Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

House State Sovereignty, Select Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3188

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the implementation in this state of any federal greenhouse gas emissions regulatory program.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR94

Introduced
3/10/11  
Introduced
3/10/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Refer
3/18/11  
Refer
3/31/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Urging Congress to repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR85

Introduced
3/7/11  
Introduced
3/7/11  
Refer
3/15/11  
Refer
3/15/11  
Report Pass
3/29/11  
Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation to require that any subsequent law cite the constitutional section authorizing Congress to enact the law, state the extent and reasons for any preemption of state, local, or tribal law, include factual findings if the authority cited is the power to regulate interstate commerce, prohibit federal agency regulations from interfering with state or local powers without express statutory authority, and require the voluntary inclusion of states in federal rulemaking.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1008

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the State of Texas entering into the Interstate Medicaid Reform Compact.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR50

Introduced
1/31/11  
Introduced
1/31/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Report Pass
3/9/11  
Report Pass
3/9/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Report Pass
5/21/11  
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HR243

Introduced
1/31/11  
Introduced
1/31/11  
Refer
3/1/11  
Refer
3/1/11  
Report Pass
5/9/11  
Report Pass
5/9/11  
Enrolled
5/19/11  
Enrolled
5/19/11  
Passed
5/19/11  
Expressing opposition to H.R. 3424 and to any other tax proposal that would limit the use of reinsurance by non-U.S.-based insurance companies.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR81

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to provide for congressional term limits, the line-item veto, a balanced federal budget, a limit on federal debt, and the repeal of federal law by two-thirds of the several states.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1129

Filed
 
Introduced
2/3/11  
Out of House Committee
4/18/11  
Voted on by House
5/15/11  
Refer
2/28/11  
Out of Senate Committee
5/20/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/11  
Engrossed
5/15/11  
Governor Action
6/17/11  
Refer
5/16/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Report Pass
5/20/11  
Enrolled
5/25/11  
Enrolled
5/25/11  
Passed
6/17/11  
Relating to a study by the attorney general of the effects on state law and authority of certain international and other agreements and bodies.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB5

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
4/4/11  
Voted on by House
4/25/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB1240

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/9/11  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the application of foreign and international laws and doctrines in this state and requiring a court of this state to uphold and apply certain laws, including the doctrine requiring courts to refrain from involvement in religious doctrinal interpretation or application.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR54

Introduced
2/8/11  
Introduced
2/8/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Urging the United States Congress to reaffirm its commitment to the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, to abolish the Department of Education, the Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Commerce, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor, to reduce the federal income tax by an amount equal to the cost savings associated with the abolition of these agencies, to commit to never usurping the rights of the states in future legislation, and to refrain from exempting itself from any legislation it so passes.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR60

Introduced
2/10/11  
Introduced
2/10/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Refer
5/19/11  
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2923

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
5/4/11  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state control of teacher appraisal criteria, curriculum standards, and assessment instruments.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR100

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR61

Introduced
2/15/11  
Introduced
2/15/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/18/11  
Refer
2/28/11  
Refer
2/28/11  
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Expressing opposition to federal interference in state management of Texas' water resources.