Author:

Huffman

Wu

10/28/2024 E Sent to the Governor

General Appropriations Bill.

Author:

Huffman | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.

10/23/2023 S House passage reported

Relating to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Huffman

03/13/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and driving the state economy; redesignating the national research fund as the Texas University Fund.

Author:

Huffman | Parker

09/09/2023 S Reported favorably w/o amendments

Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys.

Author:

Huffman

09/09/2023 S Reported favorably w/o amendments

Relating to conduct of and complaints against current and former judges.

Author:

Huffman

01/17/2025 S House passage as amended reported

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.

Author:

Huffman

Bonnen

09/25/2024 S House appoints conferees-reported

Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

Author:

Huffman

02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

Author:

Huffman

02/15/2023 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

Author:

Huffman

03/14/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 14 2023 1:04PM

Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.

Author:

Huffman

02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the service credit used in calculating longevity pay for certain judges and prosecutors.

Author:

Huffman

03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.

Author:

Huffman

09/14/2023 S Reported engrossed

Relating to the compensation of members of the seawall commission in Matagorda County.

Author:

Huffman | Kolkhorst

03/15/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 15 2023 3:51PM

Relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety standards in certain counties.

Author:

Huffman

03/12/2025 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM

Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product.

Author:

Huffman

02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs

Relating to creation of an additional county court at law in Waller County and the redesignation of the County Court at Law of Waller County as County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller County.

Author:

Huffman

02/15/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the period for disposing of a charge that a person violated a condition of release from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Senate.

Author:

Huffman | Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | et al.

02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for wound care dressings and certain feminine hygiene products.

Author:

Huffman

02/17/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development

Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 H Received from the Senate

Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Huffman

03/13/2023 H Received from the Senate

Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.

Author:

Huffman

03/13/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 13 2023 4:19PM

Relating to the cash balance benefit under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Huffman

03/21/2023 H Received from the Senate

Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.

Author:

Huffman

03/01/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.

Author:

Huffman

03/21/2023 H Received from the Senate

Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.

Author:

Huffman

03/31/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state.

Author:

Huffman

03/31/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Relating to the appointment of criminal law hearing officers and of a special presiding judge and associate judges for certain criminal courts.

Author:

Huffman

08/10/2023 S Reported engrossed

Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain broadband grants made for the purposes of broadband deployment in this state.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to the amount of the fee imposed on certain sexually oriented businesses that is allocated to the sexual assault program fund and the allocation of certain other revenue to that fund; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

Author:

Huffman

08/10/2023 S Reported engrossed

Relating to the investment authority of certain state agencies and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments.

Author:

Huffman

03/09/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants with a mental illness or an intellectual disability.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed

Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to adult victims of family violence.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 H Received from the Senate

Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to the provision of funding to the Texas Historical Commission for state historic sites.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to the creation of the Texas state buildings preservation endowment fund.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit videos using deep fake technology; creating a criminal offense.

Author:

Huffman

03/03/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the payment of gas customer rate relief charges imposed for costs related to Winter Storm Uri.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Author:

Huffman

03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to the service retirement eligibility and benefits of certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Huffman

03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee

Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the creation, management and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.

Author:

Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the punishment for the offense of promotion of prostitution.

Author:

Huffman

03/21/2023 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to the amendment of the designation of cultural or historic districts in certain municipalities.

Author:

Huffman

03/21/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the statute of limitations for possession or promotion of child pornography.

Author:

Huffman

03/22/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the creation of the Texas semiconductor innovation consortium and fund.

Author:

Huffman

03/22/2023 S Referred to Finance

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products as a finished good or used in the manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products.

Author:

Huffman

03/23/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the offense of murder committed by the manufacture or delivery of certain controlled substances.

Author:

Huffman

03/23/2023 S Referred to Local Government

Relating to taxing authority of Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District.

Author:

Huffman

03/28/2023 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Relating to the creation of Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 252; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Author:

Huffman

03/28/2023 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 264; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Author:

Huffman

03/23/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 23 2023 12:49PM

Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

Author:

Huffman

03/13/2023 S Referred to Finance

Proposing a constitutional amendment renaming the national research university fund as the Texas University Fund, providing for the appropriation of certain investment income from the economic stabilization fund to the Texas University Fund, excepting appropriations to and from the Texas University Fund from the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations, and appropriating money from the general revenue fund to the Texas University Fund to be spent for purposes of providing funding to certain public institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.

Author:

Huffman | Hinojosa

01/30/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Jan 30 2025 12:20PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.

Author:

Huffman

09/11/2024 S H. refuses to adopt conf. comm. rept-reported

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation certain tangible personal property held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products as a finished good or used in the manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products.

Author:

Huffman

01/11/2023 S Reported enrolled

Establishing redistricting rules for the 88th Legislature.

Author:

Huffman

02/07/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 7, 2023, as Matagorda County Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

Huffman

02/21/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Manufacturers' Day.

Author:

Huffman | Middleton

02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Brazoria County Day.

Author:

Huffman

02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Wharton County Day.

Author:

Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

06/01/2024 S House passage as amended reported

Relating to an increase in the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, an adjustment in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the billing loss in local revenue.

Author:

Bettencourt | Huffman | Parker

Ashby | Anchía | Bell, Keith | Bowers

07/26/2024 S Senate appoints conferees

Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

Author:

Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

01/17/2025 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

Author:

Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.

08/01/2024 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators and assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators and to certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.

Author:

Middleton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.

06/19/2024 H Passed

Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex.

Author:

Springer | Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hall | et al.

01/17/2025 S House passage as amended reported

Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

08/07/2024 H Passed as amended

Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.

Author:

Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.

Author:

Hancock | Huffman

03/16/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to creating the criminal offense of child grooming.

Author:

Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

03/20/2023 S Referred to State Affairs

Relating to investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation.

Author:

Middleton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | Kolkhorst

03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.

Author:

Creighton | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.

03/23/2023 S Left pending in subcommittee

Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program and an Advanced Career and Education (ACE) scholarship program for students enrolled in dual credit courses.

Author:

Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

06/10/2024 S H. refuses to adopt conf. comm. rept-reported

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 that is held or used for the production of income.

Author:

Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.

01/30/2025 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Jan 30 2025 4:50PM

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income, to increase the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Author:

Bettencourt | Huffman | Parker

07/26/2024 H House appoints conferees

Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Author:

West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.

02/08/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing Opal Lee on the occasion of the unveiling of her portrait in the Senate Chamber.

Author:

Creighton | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.

02/15/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 15, 2023, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.

Author:

LaMantia | Alvarado | Creighton | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.

02/21/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 21, 2023, as Texas Ports Day.

Author:

Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.

02/22/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing the organizers, supporters, and attendees of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast.

Author:

Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | et al.

03/01/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing March 2, 2023, as University of Houston Day.

Author:

Flores | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.

02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association Legislative Day.

Author:

Hinojosa | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | et al.

03/07/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Bays and Estuaries Day.

Author:

Paxton | Hall | Huffman

03/14/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing Dennis Quaid for his achievements.

Author:

King | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.

03/21/2023 S Reported enrolled

Recognizing March 21, 2023, as World Down Syndrome Day.

Author:

Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Huffman | Kolkhorst | et al.

03/29/2023 S Printed in full

In memory of Jimmy Don Blair.