Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 58
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:
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:
Solomons | Bohac | Harless
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Burkett | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/24/2011 S Motion to suspend regular order fails
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.
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:
Riddle | Fletcher | Callegari | Smithee | Creighton
Coauthor:
Beck | Brown | Cain | Chisum | Christian | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by an illegal alien and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens for committing that criminal offense.
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:
Flynn | Simpson | Bonnen | Rodriguez, Eddie | Laubenberg
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Aycock | Beck | Burkett | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products.
Author:
Simpson | Chisum | Guillen | King, Phil | Morrison
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
02/09/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the state's or a state governmental entity's provision of support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.
Author:
Simpson | Driver | Madden | Hilderbran
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Burkett | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Jackson, Jim | Burkett | Branch | Bohac | Patrick, Diane
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Beck | Button | Carter | Christian | et al.
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the cancellation of the voter registration and to the eligibility to vote of persons who are deceased or not citizens of the United States.
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:
Parker | Callegari | Harper-Brown | Darby | Carter
Coauthor:
Aycock | Cain | Driver | Fletcher | Garza | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the use of private procurement specialists for certain state agency contracts.
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:
Smithee | Chisum | Hancock | Margo | Sheets
Coauthor:
Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Burkett | Carter | Crownover | et al.
Sponsor:
Carona
Last Action:
05/27/2011 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the operation of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and to the resolution of certain disputes concerning claims made to that association; providing penalties.
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:
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:
Eissler | Aycock | Crownover | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Garza
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Branch | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to flexibility for public schools to administer primary and secondary education efficiently.
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:
Christian | Huberty | Craddick | Hilderbran | Cook
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Berman | Bonnen | Carter | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a hospital district's use of tax revenue to finance the performance of an abortion.
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:
Larson | Lavender | Fletcher | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Geren | Howard, Charlie | Kuempel | Landtroop | Laubenberg | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to housing prisoners in a tent or other facility in lieu of a county jail.
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:
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:
Hunter | Callegari | Hughes | Button | Phillips
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2011 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to coverage provided by certain qualified health plans for abortions.
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:
Elkins | Sheets
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
05/28/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to speed limits.
Author:
Davis, Sarah
Coauthor:
Howard, Charlie
Last Action:
05/09/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to liability of certain certified municipal inspectors for services rendered during an emergency or disaster.
Author:
Davis, Sarah | Bohac | Sheets | Garza
Coauthor:
Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Castro | Elkins | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/30/2011 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the retention, storage, and destruction of certain court documents.
Author:
Zedler | White | Kolkhorst | Morrison
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Cain | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reporting requirements regarding the provision of an abortion or treatment for complications resulting from the provision of an abortion; creating criminal offenses; providing penalties.
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:
Simpson | Rodriguez, Eddie | Menendez | Kolkhorst | Chisum
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of body imaging scanning equipment in airports; providing criminal and civil penalties.
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:
Miller, Doug | Button | McClendon | Chisum
Coauthor:
Burkett | Christian | Creighton | Flynn | Gooden | et al.
Sponsor:
Duncan
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Pena
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2011 H Subcommittee members named
Caption:
Relating to certain do-not-resuscitate orders and advance directives; providing penalties.
Author:
Flynn | Christian | Zedler | Chisum | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Berman | Brown | Callegari | Elkins | et al.
Last Action:
04/12/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a moratorium on certain testing and assessments of certain public school students under the public school accountability system.
Author:
Torres
Coauthor:
Howard, Charlie
Last Action:
05/16/2011 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to authorizing enterprise project half designations and quarter designations under the enterprise zone program.
Author:
Brown
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Cain | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing penalties.
Author:
Brown | Burkett | Phillips | Madden | Raymond
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Bonnen | Cain | Chisum | Christian | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a suit for possession of or access to a child by a grandparent.
Author:
Orr | Aycock | Hochberg | Pitts | Otto
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to distribution by the School Land Board of revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund.
Author:
Cain | Strama | Morrison | Schwertner | Torres
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson, Rodney | Berman | Burkett | Callegari | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the format of the general appropriations bill.
Author:
Callegari
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Bonnen | Burkett | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2011 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the offense of coercing a person to have or seek an abortion and informed and voluntary consent for an abortion; providing penalties.
Author:
Weber | Hilderbran | King, Phil | Chisum
Coauthor:
Harper-Brown | Howard, Charlie | Landtroop
Last Action:
04/04/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in this state.
Author:
Simpson
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to precious metal coins.
Author:
Hughes | Hunter
Coauthor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Berman | Burkett | Cain | Chisum | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2011 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Davis, Sarah
Coauthor:
Howard, Charlie
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to liability of certain public utilities that allow certain uses of land that the public utility owns, occupies, or leases.
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:
Simpson | Menendez | Kolkhorst | Chisum
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Beck | Berman | Burnam | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/27/2011 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Expressing strong opposition to unwarranted and unreasonable searches of air passengers by the Transportation Security Administration and urging the administration to cease such searches immediately.
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:
Simpson | Chisum | Guillen | King, Phil | Morrison
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | Berman | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2011 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state or a governmental entity in the state from providing support for the performance of an abortion or abortion-related services.
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:
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:
Orr | Aycock | Hochberg | Pitts | Otto
Coauthor:
Aliseda | Anchia | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Beck | et al.
Sponsor:
Ogden
Last Action:
05/27/2011 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify references to the permanent school fund, to allow the General Land Office to distribute revenue derived from permanent school fund land or other properties to the available school fund, and to provide for an increase in the market value of the permanent school fund for the purpose of allowing increased distributions from the available school fund.
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.