Texas State Senator

Charles Schwertner 2015 - 84th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

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Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB479

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishing actual progress for the purposes of determining the right to repurchase real property from a condemning entity.
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Texas Senate Bill SB491

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to consideration of asbestos or silica trust claims in certain actions asserting asbestos- or silica-related injuries.
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Texas Senate Bill SB515

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an increase in the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.
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Texas Senate Bill SB516

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the period of time for exempting freeport goods from ad valorem taxation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB519

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the registration of dental support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB538

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the control of infectious diseases.
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Texas Senate Bill SB553

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the informal dispute resolution process for certain disputes between the Department of Aging and Disability Services and certain long-term care facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB641

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to debit card or stored value card surcharges; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB652

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to excluding a franchisor as an employer of a franchisee or a franchisee's employees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB668

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of a training manual for certain state officers.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB488

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the criteria for awarding the Texas Purple Heart Medal to members of the armed forces wounded or killed at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009.
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Texas Senate Bill SB5

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the allocation to the state highway fund and the available school fund of certain motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue and to the uses of the revenue allocated to the state highway fund.
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Texas Senate Bill SB522

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedure for adoption by a state agency of rules that may have an adverse economic effect on small businesses and micro-businesses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB53

Filed
11/10/14  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to strategic fiscal reviews of state agencies and programs.
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Texas Senate Bill SB575

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to health plan and health benefit plan coverage for abortions.