Texas State Representative

Joe Farias 2011 - 82nd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB828

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice to parents of public school students regarding human sexuality instruction.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB829

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to including in local school health advisory council reports to school district boards of trustees explanations of campus compliance with the requirement for setting, in campus improvement plans, goals and objectives for campus coordinated health programs.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR10

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue from a tax on certain sweetened beverages to training and programs to improve the health of public school students and to the general revenue fund.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR11

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of certain residence homesteads for ad valorem tax purposes to the purchase price of the property and to limit the frequency of reappraisals of residence homesteads.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR9

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue from a tax on certain sweetened beverages to fund training and programs to improve the health of public school students.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HR1684

Introduced
5/2/11  
Commending President Barack Obama, intelligence personnel, and members of the armed forces for the successful completion of their operation.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HR1694

Introduced
5/2/11  
Introduced
5/2/11  
Enrolled
5/5/11  
Enrolled
5/5/11  
Passed
5/5/11  
Commending President Barack Obama, intelligence personnel, and members of the armed forces for the successful completion of their operation.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HR2626

Introduced
5/27/11  
Enrolled
6/3/11  
Honoring Alberto Andre Altamirano of Mission for his participation in the 2011 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR123

Introduced
3/28/11  
Introduced
3/28/11  
Enrolled
4/1/11  
Enrolled
4/1/11  
Passed
4/12/11  
Honoring the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the National Park Service for their collaboration on The Education Center at The Wall.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR126

Introduced
3/30/11  
Introduced
3/30/11  
Refer
4/13/11  
Refer
4/13/11  
Enrolled
5/29/11  
Enrolled
5/29/11  
Passed
6/17/11  
In memory of the Honorable Edmund Kuempel of Seguin.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR158

Introduced
5/10/11  
Refer
5/11/11  
Urging the federal government to grant a conditional green card to certain noncitizens to allow them to enlist in the United States armed forces and urging the federal government to award citizenship to these immigrants upon the completion of four years of honorable military service.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR109

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/2/11  
Voted on by House
5/12/11  
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/11  
Report Pass
5/20/11  
Enrolled
5/25/11  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HR2580

Introduced
5/26/11  
Enrolled
6/3/11  
Congratulating Superintendent Richard Middleton on his retirement from the North East Independent School District in San Antonio.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR96

Introduced
3/10/11  
Introduced
3/10/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Urging the United States Congress to divert funds from corn subsidies to the production of fruits and vegetables.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR48

Filed
12/22/10  
Out of House Committee
5/7/11  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.