0 GOP Priority Bills Authored 0 GOP Priority Bills Joint/CoauthoredHJR168 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the rate of a state sales or use tax. HR453 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Cook; Bhojani; Tinderholt; Collier Caption: Congratulating Dr. Marcelo Cavazos on his retirement as superintendent of Arlington ISD. HR454 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Cook; Bhojani; Tinderholt; Collier Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol. HB1007 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Community Safety, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to prohibiting weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability. HB1008 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing This bill would cost taxpayers $2,201,754.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Garcia Caption: Relating to suspending the employment of certain persons who provide care to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and who are alleged to have engaged in reportable conduct; providing an administrative penalty. HB1009 Signed by the Governor This bill would cost taxpayers $12,871,215.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties. HB1010 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals. HB1054 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing This bill would cost taxpayers $2,370,264.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Referred to Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty. HB1055 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Referred to Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes. HR1104 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Honoring Kecia Mays for her service on the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees. HR1108 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Congratulating Chief Don Crowson on his retirement from the Arlington Fire Department. HR1189 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commemorating Full Spectrum's 2023 Black History Month program at Airbus Helicopters in Grand Prairie. HB1192 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Plesa; González, Mary; Garcia Caption: Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. HB1193 Filed Without the Governor's Signature Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Jones, Venton; Collier Caption: Relating to prohibiting housing discrimination by a property owners' association against a residential tenant based on the tenant's method of payment. HB1194 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Lopez, Ray Caption: Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well. HR1220 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Bhojani; Cook Caption: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of The University of Texas at Arlington Faculty Senate. HR1607 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: In memory of Phillip Andrew Yarbough. HR1608 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Geren; Romero, Jr.; Collier; Bhojani Caption: Honoring Heider Garcia for his service as Tarrant County elections administrator. HR1609 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Price; Geren; Bhojani; Goldman Caption: Congratulating Bell flight company on winning the U.S. Army contract to manufacture the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. HR1692 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Michelle Mares for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR1693 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Rhayne Trahan for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR1694 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Dayleen Nicole Chery for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR1695 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Katherine Sarahan on her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR1696 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Sadie Klos for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HB1825 Filed Without the Governor's Signature Referred to House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Cook Caption: Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts. HB1826 Signed by the Governor Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Democrat Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Raney Caption: Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force. HB1827 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the time for ordering a special election to fill a vacancy in the state legislature or in congress. HB1828 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates. HR1850 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Congratulating Pastor Kennedy Jones on his installation as president of the Arlington Branch of the NAACP. HR2048 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Emily Amps for her service as chief of staff in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR2171 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: In memory of Eddie Baker Freeman Jr. of Grand Prairie. HR2176 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Commending Nicole Hawkins for her service as constituent services and outreach manager in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. HR2218 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Congratulating Cheryl Smith on her retirement from Alliance/AFT. HR2220 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Honoring the Rotary Club of Arlington on the occasion of its centennial. HR2227 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Honoring LifeLine Shelter for Families on its 20th annual Freedom Luncheon. HR2234 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Congratulating Gary R. Pedigo on his retirement as chair of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen's Texas State Legislative Board. HB2252 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the regulation of trampoline courts; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses. HB2254 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the regulation of trampoline courts as amusement rides. HB2255 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the regulation and operation of an interactive water feature or fountain. HB2256 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to a restriction on total charges charged for extensions of consumer credit that a credit services organization obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining. HR2326 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Honoring the Rotary Club of Arlington on its centennial. HB2371 Signed by the Governor Referred to House Urban Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Cook Caption: Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality. HR2412 Passed by the House and Senate Referred to House Resolutions Calendars Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Honoring Phillip Martin for his service as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus. HB2534 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of working papers and electronic communications of administrative law judges and appeals judges under the workers' compensation system. HB2535 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain medical services performed to determine an appropriate level of workers' compensation benefits from sales and use taxes. HB2926 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Patterson; Neave Criado; Frazier Caption: Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees. HB2927 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to quarantine leave for certain public safety employees. HB2928 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the payment or application of funds under construction contracts. HB3480 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, chaired by a Republican Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Lujan; Harless; Goodwin Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes. HB3482 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the possession of dangerous wild animals and live nonindigenous snakes in certain counties and municipalities; increasing criminal penalties. HB3483 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Bipartisan Bill, authored by Turner; Lopez, Janie; Garcia; Gamez Caption: Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace. HB3486 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to higher education curricula, including course enrollment and credit and degree and certificate programs. HB3487 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing This bill would cost taxpayers $8,450,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits. HB3503 Died in House Calendars Committee Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations. HB3935 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the governor's authority during the recovery period following a state of disaster declaration. HB4117 Died in Committee After Public Hearing This bill would cost taxpayers $8,620,564.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Anchía Caption: Relating to the adequacy of service provided by gas utilities. HB4118 Died in Committee After Public Hearing Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner; Anchía Caption: Relating to service provided to residential customers by certain gas utilities during weather emergencies; authorizing a civil penalty. HB4310 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the taxable items exempt from sales and use taxes. HB4311 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period. HB4312 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain snack items. HB4647 Died in Committee with No Public Hearing Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to programs to provide assistance for certain electric customers. HB5121 Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Democrat Bill, authored by Turner Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of treatment for chemical dependency. |