Texas Legislature

Author:

Aycock | Deshotel | Davis, John | Villarreal | Callegari

Allen | Alvarado | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Patrick

06/10/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.

Eltife

06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.

Author:

Simpson | Hilderbran

Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Button | Capriglione | et al.

04/10/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to official oppression; creating offenses.

Author:

Perry | White | Flynn | Farias | Miller, Rick

Bohac | Button | Eiland | Frullo | Guerra | et al.

Van de Putte

05/27/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a partially disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of a partially disabled veteran if the residence homestead was donated to the disabled veteran by a charitable organization.

Author:

Gonzales, Larry | Price | McClendon | Huberty | Harless

Anderson | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Burnam | Farney | et al.

04/22/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to a supplemental payment for retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and the unfunded actuarial liabilities allowed under that system.

Author:

Farias | Ratliff | Menéndez | Guerra

Bell | Guillen | Muñoz, Jr. | Sheffield, J. D. | Smith | et al.

Hinojosa

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the consideration of ownership interests of disabled veterans in determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.

Author:

Miles | Rodriguez, Eddie

Guillen | Hughes

04/23/2013 H No action taken in committee

Relating to an exemption for farms from payment for wastewater service.

Author:

Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | et al.

04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the creation of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso as a component institution of the Texas Tech University System.

Author:

Pitts | Márquez

Guillen | Thompson, Ed

02/11/2013 H Referred to Public Education

Relating to the use of a public school student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument in determining the student's final grade for the course.

Author:

Davis, John | Reynolds | Orr | Smith | Lozano

Anderson | Guillen

Seliger

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to career and technical education and workforce development grant programs.

Author:

Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Creighton | Button | Turner, Scott

Anderson | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Hegar

06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date

Relating to the computation of the franchise tax, including certain exclusions from the tax.

Author:

Davis, John | Oliveira | Craddick | Anderson

Guillen

05/03/2013 S Referred to Economic Development

Relating to the authority of a municipality to authorize the creation of a spaceport development corporation.

Author:

Springer | Huberty | Perry | Thompson, Senfronia | White

Bohac | Darby | Guillen | Hilderbran | Hughes | et al.

Duncan

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain items sold by school booster clubs and support organizations; authorizing a sales and use tax exemption.

Author:

Farney | Branch | Thompson, Senfronia | Smithee

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | et al.

Schwertner

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the recitation of the pledges of allegiance to and display of the United States and state flags at and the observation of a moment of silence at open-enrollment charter schools and other public schools.

Author:

Davis, John | Rodriguez, Eddie | Deshotel | Howard | Anderson

Alvarado | Bonnen, Dennis | Branch | Cortez | Farney | et al.

05/07/2013 S Referred to Economic Development

Relating to the establishment of the Texas Fast Start Program to promote rapid delivery of workforce education and development.

Author:

Turner, Chris | Farias | Flynn | Moody

Bonnen, Dennis | Cortez | Fletcher | Guerra | Guillen | et al.

05/08/2013 S Referred to Vet Affairs & Military Installations

Relating to an exception to the domicile requirement for issuance of a commercial driver's license for certain military personnel.

Author:

Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland

Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.

Estes

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.

Author:

Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

Hinojosa

05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM

Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.

Author:

Villalba | Bonnen, Greg | Fletcher | Menéndez | Keffer

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Canales | Capriglione | et al.

Hancock

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to the creation of a new category of law enforcement officer who shall be designated a school marshal, the training and appointment of certain employees of a school district or open-enrollment charter school as school marshals, and the rights, restrictions, limitations, and responsibilities of school marshals; authorizing the imposition of a fee.

Author:

Fallon | Farney | Carter | Ashby | Raymond

Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guillen | Laubenberg | et al.

Nelson

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus.

Author:

Sheets | Fletcher | Fallon | Paddie | Isaac

Anderson | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Burkett | Carter | et al.

05/04/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call

Relating to the intentional display of a handgun.

Author:

Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Kolkhorst | Burnam

Anderson | Bonnen, Greg | Dutton | Farias | Flynn | et al.

Deuell

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the regulation of food prepared, stored, distributed, or sold at farms and farmers' markets; limiting the applicability of a fee.

Author:

Keffer | Ratliff | Howard | Alonzo | King, Susan

Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | et al.

04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the state contribution for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Author:

Geren | Gonzalez, Naomi | Guerra | Gooden | Herrero

Anchia | Canales | Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Eiland | et al.

03/19/2013 H Left pending in committee

Relating to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Author:

Hughes | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Burnam | Thompson, Senfronia

Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Ashby | Bell | et al.

05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to warrants or orders issued to obtain location information from wireless communications devices and to public access to law enforcement or prosecutor requests for certain related location or communication information.

Author:

Patrick, Diane | Pitts | Allen | Branch | Aycock

Guillen

Seliger

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to creating the Texas Teacher Residency Program.

Author:

Murphy | Deshotel | Anchia | Pitts | Rodriguez, Eddie

Ashby | Bohac | Clardy | Dutton | Eiland | et al.

Hancock

05/17/2013 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 17 2013 6:50PM

Relating to a tax credit for investment in certain communities; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing a fee.

Author:

Thompson, Senfronia | Price | Workman | White | Longoria

Canales | Guillen

Williams

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the salary for certain employees of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

Author:

Farney | Branch | Patrick, Diane | Raney | Johnson

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.

Patrick

06/14/2013 E Effective immediately

Relating to a personal financial literacy credit for high school programs.

Author:

Alonzo

Allen | Alvarado | Anchia | Burnam | Canales | et al.

05/01/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to the creation of a Texas resident driver's permit, provisional Texas resident driver's permit, and Texas resident driver's instruction permit; authorizing fees; creating an offense.

Author:

Hilderbran | Eiland | Otto | Bohac | Alvarado

Alonzo | Anderson | Burkett | Carter | Cook | et al.

Williams

06/14/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14

Relating to the administration, collection, and enforcement of taxes on mixed beverages; imposing a tax on sales of mixed beverages; decreasing the rate of the current tax on mixed beverages.

Author:

Farney | Phillips | King, Susan | Pickett

Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Burkett | et al.

Patrick

06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13

Relating to the issuance of Foundation School Program license plates.

Author:

Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch

Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.

04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars

Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.

Author:

Oliveira

Canales | Gooden | Guillen | Longoria | Lucio III | et al.

01/30/2013 H Reported enrolled: Jan 30 2013 3:08PM

Recognizing January 30, 2013, as Rio Grande Valley Higher Education Day at the State Capitol.

Author:

King, Susan

Guillen

02/20/2013 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2013 11:21AM

Recognizing February 19, 2013, as Kidney Day at the State Capitol.