Texas State Senator

Sylvia Garcia 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 13)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB368

Filed
12/20/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of automotive wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB369

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the right of a public employee to representation in certain internal investigatory interviews.
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Texas Senate Bill SB370

Filed
12/20/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the discipline and behavior management of a student enrolled in a grade level below grade three at a school district or open-enrollment charter school.
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Texas Senate Bill SB462

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft.
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Texas Senate Bill SB473

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to paid rest breaks for construction employees of construction contractors and subcontractors; providing an administrative penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB474

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors.
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Texas Senate Bill SB475

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to safety training for employees performing construction work under a contract with a governmental entity; providing administrative penalties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB476

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to claims for unpaid wages.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB402

Filed
12/29/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to notice provided to persons with disabilities regarding the eligibility of persons with disabilities to use certain public transportation services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB448

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedure for canceling a deferral or abatement of collection of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of an elderly person.
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Texas Senate Bill SB463

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB47

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to a study on the availability of information regarding convictions and deferred dispositions for certain misdemeanors punishable by fine only.
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Texas Senate Bill SB489

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to recommendations regarding instruction in public schools to prevent the use of e-cigarettes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB49

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship.
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Texas Senate Bill SB50

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the offense of hazing.