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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 5, 2023 | TX | SB 2015 | Establishes a 50% Dispatchable Energy Generation Goal for the ERCOT Grid | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 13, 2021 | TX | SB 1 | Amends Various Early Voting Laws to Require Individual Signature Verification and Prohibit Drive-Thru and 24 Hour Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 4) |
April 18, 2023 | TX | HB 1287 | Amends SNAP Vehicle Asset Tests to Modernize Reporting | Bill Passed - House (108 - 38) |
April 20, 2023 | TX | SB 1515 | Requires Every School Classroom Display the 10 Commandments | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
April 17, 2023 | TX | SB 260 | Establishes Voter Removal Process for Individuals Who Have Not Voted in the Previous 25 Months | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Jan. 11, 2023 | TX | SR 2 | Establishes Redistricting Rules of Procedure | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
April 26, 2021 | TX | SB 1146 | Establishes a Criminal Offense Relating to Abortion Reporting and Exemptions to Abortion Facility Licensing | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
May 10, 2023 | TX | HB 7 | Authorizes the Creation of State Border Police | Bill Passed - House (88 - 56) |
April 27, 2023 | TX | HB 357 | Expands Access to Trackers Used for Mail-in Ballots. | Bill Passed - House (145 - 0) |
May 2, 2023 | TX | SB 258 | Establishes a 1% State Energy Savings Goal by 2030 | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
April 27, 2023 | TX | SB 2209 | Prohibits Civilian Oversight of Police | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
April 18, 2023 | TX | SB 1750 | Authorizes the Removal of the County Election Administrator Position | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
April 12, 2023 | TX | SB 1070 | Authorizes the State to Discontinue Participation in the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
April 20, 2023 | TX | SB 990 | Repeals Automatic Voter Registration at Any Polling Place on Election Day | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
April 20, 2023 | TX | SB 2433 | Establishes New Reporting Requirements for County Election Administrators | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
April 20, 2023 | TX | SB 2071 | Establishes New Procedures for Automatic Recounts | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
April 13, 2023 | TX | SB 1933 | Increases Secretary of State Authority over Election Administration | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
April 19, 2023 | TX | SB 220 | Establishes a System of Election Marshals to Investigate Alleged Voting Violations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
April 18, 2023 | TX | SB 1600 | Requires Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
Oct. 12, 2023 | TX | SB 7 | Prohibits Private Employers from Requiring the COVID-19 Vaccine | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Oct. 12, 2023 | TX | SB 1 | Establishes a School Choice Voucher Program | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Oct. 12, 2023 | TX | SB 11 | Establishes a New State Crime for Illegally Entering Texas from a Foreign Nation | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Oct. 12, 2023 | TX | SB 4 | Increases Criminal Penalties for Immigrant Smuggling or Operating a Stash House | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Nov. 9, 2023 | TX | SB 3 | Appropriates $1.5 Billion for the Construction of a Border Wall | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 10) |
Nov. 9, 2023 | TX | SB 4 | Amends State Criminal Code to Establish Illegal Entry Across the Border as a Class B Misdemeanor | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
April 1, 2011 | TX | H Amdt 6 | Appropriations for the Department of Aging and Disability Services | Amendment Adopted - House (67 - 61) |
May 25, 2011 | TX | S Amdt 3 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Amendment Adopted - Senate (19 - 12) |
May 20, 2011 | TX | H Amdt 53 | Prohibits Smoking in Public Places | Amendment Adopted - House (73 - 66) |
May 19, 2011 | TX | H Amdt 47 | Prohibits State Funding of Facilities that Perform Abortions | Amendment Adopted - House (90 - 44) |
May 25, 2011 | TX | H Amdt 1 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Amendment Adopted - House (99 - 43) |
March 7, 2011 | TX | HB 15 | Requires an Ultrasound Prior to an Abortion | Bill Passed - House (107 - 42) |
June 22, 2011 | TX | SB 22 | Establishing the Texas Congressional Redistricting Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
Jan. 26, 2011 | TX | SB 14 | Voter Identification Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
June 3, 2011 | TX | SB 1 | 2011-2013 Biennium Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
April 28, 2011 | TX | HB 150 | 2011-2012 Redistricting | Bill Passed - House (92 - 54) |
June 6, 2011 | TX | SB 8 | Management and Operation of Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
June 16, 2011 | TX | HB 5 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Bill Passed - House (92 - 43) |
May 10, 2011 | TX | HB 12 | Enforcement Of State And Federal Laws Governing Immigration | Bill Passed - House (100 - 47) |
April 3, 2011 | TX | HB 1 | 2011-2013 Budget | Bill Passed - House (98 - 49) |
April 27, 2011 | TX | HB 2403 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (125 - 20) |
May 13, 2011 | TX | HB 359 | Corporal Punishment in Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (84 - 55) |
May 9, 2011 | TX | SB 1581 | Concealed Handguns on Campus | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
June 6, 2011 | TX | SB 4 | Congressional Redistricting | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
June 15, 2011 | TX | SB 9 | Enforcement of Federal and State Immigration Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
Feb. 23, 2011 | TX | SJR 1 | Urging Congress to Propose a Balanced Budget Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |