Texas State Representative

Helen Giddings 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-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 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 HB1729

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1237

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1368

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prima facie speed limit in an urban district.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1556

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the appointment of foster parents and other qualified persons to serve as educational decision-makers for certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1241

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to student success-based funding recommendations for certain public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1388

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1389

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to class size limits for prekindergarten classes in public schools.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1500

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the public school accountability system.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1507

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the rights of certain defendants who successfully complete a term of community supervision.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1508

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to notice to applicants to and enrollees in certain educational programs regarding the consequences of a criminal conviction on eligibility for an occupational license.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1671

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to child support funds recovered by the Title IV-D agency on behalf of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1732

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding restraints administered to, complaints filed against, citations issued to, and arrests made of students.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1842

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program.