Texas State Representative
Sam Harless 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)
Legislative Session
Primary Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1563
Filed
1/24/23
Out of House Committee
4/19/23
Voted on by House
4/28/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1564
Filed
1/24/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1925
Filed
2/3/23
Out of House Committee
3/30/23
Voted on by House
4/19/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/3/23
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23
Governor Action
6/9/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1975
Filed
2/7/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain repeat sex offenders and to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of certain sexual and assaultive offenses.
Joint Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1575
Filed
3/9/23
Out of House Committee
4/12/23
Voted on by House
4/25/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/23
Voted on by Senate
5/11/23
Governor Action
6/2/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1599
Filed
1/25/23
Out of House Committee
3/27/23
Voted on by House
4/4/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1694
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
3/29/23
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1729
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1891
Filed
2/3/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.
Co-Author of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1613
Filed
1/25/23
Out of House Committee
5/5/23
Voted on by House
5/11/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB165
Filed
11/14/22
Out of House Committee
4/3/23
Voted on by House
4/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/11/23
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23
Governor Action
6/10/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1686
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB18
Filed
2/16/23
Out of House Committee
4/18/23
Voted on by House
4/26/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/13/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB19
Filed
2/28/23
Out of House Committee
4/25/23
Voted on by House
5/2/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23
Voted on by Senate
5/12/23
Governor Action
6/9/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB2
Filed
3/2/23
Out of House Committee
3/24/23
Voted on by House
4/14/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration.