Shelley Luther

Sponsored bills

• SB0008: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
• HB0018: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.
• HB0025: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
• HB0016: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
• HB0008: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
• HB0020: Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
• SB0011: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
• HB0001: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
• HB0004: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
• HB0295: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
• HB0265: Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.
• HB0298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
• HJR0010: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
• HB0012: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
• HB0299: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. (primary sponsor)
• HJR0039: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property. (primary sponsor)
• HR0058: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position.
• HB0017: Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
• HB0291: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.
• HB0022: Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment.