Texas State Representative

Garnet Coleman 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB10

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to access to and benefits for mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB12

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to individuals who are or may be persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability and who are or have been involved with the court system.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1415

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1486

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1488

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility requirements for repayment assistance for certain mental health professional education loans.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1511

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to providing certain election information on the highway changeable message sign system.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1622

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1654

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county employees to issue citations for certain violations.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1156

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating an offense.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1629

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the development of a quality-based outcome measure for the child health plan program and Medicaid regarding certain persons with HIV.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1734

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1843

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the performance of related risk management services for the University of Houston System and the component institutions of that system.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1845

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the availability of free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1846

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1847

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.