Author:
Patrick, Dan
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:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the imposition of a fee for money transmissions sent to a destination outside the United States and to the use of the revenue for border security purposes.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a 10 percent limit on annual increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of certain real property, other than residence homesteads, used primarily for residential purposes by the owner of the property.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Callegari
Last Action:
05/11/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to creating a recognition day in honor of election volunteers.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to joint municipal and school district elections.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the percentage of available general fund revenue allocated by a school district for instructional activities.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/26/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the school district's tax rate and protecting a school district against any resulting loss in local revenue.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/17/2007 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of insupportability.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/27/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a public integrity unit in the office of the attorney general to prosecute offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/27/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to an offense involving a motor vehicle with an altered or obscured license plate.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec.
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens suspected of committing criminal offenses.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the delegation of certain medical acts by a physician to an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/07/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of property located in more than one appraisal district and to the boundaries of an appraisal district.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Patrick, Dan | Brimer | Ellis | Hinojosa | Janek | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting sales of certain hurricane preparation and summer seasonal supplies from the sales tax for a limited period.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Rose
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a subsidy for health benefits coverage for certain adopted children.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a local option election in Harris County to set a limitation of not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision in the county.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/30/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to special reports filed with the Texas Ethics Commission by certain candidates and political committees after receiving large political contributions from a person.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on certain lobbyist expenditures for meals provided to legislators; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to retirement benefits for members of the legislature.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the use of political contributions by certain state officers; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to filling of a vacancy in an office of a county.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/14/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on certain lobbyist expenditures for meals provided to legislative employees; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to rules governing the sale of tickets to an instant lottery game.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/04/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to abolition of the statutory legislative continuance.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the civil and criminal consequences of driving while intoxicated.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the criminal penalty for evading arrest by using a vehicle.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Referred to s/c by chair
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state funds in certain private business entities doing business in Iran.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Elkins
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a mandatory DNA record for individuals convicted of certain offenses or adjudicated as having engaged in conduct constituting the commission of certain offenses.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/01/2007 H Referred to Civil Practices
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a governmental unit for action taken by a peace officer engaged in the pursuit of a motor vehicle.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Van Arsdale
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the annexation of certain municipally owned airports.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to limits on the appropriations by the Legislature.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/20/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to requiring annual reporting of public school district expenditures for extracurricular facilities.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Morrison | Patrick
Last Action:
05/20/2007 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Teach Corps student loan repayment assistance program for certain classroom teachers who teach academic subjects in public schools in this state that have a shortage of teachers in academic subjects.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to eligibility of certain persons for an alcoholic beverage license or permit.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a local option election in the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County to set a limitation of not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by each county, municipality, and junior college district in the territory of the transit authority and to require the redistribution of not more than one-eighth of the sales and use tax revenue of the transit authority to those taxing units.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Jackson, Jim
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the adoption incentive program.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the structure, powers, and duties of the State Board of Education and the commissioner of education.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to a general academic teaching institution that is a component institution of a university system.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an undergraduate student for automatic admission to public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/10/2007 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to requiring a minimum SAT or ACT score as a prerequisite to the automatic admission of an undergraduate student to certain public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/11/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain officers to serve as election judges or clerks.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to inquire into the immigration status of certain persons.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to participation by private school students in University Interscholastic League sponsored activities.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public money for fees and dues of a state association or organization.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes to three percent or more.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a 10 percent limit on annual increases in the appraised value for ad valorem tax purposes of certain real property, other than residence homesteads, used primarily for residential purposes by the owner of the property.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Referred to Finance
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.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the attorney general to prosecute offenses against public administration, including ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in Harris County to set a limitation of not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision in the county.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/30/2007 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a commission on state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency operations.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/19/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of the legislature.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a local option election in the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County to set a limitation of not less than three percent on the maximum average annual increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads for purposes of ad valorem taxation by each county, municipality, and junior college district in the territory of the transit authority and to require the redistribution of a portion of the sales and use tax revenue of the transit authority to those political subdivisions.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/11/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow an officer of a municipal utility district to simultaneously serve as an election judge.
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:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Honoring Be An Angel Fund, Inc., for its contributions to the children of Houston.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Honoring Joe H. Reynolds for his professional and civic service.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/15/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Honoring the contributions that individuals of Irish descent have made to the State of Texas.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/22/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Frankye Lloyd McHan on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/27/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing James Christopher Schilling on the occasion of his 38th birthday.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Anna DeSanctis for winning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/30/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Jonathan Nitsch for his accomplishments.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing May 1, 2007, as Cold War Victory Day.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/14/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Glen Dock Cheek of Harris County.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/23/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Irma Hicks of Houston on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Joanne Bentley for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Myra Davis for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Sherrie D. Giles for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Amy Delgado for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Deborah Houston for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Sonia Clayton for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Michelle Brekke for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Vicki Lynn Jowell for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Pushkala Atri for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Donece Knudsen for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Elizabeth Meyers for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Marie Myers for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Denise Marcilio for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Martha Ontiveros De Landeau for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Bindya Patel for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Kari Rhame for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Jane Shoppell for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Claretta Strickland for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Elizabeth Takacs for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Becky Thomas for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Sonya Ware for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Marguerite Williams for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Mercy Thomas for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
Author:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/28/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating Cynthia Sterling for her selection as one of the Top Houston Women in Technology.
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 | Brimer | Carona | Deuell | Ellis | et al.
Sponsor:
Smith, Wayne
Last Action:
06/11/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain counties and other entities with respect to certain transportation projects and to comprehensive development agreements with regard to such projects; authorizing the issuance of bonds; providing penalties.
Author:
Shapiro | Deuell | Estes | Harris | Janek | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2007 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the accessibility of services for certain students with autism or autism spectrum disorder and to the training of and support for educators serving students with autism.
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:
Janek | Deuell | Fraser | Patrick, Dan | Shapiro | et al.
Last Action:
04/27/2007 H Referred to Elections
Caption:
Relating to the cancellation of the voter registrations of persons who are not United States citizens.
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:
Ellis | Gallegos | Janek | Patrick, Dan | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
03/21/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Congratulating the members of the Houston Dynamo on winning the 2006 Major League Soccer championship.
Author:
Hegar | Janek | Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/29/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 12, 2007, as Katy Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Shapiro | Carona | Deuell | Estes | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing April 2007 as Autism Awareness Month.
Author:
Williams | Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/10/2007 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Commending Specialist Timothy K. Arnold for his service to his country.