Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

House Federalism & Fiscal Responsibility, Select Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3709

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creation of the Health Freedom Act.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3480

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating non-compliance with a federal order, law, policy, rule, mandate, or agency regulation that would violate Article I of the Texas Constitution.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HR1247

Recognizing that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now the law of the land, as per the Supreme Court decision of June 28, 2012.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR55

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 the approval of a majority of the state legislatures before Congress may increase the federal debt.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB553

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to firearms and the preservation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; providing penalties.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR6

Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border during the 2012-2013 budget cycle.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB627

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR119

Urging the United States Congress to rewrite the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in order to lessen the burden of over-testing and teaching to the test.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB3785

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the nullification of unconstitutional federal laws that create or increase taxes and the enforceability of related federal tax liens or levies; providing for a filing fee and providing criminal penalties.
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Texas House Bill HCR86

Urging the president of the United States to refrain from issuing executive orders that exceed his authority and that violate the U.S. Constitution.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR59

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose health insurance coverage.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR25

Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution for the purpose of addressing concerns raised by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HCR21

Urging the United States Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution that overturns Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, establishing that the spending of money to influence elections shall not be construed as speech under the First Amendment, and clarifying that only natural persons are protected by constitutional rights.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR48

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
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Texas 2013 - 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HJR35

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Supporting the ratification of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for a balanced federal budget.