund. 04/30/2015

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