Texas State Representative

Sylvester Turner 2015 - 84th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB82

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the allocation of the proceeds from taxes imposed on the sale, storage, or use of sporting goods.
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Texas House Bill HCR63

Urging the U.S. Congress to expedite natural gas exports.
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Texas House Bill HJR33

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the appropriation of the net revenue received from the imposition of the state sales and use tax on sporting goods.
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Texas House Bill HJR43

Filed
11/12/14  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain prescription medicine.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB9

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
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Texas House Bill HR133

Honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Texas House Bill HR1612

Congratulating Brooke Demars on winning the African American National Spelling Bee Championships.
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Texas House Bill HR1613

Congratulating Jannah Collins on placing second at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships.
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Texas House Bill HR1614

Congratulating Zion Wren on placing third at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HJR115

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to entitle the University of Houston to participate in the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund.
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Texas House Bill HJR17

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt a local option residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead.
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Texas House Bill HJR18

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of the residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation for public school purposes, providing for the increase of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation, and providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for those purposes on the homestead of a disabled or elderly person to reflect the increased exemption amounts.
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Texas House Bill HR1512

Commemorating the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi on April 13, 2015.
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Texas House Bill HR1784

Welcoming R&B artist John Legend to the State Capitol.
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Texas House Bill HR3426

In memory of Robert Wayne "Bob" Strauser of Austin.