Texas State Representative

George Lavender 2013 - 83rd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1000

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1009

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB103

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1256

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the donation of office space owned by a legislator or a legislator's business for use as the legislator's district office.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1257

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to restrictions on the use of commercial social networking sites by sex offenders; imposing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1281

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to drug screening or testing as a condition for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits by certain individuals.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1304

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the intentional display of a handgun.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1306

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1051

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the application of certain concealed handgun license laws to United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys and to the authority of those attorneys to carry certain weapons.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1052

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the automatic admission to a public institution of higher education of a child of a person who was killed or sustained a fatal injury in the line of duty in the United States armed forces.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1053

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition against use by certain school districts of state Foundation School Program money and local ad valorem tax revenue to fund certain lawsuits against the state.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1054

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on converting a nontolled state highway or segment of the state highway system to a toll project.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1108

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the services that a registered drain cleaner may perform without the supervision of a licensed master plumber.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1125

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the rights of an accused person in and the written waiver of extradition proceedings.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1170

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles.