Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 15
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Estes | Uresti
Last Action:
05/16/2007 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation and administration of the rural physician and dentist loan repayment program.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Uresti | Averitt | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Sponsor:
Madden | Hochberg | McReynolds | Haggerty | Jones, Delwin
Last Action:
06/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Youth Commission and the prosecution of certain offenses and delinquent conduct in the Texas Youth Commission and certain other criminal justice agencies; providing penalties.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Hegar | Estes | Deuell | Carona | Eltife | et al.
Sponsor:
Branch | Giddings
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas System.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Coauthor:
Estes | Hegar
Last Action:
01/29/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the protection of life, including unborn life, from the point of fertilization; providing penalties.
Author:
Ellis
Coauthor:
Estes | Lucio | Seliger | Shapiro | Shapleigh | et al.
Sponsor:
Van Arsdale | Flynn | Rose | Giddings | McClendon
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 1/1/08
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Sudan.
Author:
Deuell
Coauthor:
Eltife | Williams | Zaffirini | Brimer | Carona | et al.
Sponsor:
Delisi
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.
Author:
Janek
Coauthor:
Estes
Sponsor:
Chisum
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories.
Author:
Fraser
Coauthor:
Harris | Averitt | Estes
Sponsor:
Puente
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to reports regarding certain water wells required by a groundwater conservation district.
Author:
Nelson | Deuell | Janek | Shapiro | Uresti | et al.
Coauthor:
Shapleigh | Van de Putte | Ellis | Patrick, Dan | Estes | et al.
Last Action:
05/22/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to reorganizing certain state institutions that provide financing for cancer research, including creating the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; granting authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Estes
Sponsor:
Hill | Isett, Carl
Last Action:
05/18/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the issuance and enforcement of motor carrier overweight or oversize vehicle permits and motor carrier registrations; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Harris
Coauthor:
Estes | West, Royce
Last Action:
03/26/2007 H Referred to Corrections
Caption:
Relating to the powers, duties, and composition of the governing board of the Texas Youth Commission.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Estes
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Refer to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to educational programs and a collaborative educational initiative in the North Texas region.
Author:
Averitt
Coauthor:
Brimer | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
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:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Estes
Last Action:
02/20/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing February 20, 2007, as Collin County Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Brimer | Carona | Duncan | Fraser | Gallegos | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 2007 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.