Texas State Representative

Philip Cortez 2013 - 83rd Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB220

Filed
11/27/12  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to consecutive sentences for certain offenses involving injury to a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual and arising out of the same criminal episode.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2240

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on homeless youth.
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Texas House Bill HB2396

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the penalty for certain family violence committed in the presence of or in proximity to a child.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB257

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.
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Texas House Bill HB259

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to electioneering conducted near a polling place.
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Texas House Bill HB2662

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to a personal financial literacy credit for high school programs.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2218

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the office of independent ombudsman for the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB229

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who dies while on active duty.
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Texas House Bill HB2485

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to Air Medal and Air Medal with Valor specialty license plates.
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Texas House Bill HB2620

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 task force on domestic violence.
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Texas House Bill HB2707

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a school district tax rate that exceeds the rollback tax rate.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2374

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of recipients of home health services; creating an offense; providing penalties.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2708

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the imposition of a tax on water consumption by certain residential water customers and the use of the revenue generated by the tax to finance water projects; providing for penalties; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2709

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae education and prevention.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2891

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to duties of the comptroller's office regarding state-owned intellectual property and commercial equity.