Texas Sen. Royce West
Democrat, Texas Senate | 89th Legislature Enacted Bills
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Bills as Primary Author (25)
Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.
Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
Relating to establishing the Historic Texas Freedmen's Cemetery Designation Program; authorizing a fee.
Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.
Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed, registered, or listed group day-care home or family home.
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.
Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designated county executive official.
Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.
Relating to the authority of a county to dispose of sensitive media devices.
Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Profession Pipeline Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.
Relating to the administration of the Title IV-D agency, the powers and duties of the Title IV-D agency regarding the collection, modification, and enforcement of child support, and to certain procedures for cases and orders relating to the Title IV-D agency.
Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.
Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.
Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.
Relating to a common characteristic or use project in a public improvement district in certain municipalities.
Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.
Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.
Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.
Relating to the transfer of students in public higher education and to transparency regarding certificate or degree program requirements.
Relating to the transfer of students in public higher education and to transparency regarding certificate or degree program requirements.
Recognizing Annette Holmes on the occasion of her retirement.
Recognizing Annette Holmes on the occasion of her retirement.
Bills as Joint Author (15)
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.
Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act.
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act.
Bills as Coauthor (82)
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.
Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
Relating to certain definitions relating to the regulation of and private rights of action arising from certain solicitation-related communications.
Relating to certain definitions relating to the regulation of and private rights of action arising from certain solicitation-related communications.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.
Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.
Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.
Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.
Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.
Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.
Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.
Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.
Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.
Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.
Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.
Relating to cottage food production operations.
Relating to cottage food production operations.
Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.
Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.
Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.
Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve certain complaints.
Relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve certain complaints.
Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.
Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.
Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.
Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.
Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.
Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.
Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.
Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.
Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.
Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.
Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Texas Sen. Royce West?
- Royce West is a Democrat member of the Texas Senate who served in the 89th Legislature. Sen. Royce West was involved in 122 enacted bills, including 25 as primary author.
- How many bills did Sen. Royce West author in the Texas 89th Legislature?
- Sen. Royce West was the primary author of 25 enacted bills, joint author on 15 bills, and coauthor on 82 bills in the Texas 89th Legislature.
- How does Sen. Royce West rank among Texas Senate members for enacted legislation?
- Sen. Royce West ranks 8th among Texas Senate members for enacted bills as primary author in the 89th Legislature.
- What legislative areas does Sen. Royce West focus on?
- Sen. Royce West's primary legislative focus areas include education, courts, county government. These subjects represent the majority of bills where Sen. Royce West served as author or coauthor.
- What are some key bills authored by Sen. Royce West?
- Key legislation authored by Sen. Royce West includes SB1079 (Relating to the authority of a county to dispose o...) and SB1080 (Relating to the revocation of an occupational lice...). View the full list of enacted bills above for complete details.
- What party is Sen. Royce West affiliated with?
- Sen. Royce West is a Democrat member of the Texas Senate.
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