Active Legislation

Currently active bills across federal and state legislatures

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is...

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media; increasing a criminal penalty.

Relating to certain cost sharing requirements for a desalination facility operating under a public-private partnership.

Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies...

Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public...

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that federal authority to regulate the manufacture, possession, sale, or use of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in...

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain...

Relating to the appearance of a license to carry a handgun, personal identification certificate, or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to...

Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

Proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing the automatic resignation of certain municipal, county, or district officeholders if they become candidates for another office.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the state lottery.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.

Proposing a constitutional amendment exempting tangible personal property from ad valorem taxation.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing legislative action at any time after the thirtieth day of the regular session of the legislature.

Relating to online law enforcement reporting systems maintained or operated by or on behalf of a municipality or county.

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute any criminal offense prescribed by the laws of this state.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing each house of the legislature to determine the order of business for that house.

Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

Relating to the placement of telephone corporation facilities in the right-of-way of certain county roads.

Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.

Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for...

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the...

Urging Congress to propose and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to clarify that the states and Congress may reasonably regulate and limit the...

Designating Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Milam as the official Gateway Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Urging the U.S. Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification a federal balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Designating Rusk County as the official Syrup Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Designating Pineland as the official Sawmill Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the transit amenity center at 207 W. 14th Street in the Capitol Complex the "Lead On! Transit Amenity" in honor of Justin Dart.

Designating Combes as the official Bee Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Urging Congress to allow U.S. citizens to use REAL ID cards as a travel document for arrivals at land and sea ports-of-entry.

Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and...

Designating Fulton as the official Oyster Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 4187.

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 1314.

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 126.

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns...

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance,...

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and...

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain commercial real property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the Grow Texas fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic...

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.

Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public...