Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 54
Author:
Kolkhorst | Creighton | Zerwas | Schwertner | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
05/24/2011 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Interstate Health Care Compact.
Author:
Thompson | Jackson, Jim | Madden | Harless | Menendez
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and certain criminal and civil consequences of offenses involving or related to the trafficking of persons and to certain protections for victims of those offenses.
Author:
Darby | Geren | Anderson, Rodney | Pitts | Menendez
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Aycock | Beck | Bohac | Brown | et al.
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain private transfer fees and the preservation of private real property rights; providing penalties.
Author:
Branch | Howard, Donna | Hunter | Aycock | Villarreal
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Bohac | Button | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant and to administration of the TEXAS grant program.
Author:
Cook | Hilderbran | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Lozano
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | et al.
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to reports filed with the comptroller regarding certain alcoholic beverage sales; providing a penalty.
Author:
Miller, Sid | Callegari | Harless | Kolkhorst | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/19/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Creighton | Zerwas | Schwertner | Hancock | Shelton
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Returned to committee
Caption:
Relating to required individual health insurance coverage.
Author:
Fletcher | King, Phil | Berman | Callegari | Pickett
Coauthor:
Bohac | Burkett | Christian | Creighton | Driver | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Flynn | Creighton | Hochberg | Pitts
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the on-premises consumption of certain alcoholic beverages; providing a penalty.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Bohac | Geren | Gooden | Huberty | Hughes | et al.
Last Action:
02/11/2011 H Referred to Appropriations
Caption:
Relating to zero-based budgeting for certain entities funded by this state.
Author:
Morrison | Fletcher | Harless | Weber | Cook
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Phillips | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Parker | Murphy | Shelton | Flynn | Harless
Coauthor:
Bohac | Laubenberg | Legler | Torres | Zedler
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the offense of paying or receiving certain forms of compensation for facilitating the registration of voters; providing criminal penalties.
Author:
Parker | Callegari | Davis, John | Orr | Murphy
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Bohac | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to liability for interest if land appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural or open-space land is sold or diverted to a different use.
Author:
Creighton | Aliseda | Kleinschmidt | Jackson, Jim | Sheets
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/30/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the reform of certain remedies and procedures in civil actions and family law matters.
Author:
Geren | Schwertner | Zerwas | Orr | Sheffield
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Beck | Bohac | Brown | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
02/15/2011 H Referred to Land & Resource Management
Caption:
Relating to the use of eminent domain authority.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Berman | Miller, Sid
Coauthor:
Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Elkins | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
02/15/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Shelton | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Zerwas | Creighton
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Bohac | Button | Carter | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to implementation and requirements of certain health care reform laws.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Miller, Sid | Murphy | Hughes
Coauthor:
Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Geren | Gooden | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations and the use of surplus state revenues.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Miller, Sid | Smith, Wayne | Fletcher
Coauthor:
Bohac | Carter | Creighton | Garza | Harless | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the calculation of ad valorem taxes on the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran for the tax year in which the veteran qualifies or ceases to qualify for an exemption from taxation of the homestead.
Author:
King, Phil
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Christian | Frullo | Gooden | et al.
Last Action:
02/17/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to the retention of the $1 million total revenue exemption for the franchise tax.
Author:
Eissler | Aycock | Guillen | Shelton
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to state-adopted assessment instruments administered to public school students.
Author:
Crownover | Zerwas | Pitts | Otto | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties.
Author:
Kleinschmidt | Hardcastle | Guillen | Fletcher | Geren
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to an employee's transportation and storage of certain firearms or ammunition while on certain property owned or controlled by the employee's employer.
Author:
Huberty | Eissler | Driver | Creighton | Geren
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by certain persons attending a school board meeting.
Author:
Driver | Miller, Sid | Hancock | Zerwas
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on certain premises of or locations associated with schools or institutions of higher education.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Bohac | Cain | Carter | Christian | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the maximum rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:
King, Phil | Cain
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Bonnen | Christian | Craddick | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the state's or a governmental entity's direct or indirect use of state or local tax revenue to finance the performance of an elective abortion or elective abortion-related service.
Author:
King, Phil | Cain
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Callegari | Craddick | Hardcastle | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the venue for the filing of certain applications by a pregnant minor with respect to an abortion.
Author:
Lewis | Aliseda | Branch | Harless | Pena
Coauthor:
Bohac | Carter | Davis, John | Driver | Flynn | et al.
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the offense of illegal voting by a person who is not a United States citizen.
Author:
Brown | Callegari | Creighton | Davis, John
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alvarado | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2011 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Medical Board and the regulation of certain persons licensed by the board.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Pitts | Harless | Zerwas | Phillips
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to repeal of authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Author:
Crownover | Truitt | Zerwas | Anchia | Taylor, Larry
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Bohac | Button | Christian | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
05/19/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a voluntary consumer-directed health plan for certain individuals eligible to participate in the insurance coverage provided under the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act and their qualified dependents.
Author:
Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Menendez | Kolkhorst | Chisum
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to prosecution and punishment for the offense of official oppression by the intrusive touching of persons seeking access to public buildings and transportation; providing penalties.
Author:
Hernandez Luna | Sheets | Thompson | Harless | Woolley
Coauthor:
Bohac | Walle
Sponsor:
Ellis
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain mammography reports contain information regarding supplemental breast cancer screening.
Author:
Coleman | Woolley | Turner | Callegari | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Bohac | Creighton | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
03/23/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.
Author:
Gonzales, Larry | Huberty | McClendon | Strama | Veasey
Coauthor:
Bohac | Burkett | Carter | Christian | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.
Author:
Creighton | Raymond | Pitts | Truitt | Pena
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Sponsor:
Shapiro
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.
Author:
Creighton | Taylor, Larry | Gonzales, Larry | Bonnen | Hilderbran
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Affirming the pride of all Texans in both our one and indivisible national union and our one and indivisible state, claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist from certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Aycock | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/20/2011 S Received from the House
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases for stationary sources.
Author:
Thompson | Geren
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | et al.
Sponsor:
Wentworth
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of the Honorable Edmund Kuempel of Seguin.
Author:
Branch
Coauthor:
Bohac | Button | Gooden | Harper-Brown | Hughes | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in a franchise tax rate to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Fletcher | Callegari | Riddle | King, Phil | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor:
Berman | Bohac | Gooden | Guillen | Huberty | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Miller, Sid | Burkett
Coauthor:
Bohac | Christian | Creighton | Gooden | Harper-Brown | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Hughes | Carter | Sheffield | Callegari
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
Author:
Callegari | Zerwas | Hughes | Miller, Sid | Fletcher
Coauthor:
Bohac | Button | Christian | Creighton | Geren | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment concerning the limitation on the rate of growth of state appropriations and the use of unencumbered surplus state revenues to provide for a rebate of state franchise taxes, to reduce public school district property taxes, and to fund the state's rainy day fund.
Author:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Farias | McClendon | Carter | Miller, Sid
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2011 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran in an amount equal to the amount of the residence homestead exemption to which the disabled veteran was entitled on the same property.
Author:
Christian | Howard, Charlie | King, Phil | Cain | Flynn
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Bohac | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2011 H Referred to State Sovereignty, Select
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the rights of individuals to choose or decline to choose to purchase health insurance coverage.
Author:
Solomons | Callegari | King, Susan | Kolkhorst | Truitt
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate requirements on local governments.
Author:
Creighton | Taylor, Larry
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Bohac | Bonnen | Brown | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to require a balanced federal budget.
Author:
Phillips | Callegari | Hancock | Fletcher | Aliseda
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Beck | Berman | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2011 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to an individual's or a religious organization's freedom of religion.
Author:
Harless | Kolkhorst | Crownover | Truitt | Woolley
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Alonzo | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2011 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2011 11:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing March 3, 2011, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the Capitol.
Author:
Harless
Coauthor:
Bohac | Callegari | Elkins | Fletcher
Last Action:
05/19/2011 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2011 8:00AM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. David Anthony on his retirement as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District.
Author:
Fletcher
Coauthor:
Bohac | Harless
Last Action:
04/27/2011 H Filed
Caption:
Recognizing May 3, 2011, as Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Day at the State Capitol.