Texas State Representative

Jim Murphy 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB7

Relating to child protective services suits, motions, and services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and to the licensing of certain facilities, homes, and agencies that provide child-care services.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB771

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring a presidential elector to vote for the candidates for president and vice president who won the popular vote in this state for those offices.
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Texas House Bill HB777

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the eligibility of land owned by certain members of the armed services of the United States for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.
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Texas House Bill HB812

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to standing in a roadway; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
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Texas House Bill HB885

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB801

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the repeal of the additional ad valorem taxes imposed as a result of certain changes in the use of open-space land appraised as agricultural land.
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Texas House Bill HB802

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a requirement that online admission application forms for public institutions of higher education include a link to certain postsecondary education and career opportunity information.
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Texas House Bill HJR34

Filed
11/16/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of engaging in educational functions.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB844

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on the performance of dismemberment abortions; providing penalties; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas House Bill HB889

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforcement by certain governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to the duties of law enforcement agencies concerning certain arrested persons.
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Texas House Bill HB89

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to state contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.
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Texas House Bill HB915

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to named driver insurance policies and certain related exclusions.
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Texas House Bill HB931

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to liability of certain electric utilities that contract with political subdivisions for certain uses of land that the electric utility owns, occupies, or leases.
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Texas House Bill HCR52

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HCR141

Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the State Insurance Building in the Capitol Complex in honor of former president George H. W. Bush.