Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Puente
Last Action:
06/16/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the development, management, and preservation of the water resources of the state; providing penalties.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Bonnen | Giddings | Branch
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to programs for the enhancement of air quality, including energy efficiency standards in state purchasing and energy consumption; providing penalties.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child health plan program.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/12/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures for certain state agencies.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to minimum insurance coverage amounts to establish evidence of financial responsibility under the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act and to providing information with regard to compliance with the Act.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/15/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the preservation for development of regional water supply reservoirs and stream segments of unique ecological value.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/19/2007 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain educational employees to participate or be enrolled in certain group health benefit programs.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the use of personal leave by a public school employee.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation as common carriers of certain owners, operators, or managers of pipelines for the transportation of feedstock for carbon gasification, the products of carbon gasification, or the derivative products of carbon gasification.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to tuition exemptions granted by public institutions of higher education to students who have served in certain school district tutoring programs.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Haggerty
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the access, use, or retention of certain electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or personal identification certificate; providing penalties.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an electronic fingerprint verification system used by a seller to confirm the age of a purchaser of certain products; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/23/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the frequency and expenses of certain examinations conducted by the Texas Department of Insurance.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of certain small and large employer health cooperatives.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the operation and regulation of charitable bingo and the use of bingo proceeds.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Keffer, Jim
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the definition of hotel under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Hamilton
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a food and beverage certificate to the holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit or a retail dealer's on-premise license.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to participation by private or independent institutions of higher education in the tuition equalization grant program.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Isett, Carl
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the collection of delinquent obligations owed to the state.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Turner
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to restitution and other assistance provided to victims of crime and to related claimants.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to regulation of emissions from residential water heaters.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to file a lien on certain land adversely affected by past mining practices and reclaimed by the commission.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the amount of an administrative penalty assessed by the Railroad Commission of Texas for a violation of the Texas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act or a permit issued under that act.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to license, stamp, tag, and permit provisions administered by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Hilderbran
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to revenue generated from and uses of public hunting lands and wildlife management areas.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Crownover
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to certificates of compliance issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas to owners or operators of certain wells subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/08/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the financial responsibility requirements applicable to owners or operators of certain underground storage tanks.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/10/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to nitrogen oxide allowance allocation adjustments and the incorporation of modifications to federal rules under the state implementation plan.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/22/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the period after which a preconstruction permit issued or renewed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under the Texas Clean Air Act is subject to review.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of groundwater regulations.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/30/2007 H Referred to Insurance
Caption:
Relating to eligibility of certain dependents for group life insurance.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for children and grandchildren.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Miller
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the enrollment of certain children and recipients of medical assistance in group health benefit plans.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Health Reinsurance System.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to coverage limitations in health benefit plans.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to rules governing suitability in certain annuity transactions.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of clean energy projects in this state, including certain tax exemptions and rollbacks.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Hardcastle
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a sales tax exemption for the reuse and recycling of wastewater used for oil and gas activities.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of uranium mining and disposal of certain radioactive materials and low-level radioactive waste.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/11/2007 S No action taken in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to equipment used for irrigation systems.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to rules governing the replacement of existing life insurance policies and certain annuity transactions.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Keffer, Jim
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the determination of compensation under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Anderson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the McLennan County Juvenile Board.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Dunnam
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the McLennan County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/17/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the construction and operation of reservoirs, including the assessment of a fee on the sale or lease of water impounded in a reservoir to compensate the owners of property in the reservoir site and the protection of the rights of owners or former owners of property in a reservoir site.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Anderson
Last Action:
05/23/2007 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of magistrates in McLennan County.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/04/2007 H Referred to Natural Resources
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Tablerock Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Pitts | Corte, Frank | Escobar | Herrero | Merritt
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Designating the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial on the campus of Hill College in Hillsboro as the official State Memorial to Texas-Born Medal of Honor Recipients.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Dunnam | Corte, Frank | Escobar
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Requesting Congress to authorize the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to convey the Thomas T. Connally Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marlin, Texas, to the State of Texas.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Eiland
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to maintain the states as the sole regulators of the business of insurance and to oppose the establishment of a federal insurance regulatory system.
Author:
Averitt
Sponsor:
Berman | Naishtat | McReynolds | Flynn | Goolsby
Last Action:
02/22/2007 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for public school purposes on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the rate of those taxes for the 2006 and 2007 tax years.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
01/24/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Hood County for its dedication to rural rail transportation.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
01/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming Leadership Ennis to the State Capitol.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
02/05/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Welcoming Leadership Midlothian to the State Capitol.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
02/05/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the dedication of the Jim Burks Memorial Fire Fighters Park in Granbury.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
02/05/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Averitt | Carona
Last Action:
02/13/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Gregg A. Cooke of Dallas.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
02/14/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Patsy Marie White Alexander of Eastland.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
03/26/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the participants of the Bob Bullock Scholars Program at Baylor University.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/12/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing John W. Allen on the occasion of his retirement from the Baylor College of Dentistry.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/12/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 12, 2007, as Corsicana/Navarro County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing May 2, 2007, as Texas Environmental Excellence Awards Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of the life of Captain Todd Tyler Christmas.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Juan Davis on the occasion of her retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 12.
Author:
Averitt
Last Action:
05/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 3.
Author:
Wentworth | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Sponsor:
Driver | King, Phil | Talton | Rose | Riddle
Last Action:
03/27/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the use of force or deadly force in defense of a person.
Author:
Nelson | Averitt | Carona | Deuell | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to physical activity requirements and physical fitness assessment for certain public school students.
Author:
Williams | Averitt | Deuell | Duncan | Eltife | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to state financial assistance to school districts that make contributions for social security coverage.
Author:
Nichols | Averitt | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hill
Last Action:
05/02/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a moratorium on the inclusion of certain provisions in a comprehensive development agreement or the sale of a toll project and to the creation and duties of a study committee.
Author:
Patrick, Dan | Averitt | Brimer | Deuell | Ellis | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Providing for the display of the motto "In God We Trust" in the senate chamber.
Author:
Whitmire | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Requesting that the Legislative Audit Committee examine specified conduct and determine whether a condition of gross fiscal mismanagement exists in the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
Hinojosa | Averitt | Duncan | Ellis | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the fourth class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.