Texas State Senator

Brian Birdwell 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB12

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1406

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the authority of the commissioner of insurance to request a state innovation waiver for certain small group health benefit plans of certain federal actuarial value and level of coverage requirements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB16

Filed
11/30/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to decreasing the fee for the issuance of an original or renewed license to carry a handgun.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB13

Filed
12/16/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to payroll deductions for state and local government employee organizations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB14

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the ethics of public officers and related requirements; creating criminal offenses.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1723

Relating to the collection of soil monitoring samples from land application units where sewage sludge or domestic septage is applied.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1724

Relating to a permit requirement for the land application of domestic septage.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1725

Relating to the duties of a magistrate to inform an arrested person of consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1726

Relating to the franchise tax rate applicable to certain taxable entities that sell telephone prepaid calling cards.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1727

Relating to the procedure for an election to adopt a sales and use tax or to change the tax rate in an emergency services district.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1728

Relating to public access to juvenile court proceedings.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1729

Relating to the reporting and disposition of certain state-owned real property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1730

Relating to the designation of the director of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council and the director's authority and responsibilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1731

Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities, and to certain duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the abolishment of certain of those entities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1732

Relating to the designation of a portion of Interstate Highway 35W in Johnson County as the Deputy Clifton Taylor Memorial Highway.