HB 274  

Creighton

Relating to attorney's fees, early dismissal, expedited trials, and the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions.

Bill History:

05-09-11 H Passed (Vote: Y: 96/N: 49)

HB 398  

Jackson, Jim

Relating to the eligibility of employees convicted of certain offenses to provide services under a contract with a public school.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-26-11 H Passed on local calendar (Vote: Y:148/N: 0)

HB 628  

Callegari

Relating to contracts by governmental entities and related professional services and to public works performance and payment bonds.

Bill History:

05-10-11 H Set on the House Calendar

HB 764  

Lozano

Relating to the authority of general-law municipalities to restrict sex offenders from child safety zones in the municipality.

Bill History:

04-05-11 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. OR ADJ., JHR 120 House Criminal Jurisprudence

HB 1390  

Deshotel

Relating to retainage under certain construction contracts.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-04-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 2093  

Thompson

Relating to the operation and regulation of certain consolidated insurance programs.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-06-11 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

SB 2  

Jackson, Mike

Relating to certain economic and workforce development programs through which employers may receive grants and subsidies.

Bill History:

04-20-11 S Committee action pending Senate Economic Development

SB 14  

Fraser
Harless

Relating to requirements to vote, including presenting proof of identification.

Bill History:

05-10-11 H Set on the House Items Eligible Calendar

SB 18  

Estes
Geren

Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 G Sent to the Governor

SB 309  

Harris
Patrick, Diane

Relating to the events eligible to receive funding through a major events trust fund.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-29-11 G Earliest effective date

SB 321  

Hegar
Kleinschmidt

Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-04-11 H Passed (Vote: Y:117/N: 29)

SB 361  

Duncan

Relating to indemnification provisions in construction contracts.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-05-11 H Rereferred to Committee on House Insurance

SB 539  

Carona
Kleinschmidt

Relating to the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain proceedings concerning mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-03-11 G Sent to the Governor

SB 1042  

Hegar

Relating to the eligibility of employees convicted of certain offenses to provide services under a contract with a public school.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-26-11 H Referred to House Committee on House Public Education

SB 1048  

Jackson, Mike
Davis, John

Relating to the creation of public and private facilities and infrastructure.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-04-11 H Reported from committee as substituted House Economic and Small Business Development

HB 1  

Pitts
Ogden

Relating to appropriations for the 2012-2013 biennium.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Senate appointed conference committee
CONFEREES: Ogden, Nelson, Williams, Duncan and Hinojosa

HB 4  

Pitts
Ogden

Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Bill History:

05-10-11 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for

HB 150  

Solomons

Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

Bill History:

05-06-11 S Committee action pending Senate Select Committee on Redistricting

HB 243  

Craddick

Relating to the creation of an offense for certain uses of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-26-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Transportation and Homeland Security

HB 336  

Marquez
Rodriguez

Relating to the filing and posting on the Internet of reports of political contributions and expenditures required in connection with the office of member of the board of trustees of certain school districts.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs

HB 345  

Kleinschmidt
Wentworth

Relating to limitations on awards in an adjudication brought against a local governmental entity for breach of contract.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 360  

Jackson, Jim
Duncan

Relating to ballot language for a proposition to approve the imposition or increase of a tax or the issuance of bonds.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Committee action pending Senate State Affairs

HB 571  

Huberty
Williams

Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Passed (Vote: Y: 30/N: 0)

HB 625  

Solomons
Carona

Relating to notice of staff leasing services company workers' compensation claim and payment information.

Bill History:

05-06-11 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 679  

Button
Carona

Relating to change order approval requirements for certain political subdivisions of the state.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-06-11 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 902  

Thompson

Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-20-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations

HB 970  

Gonzales, Larry

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade coliseums and multiuse facilities in certain municipalities.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Economic Development

HB 1242  

Geren

Relating to the regulation of certain metal dealers.

Bill History:

04-26-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 1253  

Smithee

Relating to notice to an enrollee of a modification in a small or large employer health benefit plan.

Bill History:

05-05-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State Affairs

HB 1283  

Craddick

Relating to consideration of a bidder's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-28-11 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Intergovernmental Relations

HB 1456  

Orr

Relating to the waiver and release of a mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's lien or payment bond claim.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 1616  

Geren

Relating to the reporting of political contributions and expenditures.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State Affairs

HB 1694  

Coleman
West

Relating to the purchasing and contracting authority of counties.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-11-11 S Meeting set for 9:30 A.M., E1.028 Senate Intergovernmental Relations

HB 1711  

Davis, John

Relating to disaster remediation contracts.

Bill History:

05-02-11 S Received in the Senate - Referred to Senate Economic Development

HB 1804  

Hancock

Relating to certificates of insurance required for certain plumbing contractors.

Bill History:

04-20-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 1853  

Hamilton

Relating to the licensing and regulation of fire protection sprinkler technicians.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-28-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 1859  

Hochberg

Relating to the applicability of architectural barrier standards.

Bill History:

04-29-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 1869  

Giddings
West

Relating to local governments that may consider a bidder's principal place of business when awarding a contract.

Bill History:

05-06-11 S Recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar

HB 1899  

Pickett
Rodriguez

Relating to the posting of signs in school crossing zones regarding the prohibited use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle.

Bill History:

05-04-11 S Committee action pending Senate Transportation and Homeland Security

HB 1933  

Smith, Wayne

Relating to the regulation of metal recycling entities.

Bill History:

04-28-11 S Received in the Senate - Not referred

HB 2131  

Geren
Eltife

Relating to the issuance of a pass for expedited access to the State Capitol.

Bill History:

05-12-11 S Set on the Local Calendar

HB 2266  

Smith, Wayne

Relating to fire code certificates of compliance.

Bill History:

04-26-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Intergovernmental Relations

HB 2284  

Hardcastle

Relating to the practice of engineering.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 2376  

Hamilton
Jackson, Mike

Relating to the regulation of plumbing.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-10-11 S Placed on the Senate Intent Calendar for

HB 2476  

Harless
Eltife

Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.

Bill History:

05-09-11 S Voted favorably from committee as substituted Senate Finance

HB 2490  

Solomons

Relating to the regulation of certain metal dealers.

Bill History:

05-05-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 2643  

Hamilton

Relating to safety standards for elevators, escalators, and related equipment.

Bill History:

05-05-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Business and Commerce

HB 3409  

Kolkhorst

Relating to filing amended statements reflecting change in lobby registration.

Bill History:

05-05-11 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate State Affairs

SB 1  

Ogden

Relating to appropriations for the 2012-2013 biennium.

Bill History:

04-15-11 S Meeting cancelled for 04/15/11 Senate Finance

SB 327  

Van de Putte
Garza

Relating to including certain veterans service organizations as small businesses for the purpose of state contracting.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-28-11 H Reported favorably from committee on House State Affairs

SB 400  

Shapiro

Relating to the entities eligible to make purchases using the cooperative purchasing program administered by the comptroller.

Bill History:

04-14-11 H Recommended for Local and Consent Calendar

SB 425  

Carona
Hancock

Relating to property and casualty certificates of insurance and approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms by the Texas Department of Insurance.

Bill History:

04-26-11 H Reported from committee as substituted House Insurance

SB 714  

Patrick, Dan

Relating to the exemption of certain property from municipal drainage service charges and from related ordinances, resolutions, and rules.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-29-11 H Referred to House Committee on House Natural Resources

SB 892  

Carona
Guillen

Relating to the approval of designs, plans, and specifications of industrialized housing and buildings.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-26-11 H Reported favorably from committee on House Business and Industry

SB 898  

Carona

Relating to energy efficiency programs in institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities.

Bill History:

04-28-11 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs

SB 899  

Ogden

Relating to the legislature's consent or approval of a settlement of a claim or action against this state.

Bill History:

04-28-11 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs

SB 992  

Lucio

Relating to allocation of loans made under the owner-builder loan program.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-11-11 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. OR ADJ., E2.016 House Urban Affairs

SB 1109  

Williams

Relating to state agency procurement and the comptroller's procurement powers and duties.

Companions:

Bill History:

04-26-11 H Referred to House Committee on House State Affairs

SB 1217  

Estes

Relating to an excavator's duty to notify a notification center before excavating.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-04-11 H Voted favorably from committee on House State Affairs

SB 1244  

Carona

Relating to the eligibility requirements for licenses for certain air conditioning and refrigeration contractors.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-10-11 H Meeting set for 8:00 A.M., e2.012 Licensing and Administrative Procedures

SB 1258  

Duncan
Hardcastle

Relating to the disposal of demolition waste from abandoned or nuisance buildings in certain areas.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-05-11 G Sent to the Governor

SB 1271  

Duncan

Relating to alternative dispute resolution systems established by counties.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-02-11 H Committee action pending House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence

SB 1620  

Duncan

Relating to an approval process for substitution of certain career and technology courses for mathematics and science courses otherwise required under the recommended and advanced high school programs.

Bill History:

05-02-11 H Referred to House Committee on House Public Education

SB 1729  

Zaffirini

Relating to the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program.

Bill History:

05-09-11 H Referred to House Committee on House Higher Education

SB 1816  

Zaffirini

Relating to county and municipal land development regulation.

Companions:

Bill History:

05-09-11 H Referred to House Committee on House Land and Resource Management

SB 1866  

Davis, Wendy

Relating to the selection of providers of professional services by governmental entities.

Bill History:

05-09-11 H Received in the House - Not referred