Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 31
Author:
Aycock | Deshotel | Davis, John | Villarreal | Callegari
Coauthor:
Allen | Alvarado | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
06/10/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Darby | Pitts | Gonzales, Larry | Menéndez | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Branch | Burkett | et al.
Sponsor:
Williams
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the amounts, availability, and use of certain statutorily dedicated revenue and accounts; reducing or affecting the amounts or rates of certain statutorily dedicated fees and assessments; making an appropriation.
Author:
Craddick | Cook | Lucio III | Harless | Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Button | Callegari | Carter | Clardy | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
04/29/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an offense for use of a handheld wireless communication device for text-based communication while operating a motor vehicle.
Author:
Simpson | Hilderbran | Thompson, Senfronia | Lucio III | Canales
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Eltife
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain coins and precious metals.
Author:
Price | Herrero | Geren | Thompson, Senfronia | Moody
Coauthor:
Ashby | Clardy | Cook | Cortez | Darby | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to consecutive sentences for certain offenses involving injury to a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled individual and arising out of the same criminal episode.
Author:
Gonzalez, Naomi | Márquez | Moody | Pickett | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
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:
Dale | Crownover | Springer | Sanford
Coauthor:
Darby | Flynn | Geren | Isaac | Miller, Rick | et al.
Last Action:
03/27/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of the Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division program administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Author:
Larson | Sheffield, J. D.
Coauthor:
Bonnen, Greg | Zerwas
Last Action:
03/25/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use by certain health care providers of electronically readable information from a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
Author:
Bell | Clardy | Otto | Guerra | Flynn
Coauthor:
Ashby | Branch | Callegari | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/24/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to liability of certain persons assisting in man-made or natural disasters.
Author:
Otto | Aycock | Pitts | Darby | Keffer
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to firearms and the preservation of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution; providing penalties.
Author:
Crownover | Thompson, Senfronia | Keffer
Coauthor:
Burkett | Cortez | Guerra | Harless | Laubenberg | et al.
Sponsor:
Deuell
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease and other disorders.
Author:
Hilderbran | Flynn | Leach
Coauthor:
Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Capriglione | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
02/18/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in a proceeding involving marriage, a suit for dissolution of a marriage, or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in this state.
Author:
Farney | Branch | Thompson, Senfronia | Smithee
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Bell | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
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:
Bell | White | Allen | Dukes | Turner, Sylvester
Coauthor:
Collier | Deshotel | Dutton | Fletcher | Giddings | et al.
Sponsor:
Hegar
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to Prairie View A&M University's eligibility to participate in the research development fund.
Author:
Bell | White | Allen | Giddings | Deshotel
Coauthor:
Collier | Dukes | Dutton | Fletcher | Howard | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the intercollegiate athletics fee at Prairie View A&M University; authorizing an increase in the fee.
Author:
Gooden | Riddle | Burnam | Fallon | Stickland
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.
Sponsor:
Estes
Last Action:
06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption:
Relating to images captured by unmanned aircraft and other images and recordings; providing penalties.
Author:
Fletcher | Flynn | Lavender | Burkett | Bell
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/20/2013 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the premises of and certain other locations associated with institutions of higher education.
Author:
Oliveira | Branch | Canales | Guerra | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/16/2013 H Senate Amendments Analysis distributed: May 16 2013 5:01PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.
Author:
Raney | Farney | Pitts | Kacal | Cook
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell | Callegari | Guerra | Kleinschmidt | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for grants for natural gas fueling stations under the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program.
Author:
Keffer | Ratliff | Howard | Alonzo | King, Susan
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the state contribution for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
King, Susan | Craddick | Morrison | Coleman | Sheffield, J. D.
Coauthor:
Callegari | Clardy | Crownover | Dale | Davis, John | et al.
Last Action:
02/26/2013 H Referred to Public Health
Caption:
Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.
Author:
Hughes | Kolkhorst | Stickland | Burnam | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anderson | Ashby | Bell | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2013 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
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:
Anchia | Rose | Keffer | Hughes | Bohac
Coauthor:
Ashby | Carter | Dale | Dutton | Eiland | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
05/16/2013 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of property used to collect, process, and deliver landfill-generated gas.
Author:
Murphy | Deshotel | Anchia | Pitts | Rodriguez, Eddie
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bohac | Clardy | Dutton | Eiland | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/17/2013 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 17 2013 6:50PM
Caption:
Relating to a tax credit for investment in certain communities; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Laubenberg | Leach | Burkett | Bonnen, Greg | Turner, Scott
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion at or after 20 weeks post-fertilization.
Author:
Branch
Coauthor:
Zerwas
Last Action:
04/17/2013 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the support of certain resident physicians and physician residency programs.
Author:
Raymond | Hilderbran | Taylor, Van | Deshotel | Branch
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchia | Anderson | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2013 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the taxation of the sale or use of certain food and medicine.
Author:
Raymond | Kuempel | Sheffield, Ralph
Coauthor:
Moody | Zerwas
Last Action:
03/18/2013 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a state video lottery system to operate video lottery games at certain horse and greyhound racetracks and providing that federally recognized Indian tribes are not prohibited from conducting games of chance on certain Indian lands.
Author:
Harless | Burkett | Creighton | Carter | Hunter
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bonnen, Greg | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 23 2013 9:00AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 18, 2013, as Texas Federation of Republican Women Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Vo | Button | Wu | Farias | Harper-Brown
Coauthor:
Allen | Alonzo | Anchia | Ashby | Aycock | et al.
Last Action:
04/18/2013 H Reported enrolled: Apr 18 2013 12:35PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 17, 2013, as Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Workman | Burkett | Murphy | Sheffield, Ralph | Raney
Coauthor:
Bohac | Creighton | Lavender | Stephenson | Thompson, Ed | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2013 H Reported enrolled: May 6 2013 10:44AM
Caption:
Recognizing the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and the Public Policy Internship Program and the interns for the 83rd legislative session.