Texas State Senator

Sylvia Garcia 2017 - 85th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1138

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to the creation of the blue alert system to aid in the apprehension of an individual suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1139

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the allocation of certain fees on the sale of cigarettes and cigarette tobacco products manufactured by certain companies to the permanent health fund for higher education and to the use of money in that fund.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1159

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exempting course materials purchased, used, or consumed by certain students from the sales and use tax.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1160

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on sex discrimination in compensation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1161

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to certain preventive health and family planning services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1162

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1163

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishing and funding a grant program for testing evidence collected in relation to sexual assaults or other sex offenses; authorizing voluntary contributions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1165

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to judicial proceedings on a petition to set aside a conviction or an order of expunction of arrest records and files for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution who are convicted of certain offenses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1166

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to providing for the review of certain county departments of education by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1189

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision of information and other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1194

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to community outreach on the dangers of abusable synthetic substances.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB115

Filed
11/14/16  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Internet broadcast of certain open meetings.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1152

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of pursuing enlistment in a branch of the armed services of the United States or the Texas National Guard.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1153

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Relating to parental rights and information regarding certain intervention strategies used with public school students.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1192

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an alert for a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease.