Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Sen. Kevin Eltife
81st Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/15/2026
Number of Bills: 39

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (30):
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/04/2009 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the voters of a municipality or a county to adopt a one-quarter cent sales and use tax in the municipality or county to provide property tax relief.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/31/2009 H Referred to Public Education
Caption:
Relating to the required public notice of the name of each finalist for the position of superintendent of a public school district.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/19/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 19 2009 3:06PM
Caption:
Relating to filing a wage claim.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Intergovernmental Relations
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of the location of a bidder's principal place of business for certain municipal contracts.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to licensing of certain residents of a state as escrow officers.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/17/2009 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Smith County.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to transition to competition in the Southwestern Electric Power Company service area.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/19/2009 E Effective on 9/1/09
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Twelfth Court of Appeals District.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/23/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to participation in an animal identification system.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Harrison County and Prairielands Groundwater Conservation Districts; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds and granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/27/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain school districts to enter into property tax abatement agreements in connection with realigned or closed military facilities.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Geren
Last Action:
05/12/2009 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to practices and professions regulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/23/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to a specialty insurance agent license for certain vendors of portable electronic devices.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/07/2009 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to certain powers of the Red River Redevelopment Authority.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Frost
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Riverbend Water Resources District; providing authority to issue bonds and exercise the power of eminent domain.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Strama | Deshotel | Harless
Last Action:
05/27/2009 H Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
Caption:
Relating to unemployment compensation modernization.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/07/2009 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 7 2009 4:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of manufactured housing.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/20/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provision of surplus lines insurance.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Anchia
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of debt management service providers and a study regarding the business of consumer debt settlement.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Frost
Last Action:
05/23/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of George Harold Whatley, Jr.
Author:
Eltife
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/19/2009 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 726.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/02/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Chapel Hill Elementary School for being named a 2009 Blue Ribbon School nominee.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/18/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing the nursing programs at Panola College in Carthage for their contributions to the community.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
02/23/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Mogiaree Chastain Richardson on the occasion of her 99th birthday.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
04/22/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 21, 2009, as Rusk County Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/21/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Mercy Ships on its contributions to global health.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/30/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing J. C. and Pearl Swafford on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Eltife
Last Action:
05/31/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 726.
Additional Primary Authors (9):
Author:
Shapleigh | Carona | Davis, Wendy | Ellis | Eltife | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2009 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to funding of the Communities In Schools program.
Author:
Patrick, Dan | Carona | Eltife | Nelson | Nichols
Last Action:
03/09/2009 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:
Van de Putte | Eltife | West
Last Action:
04/21/2009 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to public school finance.
Author:
Wentworth | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
Sponsor:
Driver
Last Action:
05/23/2009 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns on the campuses of institutions of higher education.
Author:
Hegar | Eltife
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to career and technical education in the public schools and high school graduation requirements.
Author:
Watson | Carona | Eltife | Hegar | Ogden | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 3, 2009, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.
Author:
Averitt | Duncan | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending the faculty, staff, and administration of the Texas State Technical College System.
Author:
Nelson | Averitt | Carona | Deuell | Duncan | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2009 S Again read
Caption:
Proclaiming April 16, 2009, Texas Federation of Republican Women Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro | Carona | Ellis | Eltife | Fraser | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2009 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Colt McCoy for his many contributions to his team and community.
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