Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. John Carona
83rd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 12

SB 24 Author: Hinojosa | Lucio | Seliger | Zaffirini
Coauthor: Watson | Van de Putte | Ellis | Eltife | Rodríguez | et al.
Sponsor: Oliveira | Branch
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of a new university in South Texas within The University of Texas System.

SB 28 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Van de Putte | Eltife | Rodríguez | Carona | Seliger | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2013 S Referred to Transportation
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.

SB 151 Author: Nelson | Huffman | Rodríguez | West
Coauthor: Carona | Schwertner | Campbell | Eltife
Last Action: 01/29/2013 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the practice of dentistry, including the regulation of dental service organizations; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 465 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Rodríguez | Carona
Last Action: 05/06/2013 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans and the surviving spouses and children of certain veterans are entitled.

SB 635 Author: Duncan
Coauthor: Carona | Deuell
Last Action: 04/16/2013 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the distribution of certain civil penalties and civil restitution received by the attorney general.

SB 955 Author: Schwertner | Deuell | Nelson | Uresti | Whitmire | et al.
Coauthor: Davis | Carona | Williams | Nichols | Watson | et al.
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/19/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the training of certain persons in mental health first aid and assistance, the funding of mental health first aid and assistance training, and the liability of certain persons providing assistance to persons experiencing a mental health crisis.

SB 1240 Author: Duncan
Coauthor: Watson | Carona
Sponsor: Keffer
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the partition of mineral interests of a charitable trust.

SB 1611 Author: Ellis | Duncan
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Rodríguez | Carona | West
Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia | Lewis | Moody | Farney | Davis, Yvonne
Last Action: 05/16/2013 E Effective on 1/1/14
Caption: Relating to discovery in a criminal case.

SB 1795 Author: Watson
Coauthor: Carona | Garcia
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/14/2013 E Effective on 9/1/13
Caption: Relating to the regulation of navigators for health benefit exchanges.

SCR 6 Author: Estes
Coauthor: Nichols | Eltife | Lucio | Huffman | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/19/2013 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for bearing the financial burden of the federal government's responsibility to secure the Texas-Mexico international border during the 2012-2013 budget cycle.

SJR 13 Author: Eltife
Coauthor: Davis | Lucio | Seliger | Uresti | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Larson
Last Action: 05/15/2013 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment limiting to two the number of consecutive terms for which a person may be elected or appointed to hold certain state offices.

SJR 30 Author: Van de Putte
Coauthor: Rodríguez | Carona
Last Action: 05/06/2013 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature under certain limitations to specify the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation to which certain disabled veterans and the surviving spouses and children of certain veterans are entitled.

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