Technology, Economic Development and Workforce

TX - Representative Mark Strama (U)

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Chair

TX - Representative Tan Parker (U)

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Vice Chair

TX - Representative Fred Brown (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Angie Button (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Rob Eissler (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Dan Gattis (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Patricia Harless (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Allan Ritter (U)

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Member

TX - Representative Eddie Rodriguez (U)

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Member

TX - HB162 Relating to the adoption of an alternative base period for computation of unemployment compensation benefits.

TX - HB271 Relating to the designation of enterprise projects during a biennium.

TX - HB22 Relating to restrictions on the use of the Internet by sex offenders and to the collection and exchange of information regarding those offenders.

TX - HB161 Relating to block grant funding for certain workforce training and employment programs and functions by the Texas Workforce Commission.

TX - HB398 Relating to special event trust funds used to promote major athletic, motor sports racing, and other special events in this state.

TX - HB270 Relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the enterprise zone program.

TX - HB185 Relating to providing Internet access in certain local public libraries.

TX - HB1043 Relating to the creation of business opportunities for certain former foster children.

TX - HB394 Relating to use of the money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to benefit certain small businesses and certain projects.

TX - HB1025 Relating to preparation of public school students to enter the workforce.

TX - HB308 Relating to payment of wages to certain employees who miss work to perform jury duty; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB416 Relating to a requirement that a recipient of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund participate in a federal work eligibility verification program.

TX - HB516 Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program.

TX - HB762 Relating to filing a wage claim.

TX - HB1072 Relating to unemployment compensation benefit eligibility.

TX - HB1042 Relating to the repeal of public prevailing wage rate laws.

TX - HB1135 Relating to required drug testing for applicants and recipients of unemployment compensation benefits.

TX - HB1180 Relating to distributions from the employment and training investment holding fund.

TX - HB1196 Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through an electronic transfer of funds to a payroll card account.

TX - HB1954 Relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.

TX - HB1136 Relating to disqualification for the receipt of unemployment compensation benefits for violation of an employer drug testing policy.

TX - HB1198 Relating to the qualifications for certification of a person as a qualified business under the enterprise zone program.

TX - HB1486 Relating to the authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones in Ellis County.

TX - HB1637 Relating to normal weekly hours of work under the shared work unemployment compensation program.

TX - HB1277 Relating to the Texas Enterprise Fund, including the use of money from the fund, the terms of a grant agreement, and the duties of a grant recipient or entity that acquires a grant recipient.

TX - HB1280 Relating to use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for rail projects.

TX - HB1573 Relating to a requirement that a recipient of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund provide a health benefit plan for its employees.

TX - HB1991 Relating to the use of money from the Texas emerging technology fund for the research and development of clean energy.

TX - HB2326 Relating to the minimum wage.

TX - HB1652 Relating to use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund or the Texas emerging technology fund to promote alternative energy sources and energy efficiency technologies.

TX - HB1858 Relating to suspension of the unemployment compensation waiting period requirement during a disaster subject to a federal disaster declaration.

TX - HB2119 Relating to the payment of wages by school districts.

TX - HB2300 Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries.

TX - HB2437 Relating to a major events trust fund and an events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events.

TX - HB2564 Relating to the regulation of certain professions and practices in connection with computer technology; providing penalties.

TX - HB2072 Relating to the distribution of federal child care development funds to local workforce development boards.

TX - HB1935 Relating to the establishment of certain programs to support adult and postsecondary education and workforce development in high-demand occupations and green jobs.

TX - HB2397 Relating to requiring computer technicians to report images of child pornography; providing a criminal penalty.

TX - HB2218 Relating to the distribution of federal child care development funds to local workforce development boards.

TX - HB2249 Relating to the regulation of staff leasing services.

TX - HB2169 Relating to the establishment of additional job incentive programs by the Texas Workforce Commission using the skills development fund.

TX - HB2492 Relating to the creation, operation, and funding of the Texas Sustainable Youth Program.

TX - HB2519 Relating to alternative methods of obtaining criminal history information and registration of private vendors to obtain criminal history information; providing a civil penalty.

TX - HB2531 Relating to a reporting requirement regarding the Texas emerging technology fund.

TX - HB2661 Relating to jurisdiction over a wage claim filed after the deadline.

TX - HB2636 Relating to the establishment of an employment services program to assist certain unemployed or underemployed child support obligors.

TX - HB2745 Relating to a certification program to provide job skills training.

TX - HB3153 Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.

TX - HB3159 Relating to the ceiling of the unemployment compensation fund.

TX - HB3329 Relating to funds promoting economic development.

TX - HB3241 Relating to economic development in the state by creating economic development opportunities in counties that contain colonias and by developing the workforce by increasing adult literacy rates.

TX - HB3446 Relating to the length of certain workforce training courses.

TX - HB3434 Relating to collective bargaining by law enforcement officers and firefighters.

TX - HB3103 Relating to a change in ownership of entities awarded grants from the Texas Enterprise Fund.

TX - HB3409 Relating to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund to recruit and retain automotive manufacturing facilities.

TX - HB3343 Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.

TX - HB3373 Relating to the use of a computer for an unauthorized purpose.

TX - HB3789 Relating to the Texas emerging technology fund.

TX - HB3281 Relating to eligibility for a grant of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund.

TX - HB3378 Relating to projects that may be undertaken by development corporations for the development, retention, or expansion of certain transportation facilities.

TX - HB3519 Relating to the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program.

TX - HB4328 Relating to the establishment of the Interagency Literacy Council for the study, promotion, and enhancement of literacy in this state.

TX - HB4132 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Essential Workers Program.

TX - HB4054 Relating to the use of state institutions of higher education to provide training to state agency employees.

TX - HB4125 Relating to liability for obtaining improper unemployment compensation benefits.

TX - HCR54 Urging the United States Congress to enact legislation facilitating a technology-based solution that allows consumers to subscribe to Internet services that exclude adult content.

TX - HB4329 Relating to an interim study on the creation of a data collection to track specialized technology research projects conducted by public universities, public university research facilities, and other state institutions.

TX - HB4525 Relating to qualified manufacturing project zones.

TX - SB111 Relating to suspension of the unemployment compensation waiting period requirement during a disaster subject to a federal disaster declaration.

TX - HCR64 Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose any efforts to adopt the Employee Free Choice Act or any similar legislation.

TX - SB108 Relating to the establishment and funding of a green job skills training program that includes training for certain youths and young veterans.

TX - SB28 Relating to the use of a computer for an unauthorized purpose; providing a civil penalty.

TX - SB741 Relating to jurisdiction over a wage claim filed after the deadline.

TX - SB783 Relating to the Texas emerging technology fund, including transfers between the fund and the Texas Enterprise Fund.

TX - SB1600 Relating to an interim study on the creation of a data collection to track specialized technology research projects conducted by public universities, public university research facilities, and other state institutions.

TX - SB2052 Relating to projects that may be undertaken by development corporations for the development, retention, or expansion of certain transportation facilities.

TX - SB2231 Relating to the authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones in Ellis County.

TX - SB1515 Relating to a major events trust fund, a motor sports racing trust fund, and an events trust fund for sporting and non-sporting events.

TX - SB1833 Relating to county participation in the enterprise zone program.

TX - SB2576 Relating to the authority of a commissioner of the Texas Workforce Commission.