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Drew Darby 2015 - 84th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HR699

Recognizing February 25, 2015, as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Day at the State Capitol.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1154

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the deadline for filing an application for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2065

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the rights of certain religious organizations and individuals relating to a marriage that violates a sincerely held religious belief.
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Texas Senate Bill SB694

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials.
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Texas Senate Bill SB833

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the continuation of a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation while the owner is temporarily absent because of military service.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR1

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of an elderly or disabled person to reflect the increased exemption amount, authorizing the legislature to prohibit a political subdivision that has adopted an optional residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation from reducing the amount of or repealing the exemption, and prohibiting the enactment of a law that imposes a transfer tax on a transaction that conveys fee simple title to real property.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR5

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax and the tax imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle to the state highway fund.

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB12

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to alternative fuel fleets of certain governmental entities, including funding for motor vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR22

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1356

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water-efficient products for a limited period.
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Texas Senate Bill SB489

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 87 in Howard County as the William B. Crooker Memorial Highway.
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Texas Senate Bill SB593

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to pretrial settlement discussions during ad valorem tax appeals.
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Texas Senate Bill SB904

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to exempting emergency preparation supplies from the sales and use tax for a limited period.
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Texas Senate Bill SCR25

Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, and ending on Monday, March 16, 2015.