Texas State Representative

Joe Deshotel 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1188

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport schoolchildren.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1333

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public school accountability, including assessment of students and appraisal of teachers.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1350

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1514

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from this state.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1721

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from and a limitation on the sales tax imposed on certain boats and boat motors.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1870

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to nonemergency medical transportation, shipping logistics, and coordination services for state agencies.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1997

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing a fee for certain pretrial diversion programs.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2252

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1216

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disclosure regarding the existence of a gestational agreement in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage and standing of an intended parent under a gestational agreement to file a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2431

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2448

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2460

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the board of commissioners of the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1917

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to contract requirements for prescription drug benefits provided by Medicaid managed care organizations.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2107

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and cannabis testing facilities; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2189

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of an individual suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.