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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 28, 2021 | TX | HB 1505 | Amends the Government Code and Utilities Code to Establish a Modernized Pole Attachment Regime | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (128 - 17) |
May 14, 2021 | TX | HB 3889 | Prohibits the State Education Agency from Requiring Fee Payment from Educational Disadvantaged Students if they Establish a Broadband Internet Access Plan for Public School Students | Bill Passed - House (104 - 39) |
May 10, 2019 | TX | HB 3490 | Classifies Indirect Cyberbullying as a Crime | Bill Passed - House (101 - 34) |
May 3, 2013 | TX | HB 318 | Prohibits Employers from Asking for Private Passwords | Bill Passed - House (79 - 64) |
April 18, 2013 | TX | HB 63 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - House (97 - 45) |
May 29, 2011 | TX | HB 242 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 61) |
April 27, 2011 | TX | HB 2403 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (125 - 20) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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5/28 | HB 1505 | Amends the Government Code and Utilities Code to Establish a Modernized Pole Attachment Regime | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (128 - 17) |
5/14 | HB 3889 | Prohibits the State Education Agency from Requiring Fee Payment from Educational Disadvantaged Students if they Establish a Broadband Internet Access Plan for Public School Students | Bill Passed - House (104 - 39) |
5/10 | HB 3490 | Classifies Indirect Cyberbullying as a Crime | Bill Passed - House (101 - 34) |
5/03 | HB 318 | Prohibits Employers from Asking for Private Passwords | Bill Passed - House (79 - 64) |
4/18 | HB 63 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Bill Passed - House (97 - 45) |
5/29 | HB 242 | Prohibits Texting While Driving | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 61) |
4/27 | HB 2403 | Internet Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (125 - 20) |