Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 21
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Duncan | Shapleigh | West, Royce | Lucio | Van de Putte | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.
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:
Williams
Coauthor:
Janek | Patrick, Dan | Wentworth
Sponsor:
Riddle
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the temporary sealing of certain affidavits on which search warrants are based.
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:
Eltife
Coauthor:
Deuell | Seliger | Zaffirini | Fraser | Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
05/14/2007 H Reported favorably as amended
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:
Hegar
Coauthor:
Brimer | Deuell | Eltife | Harris | Jackson, Mike | et al.
Last Action:
02/21/2007 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting immunization against human papilloma virus as a condition for admission to public school.
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:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Gattis
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the definition of private or independent institution of higher education applicable to certain statutes.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Patrick
Last Action:
05/22/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to staff development requirements in public schools and information and assistance for staff regarding instruction of students with disabilities or special health needs.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Van de Putte | Patrick, Dan | West, Royce | Lucio
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
05/08/2007 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to allowing a student receiving special education services to participate in a graduation ceremony after the fourth year of high school.
Author:
West, Royce
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Solomons | Bailey
Last Action:
05/21/2007 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation of property owners' associations.
Author:
Shapiro | Janek | Seliger | West, Royce
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Eissler
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to public school accountability and the administration of certain assessment instruments in public schools; providing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Hopson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the compounding of a drug or device by a pharmacist.
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:
Janek
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
03/29/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an urban school choice pilot program for certain public school students.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan | Van de Putte
Sponsor:
Hopson
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to fill certain prescriptions in the event of a disaster.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Sponsor:
Madden
Last Action:
06/15/2007 E Effective on 9/1/07
Caption:
Relating to the creation and operation of a state virtual school network to provide education to students through electronic means.
Author:
Janek
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain restrictions and obligations in connection with establishing and using the appraised value of real property for taxation purposes; providing penalties.
Author:
Janek
Coauthor:
Patrick, Dan
Last Action:
04/23/2007 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to establish for purposes of ad valorem taxation by the political subdivision a limit on the maximum average annual percentage increase in the appraised value of residence homesteads in the political subdivision.
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:
Wentworth
Coauthor:
Brimer | Duncan | Eltife | Hinojosa | Lucio | et al.
Last Action:
03/06/2007 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a legislative session.