texas council bill tracking report vol. 4 bill status report

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TEXAS COUNCIL BILL TRACKING REPORT VOL. 4 Bill Status Report

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NOTE: BILLS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED CORRESPOND TO TRACKED BILL HIGHLIGHTS

HB 41

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to the minimum wage.

Last Action: 11-10-14 H Filed

HB 42

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to the minimum wage.

Companions: SB 67 Ellis, Rodney(D) (Identical) 11-10-14 S Filed


HB 43

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to the creation of a task force to

evaluate state assessment instruments

administered to public school students

with significant cognitive disabilities.


HB 47

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to the salary paid to certain

professional employees of public

schools.


HB 52

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to increasing the amount of the

residence homestead exemption from ad

valorem taxation by a school district

from $15,000 to $45,000.


HB 53

McClendon, Ruth

Jones(D)

Relating to the age of criminal

responsibility and to certain substantive

and procedural matters related to that

age.


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HB 55

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to the use of the Texas

Enterprise Fund for veterans hospitals.


HB 58

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to an unlawful employment

practice by an employer whose leave

policy does not permit an employee to

use leave to care for the employee's

foster child.


HB 62

Martinez, Armando(D) Relating to the transportation of certain

mental health patients.


HB 73

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to academic assessment of

public school students with significant

disabilities.


HB 93

White, James(R) Relating to the repeal of the offenses of

failure to attend school and parent

contributing to nonattendance.


HB 99

Guillen, Ryan(D) Relating to tracking career information

for graduates of Texas medical schools

and persons completing medical

residency programs in Texas.


HB 107

White, James(R) Relating to the fine imposed on a

student convicted of truancy.


HB 110

White, James(R) Relating to the punishment by

confinement for contempt of court for

failure to obey a court order related to

truancy.


HB 116

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to expanding eligibility for

benefits under the Medicaid program.


HB 124

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to the availability of free

prekindergarten programs in public

schools.


HB 126 Fletcher, Allen(R) Relating to parking placards for vehicles

























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of persons with disabilities.


HB 140

Menendez, Jose(D) Relating to driver's licenses and personal

identification certificates issued to

veterans.


HB 144

Menendez, Jose(D) Relating to the continuation of certain

public benefits, including medical

assistance, for individuals after release

from confinement in a county jail.


HB 161

Larson, Lyle(R) Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or

other facility in lieu of a county jail.


HB 166

Larson, Lyle(R) Relating to the issuance of a safety belt

exemption placard.


HB 174

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to requiring a living wage for

those that do business with the state.


HB 175

Kleinschmidt, Tim(R) Relating to the establishment of the

Veterans Recovery Program to provide

certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen

treatment.

Companions: HB 390 White, James(R) (Identical) 11-25-14 H Filed


HB 181

Bell, Cecil(R) Relating to information printed by school

districts on high school diplomas.


HB 185

Zedler, Bill(R) Relating to benefits for a refill of a

prescription drug by a health benefit

plan issuer.


HB 186

Thompson, Senfronia(D) Relating to the availability of free


schools.
























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HB 187

Thompson, Senfronia(D) Relating to unlawful employment

practices regarding discrimination in

payment of compensation.



HB 197

Price, Four(R) Relating to requiring a public institution

of higher education to post information

regarding mental health resources on

the institution's Internet website.


HB 211

Rose, Toni(D) Relating to resuming a criminal case

after a defendant is determined to be

competent to stand trial.


HB 217

Marquez, Marisa(D) Relating to the services provided by a

colonia self-help center.

Companions: SB 32 Zaffirini, Judith(D) (Identical) 11-10-14 S Filed


HB 233

Farrar, Jessica(D) Relating to school social work services in

public schools.


HB 242

Lucio III, Eddie(D) Relating to a local option exemption

from ad valorem taxation by a county of

a portion of the value of the residence

homestead of a veteran who has been

honorably discharged.


HB 246

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Relating to franchise tax credits for

creating quality jobs for veterans.


HB 263

Miles, Borris(D) Relating to the sealing in certain cases

of juvenile records of adjudications of

delinquent conduct or conduct indicating

a need for supervision and access by

certain persons to sealed juvenile

records.


HB 266

Miles, Borris(D) Relating to offenses involving violating

the civil rights of a person in custody

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with a person in custody.


HB 279

Simmons, Ron(R) Relating to eligibility for a public

education grant of certain students

receiving special education services.


HB 286

Canales, Terry(D) Relating to collection costs that may be

imposed in connection with certain

delinquent ad valorem taxes owed by

disabled veterans.


HB 295

Canales, Terry(D) Relating to acceptable forms of

identification for voting.


HB 297

Wu, Gene(D) Relating to the establishment of

progressive sanctions for students who

fail to attend school and to the repeal of

the offenses of failure to attend school

and parent contributing to

nonattendance.

Companions: HB 378 White, James(R) (Identical) 11-25-14 H Filed


HB 299

Wu, Gene(D) Relating to notification by a public junior

college to a school district of certain

students referred to developmental

coursework.


HB 304

Thompson, Senfronia(D) Relating to prohibition of certain

insurance discrimination.


HB 313

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to employment of certified

school counselors by school districts.


HB 330

Wu, Gene(D) Relating to the age of criminal



age.


HB 339

Farias, Joe(D) Relating to leave for certain veterans

returning to state employment.




















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HB 350

Farias, Joe(D) Relating to an exemption from the motor

vehicle sales and use tax for certain

motor vehicles purchased or used by

veterans with disabilities.


HB 352

King, Ken(R) Relating to the drug testing of certain

persons seeking benefits under the

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF) program.


HB 356

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to a federal waiver to exempt

public school students with significant

cognitive disabilities from annual

assessment requirements imposed by

federal law.


HB 357

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to the responsibilities of public

school counselors.


HB 378

White, James(R) Relating to the establishment of

progressive sanctions for students who

fail to attend school and to the repeal of

the offenses of failure to attend school

and parent contributing to

nonattendance.

Companions: HB 297 Wu, Gene(D) (Identical) 11-14-14 H Filed


HB 379

White, James(R) Relating to the failure to attend school

for part of a day.


HB 383

McClendon, Ruth

Jones(D)

Relating to unprotected road users.


HB 390

White, James(R) Relating to the establishment of the

Veterans Recovery Program to provide

certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen

treatment.

Companions: HB 175 Kleinschmidt, Tim(R) (Identical) 11-10-14 H Filed




















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HB 395

McClendon, Ruth

Jones(D)

Relating to the rates of the state motor

fuel taxes and to the use of additional

revenue derived from those taxes.


HB 396

McClendon, Ruth

Jones(D)

Relating to the state minimum wage,

including adjustments based on the

consumer price index and authorization

for a county or municipality to establish

a local minimum wage.


HB 403

Dutton, Harold(D) Relating to the penalty for certain

offenders for possession of a small

amount of certain controlled substances.


HB 407

Gonzalez, Mary(D) Relating to school district selection of an

alternative assessment method in place

of state-administered assessment

instruments.

Last Action: 12- 1-14 H Filed

HB 410

Turner, Chris(D) Relating to the amount of unclaimed

lottery prize money to be deposited in

the fund for veterans' assistance.


HB 432

Munoz, Sergio(D) Relating to the exemption from ad

valorem taxation of the total appraised

value of the residence homestead of the

surviving spouse of a 100 percent or

totally disabled veteran.


HB 433

Thompson, Senfronia(D) Relating to qualifications and registration

of certain voters on probation.


HB 435

Raymond, Richard(D) Relating to the instruction of American

Sign Language in public high schools.


HB 437

Raney, John(R) Relating to eligibility to participate in

health benefit programs for certain state

employees reemployed after military

service.


HB 438 Canales, Terry(D) Relating to authorizing patients with























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certain terminal conditions to access

certain investigational drugs, biological

products, and devices that are in clinical

trials.


HB 440

Gonzales, Larry(R) Relating to adapting the public school

physical education curriculum to

accommodate the needs of students with

mental disabilities.


HB 443

Gonzales, Larry(R) Relating to zero-based budgeting for

state agencies as part of the sunset

review process.


HB 447

Johnson, Eric(D) Relating to acceptable forms of

identification for voting.


HB 450

Alonzo, Roberto(D) Relating to the establishment of

veterans resource centers at certain

institutions of higher education.


HJR 26

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D)

Proposing a constitutional amendment

establishing an increased minimum

wage.


HJR 30

Martinez, Armando(D) Proposing a constitutional amendment

increasing the amount of the residence

homestead exemption from ad valorem

taxation for public school purposes from

$15,000 to $45,000.


HJR 35

Larson, Lyle(R) Proposing a constitutional amendment to

allow the voters of Bexar County to

adopt a charter that restructures and

empowers the county government and

that may allow the integration of the

county government.


HJR 42

Lucio III, Eddie(D) Proposing a constitutional amendment

authorizing a local option exemption

from ad valorem taxation by a county of

a portion of the value of the residence

homestead of an honorably discharged

veteran.









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HJR 43

Raymond, Richard(D) Proposing a constitutional amendment

prohibiting the taxation of the sale or

use of certain prescription medicine.


HJR 51

Munoz, Sergio(D) Proposing a constitutional amendment

authorizing the legislature to provide for

an exemption from ad valorem taxation

of all or part of the market value of the

residence homestead of the surviving

spouse.


SB 30

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to financial eligibility for the

Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver

program.

Last Action: 11-10-14 S Filed

SB 32

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to the services provided by a

colonia self-help center.

Companions: HB 217 Marquez, Marisa(D) (Identical) 11-10-14 H Filed


SB 36

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to requiring the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board to

maintain an inventory of postsecondary

educational programs and services for

persons with intellectual and

developmental disabilities.


SB 37

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to a study of the participation of

individuals with intellectual or

developmental disabilities in public

higher education.


SB 38

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to creation of an employment-

first task force advisory committee.


SB 41

Zaffirini, Judith(D) Relating to exemptions for disabled

peace officers from payment of tuition

and fees at public institutions of higher

education.


SB 53 Nelson, Jane(R) Relating to strategic fiscal reviews for






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state agencies and programs.


SB 54

Nelson, Jane(R) Relating to the drug testing of certain

persons seeking benefits under the

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

(TANF) program.


SB 55

Nelson, Jane(R) Relating to the creation of a grant

program to support community mental

health programs for veterans with

mental illness.


SB 56

Nelson, Jane(R) Relating to the resident physician

expansion grant program.


SB 65

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to unlawful employment

practices regarding discrimination in

payment of compensation.

Companions: HB 187

Thompson,

Senfronia(D) (Identical)

11-10-14 H Filed


SB 67

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the minimum wage.

Companions: HB 42

Martinez Fischer,

Trey(D) (Identical)

11-10-14 H Filed


SB 68

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the minimum wage, including

authorizing a county or municipality to

establish a minimum wage.


SB 72

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the availability of free


schools.

Companions: HB 186

Thompson,

Senfronia(D) (Identical)

11-10-14 H Filed


SB 76

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to prohibition of certain

insurance discrimination.




















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Companions: HB 453 Alonzo, Roberto(D) (Identical) 12- 4-14 H Filed


SB 82

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to community supervision for

certain drug possession offenses.


SB 87

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the elimination of smoking in

certain workplaces and public places.


SB 89

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the expansion of eligibility for

medical assistance to certain persons

under the federal Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act.


SB 90

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to notice and prior approval of

health benefit plan rates.


SB 99

Hinojosa, Chuy(D) Relating to the supervised reentry into

the community of certain inmates

nearing their date of discharge from the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


SB 104

Hinojosa, Chuy(D) Relating to the age of criminal



age.


SB 106

Whitmire, John(D) Relating to the prevention of truancy

and the offense of failure to attend

school.


SB 107

Whitmire, John(D) Relating to the removal, discipline, or

transfer of a public school student.


SB 108

Whitmire, John(D) Relating to criminal procedures for

certain misdemeanor offenses

committed by children.


SB 123

West, Royce(D) Relating to the minimum wage, including

authorizing a county or municipality to

establish a minimum wage.






















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SB 125

West, Royce(D) Relating to certain assessments for

children in the conservatorship of the

Department of Family and Protective

Services.


SB 126

West, Royce(D) Relating to the release of certain

inmates on medically recommended

intensive supervision.


SB 130

West, Royce(D) Relating to the eligibility of criminal

defendants for an order of

nondisclosure.


SB 133

Schwertner, Charles(R) Relating to mental health first aid

training for school district employees

and school resource officers.


SB 136

Perry, Charles(R) Relating to zero-based budgeting for

state agencies as part of the sunset

review process.


SB 149

Seliger, Kel(R) Relating to the creation of individual

graduation committees for certain high

school students.


SB 164

Lucio, Eddie(D) Relating to a notification requirement if a

school counselor is not assigned to a

public school campus.


SB 165

Lucio, Eddie(D) Relating to the use of public school

counselors' work time.


SB 167

Lucio, Eddie(D) Relating to the employment of certified

school counselors by school districts.


SB 169

Uresti, Carlos(D) 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.





















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SB 174

Huffman, Joan(R) Relating to the eligibility of certain

persons to receive a sentence of

community supervision, including

deferred adjudication community

supervision.


SB 190

Schwertner, Charles(R) Relating to the Interstate Medical

Licensure Compact.


SB 194

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to

health benefit plan coverage of HIV and

AIDS tests.

Last Action: 12- 1-14 S Filed

SB 195

Schwertner, Charles(R) Relating to information relating to

prescriptions for certain controlled

substances.


SB 226

Ellis, Rodney(D) Relating to the applicability of the death

penalty to a capital offense committed

by a person with an intellectual

disability.


SJR 9

Taylor, Van(R) Proposing a constitutional amendment to

provide for review or approval of state

agency rules by the elected members of

the legislature.


SJR 11

Perry, Charles(R) Proposing a constitutional amendment

regarding the maximum amount of

appropriations for a state fiscal

biennium.


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